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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.

• AH (re)Intro
• Phase 1: Aspire
• The Factor of Gender
• Phase 2: Success
• Awareness
• Phase 3: Failure
• Three Responses to Failure or Success
• Bridging Atomic Habits and Infinite Game
• Wrapping Up

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