633 Let Go of Ego with Ryan Holiday
b'\\u201cCULTIVATE PEOPLE AROUND YOU WHO ARE NOT AFRAID TO TELL YOU YOU THE TRUTH.\\u201d\\nWhether you want to admit it or not, you have an ego. Everyone does.\\nWe tend to put a bad connotation on it, but in truth a little ego is healthy. Ego can be confidence about yourself and what you do.\\nIt can be a challenge if you become successful, because people become afraid of telling you the truth and pointing out your flaws.\\nTo keep growing, however, you must surround yourself with people who aren\\u2019t afraid to tell you the uncomfortable truths in a polite way.\\nAnd if you truly respect someone with power over you, you\\u2019ll do the same.\\nTo go deeper into this, I am bringing back a strong segment from a previous episode with Ryan Holiday.\\nRyan is a writer and media strategist. When he was 19 years old, he dropped out of college to apprentice under Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power.\\nHe went on to become the director of marketing for American Apparel. His creative agency, Brass Check, has advised clients like Google, TASER, and Complex, as well as many prominent bestselling authors, including Neil Strauss, Tony Robbins and Tim Ferriss (and me).\\nHe has worked with huge egos in his career, but what I love about Ryan is his willingness to take on his own ego as well.\\nLearn how to control your ego and help those around you on Episode 633.\\nIn This Episode You Will Learn:\\nThe spectrum of Ego (00:54)\\nWhere confidence comes from (1:33)\\nHow to continue your growth (3:02)\\nWhen people stop listening to the truth they need to hear (3:32)\\nHow to tell powerful people the truth (5:18)\\nWhat to do when you\\u2019re right (5:48)\\nPlus much more...'