Results: Get Over Yourself! Deflating The Inflated Ego
Published on 10/24/2016
We all know someone who has such an inflated sense of them self, and loves to let everyone know. Yes, ego is a wonderful thing...for that person. Bragging, one-upmanship, focusing on their own trite issues, and thinking they "walk on water" -- all signs of an inflated ego. You just want to tell them to "get over themselves". Hey, perhaps you even live with, love or are one of these ...
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Here are the three characteristics of an over-inflated ego. Do you now anyone who has any or all of these characteristics?
They often play the victim -- equivalent to saying if you don't follow my rules, then I'm taking my ball home!
25%
365 votes
They aggressively defend their turf -- and often shut down arguments by attacking others
26%
391 votes
They are easily offended -- sometimes reading things into comments that are not really about them
30%
446 votes
All of them
31%
463 votes
Don't know anyone who does any of these things
33%
489 votes
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There is a fine line between confidence and ego. Which of thse quotes do you agree with?
Confidence says I'm valuable while ego says I'm invaluable
25%
372 votes
To walk around with an ego is a bad thing. To have confidence in yourself is a great thing -- Fred Durst
30%
440 votes
The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it -- Criss Jami
28%
413 votes
I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all -- Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
15%
218 votes
The ego is the false self-born out of fear and defensiveness-- John O'Donohue
15%
226 votes
The most beautiful women I have known had one thing in common apart from beauty: humility. It's a shame that those with less to boast about do it the most-- Donna Lynn Hope
21%
310 votes
Never allow your ego to diminish your ability to listen -- Gary Hopkins
29%
426 votes
We think we are being interesting to others when we are being interesting to ourselves-- Jack Gardner
16%
243 votes
None of them
35%
523 votes
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While confidence is one of the most attractive qualities in a person, an inflated ego is considered one of the least attractive. How many of these self-proclaimed big egotistic personalities do you agree needs a "pin" to deflate their ego?
Kanye West -- look under EGO in the dictionary and you have a picture of Kanye
45%
675 votes
Mariah Carey -- the self-proclaimed diva loves letting everyone know how amazing she is
31%
469 votes
Charlie Sheen -- winning! yes, you are not irreplaceable, Charlie
31%
459 votes
Kathryn Heigl -- besides being difficult to work with, thought she was too good for the show that made her famous, and bashed it too
20%
293 votes
Madonna -- has been quoted as saying she wants to be as famous as God
30%
448 votes
Shia Lebeouf -- thought so highly of himself, and thought he could get away with anything, even plagiarizing
18%
268 votes
Justin Bieber -- thinks he's above the law, and above basic human responsibility
38%
562 votes
Michael Bay -- notoriously hard to work with and to deal with
10%
151 votes
Quentin Tarantino -- smug and arrogant and loves to spread his disdain on other's art
18%
262 votes
All
13%
192 votes
None
27%
399 votes
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