Do you realize when you are driven by the need to feed your ego, you are giving into a false sense of self-worth? How? Giving in to your ego will lead you to living your life self-absorbed.
Understand your ego is nothing more than an illusion that you have about yourself. The path to your true value is to shed that false idea of who you are by reflecting on your inner truth.
Beginning today rather than giving into a need to prove your self-importance, begin to look inward for a deeper and richer life experience. Why? See the difference it will have in your life.