I don’t think ego has much role in it. If someone wants to guide and provide their expertise to a complete beginner, it is rather noble.
Start with an objective in your mind. If you trade without any goal or aim in mind, the lack of motivation would somewhere lead you to losses.
I think if someone recently stepped into forex or trying to, I would recommend that this is not as easy as we think the forex market is huge and you need a lot of knowledge to trade here. I would say carefully opt for a trading platform that really works with the market standards. And lastly I want to say that keep patience; this is the key in forex trading.