It takes fortitude to know your value, and audacity to speak it out loud. BIG EGO? YES. If that's what it takes But when you stay quiet and downplay your gifts—not because your humble, but because you have not worked on the confidence to communicate your worth.
The fear of being judged, misunderstood, or dismissed turns into silence. And that silence does not serve your purpose.
Have a Big Ego ... Be confidence, knowing your the BEST.