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Anthony Hopkins On Controlling Your EGO

Name: Anthony Hopkins On Controlling Your EGO
Uploaded: 2024-11-11T21:43:57+00:00
Duration: 18 s
Channel: John Wetmore
Description: In this brief interview segment, the speakers discuss the dual nature of ego. Speaker A warns that ego can become the most dangerous part of a person…

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In this brief interview segment, the speakers discuss the dual nature of ego. Speaker A warns that ego can become the most dangerous part of a person, turning into a power‑hunger that fuels corporate corruption, greed, and a god‑complex. However, they acknowledge that a modest amount of ego is necessary to stay motivated. Speaker B agrees, noting that a healthy dose of ego provides confidence, but admits that excessive ego can manifest as stubbornness over trivial matters. Both express a desire to temper ego‑driven behavior and cultivate self‑awareness.

See, the ego is the most dangerous part of us. Ego is the enemy. The ego. You have to have a little bit of it to keep moving. But you let that get out of control, then you have the power freak. You see them in the papers every day. The corruptness of corporations, the greed, the power, the belief that they're gods.
I do like enough ego to have some confidence. Sometimes mine, I'd be stubborn about something that I shouldn't be stubborn about. I feel like that's kind of ego too. I've tried to move away from that.