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Your Ego is Your Enemy
Season 1 Episode 5
FACULTY: Twyla Verhelst
CLASS: #TheGuide
TITLE: Your Ego is Your Enemy
In this podcast episode, Scott and Twyla Verhelst of FreshBooks review the book "Ego is the Enemy" by Ryan Holiday. The discussion revolves around different phases outlined in the book—Aspire, Success, and Failure—and their relationship with ego. They delve into the various responses to failure or success, the importance of awareness in managing ego, connecting concepts from "Atomic Habits" and "Infinite Game" to the themes in "Ego is the Enemy," and concluding remarks to wrap up the discussion.
Shout Outs:
00:02:24 AH (re)Intro
00:07:13 Phase 1: Aspire
00:11:51 The Factor of Gender
00:15:52 Phase 2: Success
00:21:40 Awareness
00:24:49 Phase 3: Failure
00:27:21 Three Responses to Failure or Success
00:30:17 Bridging Atomic Habits and Infinite Game
00:34:01 Wrapping Up
