TRAITS OF THE EGO:
A wise man once told me:
“God gave you this life because he knows that you’re strong enough to live it…don’t ever give up!”
The ego does not want you to be happy, although it gives you the appearance that it is doing everything to bring you joy. The ego is a brilliant con artist. It knows you so well, it will use whatever tools it can to make you succumb to what it wants you to believe.The ego will use logic, confidence and even sweet talk to make you do its bidding. If the ego were a real life person, it would be on the FBI’s most wanted list because it knows how to use people to do horrible things.
The ego thrives on illusion. It wants you to buy into the illusion also. The reality is that life is not hard. 
I agree. I also listened to the video you made on ego. You also said that there is a healthy ego. One that is part of all of us. That healthy ego is one that helps us all to perform good act of kindness. Loving actions to help others. Discernment of situations that can produce our Inner Being messages to us/me. Alignment is key to Co-Creation with Source. There can only be a healthy ego to be a partner with Source. Thank you, Mark I appreciate all you do.