STRENGTHENING THE EGO

Because your sense of self is a construct that you have created over time, if it is weak or insufficient for facing reality, then as with any construct, you can strengthen it. You can develop it as an aspect of your personal self-development. Further, given that your ego-strength is your psychological and sociological development which is built upon your resources for facing reality, you can diagnose its strengths and weaknesses. Doing that then lets you know what resources to access and develop which will strengthen your ego.

When you strengthen your ego, you are developing the strength to function as yourself, as a fallible and mortal human being. And because reality can be tough, even harsh, at times you will need all the strength you can muster to face and cope with things. This describes the realm of ego-strength.

Use the following pattern to identify where and what to make stronger and then how to strengthen yourself for facing reality with courage, fortitude, commitment, resilience, etc. In this process, you first develop the needed resources for ego-strength, then you identify strategy to solve problems. Use this pattern to create a more secure inner sense of being the person you are.