Confidence and arrogance; what’s the fine line when it comes to being skillful with money?  I wonder …

Sometimes I steep for a while with curiosity about a subject. The current object of my steeping is confidence and arrogance. Personally I have been moving through a few ancient layers related to my own knowing that manifests like confidence or arrogance depending upon the view. In my steeping I realize that money holds similar patterns that can be helpful or harmful. Skillful money tending is directly related to confidence and arrogance.

Obviously being confident with money will produce results aligned with desires – thus more skillful. Confidence creates space that allows for movement in the present and positive opportunity in the future. Practically speaking, using liquidity as an example, this means that not being too stretched for cash gives one breathing room when financial circumstances shift unexpectedly.  Liquidity gives one easy access to act on a favorable opportunity, an early investment or discounted shirt.

Arrogance may or may not produce results aligned with desires. Arrogance has an edge, perhaps very subtle.  Arrogance can create results aligned with desires but it is reaped through an ego that gets reinforced (hero).  The edge gets longer.  Arrogance often produces unfavorable results and the behavior in this situation turns to either blame (villain) or escape (victim).  The edge becomes sharper. This touches the surface of a much longer article … to be continued. In the interim I invite you into your own steep.

When you steep in your money skills, what state of knowing feels closer to you, confidence or arrogance? What would it take for you to shift the balance toward confidence? I wonder.