Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday by Ryan Holiday

Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday is a bestselling guide to mastering ambition, humility, and resilience by recognizing and overcoming the destructive power of ego. Drawing on timeless lessons from history, philosophy, and modern life, Holiday shows how unchecked ego can sabotage success, relationships, and personal growth.

The book is structured around three stages of life — aspire, succeed, and fail — and demonstrates how ego often stands in the way at each step. Through stories of great leaders, thinkers, and creators, from Marcus Aurelius to Jackie Robinson, Holiday reveals that true greatness comes not from arrogance or pride but from discipline, purpose, and service.

By practicing humility in aspiration, discipline in success, and resilience in failure, readers learn how to replace entitlement with effort, self-importance with learning, and pride with purpose. Holiday’s clear and practical wisdom makes Ego Is the Enemy both inspiring and actionable.

Part of Ryan Holiday’s acclaimed series on Stoic philosophy, this book is loved by entrepreneurs, athletes, and leaders worldwide for its direct, no-nonsense approach to achieving lasting success.

Perfect for readers searching for Stoicism books, Ryan Holiday bestsellers, or guides to humility and leadership, Ego Is the Enemy is an essential read for anyone ready to rise above ego and live with purpose.