Moving From ‘Beta’ To ‘Alpha’
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
If you had a chance to read my previous blog post, you might have said to yourself, “oh there she goes ranting about the gurus again”, LOL. Although I wrote what was on my mind at the time, I got back to thinking about what I read in Magnetic Sponsoring in regards to Alpha Networkers vs. Beta Networkers.
No matter how frustrated we may get, “ranting” is never an attractive position to take if one considers themselves to be a leader – it is purely “beta” behavior. Why am I resorting back to my ol’ “beta ways” when I made so much progress so far?
For the record, Betas are essentially “unsure” of themselves, or they are not quite comfortable with the idea of being a leader. They also live in a constant state of “reaction” — Everything is usually someone else’s fault, and the Beta allows life events and other people to dictate their rules and reality.
As much as I dreaded being on video, I not only did video interviews with top marketing leaders this past weekend, but I blasted those videos all over my Facebook wall and YouTube. I even allowed myself to be “tagged” in pictures where I thought I looked absolutely unattractive. This is a step in the right direction, or so I thought.
According to Mike Dillard, the author of Magnetic Sponsoring, this is exactly the way I should be feeling. “Challenging your current views about yourself and acting like a different person is a scary, yet wonderfully rewarding activity.” Dillard writes.
Personal development is all about taking the initiative to move from one group to another, in this case moving from a “Beta Networker” to an “Alpha Networker”. It is also stated in Magnetic Sponsoring that “Belief always comes before results.”
“Belief leads to certain actions and behaviors. Those actions and behaviors are going to be awkward in the beginning, but given dedication, time, and affirmation, those actions and behaviors will turn you into the type of person you need to be in order to generate the results you seek.”
So, I guess that I am starting to enter the “Pre-Alpha” stage . . .
“An example of a ‘Pre-Alpha’ would be someone who’s recently started to push their comfort zone when it comes to expressing leadership. This is where the struggle is found before the big reward.”
Being an Alpha is what every network marketer should aspire to be. Alphas are naturally attractive because they exude confidence and are not concerned with “disappointing” others. Yes, most gurus are Alphas, LOL, and that is a good thing.
Mike Dillard clearly states that becoming an Alpha does not happen overnight. In fact, it took him 6 years to move from a Beta, through “Pre-Alpha” and then onto morphing himself into an Alpha. Once a leader obtains the vision, courage, and willingness to lead themselves through adversity and challenges, that is when they move from Beta to Pre-Alpha.
“The bottom line is that you want to be an Alpha in all aspects of life, but especially when it comes to business.” says Dillard.