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Originally Posted by Amadeus  I, and the majority of people in the psychological field, define alpha as a characteristic, with no particular cause and effect result. |
I would have to disagree with that. While I would agree that alpha is a characteristic, it can most definitely be honed and used as an asset; conversely, it can also be something that drags one down, if one does not know either that they HAVE that characteristic or know how to properly utilize it. Being an alpha does not guarantee success; very few things, other than being born to it, do. But being an alpha, being aware of it, and knowing how to turn those particular traits and characteristics will definitely put one ahead of the game. Of that there is no doubt, IMO.
And fwiw, I'm not in the psychology field. Just a computer engineer with a bit of time on his hands.