You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore.
if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.
A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.
All my adult life I've felt drawn to ask long-married couples how they were able to stay together. All of them said the same thing: "We worked hard at it.
Show gratitude. Gratitude is a simple but powerful thing.
Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good talks. But being considered the best speaker in the computer science department is like being known as the tallest of the Seven Dwarfs.