Ego, What is Ego? Options

As a person, I have a big ego. I want to win at all costs. I want this and that. I simply want to have it my way. I want the cake and the icing too. I am spoiled and always want to take more than I give back. Is this an example of an Ego?

My ego boost me to gain riches, health, love and many other conquests.
My ego also make new enemies, destroy and corrupt various aspects of me and my environment consciously and subconsciously.

What is EGO? What does this word means?
How do you define it? How do you keep it your slave instead of it enslaving you?
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Sometimes when you are your true self and you know it is what you must do and say what you know you must for the good of the collective soul ... you know your actions are going to upset/offend/motivate into action others .... such is the way of existence ...

Sometimes it may be easier to submit to the brattishness of the seperate self ... and say or act how the other wants you too ... often the seperate self influences the true self to shy away from controversy just for an easy life ....

Say what you say and do what you do when you know it is the true self shining and know that the consequences of your actions are for the good of the other soul ...

Do this only when you know you have another soul's best interests at heart ...

The opening of the third eye ... lets the true self gain a foothold on the seperate self ... and it also opens the door to the heart wrenching and often agonising truth of responsibility of actions ....

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