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Why having a big ego isn't always a bad thing: Executive coach Liz Bentley
https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-v...-isn-t-always-bad-thing-executive-ncna1104591
Ego is defined as a person’s sense of self-importance. Sometimes, an ego can be useful. Bentley told Brzezinski that ego can be responsible for giving people confidence in challenging situations.
“It gives us the ability to push and do things we’re scared of,” Bentley said.
One study found that healthy doses of ego directly feed into your will power. (Break)
An ego can also help you stay resilient when things go wrong, according to Bentley. When deployed properly, an ego can also help us grow.
“The other thing the ego does for us is give us vulnerability and allows us to say ‘I’m sorry, it’s my fault,’” said Bentley. “It allows us to get into something and say ‘I’m scared. I’m fearful. I don’t know if I have all the right information. I think I need to learn more’ and all those things that allow us to be vulnerable in order to grow.”
An unhealthy ego, however, can turn into arrogance, Bentley said.
“We like when people are confident, we don’t like when people are arrogant, male or female,” said Bentley. “Arrogance can be a problem for men and women, but men get away with it a lot more than when do.”
While the ego can yield positive results, an unhealthy ego can thrust all of that positivity into reverse. One study found that over-exerting your ego can lead to exhaustion, and can deplete your willpower to stick to healthy habits. Instead of vulnerability, people with unhealthy egos experience fear and defensiveness.
“The ego works against us is when it pushes us into fear and scarcity,” said Bentley. “When it pushes us into fear and scarcity, we do things that are bad for ourselves and for everyone else. That’s where we lack resilience. It shuts down vulnerability.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-v...-isn-t-always-bad-thing-executive-ncna1104591
Ego is defined as a person’s sense of self-importance. Sometimes, an ego can be useful. Bentley told Brzezinski that ego can be responsible for giving people confidence in challenging situations.
“It gives us the ability to push and do things we’re scared of,” Bentley said.
One study found that healthy doses of ego directly feed into your will power. (Break)
An ego can also help you stay resilient when things go wrong, according to Bentley. When deployed properly, an ego can also help us grow.
“The other thing the ego does for us is give us vulnerability and allows us to say ‘I’m sorry, it’s my fault,’” said Bentley. “It allows us to get into something and say ‘I’m scared. I’m fearful. I don’t know if I have all the right information. I think I need to learn more’ and all those things that allow us to be vulnerable in order to grow.”
An unhealthy ego, however, can turn into arrogance, Bentley said.
“We like when people are confident, we don’t like when people are arrogant, male or female,” said Bentley. “Arrogance can be a problem for men and women, but men get away with it a lot more than when do.”
While the ego can yield positive results, an unhealthy ego can thrust all of that positivity into reverse. One study found that over-exerting your ego can lead to exhaustion, and can deplete your willpower to stick to healthy habits. Instead of vulnerability, people with unhealthy egos experience fear and defensiveness.
“The ego works against us is when it pushes us into fear and scarcity,” said Bentley. “When it pushes us into fear and scarcity, we do things that are bad for ourselves and for everyone else. That’s where we lack resilience. It shuts down vulnerability.”
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