Humility should keep us grounded, not make us invisible. Yet many of us have learned to downplay our strengths, achievements and contributions so we don't appear arrogant or “too much.” At what point does humility become shrinking?

A few months ago, my kids’ cousins had just started at a new school. During their first week, I asked if they had made any friends. One of them, just 10 years old, said something that stayed with me: I have people I talk to but I wouldn’t call them friends. I paused. Hearing that from a 10-year-old stopped me in my tracks. There was so much awareness in that simple statement. I remember thinking, wow… kudos to the parents for raising a child with that kind of discernment. At