Is your pride getting in your way?

In almost every interpretation pride is considered the most serious of the deadly sins and the source of all others. Its identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to acknowledge the good work of others, and excessive love of self.  Not only is it considered to be the most serious of the all sins, it is known to be the deadliest of all sins. With that said where has your pride gotten you? Would you rather be right than be happy? And at what expense? How is your career going? Are you where you should be or where you thought you would be right now? Pride can get in our way when we think we know more than others. We don’t get ahead because we are smarter than the people we are dealing with. Sometimes being smarter means we just know how to deal with people or how to negotiate. It doesnt mean we know more information. Information is great ammunition but ammunition with no vehicle is useless. Learn what it takes to make people want to work with/for you and pay you for your value. Just being smart will not make you rich. Why does someone want to work with you vs. someone else? Is it because you know more or because you are easy and pleasant to work with and know what it takes to get the job done? You may be smart and have the information I need but if you are difficult and arrogant with too much pride you may not get the job. And how are your relationships? Is it more important to prove your point and be right than to have healthy relationships? If the desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to acknowledge the good work of others, and excessive love of self, in other words, pride, supersedes your feeling about the other person there may be a problem. If you could have any life you desired what would it be? A great marriage? Meaningful relationships?  Lucrative career? Money? Happiness? Pride will ruin all of that IF defined in the aforementioned Latin terminology. Food for thought when something is not going right in your life, or IS going right in your life, just think what role pride has. Let it go and see what happens.