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Are you confident or arrogant?
How to build your self-confidence rather than your arrogance
Action is a high road to self-confidence and self-esteem.
~ Bruce Lee
Have you ever watched a show like Madmen or Suits where a character presents an attitude of absolute certainty?
These characters seem to always know exactly what they want and what to do.
They have an unwavering conviction in their abilities, and demolish obstacles in their way. They constantly outmaneuver their opponents. They always win.
Yes, they can be assholes. Yes, they can be hurtful and selfish egomaniacs. But that just comes with the territory, doesn’t it?
Sure, there are times when you probably hate them, but isn’t there a small part of you that also admires and respects them for their audaciousness?
Maybe you’ve thought, my gawd, that’s a confident person! I want to be just like that!
Maybe you’ve fantasized about the day when that would be you.
I mean, who wouldn’t want to act and feel invincible? Who wouldn’t want to have all the answers and always get their way? Who wouldn’t want to be looked upon with awe?
So, we try to mimic the behaviors of these characters, hoping that this will lead to our…
