Hey guys. You’ve probably heard the term “alpha male” before. Maybe you’ve even used it as a term of derision for some asshole you met. My view of what constitutes an alpha male is a little different to what you might have heard. One of my favourite stories that demonstrates the positive traits of an alpha male is an old Chinese tale Zen Buddhism, about the Emperor’s fighting cock. I’ll give you the abridged version:
Emperor Hsuan thought cock-fighting was a great sport, so he bought the biggest and meanest looking rooster he could find. He sent it to the best trainer in China, master Chi Hsung. After a month the Hsuan sent for the master, and asked if the cock was ready to fight. “Not yet. He is full of fire. He constantly wants to pick fights with every other bird. He is vain and over-confident.” Hsuan waited another month before he called again to ask if the bird was ready. “Not yet. He still flares up whenever he hears another bird crow.” The next month, Hsuan called again and asked if the cock was ready to fight. The master replied “Maybe.” They took the bird to a fight, and it stood in the ring peacefully. His eyes didn’t even flicker. The other birds couldn’t even bare to look him in the eye without stirring and trying to fly away. Hsuan’s rooster never had to fight.
My reason for telling this story is, a lot of people believe that an alpha male is the loudest, most aggressive male. That can be true, however what really makes an alpha male is not how he acts superficially, but the peace and coolheadedness that’s inside of him. When things get tough, he doesn’t jump, startle, or freak out. He has the inner strength and perspective to see that it’s not worth worrying over small things, but instead that it behooves him to remain calm and take whatever action is necessary. He doesn’t react to things. Things react to him.
To clarify, don’t use this as an excuse to continue to be quiet if you’re a quiet person. If you want to become more attractive to women, I wouldn’t recommend becoming a Buddhist monk and taking a vow of silence. Be loud and be boistrous, and as you’re doing it, feel that place inside yourself that is always still.
How can you find this kind of inner peace? The quickest way I’ve found, which I strongly recommend, is the works of Eckhart Tolle, especially Practicing the Power of Now. Anything of his you can get in audio is brilliant, because you can hear the peace coming through in his voice. Develop that peace within yourself, and you can take it wherever you go. That means when a woman tries to test you to see if you’re really the man you appear to be, you won’t even flinch, and her attraction will skyrocket.

