Does the following sound familiar?
- Do you feel uncertain about what ego really is?
- Do recurring issues keep showing up despite your best efforts to resolve them?
- Do you struggle to understand why satisfaction can feel temporary or out of reach?
- Do you wonder why your ego acts out and creates unnecessary stress or suffering?
- Do you want to become a conscious, competent leader but are not sure where to begin?
Introducing the “Bench Your Ego” Model and Support Group
Created by John M. Ruh and influenced by the work of scholars and thinkers such as Viktor Frankl, Carl Jung, Dr. Hal Stone, and others. The Bench Your Ego Model is designed to support personal growth and conscious leadership. The model promises three outcomes:
- Reduce unnecessary stress and suffering.
- Teach you how to “bench” your ego.
- Create a quantum increase in support.
Note: These outcomes depend on doing the work to receive the benefits
What Is It?
The Bench Your Ego Model is a best-practice tool designed to support personal growth and conscious leadership.
Why Consider It?
Practicing this model will help you better understand and support your operating ego, a term used by Dr. Hal Stone, and reduce unnecessary stress/suffering along with giving you a proven tool with simple processes to learn how to bench your ego.
Who Is It For?
This program is for committed individuals who want to become conscious, competent leaders and learn more about the nature of their ego. This group and one-on-one process is not for those who believe ego is only an issue for others and not themselves.
How It Works – A Three-Step Process
Step 1: Assess readiness and leadership style.
A one-on-one conversation helps determine where you are on JMR’s Leadership Scale. The process begins with a tool designed to help you understand your natural “hard wiring.”
Step 2: Develop a personalized plan.
Your plan is developed and designed to fit your natural leadership style, circumstances, and pace.
Step 3: Group Support
You’re invited to attend periodic Bench Your Ego sessions with other Level 3 leaders, as well as additional cultural and leadership events.
Two Support Levels and Investment Options
1 – Basic Level
Included:
- Leadership “hard wiring” assessment.
- Assigned Bench Your Ego facilitator, with up to 30 minutes of weekly access.
- Written action plan and Level 3 leadership tool to organize your information.
- Monthly review with written feedback to help you stay on track.
- Periodic Bench Your Ego sessions, approximately every six weeks, with a theme for group discussion.
Investment in Time and Money
Time: Daily practice, plus periodic 90-minute group events.
Cost: $400.00 per quarter.
JMR Quarterly Clients: One complimentary enrollment per company; second and additional enrollments receive a 15% discount.
2 – Comprehensive Level
Included: All Basic Level benefits, plus:
- Unlimited access to your Bench Your Ego facilitator.
- Identification and written documentation of your culture and game plan.
- One complimentary Jungian leadership profile for a staff member; all additional profiles receive a 15% discount, along with an introduction to JMR’s Culture-Based Leadership Program.
Investment in Time and Money
Time: Same as the Basic Level.
Cost: $500.00 per quarter.
JMR Quarterly Clients: Same as above.
Introductory Offer
Receive one complimentary one-on-one conversation to discuss your situation, along with one free pass to the next Bench Your Ego group session. Call/text John at 773-641-9631 or email at john@johnruh.com.
Resources
- Sleeping or awake? www.johnruh.com/are-you-sleeping-or-awake/
- Carl Jung summary: www.johnruh.com/carl-jung-executive-summary/
- Are you Chasing your Tail? www.johnruh.com/are-you-chasing-your-tail/
- Victimization Creates Unnecessary Stress: www.johnruh.com/victimization-creates-unnecessary-stress/
- Phil Jackson’s Eleven Rings: Book summary with references to Bench Your Ego. Email John at john@johnruh.com for summary.

Written by John Ruh
John M. Ruh and Associates are mission based business advisors who partner with growth oriented leaders to create the right P.S.T. support: the right People, the right Structure and the right Tools.