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Ego Is the Enemy

Why do talented, driven people self-destruct right at the edge of success? One word: ego.

Ryan Holiday's Ego Is the Enemy is a powerful, historically rich examination of how unchecked ego destroys careers and relationships — and how humility and self-awareness build lasting greatness.

The greatest obstacle to your success is not someone else. It's you.

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At every stage of life — aspiring, successful, or failing — one force works against you more than any external obstacle. That force is ego.

Ego makes you overestimate your talents, talk more than you work, and makes success brittle. Ryan Holiday spent years studying this pattern across history — and found it everywhere.

Drawing on stories of Howard Hughes, Alexander the Great, and dozens more, Ego Is the Enemy shows how ego derails ambition at three life stages and what to replace it with.

Inside, you’ll discover how to:

  • Identify the subtle ways your ego is sabotaging your ambitions and relationships
  • Replace ego with purpose — the shift that enables sustainable success
  • Stay humble and hungry even as your achievements grow
  • Handle success without becoming arrogant or complacent
  • Navigate failure and setback without allowing ego to magnify the damage
  • Build the quiet confidence of someone who lets their work do the talking

Talent without humility is a bomb with a short fuse. This book teaches you to defuse it.

Publisher Portfolio
Language English
Pages 256
First published 2016
ISBN-13 9781591847816
SKU KBT-058

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