I have recently got back into the game and I have lost touch I used to have a mindset and a mantra of 'composure' which made me succeed with every girl I liked and succeed in everything I do. I am studying Marcus Aurelius at the moment he has very powerful quotes which help me.

What my problem is for example I have stopped asking girls on dates & started telling them I am taking them out which is successful. I later buckle under the pressure and become needy. How do I keep an alpha mindset which is transferable to all aspects of life?