Ego (Inspirational Speech)

Ego (Inspirational Speech) - Fearless Soul

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What is the ego?

The ego is a self-generated identity consisting of every belief we believe about who and what we are.


This includes our personality, our talents and our likes/dislikes.

The ego is what keeps us locked away in our minds in an endless cycle of chatter, separated from the present moment.


It is the identity created and reinforced by the story we tell ourselves. Our stories are, however, just that. Stories. They do not make up who we are.

Eckhart Tolle says:

“The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these are you.”

While the ego is an aspect of the human condition, it is not the true essence of who we are.

When we operate from ego we are generally obsessed with right and wrong, blame and shame.

 We are not acting from a loving place, but a judgemental place. We are not acting from a place of “how can I serve” or “how can I give”… rather, “what do I get”, and “how do I look.”


Learning to identify the traits and behaviours of the ego, and then working to consciously make a different choice will drastically change your life.