Because humility means “occupying your rightful space,” there will be people for whom the practice will be to step back and shrink a bit, while for others, the exercise is one of stepping up and speaking up. It all depends on the place one is starting and their potential for growth.

For the person tending to the arrogant end of the spectrum, the practice is to set a time-period in which you will reduce the amount of space you occupy in every realm you can think of. This could involve determining that for one week you will do all or some of the following:

• Wear less colorful or eye-catching clothing (and note that a man’s tie can be as much a call for attention as a woman’s boots)
• Wear shoes with soft soles and heels that won’t call attention
• Sit toward the back of the room and not the front
• Never be the first one to respond to a question or issue

For the person tending to the excessively humble end of the spectrum, the practice is to set a time-period in which you will do exactly the opposite practice:

• Wear colorful or eye-catching clothing (including that bright tie and/or dramatic boots)
• Wear shoes with hard soles and heels that will call attention as you click down the hall
• Sit toward the front of the room and not the back
• Try to be the first one to respond to a question or issue