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“While the  books are filled with tales of  geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational, I’ve found that 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 .” —from the prologue
 
Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact,  common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back.
 
Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to  to his­tory. We meet fascinating figures such as , Jackie Robinson, Katharine , Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest  of power and success by con­quering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.
 
In an that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the against ego must be fought on many fronts. Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.”