Man 2.0 Engineering the Alpha

the highest level; it’s the most visceral form of approval. Someone is literally letting you in to their body.
    Acknowledging that your confidence is tied in part to your sex life, and in particular how active and successful it is, does not mean you are drawing all your self-worth from your sexual accomplishments. It just means that you acknowledge that you’re human, and more importantly, a man.
    A true Alpha accepts these things and makes them part of who he is. He realizes that understanding the relationship between sex and confidence gives him power over himself. It allows him to objectively look at his self-esteem in times when his sex life is not active; this knowledge allows him to understand that the reason he’s feeling down may be due in part to the lack of sex.
    All of that creates a greater control over your sense of self. You’ll be able to objectively monitor how you’re feeling.
    On the other hand, in times of your life when you’re having sexual success—with one or many partners—the Alpha awareness of the relationship between sex and confidence will ensure that you don’t turn into a cocky asshole who thinks he can bang the entire world just because he’s having a lot of sex.
    But remember, sex is just a catalyst. The bigger picture is how you build confidence, in general. The easiest and most powerful ways to do that are by improving your physical attributes through exercise and diet, and by boosting your sex drive.
    Once you experience that success, you’ll learn to link your confidence to other things. After all, in order to hit your target, you must first learn how to pull the trigger—by optimizing your hormones and experiencing those benefits—and then you can look for more bullets. As you build confidence, this more readily allows you to take a more honest appraisal of your self-worth so you can look at all the things you have to offer and how they can drive or further boost your confidence.
    As we stated in the Alpha Traits, a true Alpha is confident but not cocky. He has a very real understanding of what he can and can’t do. However, the Alpha’s confidence is high because of his assessment of his abilities, and thus he realizes there isn’t much he can’t do.

    HAPPINESS
    Take a moment to think about the last time you were happy. We’re not talking about the fleeting moments when you smile and laugh. We mean real happiness. A permanent state of being when you were content with yourself and the world you live in and you didn’t experience any stress or desire for anything more.
    For some people, this type of fantasy is reserved for sleep. Stress is a part of life. Frustration is inevitable. And in a world where what you can achieve appears limited by what you directly control, it’s inevitable that you’re always going to want more.
    Or is it?
    As sex is a catalyst for confidence, happiness is a by-product of creating more control in your life. This doesn’t mean building a world where you are insulated and every person and decision is a puppet that creates a safe environment. This is about using your newfound confidence to establish more comfort in your universe, which allows you to stress less and stop worrying about everything that corrupts your happiness.
    E NGINEERING THE A LPHA
    S UBJECT: Josh Hamilton
    T HE O RDINARY W ORLD
    I’m the guy who loves the fitness industry. I read articles. Have always been considered “fit” and would love to make this my career. But the fitness industry was frustrating. On one hand, quality information is available at the flick of a finger and has brought joy, strength, and muscle to many individuals, changing their lives for the better. At the same time, the plethora of information can oftentimes be so confusing and frustrating that it pushes you away from fitness and makes you see no hope for improvement. That was my experience. I had a strong desire to better myself, and the quest for physique enhancement became my obsession, but one that ended up tearing at the integrity of my social and family life.
    A CCEPTING THE C ALL
    Purging through misinformation was an arduous battle, but the need to educate myself properly and surround myself with incredible people prevailed when I found Roman. He played an integral role in my physical, social, and intellectual transformation. He helped me improve and sharpen my mind-set, values, goals, outlook, and physique. This transformation marked much more than simply adding pounds of muscle