How Your Ego Can Hurt

Your Business By Adam Kidan

You won’t realize you need to learn • Don’t be

afraid of being judged for asking stupid questions, and jump onto opportunities to learn from others

You’ll ignore opportunities

• Your ego is complacent and resists change!

• If you have a big ego, you don’t think you need to do anything new because you’re so great!

• This will prevent you from seizing innovative opportunities which could have helped your business move forward

You over-estimate your abilities

• Nobody can wear every hat!• Self-confidence in your

abilities is important, but you’re setting yourself up for disaster if you tell yourself that you’re a master at everything!

• Learn enough to get started, but recognize when it’s necessary to hire a specialist

You micromanage• Being the head

honcho in charge is a lot of pressure, and you often feel like you have to control everything!

• Being overbearing and critical tells your team that you don’t trust them, which will hurt performance

• Every great entrepreneur had assistance to get to where they are today!

• You want to have a mentor that can teach you from their own experience

You won’t want to ask for help

Every decision revolves around you

• Your business is about your customers and how you can enhance their lives!

• If you aren’t thinking about your customers and what they want/need, they won’t continue to support your business.

You can’t back down• Your ego will

always want you to be right, and if you get into a discussion, you won’t back down until you’ve gotten it your way

You set impossible goals • Your ego will often

lead to your setting impossible goals for yourself, and when you don’t reach those goals, you’ll just beat yourself up!

• You’ll accomplish less if your mind is crowded with unrealistic expectations