Visible Trait #4:
A Bully is Overly Confident

A bully exudes a great deal of self-confidence
and is unaware of his own shortcomings.

A bully has too much self-esteem

- He thinks very highly of himself - He has an exaggerated sense of self-importance - He is a legend in his own mind - He takes himself very seriously - He is incapable of laughing at himself

A bully is arrogant

- He acts as if he is always right and others are usually wrong - He doesn't recognize his own limitations - He is never self-critical, unless to show how rarely he makes a mistake - He distorts reality in order to shift blame away from himself

A bully suffers from intellectual narcissism

- He believes he has superior knowledge and judgement - He believes he has a superior perspective - He treats his ideas and goals as profoundly important - He belittles and discounts the ideas and goals of others

A bully praises own accomplishments

- He claims credit for the hard work of others - He is always satisfied with his own performance - He is very outspoken about his accomplishments - He is silent or belittles the accomplishments of others

A bully is highly self-centered and self-absorbed

- He only makes time for you when it is convenient for him - He relates everything you say back to himself and his situation - His interest in you is solely for gaining useful information or controlling you - He is incapable of genuine, unselfish human kindness (his ego always gets in the way)

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