How Pride Can Limit The Quality Of Your Life
Too much pride keeps you blind and rigid
We’ve all heard the saying “Pride comes before a fall” — Proverbs. If you haven’t, then you’ve probably heard a number of other sayings about the importance of “staying humble.”
If you’re like me, this was a thing people said, but it didn’t have an existential significance. I used to think being humble was just for appearances. You know, one of those things you do to look like a good person in front of other people. Something you do to not stir up jealousy in other people, because It’s not nice to rub stuff in other people’s faces.
It was always something you do for others, but It didn’t actually have any benefit to you as a person.
Growing up I’d notice that the most successful people tended to be very arrogant and prideful: the best boxers and fighters, like Conor Mcgregor and Floyd Mayweather; the most effective businessmen, like Sir Alan Sugar and Kevin O’Leary; all displayed a very high level of pride in what they did. And why shouldn’t they? They’ve all accomplished amazing things that most people could never dream of.
In school, the most talented kids who excelled furthest, got the most girls and did the best in social interactions, always seemed very prideful.
