Maybe it's a cultural thing, but those lines don't sound cute, they sound like lies. At a minimum, they're embellishments. I don't understand this need to force people to know how valuable you are.
There are two ways to make people value you: 1) create value, or 2) create the perception of value.
Going around saying "I help 2 million kids to read" sounds like the latter. If you really did help 2 million children to read, and I'm not talking about putting a few words in front of them, but actually having a material impact on literacy levels of 2 million children, then I think your achievements would speak for themselves.
And software developers that make millions for a company in a weekend? Please. Not impossible, but I doubt that people who actually do this need to say it.
There are two ways to make people value you: 1) create value, or 2) create the perception of value.
Going around saying "I help 2 million kids to read" sounds like the latter. If you really did help 2 million children to read, and I'm not talking about putting a few words in front of them, but actually having a material impact on literacy levels of 2 million children, then I think your achievements would speak for themselves.
And software developers that make millions for a company in a weekend? Please. Not impossible, but I doubt that people who actually do this need to say it.