Some self-help folks think that the key to inner peace is burying your ego, forgetting about your ambitious, materistic side. Steve Pavlina not one of them. He says having a strong ego is good for you — particularly when it comes to advancing at work. “If you try to weaken your ego, you’re simply weakening your character.”

Some self-help folks think that the key to inner peace is burying your ego, forgetting about your ambitious, materistic side. Steve Pavlina not one of them. He says having a strong ego is good for you — particularly when it comes to advancing at work. “If you try to weaken your ego, you’re simply weakening your character.”