Matthew McConaughey straight up defended ego on Theo Von's podcast and honestly kinda blew my mind.
He said ego gets trashed too much. There's the toxic "look at me" version, sure. But the real one? That inner "I" where you know you're prepared, capable, and willing to go for it. The confidence that comes from judging yourself harder than anyone else. Without that, you got no real identity or direction.
This hit me. I spent years thinking killing the ego was the move. Now I'm rethinking it. That healthy drive feels necessary.
We've gone from arrogant show-offs to everyone acting fake-humble. A balanced ego might be what actually keeps you grounded and moving forward.
Do you see ego as mostly toxic, or can the healthy version actually push you to be better?
@chooserich I’m sorry that you’re gonna go thru this my brother, my prayers will be fwith you. I’m sure with your sense of humor and always positive outlook you’re gonna breeze thru this. Hit me up if you ever need anything
Really praying 🙏 for you all. Dont know you personally but you project always in your videos just an aura of goodness and just happiness. And the amazing part of that is you do all this even with hardships in your life. We all could learn a lot from this brother. Again glad your home and I’m sure he’s even happier to be home. God bless your boy, you, and the fam.