13 types of ego to avoid in order to become rich

A lot of people are struggling financially, and they think to themselves, oh, you know what? I can't get rich because I don't have enough money or capital. I don't have the right idea or I'm not in the right industry or I don't have the right connections. You know what? That's not what holds most people back. What holds most people back is EGO.

Now you might be thinking no, I don't have any ego. What are you talking about? I'm just struggling financially, I have no money. No, that's not true. In most cases the ego comes in disguise. Check out the 13 different types of ego below. And if you think you don't have them, that's exactly the problem.

Number one – the criminal ego.

You see how lazy people blame other people. Their guilty ego says it's not my fault, it's the governments fault, the economy, right? It's the industry's fault, my co-workers, my parents, oh you know what, I come from a dysfunctional family and that's why I'll never get rich. Or because my superior is holding me back and that's why I could never get rich. The guilty ego always says that someone else is to blame. They always point the finger. And remember when you point a finger at someone else, one finger points at others and three fingers point at you. Do you have this ego? Do you blame other people? Are you making excuses? Then maybe he's the one holding you back.

Number two – the omniscient ego

Look when I was broken, I thought I knew everything. I don't need to read books, I know what I'm doing. I have started many businesses and guess what? None of them work. Because I thought I knew what I was talking about. Guess what, I didn't know anything, okay. You do not know anything. The omniscient ego always thinks it knows everything. You repeat over and over and expect a different result. That is the very definition of insanity.

Number three – timid ego

You see, what holds many people back is fear. Fear of success, fear of failure, fear of making a mistake. Think about it before you do something. You say what if it doesn't work? Or what if I lose money? And what if I'm wrong? So what happens, what if I don't know what to do, what if I can't figure this out? What if, what if, what if, what if. What if it works? See you always remember that fear is an acronym, it stands for false evidence that seems real. (FEAR – False Evidence Appearing Real) It is nothing but a made up story in your own mind. So do you have a fearful ego holding you back?

Number four – ego comfort zone

The ego that says I'm comfortable. I am happy where I am, I am satisfied. Things are fine, I know I don't have to be so ambitious, so that's the problem. Your income zone is your comfort zone. Your comfort zone is your income zone. When you are complacent, when you are comfortable, you do not grow. Remember when you don't grow you die. So do you have this ego holding you back right now? And what are you going to do about it?

Number five – the judgmental ego

I want you to imagine this. You're walking down the street and suddenly you hear brrrm-brrrm! And suddenly you see a red Ferrari. Brrr! He just flew by. What is the first thought that comes to your mind? I guess you mean some rich guy, who does he think he is? So insolent, so selfish. Actually you know what, it's probably not his money, it's his dad's money. Or if it's a lady, a woman, it's a sponsor, right? All these negativity, guess what? It's you who judge other people. My question to you is how do you know? How do you know? These are all made up stories in your mind, aren't they? And you say oh, he's not that good. She's not that pretty. He's not that smart. You judge other people, you project your own insecurities, your values onto other people. How do you know that man is not a worthy man? How do you know he's not a good husband? How do you know he's not a family man? How do you know that he is someone who has worked for 20 or 30 years to get to where he is now. How do you know? Judge, come to your own conclusions. Before you even talk to a person, see how your mind works. How will you be successful, how will you ever get rich, if that is the image you have of people who are successful.

Number six – the ego of excuses

There are two options. You can make money or you can make excuses. You can't do both. An excuse is nothing more than a well-planned lie. The ego of the excuse says, well, I can't afford it. I don't have any money, do I? Either it's too far, or it's too, too difficult, I don't have enough experience. It's always I can't, I can't, I can't or I don't know how. You see you could have a million excuses why you can't take action. You only need one damn good reason why you have to do it.

Number seven – indulging the ego

Well, I just want to make sure everyone is happy. Everyone is fine, right? Yeah, I know, but I don't want to rock the boat, do I? As long as everyone is fine, then I'm fine. You try too hard to please people. You always put other people first. There is nothing wrong with that. But sometimes in life you have to put yourself first. Even when flying in an airplane, you must first put on an oxygen mask before helping someone else. Sometimes in life you have to put yourself first. You have to be a little selfish to be generous. You always put family first, you always put other people first. My question to you is, what about you? And you may think you are so selfless. No, you are selfish. It's ego stroking.

Number eight – ego justifications.

You justify why you don't take action. You justify why you can't do it. You talk about being too young, too old. I speak with an accent, I don't have enough experience. Or maybe you know what, it's too late to get married, I have a husband, I have a wife, I have children, right? I sacrifice myself for my children. And you know what, I never wanted to anyway. That's a lie. You justify your failures. Don't use children as an excuse. Use them as fuel, as your motivation for why you have to do something, not why you can't do something. Stop making excuses.

Number nine – jealous ego.

Have you ever said things like this: Rich people are greedy, they are selfish. You know what, it's not that big of a deal anyway. That's jealousy. Do not criticize what you have not done or what you are not capable of. Don't judge, I'll see it on YouTube sometime, right? People who judge this and judge that, I don't care. But they say oh, but they… How about you do it? Upload a video, create a channel, right? You are going to impact the lives of millions of people. Until you do, don't let this jealous ego hold you back.

Number ten – false ego

Have you ever met someone you don't know, but as soon as you meet them, they just give off this weird vibe that you don't trust them? Or they seem very fake, so that you feel like, oh my god, they're just really fake. They're so superficial that you don't make that connection, they're pretending to be something they're not. Or have you ever met someone that the very moment you meet them you establish that instant connection and then there is that trust, there is that connection? To feel that this person is sincere. The false ego may be you. You may be very good at disguising yourself. You are very good at being one person in one situation and another person in another. And then here you become a different person and before you know it you've been doing it for so many years, you don't know who you are anymore. You don't know who the real you is. Who are you really? You lost yourself, be yourself. Everyone else is busy, be yourself. I'd rather people hate me for who I am than love me for what I'm not. So don't, don't use a false ego. You don't need it to be successful.

Number eleven – shy ego

The shy ego says well, hey, I'm just shy. I'm just an introvert, I'm not good with people. Me too, it's okay, I don't like to talk, I'll just be like that. But you use that as an excuse. You use that to stay in your bubble, you use it to stay in your shell. Guess, believe it or not, I was a very, very shy person. I was an introvert. When I was in high school, I had no friends, I didn't want to talk to people, because I didn't know the language very well, I was so scared. Even now sometimes, when I go out to meet a lot of people, I still feel insecure, that's normal. But I don't let that hold me back. I know that if I want to be more successful, if I want to be rich, I have to get out of my comfort zone. I have to overcome my shyness. That's how I can do what I do. So don't use your personality as an excuse to hold you back.

Number twelve – the ego of other people's opinions

Be honest, do you worry a lot about what people think of you? Do you worry about how people perceive you? You know you want to do something, but oh, what will people think about it? What will people think of my actions, even if deep down you know it's the right thing to do. But you don't do it because you have the ego of other people's opinions. You let other people's opinions stop you from doing what you know is the right thing to do. These people can be your family, your relatives, friends, friends from high school. Does not matter. It could be social media, you upload a video that you post on social media, make noise, get attention and suddenly you get a few bad comments. Guess what? You stop. People don't care about you. Bad comments that don't give you value in life and some keyboard warriors, some losers post a comment and you're like oh I guess that hurts my feeling and you stop doing what's right. You stop doing what will bring you success. Stop. Stop worrying about other people's opinions. It's just their opinions, it's... It doesn't matter. Critics will criticize and hate. Just keep doing what you know is right.

Number 13 – DIY Ego

The do-it-yourself ego says: if you want something done, you have to do it yourself. Others will not do something as well as I do. Oh, I don't trust him, I don't trust her. I'll do it myself, and basically what you're saying is that you don't trust other people. It is the ego, the form of the ego that holds you back. Nothing great is achieved independently. Other people are needed, teamwork is needed. The DIY ego is probably the most common form of ego that holds most people back. This holds most entrepreneurs back. This prevents them from moving to the next level, because they are obsessed with control. They have huge do-it-yourself egos.

Ego often prevents us from being the best version of ourselves or the most productive worker. Also, it is often challenging to align different types of egos to work together towards the same goal. It is necessary to understand the differences and to direct them together towards the same goal. Next to creating websites, the Tourmalin company also deals with the analysis of your online business, digital presence and gives recommendations for improvement. Sometime in that process, you yourself come to the realization of what you need to do so that your ego does not get in the way. For anyone who might find something like that useful, I recommend filling out ours questionnaire. Even without any obligation, you will receive information that may be useful to you.