I’m not talking about that fake alpha facade you may be familiar with on reality tv shows.
I’m talking about the real alpha stuff. The alpha with substance. The one that doesn’t have to be the loudest in the room because they know who they are. They know what they’re capable of.
And whether everyone else recognizes it consciously or not, the alpha is who is in charge when everyone else has no idea what to do.
You don’t get there by acting confident. You get there by being competent. Will you be the alpha in every situation? I hope not. That would mean you’re not surrounding yourself with people who are better than you at what you want to get better at.
The path to alpha is filled with humility. A true alpha can put down his need to be right and look good, in order to gain the competence. It’s a long game. Can you look dumb now, so you can be in charge later?
Most people have no interest in this. The path is too frightening and they’ll continue to live a life of mediocrity.
Join Mike Salemi and myself on today’s show as we discuss leadership, hierarchy, violence and the functional purpose of being prepared.