Would you blow your trumpet too ?  

Braggings ones trumpet is okay. As long that all you say
is true. It's nice to mentioned your achievements to your
friends from time to time because you might be able to
inspire those who are behind. They can look up to you as
their inspiration. You will be proud of yourself because
you give them hope and inspiration to be a success like
you.

Sure! Why not! If it is time to brag then let's all brag! Situations like this can make us feel better about ourselves and we all seek validation of ourselves and our achievements; it's human nature! As long as we not only blow our own trumpet but also make the effort to acknowledge what each other are saying and offer praise accordingly, I think we can all leave this type of conversation feeling pretty pumped and good about ourselves! What is hard to take is when someone goes on and on and on about themselves while completely ignoring what anyone else has to say. I am sure you know the type! These are the type of people that are always focusing on one upmanship. If you fell 5 feet out of a tree, then they fell 10! If the fastest you have driven a car is 160 miles per hour then they have driven a car at 170 etc. THESE types of people I do find hard to deal with!

Alok
it feels good to hear when it comes from my loved ones. It gives a sense of fullness and quite inspirational as well. Having said this, I cannot brag about myself. I feel very shy and obviously I am a total misfit in today's perspective.

But I am bit confused for I have never heard you bragging. Do you?

We all need to do that from time to time, Its good for us to understand that we are just as important, as the blow hard, load mouth.

But we should do it in a modest way, not full of ourselves.

HICCUP/

I think it's ok to toot your trumpet too if the conversation calls for you to drive a point. But if you are secured in your perception of who you are and what you have accomplished so far, you won't see the need to magnify your achievements if there's nothing to prove at that point. We should learn to always compete against ourselves and not see the need to compare ourselves with others, unless, like I said, there would be a need to stress a point and tooting your trumpet will achieve that purpose.

LOL! It may sound a bit unbelievable or funny, but I restrain myself from blowing my own trumpet to people known to me. I just do not open up with unknown persons, about my (so called) achievements in my life. My friends know about me and my acheivement (if there are any) so to my mind, there is no need to blow my own trumpet in front of them. Truely speaking, I love to listen very patiently to those of my near and dear ones, who blow their own trumpet every now and then. Some of their achievements may be genuine and some of it may be fabricated. I try to give them a patient hearing so that they could satisfy their ego and vent out their feelings. Also, listening to them give me an opportunity to analyse, how much they can boost about thier achievements and whether those were their actual achievements or flukes. And if they have genuinely achieved something, it give me a chance to learn from their achievements.
Very Good Post!

I never blow my own trumpet, i have seen people doing that. It will be very funny when people blow their own trumpet.