Can arrogance ever be a good thing?

Dame Judy Dench summed it up perfectly with her line as the character, M in Casino Royale "Arrogance and self awareness seldom go hand in hand". A good observation if I ever heard one.

So how important is it to rate yourself highly and when does it become too much that you're just a pain in the ass who owns too many mirrors. I have a friend who happily admits he thinks he's top shit, which I completly respect. The fact he's tall and good looking probably has something to do with it, but are the 'good' women are likely to run a mile with this behavior? Possibly.

Someone once told me "there was nothing wrong with arrogance as long as you back it up with results". Unless you're directing motion pictures or playing before audiences of 100,000 then I suggest you don't take that advice.

If I could sum it up in a few words I would say, always be sure that you're top shit, but never better than anyone else. If you get out of shape at this years Xmas party know that your lack of self-control defines you. Trust me, you can't please everyone all the time so you might as well have some fun whilst you're doing what you do.