Dealing with Fear and Need to Feel Important
Dealing with Fear and Need to Feel Important I would like to discuss today dealing with one of the qualities that rob people of the ability to influence and have gravitas. And you probably guessed already what it is. We are talking about arrogance and the damage to people’s lives when they are primarily driven by the need tp feel important. “Pride goeth before a fall.” proverb Of course, we are not talking about the pride you feel when you accomplish something hard or the pride you feel about your friend mastering some new skill. We are talking about the kind of pride that makes people... - Not ask for help at the risk of appearing inferior. They want to always appear as if they have everything figured out (even though it suffocates their ability to learn and improve) - Believe they have already achieved enough and they are entitled to certain things - Think they should not start something new at the risk of looking inferior in some way (imagine the damage this causes to their life) - Have a shark’s (vs. dolphin's) view of the world: believing they can only win if others lose. The pie is only that big. They want…