Don't set false standards while trying to impress others. As later when you don't turn out to be as flawless as you were masquerading to be. It hurts!! And false expectations often results in the ruin of surreal reality.
Intimidation stems from the obvious reasons you're aware of underneath. Don't try to fight that, don't try to push over and overcome that,'Cause the intimidating person won't let you... He'll let you your position very well.
Just as the beauty of music is not in its words, it's in its pauses. The joy of living is not in going on and on, it's in being comfortable where you are.