Ep. 4: Is Your Ego Your Ceiling

About this episode

The episode discusses how ego can limit personal and athletic growth and offers insights on overcoming these barriers.

Is your ego the thing holding you back from your next level? In Episode 4 of the Unfiltered Strength Podcast , we break down how ego can quietly limit growth,whether you’re a coach stuck in your methods, an athlete chasing numbers, or just someone trying to get better in the gym. We dive into how rigid thinking, fear of being wrong, and attachment to identity can cap your progress, and what it actually takes to move past it. If you’re serious about improving, this is a conversation you need to hear.

People in this episode

Hosts: Zach Price, Connie Nightingale

Topics covered

• ego
• personal growth
• coaching
• athletics
• rigid thinking
• identity

Keywords

• ego
• growth
• coaching
• athlete
• gym
• identity
• rigid thinking

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