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Self-centered ambitionIt’s when the notion of ourselves and the world grows so inflated that it begins to distort the reality that surrounds us. Essentially the dual architects of the Union’s victory, a grateful. Grant and his friend William Tecumseh Sherman were two of the most respected and important men in America. Holiday looks at Buddhism, Stoicism, Epicureanism, Christianity, Hinduism. In his new book Why Ego Is The Enemy, Ryan shares why Ego may be the one thing holding back individuals from achieving greatness and success. WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU To know what you like is the beginning of wisdom and of old age. In Stillness is the Key, the book that completes the trilogy that began with The Obstacle is The Way and Ego is the Enemy, Ryan Holiday argues that stillness is the key to being better at anything you do. Additionally he is the former Marketing Director for American Apparel and editor-at-large for the New York Observer. In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle against ego must be fought on many fronts. Holiday defines ego along those lines: an unhealthy belief in our own importance. Ryan Holiday is the author of several books, marketer, media strategist and entrepreneur. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by conquering their own egos. At every stage, ego holds us back.Įgo Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. In fact, the most common enemy lies within our ego. Many of us insist on the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. “While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition.” -from the prologue
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What I really liked about this book is that it is considering all the aspects of the EGO - the useful one and less relevant ones.
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Really well written and many many great examples.