Pride
Encourages Poor Character Choices
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Because of arrogance, ignorance, or a little of both, leaders start taking shortcuts that compromise their values. In their conceit, they think they’re above the rules or are too smart to get caught. As flawed human beings, we all fall into prideful traps from time to time.
How does pride affect a person?
Pride is
demeaning other people or feeling an aversion to others
. Instead of nurturing self-growth, we compete and want to defeat others. Excessive pride prevents the growth of other virtues. It becomes too uncomfortable to recognize our shortcoming or mistakes.
Why is pride a problem?
Pride is a poison because it’s
the basis for disrespecting others and for creating suffering in our lives
. Excessive pride is an exaggerated appreciation of oneself by devaluating others. It is often driven by poor self-worth. We are so insecure that we compensate by feeling superior.
Why should we avoid pride?
Pride is one of the seven deadly sins for a reason. It closes our minds to learning, makes us selfish, and jeopardizes our roles as leaders and successful business owners. But putting pride aside can help us in our endeavors to be better and
more successful
.
What are the dangers of pride?
Pride
causes us to assess our lives by the standard of our accomplishments rather than our God given identity
. Pride (or as Holiday puts it, “ego”) severs us from God’s design to live in relationship with others. We are pushed into isolation by our self-confidence believing the lie that life is better alone.
What are signs of pride?
- Feel their appearance gives their SELF more worth.
- Think their beauty makes their SELF superior to others.
- Flaunt their figure/physique so others will praise them.
- Spend excessive time on hair, clothing, weight, body shape to impress.
- Anorexia or bulimia.
- Work hard to avoid the appearance of aging.
Is pride a weakness?
As a strength, pride is a good, positive emotion to feel. If you let a spirit of competition enter it, it
will become your greatest weakness
.
What is the root cause of pride?
Pride is often driven by
poor self-worth and shame
. We feel so badly about ourselves that we compensate by feeling superior. We look for others’ flaws as a way to conceal our own. … Pride prevents us from acknowledging our human vulnerabilities.
What does God say about pride?
God Hates Pride
Proverbs 8:13 “
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behaviour and perverse speech
.” Proverbs 11:2 “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” Proverbs 16:5 “The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.”
What makes a person prideful?
Although the adjective prideful is occasionally used simply to mean “proud,” or pleased and happy because of some achievement or quality, it usually means something
closer to “haughty
.” If you know someone who’s beyond proud, believing they’re smarter, more beautiful, or just generally better than most other people, …
How do I let go of pride and ego?
- Practice forgiveness & letting go.
- Practice honesty and being open.
- Surrender your need for control.
- Enjoy silent moments with yourself.
- Practice gratitude.
What does letting go of your pride mean?
Oh, it usually means to “open yourself up” emotionally. It sounds like something you’d tell a girl who had a crush on someone. ” Let go of your pride and ask him out.” Another example: “Let go of your pride
and take a lower-paying job
.” (There’s no shame in taking a lower-paying job)
What is too much pride?
Excessive pride is
an exaggerated appreciation of oneself by devaluating others
. It is often driven by poor self-worth. We are so insecure that we compensate by feeling superior. And look for others’ flaws as a way to disguise our own.
What are forms of pride?
Three types of pride,
dignity, superiority and arrogance
, are distinguished, their mental ingredients are singled out, and two experimental studies are presented showing that they are conveyed by different combinations of smile, eyebrow and eyelid positions, and head posture.
What is the virtue of pride?
The virtue of pride is
a commitment to achieve self-esteem by taking credit and responsibility for acting on one’s judgment
, in accordance with principles. As a means to self-esteem, pride aims at both forms of positive self-assessment.
What are the two types of pride?
There are two kinds of pride,
both good and bad
. ‘Good pride’ represents our dignity and self-respect. ‘Bad pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.
