I will never forget one of my psychotherapy workshops years ago, when I was still in school. Our instructor told us to work in pairs. We were to give the other person a detailed description of our personality and what we thought of ourselves - positive things only, no self-criticism. Then the partner was to refer our description to the entire group. The results were amazing. Almost everyone added to the description something from their own perspective. Let's say, I never said I was a good cook, but my partner said that anyway, although he never got to try my cooking before.
Looks like people see us in a much better light than we see ourselves. And if we speak positively about others and ourselves, we'll be given way more credit for it, than expected.

Best regards, MWise! :)