The Pocket with Chris Griffin #86: DELETE Your Ego and Become Dangerously Confident (Higher Up Wellness)
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Aug 18, 2025 
Michael Smoak, a wellness expert and content creator, opens up about his transformative journey following the loss of his father. He discusses the importance of perspective, emphasizing how curiosity can evolve into competence. The conversation tackles the difference between confidence and ego and introduces the insightful table and plates analogy to illustrate self-sufficiency in relationships. Michael also highlights the power of ownership over victimhood, advocating for genuine communication and resilience during life's challenges.
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Use The Competence Curve Deliberately
- Accept the competence curve: expect to be bad, persist through conscious incompetence, and keep practicing to reach unconscious competence.
- Use that progression to build unshakeable confidence and mastery.
Confidence Versus Ego
- Confidence is evidence-based while ego seeks external validation and is fragile.
- Michael: ego is a protection mechanism misapplied in our safe modern environment.
Reduce Fragility, Keep Adaptable Routines
- Reduce dependencies that make you fragile by needing many things to feel okay, and aim to be self-sustaining.
- Build routines but stay adaptable so you don't become a slave to any single environment or habit.
