Is Your PRIDE A Problem?

1. WE DON’T WANT TO ADMIT WHEN WE’RE WRONG.

This just shows the other person just how immature we are, and how little respect we have for them. While it prevents you from feeling bad, it ultimately just makes you look bad, and can really alienate people from you.

2. WE DON’T WANT TO ADMIT WHEN WE’VE FAILED.

Admitting we’ve failed, especially to the people we care about is hard because we’re afraid it’ll make us look weak in his eyes. Fortunately, if they love you, failing won’t make them think any less of you, because everyone experiences failure at some point in their lives, and it’s what helps you learn and grow. It just becomes a problem when you refuse to admit it.

3. WE DON’T WANT TO LISTEN TO OTHERS.

Getting caught up in our own ideas can keep us from listening to everyone else’s, which then means we can’t see things from other people’s perspective. Acting as though your thoughts and feelings are the only ones that matter will only alienate you and make you look too egocentric.

4. WE DON’T WANT TO TELL THE TRUTH.

Pride may cause us to lie, hide, or cover up the facts. Eventually though, the truth comes out, as well as your motivations for not telling it to begin with, but at that point it might be too late. Honesty is always the best policy — you’ll only look worse if you lie.

5. WE DON’T WANT TO ASK FOR HELP.

For some people, asking for help shows weakness and vulnerability. We want to be able to do everything on our own, and when we can’t, we feel like we’re just not strong enough. But every successful person in life had help at some point, and not asking for it when you need it can make you look foolish because you’re trying to tackle too much at once. Ultimately, you may even fail because of it, and your friends and family would wonder why you couldn’t just ask them for a hand.