Being Confident Rocks!

Are you confident?
Sure hope so.

Many people confuse being confident with being cocky. What does cocky look like?

Charlie Sheen
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Leona Helmsley
Welfare Queens who state they are entitled to Govt. handouts

While some people who are cocky have somewhat earned bragging rights, most have not. It's a puffed up over inflated ego displayed by an individual who seems to feel a need to yell vs communicating in a calm, moderate speaking volume. This loud volume makes it an even more unattractive attribute. Most people are less comfy when someone else is yelling at them in one form or another just to communicate. A calm, audible, articulation is more pleasant.

Even if the person has made or was made into an exceptional expert at whatever their skill is, staying humble definitely is more likely to trigger positives in a myriad of ways.
Being cocky is more often attributed to the male gender, as "Cock" (get your mind into the context, here, ha ha!) can also refer to the male in fowl species varieties.
Am here to tell ya. lol. Girls can also be cocky.

Once, when I was talking with the son of a guy friend, who was leaving soon on his first Middle East tour, he impressed me. This guy had every reason to be cocky. Very smart, very skilled in his career field, yes, also very hot looking, hot bodied guy. Yeah.
He took time out of his busy schedule of prep time for deployment to visit with me.
I was so impressed.
Had known this guy since he was just a baby.
Since he was leaving soon, who knows what events would unfold during the time he was gone.
Appreciated him,giving me some of his time. Expressed to him how I was happy to see all he had accomplished, that I knew how hard he had worked to get where he is as a man in a tough world.
It was funny because when I said to him ~
"It's nice to be important, it's just as important to be nice."
He shot back at me with ~
"Stay humble, no grumble."
Love it!
He is truly confident, humble, zero cockiness!

So, knowing the contrast of confident vs cocky, it makes one (this one! *smile*) wonder what is it that causes an individual with intelligence, skill, great ability, attractiveness, to be confident? Where is the border between the confident attitude on into the "cocky zone"? lol. danger zone. lol.

If you have it figured out, please share!