The Superiority Trap: When Confidence Cracks

Let’s talk about a trap that’s easy to fall into... The superiority trap.

It’s seductive.
Seeing yourself as better. Above the laws of humanity.

Here’s the thing:
Confidence built on being above others is cheap confidence - as fragile as a carton of eggs.

When there’s a crack, and there always is, you have to explain why you cracked the eggs.
And that’s no yolk.

One bad game. One mistake. One failure.
Suddenly, your brain locks you in the “not good enough” cage.
You chicken out.

When you always need to be better than everyone else, you’re never really safe; not even from yourself.
You’re scrambled.

Why did the chicken go halfway across the road?
Because it wanted to lay it on the line.

But when you’re stuck proving yourself to everyone, including you, you can’t lay it on the line.
You can’t commit.
You can’t take risks.

Mental fitness flips the script.
It’s not about being better than.
It’s about getting better — every day, learning, growing.

Better because you’ve built expensive confidence — the kind that comes from the Home Depot hammer, not the dollar store one.

Don’t build your confidence on other people’s failures.
Build it on habits, success, and being who you want to be.

Reach out! We’ll show you how to use mental fitness to build unshakable confidence.