2021-02-08, 09:28, Monday
Let's make things clear, I am arrogant as hell. Which doesn't mean that I'm not good at things I claim to be good at. Sometimes being humble is harmful, because you can't be a professional unless you consider yourself one. Know when you are good enough at someething to step up and say "I know what I'm doing and here is the right way to make things work".
Be arrogant, be blunt; you might screw up and lose other's trust, but these are the stakes here. They aren't the reason to not do things, they are to be taken into account when making a decision.
This paraphrases "Dr. House", of course. A good thing to consider nonetheless, especially if you are insecure as a person.
@alex
Semantically (correct me if I'm wrong here) self-confidence assumes some credibility underlying the judgement or action, whereas arrogance doesn't.
But the only person who knows if you actually have this underlying knowledge is yourself, right? Could be said in other way: are you called arrogant because you don't know what you were doing or because someone doesn't like your self-confidence. That said, good point.
They often come in the same package but are different ingredients nonetheless.