Unfortunately many Christians adopt their world's value system. First begin with a proper view of yourself. See yourself for who you are. Then get a proper view of God. Everything that makes us proud is nothing before Him.
True humility is elusive.
You cannot be gentle or meek without being humble. Pride and meekness cannot coexist. They are mutually exclusive. Sometimes people think of meekness as the quality of being timid, indifferent or even cowardly. A meek person may be misunderstood to be a quart low of courage.