"Alexander the GreatEST”

What made Alexander one of the few individuals to became a legend while he was still alive?

Why did he inspire every great leader for 2500 years after his death?

Here are Eight Virtues personified by the Original GOAT.

Leadership



Alexander always led from the front. He was first over the wall in a siege, first in the diamond formation during a cavalry charge, bore all his scars on the front of his body, was first up & last to sleep. His actions spoke louder than any command ever could.

Ambition & Glory



Alexander sought not wealth, but immortality. He conquered the known world not for riches, but as an answer to a divine calling, a pursuit of glorious destiny. He disciplined the entire army for looting, despite their greatest military victory at Gaugamela.

Excellence

Alexander was not interested in equality or average. He was in pursuit of the exceptional. He did what no military commander dared do, and even as King, he proved himself, through RAW action, unmatched in combat, philosophy, strategy, diplomacy and vision.

Courage



Alexander inspired his men to follow him on foot, across 1000s of miles of dessert, mountains, ice, snow, rivers, swamp and forest, for more than a decade, conquering the entire known-world, ALL from the front. Courage begets courage and no man showed more than he.

Honour

Alexander treated not only his own men with respect, but also his enemies. When defeating Darius at Issus, he captured his family. Instead of using them as leverage, he treated them as royalty, so much so that Darius’ own mother came to call Alexander her true son.

Self Control

The most powerful King on Earth he could’ve had any luxury he wanted, but instead chose to sleep like a soldier, be up first, in bed last, eat sparsely, run & train with his men, and even to sleep alone when any concubine was within reach. Few showed such restraint

Sacrifice


On a trek back through the dessert, weeks after an arrow pierced his lung, dehydrated with all his men, Alexander was given some water by some of his men. Seeing that there was not enough to go around, he poured it out. There was no sacrifice he would not share.

Pragmatism

Moderns are sophist, armchair philosophers at best. Alexander chose directness of thought and action. Whether it was cutting the Gordian knot, or focusing solely on "Get Darius", he found swift, direct and effective solutions when faced with any challenge.

Alexander was truly the Greatest of the Great.

He become legend before his death, and for 2500 inspired every truly great leader after him.

Learn from the virtues he embodied.

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