198. Finding Your Alpha

When it comes to sports, business, or just life in general, everyone wants to be an Alpha. When we think of all the different kinds of people that exist in the world, we tend to put different people in different categories. This is very similar to a pack of wolves. Everyone in the pack has a different set of skills and roles; the same is true with humans. However, the Alpha is not as well understood as people think. Often times optimized at every level, the Alpha tends to live a more lonely existence. This is not done purposefully. On the contrary, finding top performing individuals is a necessity that every person with drive tries to find. However, the very process on being the best tends to isolate someone because others want to take the easy route. If someone is willing to be different and isolated, it is can be extremely satisfying for them. Also, the very act of searching for like minded individuals will create those people in life. However, people will often find they turn more into an Omega. An Omega is just as isolated as the Alpha, but because of a different reason: they choose only one area to excel in at the expense of other areas of life. There are other types of people that do exist in life ranging from other roles of the pack, sheep, sheepdog, and others. However, as most people seem to obsess over the role of the Alpha, it is our duty to lay out what an Alpha truly is. When all is said and done, the only real question to ask oneself is whether I am seeking to improve myself day to day. Are you trying to better yourself on a daily basis?

Show Notes:

3:50 - What is an Omega?

8:20 - You have to judge yourself too.

11:06 - What makes a sheep dog?

14:33 - What makes a sheep?

22:20 - You can change packs.

25:00 - What makes an Alpha pack rare?