Queen Bees, Wannabes, and Gamma Girls

I am currently reading Sean Covey's The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make. I find it quite invigorating, it's like a breath of fresh air. The following is an excerpt from this wonderful book:

       "In a classic Newsweek article, Susannah Meadows analyzes Queen Bees & Wannabes, a book by Rosalind Wiseman that takes a look at popularity and fitting in. Wiseman writes about three groups of high-school girls she's studied. She calls them the Alphas, Betas, and a group not always highlighted, the Gammas. (By the way, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma are simply the names for the first three letters of the Greek alphabet.)
       The Alphas are the Queen Bees, the ones to whom popularity means everything. The Queen Bees protect their clique at all costs and will boot out anyone who tries to threaten their reign. The Betas are known as the Wannabees. They will do whatever it takes to get in good with the Queen Bees. 
       The Queen Bees and Wannabes are so caught up in the lure of popularity and staying there, they don't realize that another group has one up on them. Wiseman calls them the Gamma Girls-kids who may not be known as the most popular, but they're definitely not losers. Quite the opposite. They're girls who are comfortable in their own skins. They're not mean. They like their parents. They're smart. And they think popularity is overrated.
       Gamma Girls are involved in a variety of school, church, and social activities, and play competitive sports. Gammas were often picked on or made fun of before and because of it have developed independence and self-confidence. They have strong values, enjoy being with their families, and [are careful of who they date.] Alphas and Betas look out! The Gammas are here to stay.
If you're tired of playing the Queen Bee and Wannnabe game, be a Gamma Girl."

This is one of the best things I have ever read, most likely because I am quite partial to Gamma Girls, considering I see myself as one. In high school it is often hard to see the world the way it really is, perhaps because our paradigms are so close-minded. I would esteem self worth of high importance. Whether you think you can be something or not, you are right. Always be your authentic self, and if that brings you popularity, that is fine. It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! Be your best self, never compromise your true authentic personality. G for life.