No Ego, No Fear #

(It’s Not About You) #

Remember Fight Club? Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. The first rule of Fight Club? You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club? You DO NOT talk about Fight Club.

Leadership is not Fight Club. But the first and second rules of leadership are the same: You do not talk about yourself. You DO NOT talk about yourself. Leadership is not about you; it’s about others and the work at hand.

Ego is the top reason leaders suck. It often pairs with fear. The ego is fragile, living in constant fear, and will do anything to protect itself.

As Ryan Holiday says: Ego is the enemy.

Overcoming fear and ego takes work. It must be done. All good leadership starts here.