Nate Boyer's Ego: A Summary

Initially, the interview began with a brief history of Nate Boyer’s pasts experiences – from enlisting in the army to becoming a walk-on for the University of Texas. However, he provided great insight to how he achieved such level of success. Nate’s key principles of leadership seemed to be somewhat parallel to that of Ryan Holiday’s Ego is the Enemy and other class concepts.
Nate’s primary principle seemed to focus around what he called peer-leadership. Peer-leaders are those that “just keep their mouths shut and show them the way to do things.” It involves showing compassion to fellow peers or at least show them that you care. Additionally, peer-leadership also includes being a part of the solution rather than simply telling ways to solve …show more content…
He describes the necessity to be passionate about what you do. He warns the audience to not be too focused on specific things and to keep an open mind because many opportunities will be presented to you throughout your life. Many of his jobs involved “thankless work,” meaning there was no limelight, but Boyer simply does what he did because even the small parts can be crucial to the big picture. Although you cannot understand everything about everyone, you can still serve the people around you. He do doesn’t seek out fame or fortune but instead tries to find ways to impact others. His key ideology was to “stay humble” and “do what you love.”
Ultimately, Nate Boyer’s ideologies are similar to Brene Brown, Carol Dweck, Geoff Colvin, and Ryan Holiday. His belief in the value of empathy resonates with Brene Brown’s work. The open mind follows the growth mindset teachings of Dweck. Additionally, Boyer’s description of his long shot throws and sniper training fit under the “deliberate practice” of Colvin’s Talent is Overrated. Overall, Nate Boyer’s lifestyle seems to be most comparable to Ryan Holiday’s Ego is the Enemy. Both teach us to be humble in our aspirations, gracious in our success, and resilient in our