Your brainpower is limited.
Your mental space is limited.

And most things DO NOT deserve caring about.

Get your priorities straight.

Don't let the fear of failure paralyze you.
Don't let the fear of missing out paralyze you.
Don't let the fear of being judged paralyze you.

The life you dream of is at the other end of defeating your fears.

And your fears can only be defeated by facing them head-on.

By understanding that "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger".

Paralysis and inaction have killed more dreams than failure.

What if you fail?

You will bounce back again.

You cannot lose with this mindset.

You can only grow, learn and evolve.

Do not stand in your own way.

Stop caring.

You cannot escape the uncertainties of life.

They will always be there.

So do what has to be done.

Do what fulfills you.

Care less.
Fear less.
Achieve more.
Become more.

There is no secret.

Is ego dangerous?

Is ego an enemy?

Here is what I (strongly) believe to be true.

Ego is dangerous when it's not self-validated.

Ego is simply self-perception.

If you lie to yourself about who and how you are, you will inevitably face problems.

Fact of the matter being that you'll disappoint yourself because your actions won't match your thoughts.

A seemingly big ego, isn't strong if the actions of the person lean towards external validation.

simple example:

Someone buys a very expensive car.

If their ego is self-validated:

They'll test it out in the highway, peak speed and enjoy themselves.

If their ego isn't self-validated:

They'll test it out in a crowded area so people can look at them.

Both cases think they deserve a luxurious car.

Both cases want to have a certain status.

One does it to impress.
One does it to feel better.

Ego is dangerous if at any moment it needs an external POV.

People who need validation are unsure about their ego.

They want to see themselves in a certain way but do not acknowledge their insecurities.

Instead of working on themselves they get wrapped up in trying to please others.

And that's the danger, they start question why they're not validated and as a way to cope, their self-perception gets more and more delusional as their subconscious insecurities grow too.

That creates a big contrast between how the person feels and how they act.

Someone with a strong ego, matches thoughts and actions.

Someone with a strong ego, ignores what's external and enjoy life to the fullest.

Someone with a delusional ego will always expect things from others as if they were in debt to them.

It creates a fake identity and feelings of self-discomfort.

Your ego is strong when it doesn't need social validation.

Your ego is your best friend when you don't lie to each other.

-> When you don't lie to yourself.

It's okay to have insecurities and past traumatizing experiences, it doesn't make you worth any less of yourself.

It doesn't mean you don't deserve to be treated decently.

It doesn't mean you need to bow down to others.

But keep in mind it goes both ways.

You owe no one anything.

No one owes you anything.

You have the right to value yourself without external interference.

In fact you should value yourself without external interference or influence.

Your opinion of yourself will help you in life as long as you don't let others influence it.

And by that, I mean don't tie your worth to how others perceive you or want them to perceive you.

Instead work on becoming your ideal self bit by bit.

The effort you will make on acknowledging your insecurities will grow your self-perception as you will sense the progress and efforts you're making.

Once you do, no one will ever be able to take that away from you.

People with a strong ego do not suffer from the inside.

People with deep rooted insecurities will hide behind a fake ego that they do not believe in.

It's not because someone says that he's better than everyone that his ego is strong.

He wants you to believe he loves himself so you feel obliged to love them too.

They don't love themselves and try to force others to love them so they can feel that feeling.

Little do they know that love comes first from within.

If you don't radiate positivity, you won't get any of it back.

Radiate from the inside.

It's all you need.

Love everything about yourself and improve piece by piece, step by step.

It's the process of genuinely trying to be your best self that gets you closer to self-love and strong ego.

Now that I have explained a bit further, I can clarify:

Ego isn't dangerous.

Showing ego when you have none is dangerous.

Take care of yourself, don't take care of external opinions.

What most people call ego, is deeply insecure feelings that have been put away and never dealt with.

Those are simply cowardice and delusion.

Not ego.

No one needs to validate you.

You need to validate yourself.

When your brain perceives a threat.

It will either put you on a Fight, Flight or Freeze mode.

Everyone knows that.

And most of the time?

The adequate response is to Fight.

Sure some battles are not worth fighting and you should walk away.

But never, ever should you Freeze.

Inaction is an act of submission.

By not reacting to the threat
By not rationally picking the best course of action

You submit to the threat.

You let it happen.

And that's one of the worst things you could do.

You let the threat decide for you.
You just suffer the consequences.

Without having a say in it.

And you end up hating yourself for it.

You end up with regrets.

Nothing is worse than regrets.

The Fight, Flight or Freeze modes are subconscious.

Meaning they're automatic responses.

In those moments?

You HAVE to take control.

Don't just react.

Assess first.

Then, act accordingly.

But keep in mind that Freezing is NOT an option.

Do I have something to gain?

Yes?

Fight.

Do I have something to lose?

Yes?

Is it more than what I have to lose?

Yes?

Then walk away.

Freezing is just not an option.

Do not be passive.

Do not be a spectator.

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Opening up about your weaknesses and vulnerabilities arms people with information they can use against you.

There is nothing wrong with keeping your shit for yourself. Don't complain. Solve it and be done with it. You don't need someone to listen, you need to listen to yourself

You need to trust your gut and your ability to handle whatever life throws at you. You can build bonds with people and make allies without exposing yourself and making yourself vulnerable.

There are many poor-intentioned motherfuckers out there who memorize & record everything you say

And then use that information to harm you as soon as your interests diverge.

It's not even about not trusting anyone. It's mainly about protecting yourself because not everyone shows their intentions from the get-go.

One day they're your closest friend, the next day they backstab you.

One of the worst things you could ever do is be naive and think everyone has your best interest at heart.

They don't.

Look out for yourself.

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Do not get lost in trivial questions.

Do not waste time and energy on things that don’t move the needle.

“Why is this happening to me?”
“Why am I so unlucky?”
“What is wrong with me?”

Listen, you will always find excuses to rationalize your irrational behavior.

You’ll concede to emotions because they’re stronger than reason.

They’re impulsive and don’t leave you room for adjustment.

If you let yourself be distracted by things that drain your energy, you will constantly hold yourself back.

You won’t go for what you know you deserve because you’re not doing anything to deserve.

You simply have to put this in your head:

I am going to win no matter what.

No matter how hard it gets.
No matter how impossible people say it is
No matter how out of reach it seems right now.

The basis of everything is a strong mind.

Everything is a byproduct of it.

The truth?


There is no finding purpose, you just need to reach maximum potential in every area of your life.

Anything else noise.
Anything else is an excuse.

You have to aim at becoming the best possible version of yourself in everything you do or you'll always feel something is missing.

When your goal is to simply reach your full potential?

You just get after it.

Whatever stands in your way?

You say fuck it we ball and you overcome it.

Thug that shit out.

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Listen to what challenges your perception of reality.

Take it into consideration, and analyze it objectively.
Know your biases and learn to mute them.

This is the only way to grow and break out of your programming.

You don't know it all.
Listen but question what you're told.

You have to be slightly stubborn and even a bit insane.

But still open to hearing it.

Listen but don't take anything for face value.

Put thoughts into what you're told before absorbing it as absolute truth.

The basis of critical thinking is refusing to be spoonfed beliefs.

Question what you're told and draw your own conclusions.

Not just for the sake of disagreeing.
But for the sake of having strong beliefs.

Things that can't be shaken by the slightest of events; internal beliefs that drive your every action and decision.

You can't afford to be naive in this world.

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Not pursuing what you know you’re capable of is a choice.

The choice of seeing yourself as someone to whom things happen instead of seeing yourself as someone who makes things happen.

Main character syndrome isn’t a mental illness.

Not seeing yourself as the main character is the real problem.

You can’t just consider that you have no control over the world you live in.

It’s soul suicide.

Most people are NPCs by choice.

They chose to give up their control and agency.

And I don’t think there is anything more stupid than that.

You should be egocentric.

As far as you know, you perceive the world from your own lens.

It all exists because you can see it.

Everything happens around you.

You are the central point of everything.

Act like it.

No one is capable of enduring feelings of inferiority for too long.

It is a poison that kills you slowly and paralyzes your every move and decision.

The idea that you're lacking something or that you're not good enough will be the end of you on the long-term.

You'll constantly stand in your own way and prevent yourself from doing the things that would drive you closer to your potential.

This is exactly why I keep saying that thinking and spreading the idea that Ego is a bad thing is simply demonic.

If you're thinking it, you're doing yourself a disservice.
If you're spreading it, you're doing everyone a disservice.

It's evil and irresponsible.

Now, how do you get over those feelings of inferiority?

There are two answers to this:

1. You need to accept the idea that the feelings of inferiority are of your own making and are not an objective truth.

The reality is that you compare yourself to people who are not you and have had a different set of circumstances.

Simply put, nobody else knows or has been through what you have been through.

And that makes you unique.

Not less & not more than anyone else.

And that uniqueness has to be embraced.

Now this first answer is a matter of belief and understanding.

It takes time to sink in.

So let's look at the second answer, which is a matter of action.

2. Whatever led you to the present moment is irrelevant. Yes it does play a role in how you're feeling right now.

But that past does not define your future.

Your future is defined by actions you take right now.

And let me tell you how to flip the noscript:

You stack small wins upon small wins.

You reframe everything you go through as an enriching experience that grows you as a person.

Everything you experience comes to strengthen the character and develop it.

The solution is to apply yourself in everything you do.

Investing yourself fully.

You turn "If only" into "Let's fucking do it".

This is how your self-perception changes.

Everything is here to grow you as a person.

Ignore anything that doesn't add up to your abilities, skills and achievements.

By doing this, you become a CAPABLE person.

And once you do that?

You internalize the idea that you are a powerful person.

Because you now hold the power of getting things done.

No matter what those things are.

You make peace with yourself by becoming a more powerful person.

Nobody who truly pursues personal growth ever thinks low of themselves.

Most of your problems are problems of self-perception.

Most of your problems are problems of a lack of ego.

You don’t stand up for yourself because you think low of yourself.

You don’t give 200% because you don’t think you can.

If you don’t perceive yourself positively, everything you do will impact you negatively.

Because that’s what you believe yourself to deserve.

Make peace with your ego.

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I've started writing a book that I should probably have written long ago.

But I kept delaying it to further cement and mature up my take and stance on the topic.

I've been researching and analyzing the concept of Ego for a few years now and I finally think that I'm ready to put it all together.

The question is, would you read it?

Whatever it is, it has to do with understanding human nature.

Sales.
Dating.
Marketing.
Copywriting.
Office Politics.
Nationwide politics.
International politics.

Literally everything.

And there is a shortcut to learning that.

The truth is as humans, we're not all that different.

We share more in common that you'd allow yourself to think.

Yes, each and every one of us is unique; but we very often operate similarly.

Do you know what that means?

It means that the best way to broaden your understand of people (and the world), you must stop looking at people and start looking at yourself.

If you can understand yourself, everyone and everything around you starts making more sense.

Uncover your biases.
Understand your triggers.
Figure out your strengths.
Recognize your weaknesses.

And you do that by being HYPER AWARE.

You do that by simply paying more attention and keeping yourself in check.

Developing self-assessment habits.
Channeling your creative power into writing or art.
Investing your energy into activities that grow you as a person.

Once you start trying to improve every aspect of who you are, you have a better grasp of the mental error that you used to do.

And once you have a better understanding of those mental errors, then you start understanding the people around you better than they understand themselves.

You can read the room more easily.
You can connect with people more easily.
You can influence and navigate your environment more easily.

By genuinely working on yourself, you're improving the world.

I often say that selfishness is the purest form of altruism.

I hope you dig it now.

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The smartest people are stubborn because they see what others fail to notice.

So when everyone says that it won’t work, they persist because they know there is more than what most people think.

Some people will try to discourage you because they care about you.
Others will try to discourage you because they don't want to see you win.

As crazy as what I'm about to say sounds:

YOU SHOULD IGNORE BOTH.

Nothing should make you doubt yourself if your vision is strong and clear.

And doubts will transform into a desire to give up.
The desire to give up will lead you to relinquish your vision.
Letting go of your vision will lead to regrets later down the line.

If your actions are dictated by what other people think you should be doing with your life..

Are you really living your life?
Or living a projection of what they want you to be?

Even if they genuinely care about you, they cannot fully comprehend what drives and motivates you.

Go all in on what you want.
Pursue it relentlessly.

Even if nobody else believes in it.

What's the worst that can happen?

You fail?

So what?

Every time you fail, you get up again, correct course, make a better plan and go even harder.

You would rather keep failing and learning that succeeding at things that don't fulfill you.

You need to pursue your own definition of success.

And that is ALWAYS tied to what you believe will bring you fulfillment.

And if it doesn't?

At least now you know that it's not what you were meant for.

And again.. correct course and go even harder.

Life is about figuring it out yourself.
Life is not about being told what to do.

You were programmed to listen and follow orders.

You must unlearn that and pursue your fulfillment.

Even if some people hate you for it.

Those same people will come asking for advice once you make it work.

And if you don't?

You'll have lived an intense life full of diverse experiences.

One that you truly enjoyed.