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Awaken Your Alpha: 31 actions to step up, master your identity & lead a life with impact
Are you a man who has a desire to be more and do more to create your freedom? Do you feel the ‘comfort zone’ is slowly killing you; that you are not fully using your gifts to lead a life of impact? Do you want to be the best example of you that you can possibly be? The power to Awaken Your Alpha is within you; it is within all of us. This power comes in being present daily with your inner strength and true self. Unlocking and accessing your Alpha more often and to a higher level will change what you can physically and mentally achieve, and guide you to operate from a position of inner power and confidence. Drawing on hours of interviews with high-achieving men from around the globe, Adam shares mindset keys and strategies to overcome adversity, live with significance and thrive as a man. Read this book Uncover insights from inspiring men about what they have done to Gain the awareness and mindset to overcome adversity, rise up and Discover physical, mental and financial actions to get Master strategies for greater confidence, presence and Achieve more, experience epic adventures and build your legacy
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204 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 3, 2018
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About the author
Adam Lewis Walker
2 books11 followersAdam Lewis Walker "Top 10 Dads in Podcasting 2020" is the founder of Amplify Your Mission, a thought leader and speaker consulting company that has a proven track record of success. With over a decade of experience as a leadership and new media speaker, he has delivered TEDx talks, published best-selling books, and hosted popular podcasts on how to step up, speak up and achieve your mission.
He helps authors, coaches, consultants, and speakers become the thought leader in their niche via his TalkXcelerator method to land and deliver TEDx style talks that amplify impact and authority.
Adam's accomplishments have garnered recognition from prestigious platforms such as The Huffington Post and ESPN. He has delivered speeches at renowned venues like the Hollywood Roosevelt, famously known as the original home of the Oscars, the US Airforce and Space Force Academy. He was named on the Marquis 'Who's Who In America" list for 2024, maintaining his status as a noteworthy figure to keep an eye on.
He helps authors, coaches, consultants, and speakers become the thought leader in their niche via his TalkXcelerator method to land and deliver TEDx style talks that amplify impact and authority.
Adam's accomplishments have garnered recognition from prestigious platforms such as The Huffington Post and ESPN. He has delivered speeches at renowned venues like the Hollywood Roosevelt, famously known as the original home of the Oscars, the US Airforce and Space Force Academy. He was named on the Marquis 'Who's Who In America" list for 2024, maintaining his status as a noteworthy figure to keep an eye on.
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September 29, 2018
This book provides many methods and paths to accelerate your success in life. Delivered through the stories of dozens of high achievers with Adam’s expert insight and ideas. Thankfully he has done the hard work.
October 3, 2018
Awaken Your Alpha, as the name suggests, is a cry for a man to be his ultimate self. A man’s ultimate self is neither an accident nor a blessing. Instead, its the discipline he accepts for himself. Author Adam Lewis Walker has devised the process of awakening your Alpha in three major sections, each with sub-parts. In each sub-part there is an “action” section where the reader finds a way to set his stand in the process and develop his Alpha state. There are 31 action parts, which makes the book more of a workbook. The beautiful stories of some committed men's daily struggles to attain their alpha makes this book a great read. This is not just another book, but rather, a practical manual; by following along one can achieve their alpha state each day, every day. The last line of the text is the most poignant one, "You're not dead yet." You are going to be dead, eventually, but you have a gift to offer the world in your living years, and by awakening it you can attain to your greatest gift and can live the life you wake up for, every day.
September 29, 2018
Loved this read! I work with coaching and personal development in a range of ways. This booked opened my eyes to enriched opportunities to help others and MORE importantly to help myself! The honesty and openness Adam Lewis Walker uses to support his points and own beliefs draw you in and its 100% a 'don't want to put it down read'. It challenges you to be as honest with yourself as he has, challenge what you've done, felt, believed, worked on before and look deep within your inner self to be the BEST you!
A fantastic book that I would HIGHLY recommend.
A fantastic book that I would HIGHLY recommend.
October 1, 2018
Awaken to go from the external to the internal, to dust off all life's residue and reveal again your authentic self and to learn a process to live that out daily in such a way that this new process becomes habitual and an unconscious process, this is Awaken Your Alpha.
October 1, 2018
The progression bible for those stuck in complacency and habit with the need to succeed.
We all know that we can fall into this trap, we wake up, we have that same breakfast and we follow the same routine to get through our day.
It is the norm, it is easy, the comfortable zone. If plateauing is not your bag and you want to see opportunities more laterally and step out of that 'comfort' zone, I recommend this for you.
With a great structure influencing productivity, accountability to action and the process to reach the desired action it is so versatile across career, family and sport in being the best version of yourself.
I did not realize the missed opportunities or potential I was missing daily within myself. Now to step up and read it again with a complete different outlook. Thank you.
We all know that we can fall into this trap, we wake up, we have that same breakfast and we follow the same routine to get through our day.
It is the norm, it is easy, the comfortable zone. If plateauing is not your bag and you want to see opportunities more laterally and step out of that 'comfort' zone, I recommend this for you.
With a great structure influencing productivity, accountability to action and the process to reach the desired action it is so versatile across career, family and sport in being the best version of yourself.
I did not realize the missed opportunities or potential I was missing daily within myself. Now to step up and read it again with a complete different outlook. Thank you.
October 1, 2018
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to excel, not just excel but be in the top league in career and life. The book structures everything around productivity, action and outcome based on true stories from some of the best leaders in the Industry. What made this book even more interesting is it's easy to follow to transform your life. It's a summary of different life situations captured in time capsules from all across the world. Thank you Adam for the advanced copy of the book. All the best!
October 1, 2018
Wow this book got me thinking but more importantly got me taking action on those thoughts. I was stuck in a rut with a lot of things in my life and have read many self help books but the difference with this one is it got me doing some work on my self. The activities really give me food for thought and help me stop the procrastination. I managed to set some goals at the beginning of the book and by the time I finished it I had achieved them. To me that showed how empowering of a read it was.
October 1, 2018
This book is a must read for any young man looking to create a more positive and powerful life. Adam Lewis Walker has worked hard from a place of high purpose to seek the most effective tips and strategies from some incredible high performing people.
September 30, 2018
Adam is open and honest with the 31 steps he gives in the book. I was a former teammate of his and I even learnt things about him that I never knew.
He talks about things that are very prominent in today's society who suffer from anxiety, depression and stress and how he dealt with them.
He talks about things that are very prominent in today's society who suffer from anxiety, depression and stress and how he dealt with them.
October 3, 2018
Awaken Your Alpha - what's this book all about? Don't let the word 'alpha' foster the wrong impression in your mind. This book is not about anything macho, but how to become like an 'Alpha centauri': the 'brightest star' in a constellation.
As a fellow coach & avid reader of anything personal development related, I found this to be a really clear and handy guide to the nuts & bolts of creating change in one's life. There's lots in here I'd heard 100x before, but that's not (in this case) a bad thing. This one book easily condenses all the key elements from at least 20 others. What I appreciate most is its clarity & simplicity, making it accessible to anyone and it rings with a sense of authenticity behind its pages.
My key reminders & lessons were
* Prioritise your priorities, not what's on your calendar - this struck home. As CEO of a small non profit juggling different things, its easy to get lost in the mayhem. Scheduling & sticking to MY priorities is constantly something to manage, and this was a great way to crystallise that.
* I know this isn't a valid takeaway, but I really liked the quotes. They were unique and not the ones you often see. I got something from each one.
* Sometimes you have to get rid of plan B, to have the motivation & focus to make plan A work
* When you find your path, there's no need to prove its right
* Don't complain about your life because it's what it should be (focus on acceptance). You are where you are, and go from there.
* Have a code and stick to it like a demon.
* "Championships are scheduled" - I love this quote.
* Loved the story of Lance, the first deaf NBA player. When experiencing problems, people respond in one of 3 ways. It's (a) Individual (b) Indestructible or (c) Inescapable. [though I'm sure there's exceptions, I appreciate the thinking here]
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As a fellow coach & avid reader of anything personal development related, I found this to be a really clear and handy guide to the nuts & bolts of creating change in one's life. There's lots in here I'd heard 100x before, but that's not (in this case) a bad thing. This one book easily condenses all the key elements from at least 20 others. What I appreciate most is its clarity & simplicity, making it accessible to anyone and it rings with a sense of authenticity behind its pages.
My key reminders & lessons were
* Prioritise your priorities, not what's on your calendar - this struck home. As CEO of a small non profit juggling different things, its easy to get lost in the mayhem. Scheduling & sticking to MY priorities is constantly something to manage, and this was a great way to crystallise that.
* I know this isn't a valid takeaway, but I really liked the quotes. They were unique and not the ones you often see. I got something from each one.
* Sometimes you have to get rid of plan B, to have the motivation & focus to make plan A work
* When you find your path, there's no need to prove its right
* Don't complain about your life because it's what it should be (focus on acceptance). You are where you are, and go from there.
* Have a code and stick to it like a demon.
* "Championships are scheduled" - I love this quote.
* Loved the story of Lance, the first deaf NBA player. When experiencing problems, people respond in one of 3 ways. It's (a) Individual (b) Indestructible or (c) Inescapable. [though I'm sure there's exceptions, I appreciate the thinking here]
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September 29, 2018
If you're searching for a wake up call to break the cycle of complacency and propel you into self-improvement action mode, author Adam Lewis Walker delivers with Awaken Your Alpha. This book is packed with personal quotes by the author ("our mess is our message"; "To strive financially, you must first win the battle within or all other efforts will be undermined") which will have you pondering your life's purpose and appeal to your self-awareness. I appreciate how the author inspires his readers to stop with the excuses and own up to their weaknesses (page 37--"the pussification of man"). In Act III-Ascension, Walker offers tactics and suggestions for eliminating toxic relationships, reducing stress, and gaining self-respect. Whether male or female, while immersing yourself in this good read, I think you will find yourself wanting to achieve and accomplish more than you thought you would, or could, to attain your best life..
September 28, 2018
Although Awaken Your Alpha is told from a male perspective, to a presumably and predominantly male audience, it acknowledges the presence of the Alpha in all of us.
As is the case with individuals on a biological level, hormonally we all all produce and utilize both testosterone and estrogen. As chemicals inside our bodies, these hormones are not measured, used, or even needed comparably with each other - where an abundance of one reflects a lacking in the other. These two hormones work parallel with each other. So it is within each person - child, adult, and elder - there is an Alpha, working parallel with other attributes to provide the foundation of the emotional, psychological, and sociological concepts of ourselves.
Awaken Your Alpha provides a very necessary blueprint to what many may see as a man's most significant transition - to his "true potential". The author, Adam Lewis Walker, rather poetically explains what can be understood as the all encompassing concept of modern masculinity. Early in Awaken Your Alpha, Walker describes the Alpha:
“This is a lifestyle that knows no division of nationality, race, gender, religion or sexuality… It comes from a position of abundance, not scarcity. Your highest rank is not something to be judged by others or a prize that you’ve won. Shining brightly is not to put others into your shadow, but to light them up.”
This concept is a beacon of promise that a greater percentage of the male population believes and practices the philosophy Walker shares in Awaken Your Alpha than I ever presumed. Alpha is a beacon also because, though the intended audience is for the males in our lives, there isn't a single story, idea, concept, or suggestion in Alpha from which females are exempt. This was most clear to me when I read,
“Identity for all men is hugely important. Regardless of your environment or situation, if you identify with something and you’ve got a mission, you can perform miracles. You can strive every day to move forward. When you lose your identity or mission, you are lost as a man. There will be times in your life you will feel this way more than others – I felt most lost after my accident ruined my athletics career. When you know how well you can perform, what you can accomplish, it’s tough to take when you are in limbo...”
This is no less true for women, and an essential lesson for every child to learn as early, as often, and as needed throughout their lives.
Within Awaken Your Alpha you will find continual examples of universal ideas and wisdom applicable to each of us. Not the least of which is found on page 150.
“Fulfilment is an art; it is different for all of us, and it is the master skill of life.”
As is the case with individuals on a biological level, hormonally we all all produce and utilize both testosterone and estrogen. As chemicals inside our bodies, these hormones are not measured, used, or even needed comparably with each other - where an abundance of one reflects a lacking in the other. These two hormones work parallel with each other. So it is within each person - child, adult, and elder - there is an Alpha, working parallel with other attributes to provide the foundation of the emotional, psychological, and sociological concepts of ourselves.
Awaken Your Alpha provides a very necessary blueprint to what many may see as a man's most significant transition - to his "true potential". The author, Adam Lewis Walker, rather poetically explains what can be understood as the all encompassing concept of modern masculinity. Early in Awaken Your Alpha, Walker describes the Alpha:
“This is a lifestyle that knows no division of nationality, race, gender, religion or sexuality… It comes from a position of abundance, not scarcity. Your highest rank is not something to be judged by others or a prize that you’ve won. Shining brightly is not to put others into your shadow, but to light them up.”
This concept is a beacon of promise that a greater percentage of the male population believes and practices the philosophy Walker shares in Awaken Your Alpha than I ever presumed. Alpha is a beacon also because, though the intended audience is for the males in our lives, there isn't a single story, idea, concept, or suggestion in Alpha from which females are exempt. This was most clear to me when I read,
“Identity for all men is hugely important. Regardless of your environment or situation, if you identify with something and you’ve got a mission, you can perform miracles. You can strive every day to move forward. When you lose your identity or mission, you are lost as a man. There will be times in your life you will feel this way more than others – I felt most lost after my accident ruined my athletics career. When you know how well you can perform, what you can accomplish, it’s tough to take when you are in limbo...”
This is no less true for women, and an essential lesson for every child to learn as early, as often, and as needed throughout their lives.
Within Awaken Your Alpha you will find continual examples of universal ideas and wisdom applicable to each of us. Not the least of which is found on page 150.
“Fulfilment is an art; it is different for all of us, and it is the master skill of life.”
October 3, 2018
The Alpha man is changing, Adams approach is a fresh direct take on what an Alpha man is and it definitely doesn’t fit with the gorilla, gym loving, meathead ideas of the recent past. The stories of successful men around the world applying the processes, rules of success that Adam outlines in each chapter make this really easy reading, but with punches that come at you when you’re least expecting it!
A series of activities to get you to move out of your comfort zones in all areas and challenge your “Why” really have been thought out and provide techniques from coaching, mindfulness and NLP which work to help you uncover gaps and barriers which are in your way to being the person YOU want to be. This is really important, Adam does not tell you what your life should look like, but gives you the tools to produce your life goal and where you need to provide short term efforts to moving towards it, it’s your life, your plan, your choice. Read, apply, repeat to get yourself to change where you are now!
Great read, highly recommend reading through it a couple of times to embed the Alpha process and attributes.
A series of activities to get you to move out of your comfort zones in all areas and challenge your “Why” really have been thought out and provide techniques from coaching, mindfulness and NLP which work to help you uncover gaps and barriers which are in your way to being the person YOU want to be. This is really important, Adam does not tell you what your life should look like, but gives you the tools to produce your life goal and where you need to provide short term efforts to moving towards it, it’s your life, your plan, your choice. Read, apply, repeat to get yourself to change where you are now!
Great read, highly recommend reading through it a couple of times to embed the Alpha process and attributes.
October 2, 2018
Being average and ordinary can be seen by the majority as a positive way to lead your life. You are safe in your closed off little worlds.
But what if you possessed the ability to challenge that average mindset and rise up to fulfill your life with the end results you only dreamed were possible? The simple answer is " YOU DO".
Adam Lewis Walker has essentially scrapped back to the DNA of what oneself can achieve and develop through actioning simple strategies to becoming someone who quite simply has a greater thirst for life.
The fantastic research he has carried out for this book highlighting so many success stories is a joy to read and also through his own adversity Adam has written a book that has you begging for the pages to never end.
Don't sit on the fence, rise up and be the best you can be. Awaken your Alpha.
But what if you possessed the ability to challenge that average mindset and rise up to fulfill your life with the end results you only dreamed were possible? The simple answer is " YOU DO".
Adam Lewis Walker has essentially scrapped back to the DNA of what oneself can achieve and develop through actioning simple strategies to becoming someone who quite simply has a greater thirst for life.
The fantastic research he has carried out for this book highlighting so many success stories is a joy to read and also through his own adversity Adam has written a book that has you begging for the pages to never end.
Don't sit on the fence, rise up and be the best you can be. Awaken your Alpha.
February 13, 2019
Many activities for self-improvement
I thought the activities were better than the chapters themselves. I loved the activities between chapters. I liked only some of the people within chapters and found myself wanting more detail of others.
I thought the activities were better than the chapters themselves. I loved the activities between chapters. I liked only some of the people within chapters and found myself wanting more detail of others.
October 10, 2022
I expected more. Many quotations and blank pages. Still a good book if it's your first self efficiency book
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