Ep45: Are you an arrogant person or just confident?
In this episode, Mei Phing discusses how Confidence can easily turn into arrogance, so it’s important to understand how you come across to others and strive to be friendly and get along with people.
Highlights
0:45 π Understanding the difference between confidence and arrogance is crucial in navigating professional relationships.
3:10 ποΈ Take note of the qualities you associate with confidence and arrogance to better understand your own perception.
5:28 π€ Consider the importance of creating win-win relationships and getting along with others in addition to being confident.
8:05 π€ Develop self-awareness to understand how you come across to others and assess if you would want to work with yourself.
11:20 π§ Avoid being defensive and justifying your actions, as it can come across as arrogant and difficult to work with.
13:55 π Confidence can easily turn into arrogance, so strive to be friendly, get along with people, and avoid being a know-it-all.
16:30 π€ Building strong relationships and being perceived as pleasant to work with is crucial for career advancement.
Key Insights
π‘ Understanding the difference between confidence and arrogance is subjective and can vary from person to person.
π‘ Developing self-awareness is essential in assessing how one comes across to others and identifying areas for improvement.
π‘ Building strong relationships and creating win-win situations are important qualities for career success.
π‘ Justifying actions and being defensive can lead to being perceived as arrogant and difficult to work with.
π‘ Striving to be friendly, getting along with others, and avoiding a know-it-all attitude can help maintain a positive professional image.
π‘ Confidence can easily turn into arrogance, so it’s important to be mindful of one’s actions and how they may be perceived by others.
π‘ Creating a pleasant working experience for others is crucial for career growth and advancement.
Heyyy - I'm super excited to help you GROW!
What's your biggest insight from this podcast episode?
DM me on LinkedIn or Instagram & let me know - I'd love to hear from you π
— Mei Phing
π₯ππ
PS. Wanna level-up your career?
When you’re ready, here's how I can help you:
π₯ My Podcast. Listen to or watch my podcast Corporate Survivor with Mei Phing. Get inspired on all things corporate world - your new beginning! Subscribe for updates.
π₯ FREE Guide & Training. For the next 5 days, you'll receive a daily lesson in your inbox (email). Step-by-step on how you can gain career clarity, confidence & opportunities. Get my 50 corporate survival lessons guide when you register for FREE.
π Corporate Survivor™. For experienced working professionals and beginners. Corporate Survivor™ is the BEST career program on how to navigate the 9-to-5 corporate world & meet your boss' work expectations using my 3-Step Career Growth Framework so you can grow your career & salary without sacrificing work-life balance. Watch monthly mentoring Q&A session. Course login here. (577+ members. All career levels)
π― Start 30-Day Trial. "Mei Phing, how do I know if you can really help me?" Good news! Get access to 100+ real-life scenarios and learn how to deal with your career/work/job search situation. Click here to start 30-day trial - Get a taster of what's inside the Corporate Survivor career course and decide if it's helpful for your career.
See you super soon! π
— Mei Phing
