EGO IS THE ENEMY (English)
Don't we all feel ego at some point? Ego is your greatest enemy, and this book will teach you how to cure it. You will learn about different techniques to overcome ego. You can win the fight and succeed.
Who will learn from this summary?
● to young adults and aspiring leaders
● to anyone who is struggling with ego
About the author
Ryan Holiday is a speaker, author, blogger and entrepreneur. He wrote best-selling books such as Obstacle is the Way, Ego is the Enemy and Stillness is the Key. Ryan dropped out of school at 19 years old and began to work as a writer. He is also the founder of Brass Check, which is a creative advisory firm.
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To Be or To Do?
Be yourself no matter what and you will make a difference in life. You can achieve great things if you move on your path without ego and also if you become true to yourself. A person who is true to himself can never act fake to others.When you decide to do something, don't do it for fame or recognition. By doing something your heart wants, you can be true to your soul and your friends. Try to do something that benefits others.
If you do things for fame and recognition, there is a huge chance that you will lose your true identity in the process. You will start being fake to your friends and companions. You will have to make compromises, and ultimately, you will lose yourself.Here is an example to understand how being true to yourself leads to greatness. One of the most influential men in modern warfare was John Boyd. He was a great fighter pilot, and he could defeat anyone in less than 40 seconds. Despite all this, he was never promoted above the rank of a colonel.
Boyd was elected as the lead instructor in Nellis Air Force Base, Korea. The F-15 and F-16 were his pet project. His primary aim was to be an advisor for his country, and he wanted to serve his country in every possible way. Boyd advised the Defence Secretary directly in private meetings, but he never took credit.He never published any books and no military base was named after him. He wanted to do his work sincerely without any public attention. Boyd wanted his work to make a difference rather than him being on high ranks.
Being promoted does not necessarily mean you are good at your job. Your purpose in life should be something bigger than you. If you are selfless, and you aim to improve the lives of others, you will achieve extraordinary success.
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Become a Student
Always keep learning new things to improve. Learning should have no barriers. You should always try to learn things you don't know so you can get a grip on the basics of any subject. Always be ready to take new instructions and be a good student to improve your skills.You should always get feedback from your teacher and never complain about the teaching process to be too harsh. This will allow you to place your ego and ambition in someone else’s hands. This is the power of a student.
To get real and continuous feedback, you must have someone better than yourself that you can learn from. You need to put yourself beneath someone whom you trust to improve. Accept that others know more than you and you can benefit from their knowledge. You should always be a student to become great or stay great. Be self-critical and self-motivated and try to absorb whatever is going around you.
Here is a story of guitarist, Kirk Hammett who was a great student. Kirk was barely in his twenties when he got selected as a guitarist for the band Metallica. He performed his first major show after a few days. Kirk was a humble guitarist, and despite playing the guitar for years he decided to look for a guitar teacher.At his hometown in San Francisco, Kirk found a great teacher named Joe Satriani. Joe's style of music was totally different from Kirk's. The point of choosing Joe as his instructor was that Kirk wanted to learn what he did not know.
Joe understood Kirk's weaknesses and helped him improve. Kirk was like a sponge, and he absorbed all the instructions from Joe efficiently. Kirk was different from others because he was willing to take any type of instruction that makes him better.Joe gave Kirk constructive feedback that helped him to grow as an artist. For two years, Kirk listened to what Joe taught him and followed all his instructions carefully. Kirk became a great guitarist and improved every day.
Kirk placed his ego aside and accepted the fact that someone is better than him. By accepting this, he got a chance to learn from the knowledge of Joe which ultimately, helped Kirk in mastering his skills. What separated Kirk from his companions and opponents was that he was always ready to take criticism positively and never let his ego come in between his work.
By becoming a student, Kirk became much better than his previous self. The famous guitarist became a student so he could be great and stay great. If Kirk had thought he was better than anyone else, he would never have improved or gotten better than his previous self. It teaches us how we should always keep learning and accept that others might know more than us.