Arrogant
A great perspective on “arrogance” in a recent blog post by Seth Godin…
There is a fear and a paradox of doing work that’s important.
A fear because so many of us are raised to avoid appearing arrogant. Being called arrogant is a terrible slur, it mean that you’re not only a failure, but a poser as well.
It’s a paraox, though, because the confidence and attitude that goes with brining a new idea into the world (“hey, listen to this,”) is a hair’s breadth away, or at least sometimes it feels that way, from being arrogant.
And so we keep our head down. Better, they say, to be invisible and non-contributing than risk being arrogant.
That feels like a selfish, cowardly cop out to me. Better, I think, to make a difference and run the risk of failing sometimes, of being made fun of, and yes, appearing arrogant. It’s far better than the alternative.
I’d Like to Know…
What do you think of Seth’s blog post?
