Ego is the enemy

Summary: "Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by conquering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well."--

Record details

ISBN: 9781591847816 (hardback)
Physical Description: print
regular print
xxv, 226 pages ; 19 cm
Publisher: New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2016]
Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 2 / 5.0

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224)

Formatted Contents Note:

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 -- Alive time or dead time? -- The effort is enough -- Fight club moments -- Draw the line -- Maintain your own scorecard -- Always love -- For everything that comes next, ego is the enemy...