From the course: Mindful Communication for Less Conflict and Stronger Relationships
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Know how the ego impacts communication
From the course: Mindful Communication for Less Conflict and Stronger Relationships
Know how the ego impacts communication
- When you hear the word ego, you may think it simply means being prideful. But the ego is much more than a singular emotion. It's a mental construct about who we are, our sense of self in this big world. This mental construct plays a part in all the conversations you have. By understanding more about your self-concept, you can start being more intentional with how you show up and how you respond in your relationship with others. Our ego is shaped by our life experiences, culture, and the different roles we play in our lives. Parent, sibling, student, or being athletic, smart, beautiful. Even our job titles, the clothes we wear, the car we drive, and the zip code we live in are part our ego. Unfortunately, we become attached to these external labels, and when things inevitably change, you lose your job, you get injured and can no longer play the sport you once loved, or maybe you have to move to a different town. Because we attach our self-worth to these external things, when we no…
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