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Date: 8/28/2007 11:50:00 PM
From Authorid: 63194
Confident would be... as far as I am concerned... trusting yourself to do the things you know how to do, and trusting and defending your opinions and actions and beliefs. Cocky on the other hand is doing this these with NO regard in any form whatsoever for others views, beliefs, actions while also feeling there is no need to excuse oneself. Cocky people also tend to think a lot is owed to them regardless of whether they've actually done anything to be deserving.  |
Date: 8/29/2007 12:33:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 22080
how would you blend this into a social situation?  |
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Date: 8/29/2007 1:26:00 AM
From Authorid: 63194
Depends on the situation... Take a bar for example... a cocky person might just be the person that only seems "confident" when under the influence... which means they aren't actually confident. The truth about cocky is that the person may actually have low self esteem and is therefore trying to make it appear as if they are more confident than they truly are. I know that is contradictory to what I originally said... but it's what I've gathered with more thought. |
Date: 8/29/2007 5:23:00 AM
From Authorid: 35178
A confident person believes in himself and his ability to handle different situations. A cocky person has a high opinion of himself. He believes he knows whats going on and makes a big deal about and sometimes even rubs it in. You can be confident and not act as if you are better than others.  |
Date: 8/29/2007 5:28:00 AM
From Authorid: 3125
I think the difference is that one can have confidence in themselves and others may not even notice, but everyone notices a cocky person. One could have confidence in their own abilities, and have a good attitude, but a cocky person comes off as one with an arrogant "I am better than you" attitude.  |
Date: 8/29/2007 6:03:00 AM
From Authorid: 2030
Confidence has some substance behind it.  |
Date: 8/29/2007 7:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 62849
To be honest? There's a fine line, and where it lies depends on the situation, the people involved, and their reaction to anything you say or do. Sorry... it's all very vague.  |
Date: 8/29/2007 7:44:00 AM
From Authorid: 24924
I've been accused of being arrogant in various discussions, but it all ultimately boils down to me knowing my capabilities and the scope of my knowledge. I do like to research; I like to have as much facts and knowledge about a subject as possible before even entering into a debate or discussion. I DO feel very confident if I am well prepared; if I have studied; did my homework, so to speak. Show me where I'm wrong and I'll accept it, though. An arrogant person would never ask someone to SHOW them where they are wrong or misinformed. Arrogant people make baseless assertions, and bristle when evidence is offered to the contrary. Arrogant people rely on the emotional appeal angle; tossing out strawman claims, and quite often in a Limbaugh or O'Rielly fashion, will shout down his opponents.  |
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Date: 8/29/2007 7:49:00 AM
From Authorid: 24924
People may be thought as arrogant if they disagree with the popular or majority belief. "How dare they entertain the idea that they know better than we do?" "Well, we'll just see who is right come judgement day. I know I'm going to heaven, and you're not. neh neh neh" The risk takers are generally perceived as arrogant by society . People will call you arrogant when you won't go along; you won't just accept any old notion they happen to throw out there as THE "truth"; and when you won't just shut up and do what you are told. |
Date: 8/29/2007 9:21:00 AM
From Authorid: 58078
I think cocky is being so full of yourself and just not thinking about other peoples feelings at all and thinking you are just better then everyone else, where confidence you are strong but yet care about hurting others etc. Your positive.  |
| Date: 8/29/2007 10:08:00 AM From Authorid: 64388 Maybe it is the jesters they make, that allow you to read them. |
Date: 8/29/2007 11:17:00 AM
From Authorid: 53284
Confident is when you are sure of your abilities. Cocky is when you think that you have abilities but don't.  |
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Date: 8/29/2007 12:11:00 PM
From Authorid: 2030
Arrogant people use lots of capital letters in my opinion. |
Date: 8/29/2007 2:07:00 PM
From Authorid: 11240
I think I am pretty much with the majority of people on this one. I would say that the confident person is someone who is comfortable with themselves, while an arrogant one is hiding behind the bravado as they are actually insecure with themselves. Now as far as people judging you on whether you are comfortable with yourself (confident) or hiding behind a bravado exterior (arrogant), the person who is comfortable with themselves (confident) doesn't worry about what OTHERS (BCAR think about them. God Bless.  |
Date: 8/29/2007 7:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 55967
Being cocky/arrogant is negative in that the surface definition requires one to COMPARE oneself with another. One is cocky and/or arrogant because they see themselves good at something (which they might be), and then compares themself to others. This comparison is crucial; it definitely implies a subconscious FEAR and/or INFERIORITY PICTURE OF ONESELF. One is either afraid they are "less than" another so must compare themself to them, or they really DO feel themself "less than" another and must compensate. When one automatically has to compare themself to another, they show that there is a hidden fear and inferiority issue. With confidence, I first want to say that confidence is more "local" than many people think. To have confidence is to have confidence in specific things. One can have great confidence in water skiing, but lack it in public speaking. So confidence should never be a blanket definition. If one is said to have confidence in themself all-around, you are getting into self-esteem. With that said, confidence is positive. It is a knowing of your skill without thinking of the skills of others. With true confidence, you don't care how good others are. You know how good YOU are. That's all that matters. So if you enter a competition, you know how good you are, and your job is to beat the other guy, but if it turns out that the other guy beats you, you think "okay, I see where he beat me. He was better in that area. I will go back and improve in that area." The cocky/arrogant guy would cry.  |
Date: 8/29/2007 7:26:00 PM
From Authorid: 16671
Lots of people think that I'm arrogant but I'm not, I'm confident in knowing about my own body and spirit and soul, knowing that when I speak of these things that my body, spirit and soul know, that I'm 100 percent right. As who thinks that they are arrogant enough to know my body,spirit or soul? Anybody confused yet? Hey Bcar I didn't use caps are ya proud of me? Deb I just love the calm way you make your comments and by golly after all these years I'm finally learning to understand them.   |
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Date: 8/29/2007 7:38:00 PM
From Authorid: 16671
Now Jestr in the beginning of our usm years I thought you were very arrogant, however after knowing you I now know you are just confident. |
Date: 9/3/2007 7:10:00 AM
From Authorid: 64081
Cocky is assuming that your opinion is the only 'right one'. Confident is when you have the ability to maintain your beliefs while allowing others to maintain theirs even if different from yours.  |
Date: 9/3/2007 7:38:00 AM
From Authorid: 19586
Sometimes people who are confident come off cocky.  |
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