Lead by Example - Alexander The Great

I find it very interesting that the success of Philip of Macedonia would eventually be overshadowed by the success of Alexander. Again, Philip would probably be in various mythologies and stories throughout the world on a grand scale. However, Alexander transformed his life to almost a make believe character. 

Alexander had many factors in his favor early on, including, an excellent education with Aristotle and witnessing a father lead by example.

The most prolific aspect of Alexander's life that caught my attention was how in the heat of the moment in battle he would often lead the charge. This is completely different from many famous generals who would lead from the back. No wonder Alexanders men adored and respected the man. We are all mortal and it's amazing that Alexander had the most to lose than anyone on the battle field.  He was wealthy and controlled a vast empire, I think most in his position would be in a palace enjoying life on a grand scale. This was certainly not the case for Alexander. It strikes me that Alexander was definitely an adventurer, he felt he can handle anything along the way and in the meantime wanted to build the empire as big as possible. Obviously the odds of warfare did not concern him, most of his battles he was vastly outnumbered on foreign soil.  However, by his men watching by example, I feel the majority of the army probably felt invincible.