05-07-2024, 09:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-07-2024, 10:12 PM by Johannesbrst.)
Quote:[*]AMv7 is going to be absolutely hardcore, brutal and merciless in achieving its goals. There will be no excuses or bullshit accepted or allowed. You will face your demons, and you will EAT THEM ALIVE. It will be a steel toed boot straight up your ass, over and over, and a good time will be had by NOBODY, no matter how alpha they think they are when they start. Boot camp isn't supposed to be fun, it is supposed to break you down and reforge you into something exceptional, successful and effective. That is what AMv7 is going to be designed to do. You will suffer and you will go through Hell, and IF you come out the other side of this program, you will either be an ascended alpha or you will know that you need to do a lot of work on yourself still to be able to handle the ass-kickery that is this experience and become an ascended alpha.
I was a bit surprised by the choice of phrasing in the quote above. Is there en inherent value of making the process hard for the user to develop into a self-respecting and secure man and leader? If parenting could create this type of person, would this be the way that we wished the parents reasoned regarding of how to carry out the upbringing of that child?
I just want to challenge the possible preconception thst may lay behind the idea of "hard-core is needed here". Sure, there is a need to venture out into your fears to grow into a better person, but I believe you are more likely to succeed in doing so when you feel supported by a sense of self-compssion, humility and a strong sense of connection to the world around you - qualities I believe can be lost if you are doing it from a somewhat brutal standpoint toward yourself.
The people I've met that I've trusted the most as leaders have developed a strong sense of security by keeping facing their fears and staying present while doing so, but have also kept a strong connection with other people around them, and have been able to stay empathetic to themselves and to others. The way we treat ourselves shape our world, and instilling a brutal perspective on your fears and demons, will also shape the way we look at the world when we come out on the other side.
I may be mistaken in seeing the end goal here, and can perhaps have misunderstood your intentions but the strongest and most respected leaders I've seen have had a great sense of their own abilities but still have known that no man is an island, and that life is a very interdependant journey. In some ways I feel that perspective is at odds with the world view that acts as a basis for some of the definitions of the "Ascendant Alpha".
I belive we look up to people who we can relate to and find inspiration from to advance in our own journeys. If that person is coming from a place where "the best way of growth is the brutal one" I believe some of that will be lost in the eyes of others, and degrading the possibility to positively inspire others to their own journeys of growth.
Growth can already be brutal as it is, I don't think we need to make the motivation to face it brutal as well.
