★ #1 Bestseller in Humility*

Humility
The Stephen Parsons Story

The unbelievably humble true story of an ordinary man who mastered humility better than anyone.

By Stephen Parsons — Electrical Engineering Technologist, ProPresenter Technologist, Ethernet Crimping Technologist, and profoundly modest individual.

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Offered free of charge. Steve doesn't do it for the money. He'd never mention that, which is why we did.
*Self-ranked.

Stephen Parsons, arms crossed, humbly surveying an event tent
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Portrait of the author, pending.
(He didn't want a fuss.)
The author, pictured moments after doing something quietly excellent.
Praise for Steve

People Have Occasionally Remarked

★★★★★

Steve's pretty good at that kind of stuff.

— Someone in Montreal
★★★★★

Steve seems to have a knack for figuring things out.

— A coworker in the mines, probably
★★★★★

Yeah, that's good.

— Montreal, generally
★★★★★

This book is not about me. It's about humility.

— Stephen Parsons, about his book about himself
A Memoir of Quiet Excellence
HumilityThe Stephen Parsons Story
Stephen Parsons
About the Book

Fourteen Chapters. One Humble Man. Zero Self-Awareness Required.

From the mines of Labrador to the sound booths of Sunday morning services, Stephen Parsons has spent a lifetime quietly being better than everyone at things without needing recognition — a fact he recognizes at length across fourteen chapters.

Whether he's running ProPresenter flawlessly, playing guitar in a way that really supports the band, or crimping ethernet cables with a precision some might even call professional, Steve approaches everything with the same spirit: quiet competence, and a willingness to write a book about it.

Humility isn't about being the best. It's about being the best without making a big deal about it.
— from the Forward, which Steve wrote about himself
Begin Your Journey
The Journey

A Life of Quiet Competence, Loudly Documented

Every stop on Steve's path taught him the same lesson: he is very good at things, and too humble to say so. So he wrote it down instead.

Montreal

A Humble Beginning

Where nobody celebrates everyday competence — which was hard, because Steve had so much of it. If a bike chain came off, he was usually the one people turned to.

Labrador

The Mines

"When something needed figuring out, people would sometimes look in my direction. I don't say that to brag. It's just something that happened."

Mechanic School

The Mechanic Mindset

Steve wasn't the smartest person in the program. He simply noticed that certain things came naturally to him, and says so humbly, repeatedly.

Alliston, Ontario

The Honda Factory Floor

Where Steve learned that competence does not need to be loud to be valuable. It can also be medium volume, in book form.

Rogers

The Art of Technical Service

"For whatever reason, I found that my cables tended to work on the first attempt." A knack was developing. A title was coming.

Back to School

Electrical Engineering Technologist

At last, a technologist title that appeared on paper. "Probably the most humble kind of technologist there is." — Steve, on his own credential.

Church

Slides, Cables & Supportive Guitar

The best compliment is silence — though Steve has also collected the verbal ones, and reprinted them in Chapter 9 for reference.

Barrie, Ontario

Living Humbly, Presently

Today Steve drifts toward the equipment area at events, uninvited, just to see how things are set up. If a small improvement happens, he is always happy to help.

Qualifications

The Credentials of a Humble Man

Steve would never list his titles. Fortunately, this website is not Steve.

Real
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Electrical Engineering Technologist

Actually appears on paper. He tried to remain humble about it. This card suggests otherwise.

Self-Appointed
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ProPresenter Technologist

Slides advance at the right moment without any noticeable hesitation. A few people have commented on this from time to time.

Self-Appointed
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Ethernet Crimping Technologist

No certification exam. No governing body. Just clean, reliable connections and a quiet sense of satisfaction.

Self-Appointed
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Mechanical Technologist

Mostly a joke, but it captured something about the mindset he was developing. He wasn't just turning wrenches. He was understanding systems.

Unofficial
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Humble Guitarist

Plays in a way that really supports the band. Occasionally someone mentions the guitar sounded good that morning. He keeps it in perspective.

In Progress
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Spiritually Disciplined Golfer

Has had rounds where things came together quite nicely. Then the ball slices dramatically into the trees, and humility returns very quickly.

Stephen Parsons humbly enjoying a modest beverage
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Photo of Steve remaining grounded, pending.
Steve remains grounded, seen here enjoying a modest beverage he stirred with characteristic precision.
Meet the Author

Stephen Parsons

Stephen Parsons is an ordinary man from Montreal who has spent his entire life not drawing attention to how good he is at things — a discipline he maintains across 53 pages, fourteen chapters, and this promotional website.

He has been trusted by mines, factories, telecommunications giants, and at least one church sound booth. People notice him anyway. He takes it with a grain of salt.

He lives in Barrie, Ontario, where he drifts toward the equipment area at community events. Nobody asks him to. That's the humble part.

"To those who dare to be humble like me." — The actual dedication of the actual book
Your Turn

Begin Your Journey Toward Being As Humble As Steve

It won't be easy. He set the bar quite high, then quietly declined to mention it. You too can cultivate the same mindset — Steve wrote down exactly how, without making a big deal about it.

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Paperback edition April 7, 2026 · Available wherever Steve is standing