Arrogance - Our Worst Enemy
What is arrogance? One dictionary describes it as having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities: he's arrogant and opinionated | a typically arrogant assumption.
How does this work against us? The main stumbling block caused by arrogance is our refusal to listen to those warnings that come our way.
A person may be considering a certain job that pays a great salary.
A friend comments that they worked there: it's an unhealthy environment emotionally, and it was a nightmare.
Yes, they think to themselves, but I have special skills and abilities; my personality allows me to get along with just about everyone.
I'm not you - this is a great opportunity and I don't want to pass it up.
By refusing to acknowledge the warning that has come their way, they put themselves in peril.
What personality type is most likely to do this? According to our Leading From Your Strengths behavioral profile, the Lion strength is most likely to disregard warnings due to an unhealthy dose of arrogance.
They may be described as egocentric - thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centered: their egocentric tendency to think of themselves as invulnerable.
This type of thinking believes that things that apply to the ordinary individual do not happen to them.
Arrogant people feel they know what's best for others.
This is a family wrecker because children and spouses are not allowed to choose for themselves; the arrogant spouse is always choosing for others because they feel they know what's best for them.
There may be compliance on the outside, but deep rebellion and resentment in the hearts of those they are trying to control.
Do you feel your husband needs to go on a diet so cutting him off from his Nachos? Are you pushing your daughter toward ballet lessons by trying to pry her fingers from around that baseball bat? Are you constantly giving your best friend the benefit of your extensive counseling experience? Did you really sign your wife up for the Boston Marathon? Are you out of your mind?? If you're a strong lion behavioral style whose fits the following description - Demanding, Egocentric, Driving, Ambitious - then you just might want to sign yourself up for a course or two.
(Don't trust your own judgment on this one; ask someone else).
Why don't you start with Emotional Intelligence or Sensitivity Training? You're about to enter a whole new world.
How does this work against us? The main stumbling block caused by arrogance is our refusal to listen to those warnings that come our way.
A person may be considering a certain job that pays a great salary.
A friend comments that they worked there: it's an unhealthy environment emotionally, and it was a nightmare.
Yes, they think to themselves, but I have special skills and abilities; my personality allows me to get along with just about everyone.
I'm not you - this is a great opportunity and I don't want to pass it up.
By refusing to acknowledge the warning that has come their way, they put themselves in peril.
What personality type is most likely to do this? According to our Leading From Your Strengths behavioral profile, the Lion strength is most likely to disregard warnings due to an unhealthy dose of arrogance.
They may be described as egocentric - thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centered: their egocentric tendency to think of themselves as invulnerable.
This type of thinking believes that things that apply to the ordinary individual do not happen to them.
Arrogant people feel they know what's best for others.
This is a family wrecker because children and spouses are not allowed to choose for themselves; the arrogant spouse is always choosing for others because they feel they know what's best for them.
There may be compliance on the outside, but deep rebellion and resentment in the hearts of those they are trying to control.
Do you feel your husband needs to go on a diet so cutting him off from his Nachos? Are you pushing your daughter toward ballet lessons by trying to pry her fingers from around that baseball bat? Are you constantly giving your best friend the benefit of your extensive counseling experience? Did you really sign your wife up for the Boston Marathon? Are you out of your mind?? If you're a strong lion behavioral style whose fits the following description - Demanding, Egocentric, Driving, Ambitious - then you just might want to sign yourself up for a course or two.
(Don't trust your own judgment on this one; ask someone else).
Why don't you start with Emotional Intelligence or Sensitivity Training? You're about to enter a whole new world.
