Confident or Cocky – It
Matters
Opening Exercise: “Famous
Last Words” – It
is great to be self-confident, but overconfidence can be a problem that can later
lead to a downfall. As a group, review the following sayings and see if anyone
can come up with an example (real or imagined) of how someone may say the
following statements in a well- meaning manner, but then it can have a less
than desirable outcome especially when someone has a cocky attitude. An example
is provided to get you started:
“I got
this”
– Example – “Once when I was a kid we ordered a bunch of food at a takeout
restaurant and it was ready to be picked up from the counter. Being cocky, I
told everyone “I got this” and stated I could carry everything back myself,
in spite of being only 10 years old. I proceeded to drop two trays of food all
over the floor of the restaurant because it was way too much for me to handle
on my own”
Pick
from this list or come up with your own:
“I got this”
“I know what I need to do now”
“I’m the best at this”
“No problem, I don’t need any help”
“I’ll never get caught”
“I don’t need to listen to that…”
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“This is no problem for me”
“I can do this any time I want to, easy”
“I don’t need any advice”
“I am too good, there is no way I can fail”
“He/she will never get rid of me”
“Sure, I’ll just have one…”
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Process as a group when done:
Ø What is wrong with
being overconfident or cocky?
Ø Why don’t some people
learn from their mistakes when it comes to being overconfident or cocky?
“Talk is cheap but still there are no refunds.
You cannot save the receipt and get your money back because once you are done
running your mouth, you still have to pay the bill.”
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