ego Archives - CLIPPING CHAINS https://clippingchains.com/tag/ego/ Funding the Adventurous Life Thu, 14 May 2020 19:46:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/clippingchains.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-TEST_CC_Logo-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 ego Archives - CLIPPING CHAINS https://clippingchains.com/tag/ego/ 32 32 150809980 The Hard Truth Book Review https://clippingchains.com/2020/04/27/the-hard-truth-book-review/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/04/27/the-hard-truth-book-review/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:55:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=4546 Stuck at home and thinking about climbing? Are you convinced that now is the time to really work on those weaknesses? This week we take a dive into the new book by Kris Hampton of Power Company Climbing, The Hard Truth. Does this book deserve a place in your quarantined home?

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/04/27/the-hard-truth-book-review/feed/ 0 4546 Hazel Findlay: Fear Is Trainable https://clippingchains.com/2020/01/06/hazel-findlay-fear-is-trainable/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/01/06/hazel-findlay-fear-is-trainable/#comments Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=3637 I’m sort of fascinated with the concept of fear. It’s the entire subject of this post, but it’s also something I weave into a lot of my thinking and writing. Steve Bechtel told us how fear affects his clients, noting the powerful, crippling effect of worry, inaction, and ultimatelyā¸¤unfulfilled potential. All the best ideas mean …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/01/06/hazel-findlay-fear-is-trainable/feed/ 2 3637 Obsession and Performance Don’t Always Mix https://clippingchains.com/2019/10/28/obsession-and-performance-dont-always-mix/ https://clippingchains.com/2019/10/28/obsession-and-performance-dont-always-mix/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=3152 This website certainly should fall more in the “personal finance” category than any sort of typical rock climbing website. But I will remind you that I’ve carried a full-tilt obsession with climbing for over nine years. So good. My number one goal for nearly a decade has been to be a better climber than yesterday. …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2019/10/28/obsession-and-performance-dont-always-mix/feed/ 0 3152 Ego and Mastery: Looking Good vs Being Good https://clippingchains.com/2019/06/03/ego-and-mastery-looking-good-vs-being-good/ https://clippingchains.com/2019/06/03/ego-and-mastery-looking-good-vs-being-good/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2019 13:00:37 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=1947 From the way we dress, the content we put on social media, to even the routes we climb, our ego often runs the show. To pursue mastery of any sort, a high level of discomfort is required, usually in spite of the ego’s desire for pedestal-worthy achievement. I’ve had a slow and steady awakening over …

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