All of this means that you lose touch with reality, and you miss opportunities - to improve, to connect with others, and to achieve your goals. Ego makes you overestimate your own abilities and worth, and under-estimate the effort and skill required to achieve your goals. Your ego is what prevents you from hearing critical but necessary feedback from others. One of the biggest reasons why ego is your enemy is that it keeps you out of touch with reality. It’s the sense of superiority and certainty that exceeds the bounds of confidence and talent. The need to be better than, more than, recognized for, far past any reasonable utility - that’s ego.
Arrogance, self-centered ambition… It’s that petulant child inside every person, the one that chooses getting his or her way over anything or anyone else. The Ego Is The Enemy’ Author Ryan Holiday describes the ego as an unhealthy belief in our own importance.
You will build trusted relationships with others, by giving more credit and opportunities than you take for yourself and you will develop a sense of purpose by making ‘being in service of and making art for others’ at the forefront of your efforts.
#Ego is the enemy length how to#
Learn how to keep yourself in check and stay on the path of humility.Įntitlement and ego are detrimental to your growth, relationships, and success but by actively managing our ego, we will be more open to new ideas and opportunities, more receptive to diverse perspectives that challenge your thinking, more willing to do the work required to achieve great things and you will start to focus on things that are in your control ie – your effort, rather than things you cannot control ie – the desired outcome of any given situation. Entitlement and ego are detrimental to your growth, relationships, and success.
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