Ego is the Enemy Book Summary
Ego is the Enemy is a fantastic read about how on the road to success, we mustn’t let our ego’s become a controlling factor in the way we act and make decisions.
This book is for anyone with goals and ambitions, no matter where you are on your journey, Ryan Holiday helps make you realize, that you are your own worst enemy, that your ego, is the root of most of your problems. And if you can learn to understand this better, you can begin to adapt, make progress and stop being held back.
Initially, Ryan discusses why so often journeys are started and fail, explaining that it’s our own ego that gets in the way and holds us back. He discusses the symptoms of ego and what to do about them. Then Ryan examines success, what to do in the pursuit of success and how to manage it when you reach it. Finally, Ryan examines the concept of failure. Almost of us have faced failure, it’s inevitable, but Ryan helps to clarify what you can do to rise again.
