The Ego Unmasked: Meeting the Greatest Challenge of Your Life
by Dr. Nickolas Martin
About the Book (from Dorrance Publishing)
Ego is the Holy Grail of a person’s being, and The Ego Unmasked: Meeting the Greatest Challenge of Your Life will take you to it. Ego lies at the center of your psychological universe, impacting your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, physical well-being, sometimes for better but often for worse. Your intelligence is often no match for the hidden ego, which frequently makes us “stupid” in the way we are experiencing and living our lives, including how we relate to other people. The Ego Unmasked will take you on a journey to ego awareness, ego management, and ego enhancement that will heighten your ego consciousness and open the door to deepening your spiritual consciousness. You are the greatest challenge in your life, and your ego lies at the center of the challenge. The Ego Unmasked will help you answer that challenge so you will know who you truly are and who you are capable of becoming.
About the Author
Nickolas Martin has masters degrees in the areas of social work and school psychology, as well as a doctoral degree in education. He is also a certified school psychologist, nationally certified school psychologist, and licensed psychologist in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has worked as a therapist in a mental health clinic for 22 years, taught as a university professor at the undergraduate and graduate levels for 24 years, and served as a consultant for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for 22 years. These professional experiences include having conducted several thousand psychotherapy sessions, psychological evaluations, and class meetings. He notes that all of these experiences have taught him about the centrality and paramount importance of ego within a person’s life.
(2010, paperback, 758 pages)
My Review
The Ego Unmasked takes you on a journey of self-discovery right into the very heart of who you are. The ego is the basis for much of your personality and how you interact with others. In order to change and/or manage it you must first define it. Finding your ego type requires complete honesty with yourself which can be difficult to achieve but brings with it a sense of freedom. I thoroughly enjoyed The Ego Unmasked and even shared it with my therapists, both plan on buying it. This is a book you can refer back to time and again, not only as you make course corrections in your own life but also to better understand where others are coming from. It is specially good for parents as they play a major role in the ego development of their children.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Dorrance Publishing as part of their book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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