{"id":20324,"date":"2018-06-29T16:29:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T16:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydiveperris.flywheelsites.com\/?p=20324"},"modified":"2023-10-29T15:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T22:59:58","slug":"confident-vs-cocky-in-skydiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydiveperris.com\/blog\/confident-vs-cocky-in-skydiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Confident Vs Cocky In Skydiving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In skydiving, decisions need to be made swiftly and definitively. After all, the timeline from the door of the plane to the ground places strict limits on the amount of deliberating we\u2019ll have the luxury of doing. Assertive decisions are, unquestionably, the way forward. There are, however, a couple of different ways to make decisions assertively: confidently and cockily. Decisions of the second variety have a disquieting tendency to result in scars, stitches and hospital stays. Also worth noting: The boundaries of the two, due to the pressures of our sport, can blur.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since skydiving is the training ground on which we strengthen the decision making in our everyday lives, learning the difference between the two behooves any savvy solo skydiver. Luckily, the keys to understanding them are right there in the words themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confident: The Word<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ORIGIN late 16th century: from French confident(e), from Italian confidente, from Latin confident- \u2018having full trust\u2019, from the verb confidere, from con-(expressing intensive force) + fidere \u2018trust\u2019.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The origin of the word \u201cconfident,\u201d as you can clearly see here, lies squarely in the idea of trust. Trust is quiet and sure. It doesn\u2019t announce itself. It takes reality into consideration (otherwise, it\u2019s faith, and faith is a different subject entirely). It moves forward with awareness and sensitivity, or it says \u201cno\u201d with the courage of its convictions. Trust is cautious because it\u2019s a precious resource that can\u2019t afford to go to waste. Trust is magnetic, too; other people can feel the draw of it, and they react to it as leadership. When we act confidently, we are acting in the spirit of trust.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cocky: The Word<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ORIGIN <\/span><\/i>Old English cocc, from medieval Latin \u2018coccus\u2019; reinforced in Middle English by Old French \u2018coq\u2019.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever had \u2018Coq a Vin\u2019 at a French restaurant? Well: That, dear reader, is a rooster. A rooster, of course, is the opposite of quiet and sure. It\u2019s known for being startlingly loud, unconcerned with who or what hears it and–if its job is to announce the break of dawn–generally wrong about the time of day it\u2019s bumbling around in. Nobody looks to the rooster for any dependable information, but the rooster goes on crowing regardless. When we act cockily, we\u2019re acting in the spirit of a stupid rooster.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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