Let talk about one word about pride.
feeling of superiority: a haughty attitude shown by people who believe, often unjustifiably, that they are better than others
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Hey people..Dun talk about this as a factor of self motivation. Though I admit that it can helps to motivate you, but I think that trusting in yourself is not really wise.
When I heard from my friends that this person is so proud that you want to flog him, I do not believe them. Maybe it is poor management of friendship, I thought.
Until the day I have one, I was nearly hitting my head against the wall. I realised that their words are enough to drive you up the wall. It was so bad that I contemplated that not coming to school avoiding the person.
Pride can really drive people away and they make even friends to despise them. I never like to use strong statement but it is sadly true. You rarely see that proud people has much friends.