Arrogance is the one of the ugliest character traits that anyone can have. If you are arrogant, you exaggerate your own worth and have a sense of superiority compared to those around you.
How can you overcome arrogance? Practice humility regularly.
C.S. Lewis said that “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” Stop only thinking about yourself – there are always other people that will be affected by your decisions.
Once you become self-aware enough to realize that you’re not as important as you think you are, you have a chance to learn from others. Understand that you don’t know all of the answers. Take ownership when things don’t go according to plan instead of pointing fingers. Try hard things that push you out of your comfort zone and allow you to “fail” regularly. Stop saying “I” and start saying “we” when you or your team are having success. And realize that nobody is completely self-made. Everyone has at least one person in their corner who has been a positive influence in their life.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “every man I meet is my superior in some way, and in that I learn from him.” Take this same mindset and apply it to your life. You can learn something from anyone. They have more knowledge or experience than you in something. Stop being arrogant and start being more open-minded. LISTEN to others. You will go further in life (and be better liked) if you can add a little humility and remove arrogance from it.
Listen and ask questions. “We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.” – Epictetus
