9. Reflective Glory Brag. “I hang out with great people, Ergo, by virtue of their wanting to hang out with me, I too, am great.”
There are many ways this drops in. Anything associated with an achieving group. Say, college attended, team membership, civic organization, etc. Personally, I'm still a little surprised at my own good luck to have traveled with glory. Helping to organize one of the largest anti-war protests in NY City (volunteered in the office a few days), attending ACT UP meetings (they were down the block, attended less than half a dozen times), and so on.
I'm not sure what to do with this one because the experience framed a life moment or lesson or moral that I hope adds to the convo. It hints at my feeling for where my own bona fides come from.