Screen LibraryEgo is the enemy /
""While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image 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 the...
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Portfolio, Penguin,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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""While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image 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 Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind ""While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image 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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxv, 226 pages ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224). |
| ISBN: |
9781591847816 (hardback) : 1591847818 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | BJ1474 |
| CLC: | C912.1 |
| Call Number: | C912.1/H732 |
| Contents: | Part I. Aspire -- Talk, talk, talk -- To be or to do? -- Become a student -- Don't be passionate -- Follow the canvas strategy -- Restrain yourself -- Get out of your own head -- The danger of early pride -- Work, work, work -- For everything that comes next, ego is the enemy... -- Part II. Success -- Always stay a student -- Don't tell yourself a story -- What's important to you? -- Entitlement, control, and paranoia -- Managing yourself -- Beware the disease of me -- Meditate on the immensity -- Maintain your sobriety -- For what often comes next, ego is the enemy... -- Part III. Failure - |