There is no fear unless you give yourself power to believe in your own personal fate. With ego self is considered, with self being considered one becomes cautious with self.
To have ego is to have fear, fear of self. This fear can be so strongly considered flaws are conjured up in the consciouness. This is thought, this is the way one may think and of course leads to deepening the fear. This very fear, a self imposed reflection; a thought of doubt, incompetence, "What If I Fail?" or any self-defeating thought can be devastating. As soon as the thought starts the pain begins, it races toward the one conscious of such thoughts. The defense, stop the thought and that fast, the race ends and the thoughts are at a stand still.
As one catches themselves trying to prove self-worth against another a very importanat question can be asked.
Why must I prove myself at the cost of destroying someone else? What is this based on? Selfishness? When the latter results in an affirmative, than rest assured, ego is involved. Ego is selfish... Ego feels for no one. Ego is a fear, fear is of ignorance, fear lacks love and understanding. Ego blinds us to the areas in which we should be grateful, further, ego blurs our insight of what we should be thankful for.
As ego grows competence deteriorates and value of self becomes diminished.
As soon as the questions are answered the tangibility is at your hands. Your influence upon yourself is accentuated by self-doubt. Inferiority complexes are a tool of self-infliction. Stop it! None of us are little people, until we rip others to make ourselves inferior. At one's own hand, we become small. Tearing people apart to feel one's own self-worth, this action, alone is the result of ego. This act proves one to be emersed in ego if not drowning in its wake.
Remove fear, give yourself the benefit of the doubt and seek to remove ego by removing fear of self. Love yourself, but to a degree with out fear.
It is your thoughts that provide solutions of heart, peace of mind and a safe path forward.
With fear your consumed with self.
Being consumed with the act of thankfulness and being grateful disappating fear in turn removes ego.
When its all about being thankful aboundance is ready to take over.