Positive illusions are unrealistically favorable attitudes that people have towards themselves.
The belief that empirical evidence to the contrary shown to you, you will not believe it. Positive illusions that you hold are like the image above. Even when you accept that you may be wrong about how great a leader you are, about what an amazing team member you are. The illusion of your awesomeness continues to move within you mind. Spinning through false necessity to hold this positive illusion.
Of-course you create positive illusions YOU define the criteria of what you are judged against.