Be aware of your strengths and limits to succeed in life

in life •  3 years ago 

When you know the difference between arrogance and self-confidence, you may be confident and self-assured without being arrogant. What Is It?

"Fake it till you make it" is a well-known saying. While this method may work in some contexts, appearing to lack confidence in oneself is not only weird, but also prevents one from gaining actual confidence.

Because they don't understand what confidence means to them, those who appear uncertain come across as arrogant. Recalling and cherishing happy and peaceful moments will make you appear confident rather than arrogant. Being honest, being yourself, admitting your shortcomings and faults as well as your achievements and highlights can help build self-confidence.


Another important step in developing your self-confidence without becoming arrogant is to be aware of your strengths and look for new ones. Self-aware people devote much of their time to activities that allow them to practise and perfect their talents, so strengthening abilities and gaining confidence.

Setting aside time to focus on and work on situations and activities that make you feel'strong' and benefit you personally and professionally is the best way to discover your strengths.

Seeing your limitations and weaknesses will be a challenge, as important as knowing your abilities. Accepting that you may be wrong, make mistakes, and lack knowledge will help you avoid appearing arrogant.

Humility is perhaps the best way to be confident without being arrogant. Humility is one of the most difficult personality traits to achieve because it is intuitive. You can either internalise those who support you and enrich your life, or you can learn to appreciate yourself and express your gratitude verbally.

If you've achieved success, don't be shy about sharing it with others. Exaggerating your achievements and personalising them can appear arrogant. Too much self-praise, embellishing what you've done, and personalising your achievements might make you sound arrogant. Strike a balance between arrogance and confidence, and learn to control your emotions.

A competent speaker is a tremendous asset in business and relationships. Excessive talking can be a sign of insecurity and lack of self-assurance. Too much talking can appear as though you don't have anything to say or that you're suppressing your feelings.

Talking more can make you feel in charge, but the reality is generally the opposite. Chatting might help you regain control when you feel out of it. When and how much to speak; pay great attention to the person in front of you. Be careful with your words and speak clearly.

It helps you to feed on other people's views, uncover the reality of what you know wrong, and therefore grow yourself and make up for your defects. You, like any other human being, have the right to make errors and shortcomings. You may appear more confident if you accept that you will make mistakes and share your flaws with others.


Being arrogant may lead you to assume you are godlike and far more powerful than you actually are. You can improve your self-perception by developing your awareness of yourself, that is, by learning to see oneself as an outsider. Because of this, you can be more realistic about yourself and others.

Meditation can help you recognise who you are and how you behave. Pause and consider what you're doing, how you're doing it, and your consistency with the person you want to be.

Thus, if self-assurance is a fundamental personality trait that is true and essential to existence, arrogance is an attitude that focuses on bolstering one's self-belief in both legitimate and false ways. To better understand ourselves, we must learn to distinguish between arrogance and confidence in every situation. We must learn to be self-assured in our defects, mistakes, successes, and skills.


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