Frustration is a Stressful Form of Arrogance

by Ron Macklin, MacklinConnection Founder

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I get frustrated, do you?

When I’m frustrated, it's normally because I have something I know I can do and I fail to achieve it. This is when I remind myself “Frustration is a stressful form of arrogance.”

Arrogance is an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities. So, I toss this line to myself and I notice I do not want to be arrogant. Whether it's moral (arrogance is bad) or ethical (people won’t accept my help if I am arrogant) — I do not want to be arrogant. Either way, I am triggered immediately to look at what is the source of my inability to produce the result. When I do, I am no longer frustrated, and I notice I am actually happy as now I have a “does not work here,” to add to my learning with a new space to innovate.

I also toss the line “Frustration is a stressful form of arrogance,” to others when using the Macklin Method to grow my network. I notice most people do not have a connection between frustration and arrogance. I also notice we can wear our frustration like a medal, "I am frustrated!" And, no one wears arrogance like a medal, "I'm arrogant!" Letting them see the connection can be eye-opening.

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