Life Humbles if Our Ego Isn’t Checked

As leaders and positive difference-makers, we have to check ourselves and our egos daily.

 
Our ego is always lingering in the shadows, waiting to destroy and unravel much of what we’ve worked to create. As leaders and positive-difference makers, the vital task becomes how we become more self-aware so our reactions don’t distract and deter us on our self-discovery journeys.

Having an ego is not necessarily bad. But too much of anything that goes against truth and balance can take the mind, body and spirit out of alignment. So while the ego has its benefits, the overfeeding of it can cause us to become unhinged, which is a major detriment to cultivating a meaningful life and legacy as a leader.

“Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, your worst enemy already lives inside you: your ego,” best-selling author Ryan Holiday once said.  

If we do not become intentional as leaders and change agents of acknowledging and managing our ego, it can:

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