Pride versus Confidence
October 6, 2009 – 6:13 pmBeing proud and being confident sound pretty similar and can be mistaken for each other.
We see someone who is proud of their accomplishment and they show it by raising a fist, flashing a “We’re number one” or otherwise letting you know “they done good”, at least according to them. We see others who face a situation, take a deep breath and “just do it” look at their result and move on.
Are these the same things? I don’t think so. It’s a short journey from proud to arrogant. All too often it seems today we see more of the later than the former. Also, we see a lot of our business leaders today who don’t seem to take pride in what they do as much as they put forth a defiant stance.
Confidence is also sometimes confused with arrogance. People act out of a sense of arrogance and entitlement. Confidence is not putting others down and “slamming” your opposition. It’s acting on your beliefs in a manner that demonstrates to others that you are following your beliefs with a fairness and openmindedness.
We seem to have put these two concepts on the back burner these days. Isn’t it about time we dusted them off and returned them to our business conversation.
One Response to “Pride versus Confidence”
Seems to me we are witnessing the falling away of pretense with so much of the major business giants today. I hope it lasts, although with the recent bonuses and high salaries reported from Wall St. money managers, it seems like most have short memories.
By judy Asbury on Nov 17, 2009