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i work with the most bestest looking awesomest nicest handsomest gay men I have ever met
i sure hope my co-workers do not find this blog, im sure there are many embarassing things posted here
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Arrogance
I generally avoid from making extremist statements. But I think I have come to the conclusion that arrogance is the one personality trait that I hate most in people.
Arrogance not in the sense that "I am good at doing _______ and I know it." Sometimes that is just being confident and that is okay. If you are a professional football player, then you might say "I am good at playing football" well...duh how would you be a pro if you weren't good? I'm okay with that statement, its the simplest way to get the point across. That single statement itself doesn't convey arrogance.
Arrogance annoys me the most when it is used as a way to elevate yourself above others. Whether it is in your language, your word choice, your tone, your actions, the minute you say "I am better than you, because I am a professional football player" I lose a lot of respect for you
"I am well read. I always score well on tests. I am an adept learner. I am smart"
VS
"I am well read. I always score well on tests. I am an adept learner. I am smart, smarter than you. Therefore I am better than you."
the latter annoys me to pieces!!!!! I hate that attitude, and I'm hypersensitive and critical when I pick up on that undertone from people. Perhaps I am too sensitive. Anyway, I have a slight confession to make. A tangential and selfish reason I want to succeed is so that the people who compare themselves to someone they think less of using some arbitrary criteria..will have a reason to stop acting that way and shove it up their chimney!!! >.-
**edit. I suppose my reference to football players was a subconscious reflection of the ones I met in the training room. For someone who worked so closely with a very serious football team, I have a very incompetent understanding of football. I am fairly clueless about the logistics of the game and the players and their statuses in the industry.
While I don't particularly like being ignorant about it, I find it has helped me to really interact with each individual on an unbiased and level playing field (lol see what i did there?). One of my favorite players (now in the NFL!) is someone I like so much because of his characteristic modesty. The day I first met him, he was sitting on a bench in the training room and I asked him what his name was. "Mike" he said and introduced himself, asked me about myself, and spoke very politely. He was one of those people who seemed kind hearted from the start, a "gentle giant" if you may.
Finding out he was one of the most valuable assets to the team was a pleasant surprise and made me view him even more admirably. It makes me happy when people who exist in such a status retain their humility towards others.
Arrogance not in the sense that "I am good at doing _______ and I know it." Sometimes that is just being confident and that is okay. If you are a professional football player, then you might say "I am good at playing football" well...duh how would you be a pro if you weren't good? I'm okay with that statement, its the simplest way to get the point across. That single statement itself doesn't convey arrogance.
Arrogance annoys me the most when it is used as a way to elevate yourself above others. Whether it is in your language, your word choice, your tone, your actions, the minute you say "I am better than you, because I am a professional football player" I lose a lot of respect for you
"I am well read. I always score well on tests. I am an adept learner. I am smart"
VS
"I am well read. I always score well on tests. I am an adept learner. I am smart, smarter than you. Therefore I am better than you."
the latter annoys me to pieces!!!!! I hate that attitude, and I'm hypersensitive and critical when I pick up on that undertone from people. Perhaps I am too sensitive. Anyway, I have a slight confession to make. A tangential and selfish reason I want to succeed is so that the people who compare themselves to someone they think less of using some arbitrary criteria..will have a reason to stop acting that way and shove it up their chimney!!! >.-
**edit. I suppose my reference to football players was a subconscious reflection of the ones I met in the training room. For someone who worked so closely with a very serious football team, I have a very incompetent understanding of football. I am fairly clueless about the logistics of the game and the players and their statuses in the industry.
While I don't particularly like being ignorant about it, I find it has helped me to really interact with each individual on an unbiased and level playing field (lol see what i did there?). One of my favorite players (now in the NFL!) is someone I like so much because of his characteristic modesty. The day I first met him, he was sitting on a bench in the training room and I asked him what his name was. "Mike" he said and introduced himself, asked me about myself, and spoke very politely. He was one of those people who seemed kind hearted from the start, a "gentle giant" if you may.
Finding out he was one of the most valuable assets to the team was a pleasant surprise and made me view him even more admirably. It makes me happy when people who exist in such a status retain their humility towards others.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
pity questions
I haven't checked my formspring in a really long time, so I was really excited to find I had a question in my inbox. Then I read it...
... I think formspring actually feels bad for my ronery account..
... I think formspring actually feels bad for my ronery account..
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