50 WAYS PEOPLE SHOW PRIDE WITHOUT REALISING IT
[1] Refusing to ask for help – Believing you should handle everything alone.
[2] Always needing to be right – Insisting on winning every argument.
[3] Taking offence easily – Feeling disrespected over minor issues.
[4] Avoiding accountability – Disliking correction or oversight.
[5] Name-dropping or boasting – Casually mentioning who you know or what you’ve done.
[6] Looking down on others – Judging people by status, appearance, or education.
[7] Always steering conversations back to yourself – Needing to be the centre of attention.
[8] Struggling to apologise – Finding it hard to say “I was wrong.”
[9] Feeling more spiritual than others – Believing you pray more or know better.
[10] Ignoring good advice – Especially from someone younger or less experienced.
[11] Overworking to prove something – Finding value in constant performance.
[12] Refusing to forgive – Holding grudges as a way to stay in control.
[13] Rejecting correction from subordinates – Feeling “too big” to be questioned.
[14] Believing rules don’t apply to you – Acting like an exception.
[15] Being impatient with others’ progress – Expecting others to be where you are.
[16] Comparing constantly – Measuring your worth by outshining others.
[17] Feeling above certain tasks – Avoiding menial or unseen roles.
[18] Interrupting regularly – Valuing your voice over others’.
[19] Belittling others’ ideas – Making yourself sound smarter.
[20] Needing recognition – Becoming bitter when unacknowledged.
[21] Withdrawing when not praised – Quietly sulking when unnoticed.
[22] Being image-conscious – Over-focusing on appearances and impressions.
[23] Correcting others harshly – Enjoying pointing out others’ faults.
[24] Exaggerating stories – Making yourself seem more impressive.
[25] Desiring to always lead – Struggling to follow others.
[26] Speaking with a condescending tone – Subtly implying superiority.
[27] Assuming others are beneath you spiritually or morally – Acting as the sole custodian of truth.
[28] Having to have the last word – Feeling incomplete without closing statements.
[29] Giving only when it benefits you – Seeking applause or favour in generosity.
[30] Resisting team decisions – Wanting your way even in collaboration.
[31] Being easily threatened by others’ success – Feeling diminished by someone else’s rise.
[32] Feeling entitled – Believing you deserve special treatment.
[33] Deflecting blame – Always finding a way to stay guilt-free.
[34] Mentally listing your good deeds – Quietly keeping score before God or others.
[35] Judging others’ motives quickly – Assuming you know what drives them.
[36] Looking for applause when you serve – Expecting gratitude and validation.
[37] Taking credit for team wins – Minimising others’ contributions.
[38] Avoiding vulnerability – Refusing to show weakness or need.
[39] Expecting others to cater to you – Assuming others should adjust for your comfort.
[40] Criticising behind closed doors – Highlighting flaws not to build, but to feel superior.
[41] Being jealous of others’ calling or influence – Coveting what’s not yours.
[42] Making others feel unintelligent – Through sarcasm or complex speech.
[43] Feeling too important to be corrected – Even by a child or new believer.
[44] Taking God’s glory subtly – Mentioning achievements more than grace.
[45] Refusing to admit ignorance – Pretending to know everything.
[46] Seeing people as a means to an end – Valuing them only for their usefulness.
[47] Clinging to titles and ranks – Using position as identity.
[48] Assuming you’ve ‘arrived’ spiritually – No longer open to growth or learning.
[49] Boasting in your humility – Drawing attention to how “humble” you are.
[50] Not celebrating others – Resisting the urge to genuine…
