The best thing which we have in ourselves is good judgment. Be slow in deliberation, but be prompt to carry out your resolves. It’s the difference between potent and poisonous.īe affable in your relations with those who approach you, and never haughty for the pride of the arrogant even slaves can hardly endure. One is girding yourself, the other is gaslighting. Ego is self-anointed, it swagger is artifice. Whereas ego is artificial, this type of confidence can hold weight. What replaces ego is humility, yes-but rock-hard humility and confidence. When we remove ego, we’re left with what is real. How are we supposed to reach, motivate, or lead other people if we can’t relate to their needs-because we’ve lost touch with our own? Without an accurate accounting of our own abilities compared to others, what we have is not confidence but delusion. If ego is the voice that tells us we’re better than we really are, we can say ego inhibits true success by preventing a direct and honest connection to the world around us. Precisely what makes us so promising as thinkers, doers, creatives, and entrepreneurs, what drives us to the top of those fields, makes us vulnerable to this darker side of the psyche. Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, your worst enemy already lives insides you: your ego. You can also “Like” this site on Facebook and “Follow” on Twitter, Google+or Pinterestor connect with me on LinkedIn.The first principle is that you must not fool yourself-and you are the easiest person to fool. Your information is safe and you can unsubscribe anytime very easily. I normally send out just one blog post a week. You can subscribe to this website by clicking here. – Empathy 5 – Understand another’s feelings…(get the audio version on ‘Jonny 24/7’ – here) Pass it on… – Empathy 4 – Being non-judgmental… (get the audio version on ‘Jonny 24/7’ – here) – Empathy 3 – A child’s-eye view… (get the audio version on ‘Jonny 24/7’ – here) – Empathy 2 – What exactly is it?… (get the audio version on ‘Jonny 24/7’ – here) – Empathy 1 – What It Isn’t… (get the audio version of this post as part of the ‘Total Blog’ package on ‘Jonny 24/7’ – here) Please let me know your thoughts… Leave a comment below. If you are interested in reading more on Stoicism and how it can assist in daily life, try this from the same author – The Daily Stoic. If we are both our most important client and our greatest enemy, then we have a fine path to tread! We have to ensure that we have the rest, learning and support we need to perform at our best, and – at the same time – we have to remember that we are fallible and have lots still to learn.įor my money, this book goes a long way to helping we strike that balance. To watch the whole video visit You Tube – here.
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I have since read much more around this subject, but had no real idea at all about stoic thought prior to reading Ego Is The Enemy. Ryan Holiday is a massive fan of Stoic philosophy and has made this his ‘thing.’ This book is rooted in Stoicism, as was the book before this, The Obstacle is the Way.īefore you lose heart, you don’t need to know about or be a fan of philosophy of any kind to benefit from this book – even to LOVE this book.
He’s a voracious reader and a person of impeccable taste so I decided to give it go – I’m so glad I did as it turned out to be an absolute corker! Stoicism… I came across it when my brother posted about it. But this is one of my favourite all-time reads – defo a top 5 book! Well this book takes another tack – it addresses what the author, Ryan Holiday, describes as: ‘The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent.’ That opponent is us – ourselves! Ego Is The Enemy… I’ve often said the you are your most important client – emphasising the need to look after yourselfin order to have what it takes to help others.