El ego es tu enemigo / Ego Is the Enemy

«Un libro que nos ayudará a aplacar nuestro ego insaciable para poder alcanzar el verdadero éxito».

Robert Greene, autor de Las 48 leyes del poder

Una profunda reflexión sobre la naturaleza del ego y una sincera advertencia sobre sus peligros — del autor best seller y referente del estoicismo moderno, Ryan Holiday.

Ha hundido la carrera de jóvenes prometedores. Ha arruinado grandes fortunas y ha llevado a empresas a la quiebra. Ha convertido la adversidad en algo insoportable y el esfuerzo en vergüenza.

¿Su nombre? Ego.

El enemigo de la ambición, del éxito, de la resiliencia.

En cada etapa de la vida, el ego impide nuestro crecimiento. Si logramos alcanzar el éxito, nos ciega ante nuestros errores. Si fracasamos, magnifica los errores y agrava el golpe. El ego es casi siempre nuestro peor enemigo.

Basándose en la sabiduría más antigua, siempre atenta a alertarnos de los peligros del ego, Ryan Holiday nos ayuda a identificarlo y neutralizarlo para evitar que nos destruya. En este libro conocerás a figuras fascinantes (Winston Churchill, Walt Disney, Eleanor Roosevelt…) que alcanzaron las más altas cotas del poder y éxito porque supieron dominar su ego. Sus estrategias también pueden ser las tuyas.

APRENDE A DOMINAR TU EGO ANTES DE QUE TE DESTRUYA

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestseller

“While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I’ve found that history 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 recognition.” —from the prologue

Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most 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 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.

In an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion, the battle 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.”