I absolutely loved this post. Luckily, in retirement there are no assholes directly in my life. However, I do see this loudly in our government daily. I really hope that decency, integrity, and caring will replace this horror show in the near future.
Thank you for this so important focus on ego!! I’ve been struggling with low self-confidence, imposter syndrome, the works, for most of my life, and to understand the distinction between self-regard and egotism was sunshine on my heart!
I wonder if you and Joe would want to do a conversation on the gendered aspects of ego. I think men in our society are encouraged to have strong egos, while females are encouraged to be selfless always—and how the heck do we manage to overcome that message?
Thank you for your enthusiasm about the egotism episode AND your question, Carrie! I'm going to take a shot at it in my Public Service Announcement that will come out on March 12 (sorry to make you wait that long!). Stay tuned.
I absolutely loved this post. Luckily, in retirement there are no assholes directly in my life. However, I do see this loudly in our government daily. I really hope that decency, integrity, and caring will replace this horror show in the near future.
Thank you for this so important focus on ego!! I’ve been struggling with low self-confidence, imposter syndrome, the works, for most of my life, and to understand the distinction between self-regard and egotism was sunshine on my heart!
I wonder if you and Joe would want to do a conversation on the gendered aspects of ego. I think men in our society are encouraged to have strong egos, while females are encouraged to be selfless always—and how the heck do we manage to overcome that message?
Thank you for your enthusiasm about the egotism episode AND your question, Carrie! I'm going to take a shot at it in my Public Service Announcement that will come out on March 12 (sorry to make you wait that long!). Stay tuned.