This isn't the first time I've talked about Ego -- check out Episode 9, too!

But I bring it up again because of the week I've had. There are some of you out there who've probably had a similar week -- you're not alone. My kids were sick, work was overwhelming ... you get it. And then I ran into a lot of egos.

Remember the ego is the part of the brain that wants to keep us safe. The part that's on high-alert and reminds us people are out to get us.

I heard this great quote I heard it from Jesse Itzler, but credit for the original goes to Robin Sharma. It says, "A bad day for the ego is a great day for the soul." Basically, if you can set your ego aside and be curious, the world opens up. I try to live every day open now.

But life is 50/50 and I'm human and so is everyone else.

So this week, my ego flared. I got defens ...