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A person can be both confident and humble but the balance needed to achieve that, is being teachable. Confidence is needed to find a job but unless you are also seen as teachable, your confidence in your abilities could be seen as pride.
C.S. Lewis said "Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man”
It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.
Being teachable is not so much about competence and mental capacity as it is about attitude. It is the desire to listen, learn, and apply. It is the hunger to discover and grow. It is the willingness to learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Why do we strive to excel? Is it for our "self-image" or is it to give thanks for our abilities and to help others? In our search for excellence, and accomplishment we can become trapped.
Humble people just don't feel the need to boast about themselves but instead, let their actions speak for their ideals. To be humble is not to think less of oneself, but to think of oneself less.
