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Ego Is the Enemy

By: Ryan Holiday
Narrated by: Ryan Holiday
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"While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their images 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)

©2016 Portfolio (P)2016 Tim Ferriss Audio Career Success Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Development Personal Success Career Stoicism Inspiring Thought-Provoking Leadership Business

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Good, interesting listen. Solid overall. Some parts I would disagree with but more often than not provides some great insights and I will be putting much of what I've learned into practise.

Someone please recommend this to Donald Trump.

I wish Donald Trump would read this.

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Invaluable lessons! The attitude shift doesn't come easy but is worth it. I think it would have read just as well without the occasional swearing :D

Great narrator, really benefitted from the lessons

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Ryan Holiday, again delivers a well researched, easy to digest book with amazing insight drawing from his personal experience and the experience of other great leaders.

The book is split into 3 parts depending on where you currently are with relation to a goal you have. 1. Aspiration. 2. Success. 3. Failure. Holiday looks at how the ego can be our worst enemy in each of these 3 stages and hold us back from pursuing our much sought after goal. He offers practical advice on how to avoid the pitfalls of ego using examples of people who have both suppressed their ego and those whose egos ultimately destroyed their lives.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone with a goal, who is experiencing success or has just experienced failure of some kind. Ryan has an amazing ability to communicate his ideas and research into easy reading/listening. The fact that he is also the narrator is always a plus, with his passion coming across for the work he has created. I would not only recommend the book but Ryan as an author as this and previous books have been very inspirational, useful Nd practical.

Kevin

Inspirational, practical & thought provoking.

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This book will peel back the eyes and make you highly self aware. You will notice yourself changing with with each chapter. Very self reflective. Life changing and Powerful! You will not worry about what other people think of you again. Kept repeating chapters too. Amazing book and I’ve bought several of them to give out for Christmas to friends and family! Already done Obstacle Is The Way and Im Just about to finish Stillness Is The Key and thats his book trilogy done 🙌! Thank you Ryan Holiday!

Empowering

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Great advice, stories and humble approach to the author himself! A must read for everybody!

A mst read! Period!

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