3 Insidious Lies Your Ego Tells You

3 Insidious Lies You Tell Yourself

You’re probably somewhat familiar with the term ego, but did you know that your ego has a habit of filling your head with insidious lies? Not only that, but these lies are the very ones that are holding you back from living the fulfilling life you were meant to live — the lies that you tell yourself.

I recently came across the term ego several times when I was researching manifestation. And, since I always Stay Curious, I wanted to learn more about what this word means in the context of manifesting what you want.

That’s when I outed ego for the liar that it is, and I was inspired to write a full-length post that describes what your ego is, what its purpose is, and how you can live with it in harmony. There’s a link to that post below.

But, for now, I’d like to offer a brief introduction to 3 of the insidious lies that your ego tells you so that you can begin ignoring them:

You are what you have. Of course this isn’t true, but why is it an insidious lie? Because we learn, from a very young age, to accumulate “stuff.” We learn to admire people who have exclusive “things.” We are taught that these possessions represent success. And most people don’t realize, until it’s too late, that they have squandered their time and talents chasing these possessions, only to be left wanting more. I don’t want that to happen to you!
You are what you do. This one is insidious because it can leave us broken and hopeless. If you believe that you are what you do, who will you be when you can no longer do whatever it is you are doing? That day is going to come sooner or later, and you are going to be lost if you don’t take the time to really get to know yourself. Start by finding your core values. More info below.

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3. You are what other people think of you. This may be the most insidious lie of all. It’s the one I struggle with the most, and, I imagine, the one that you struggle with the most too. We want people to like us. We want to feel like we belong. We don’t want to disappoint people. We don’t want to hurt people. And, underneath it all, maybe we want people to be envious of us, just a little bit. Here’s the thing, you will never be able to control what other people think of you. Everyone has a set of baggage they bring into their relationship with you, and that’s what they’re going to base their opinion of you on. It really has very little to do with you. All you can do is control your actions and behaviors so that you have a good opinion of yourself.

Did I pique your interest enough to check out the full-length post:

The Simplest Way to Conquer Your Greatest Enemy

Want to get to know yourself a bit more? This one’s a fun little quiz:

Exclusive Formula: Assess Your Degree of Self-Actualization

Or maybe you want to figure out how much money, and therefore possessions, you really need:

The Question of a Lifetime: How Much Money Do You Need to Be Happy?

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