Making Something Out of Nothing

You hit the streets. Some of them are cold. Some of them don't respond. But then there are the few with the fuck me eyes. Sex in 5 minutes. If that works... WHY WOULD YOU EVER DO ANYTHING ELSE!!!???

Confession!

I READ COMIC BOOKS! Yes here it is for the whole world to see. I read comic books, I love them.  I find it very relaxing. I love the dramatic storylines, all the cliches. I like the artwork. I think its very cool. So you think I'm a dork. Whatever. I love them so much I will never stop reading them. Take that! 

Why The US System of Sport Development SUCKS!

Most of the professional athletes in America are NOT actually the best in the world. They do NOT have the best talent, athleticism, skill, or anything. What they do have is one thing, and that is the ability and luck to be able to maneuver up through the political system.

I'll start from the beginning.

It really all starts with at they youth level. At the very youngest level, the best team will be coached by one the young boy's father who has the time, and he'll only allow his son of course first and foremost, and then their circle of friends to be on that team. 

Now it wouldn't be that bad if this was the only setback, in fact that's not even that bad, real talent, and real athletes could easily get past this kind of small mindedness. What really kills it is the next highschool level. Here you always have a completely incompetent coach who never had any real ability in the sport. Basically a failure who for some reason wants to keep pursuing it vicariously through others but is inferiority complex now makes him do some pretty strange things, and one of them is ONLY giving preference to the other inferior and mediocre athletes of course just like him! Hmmmm, now we are starting to see a really serious problem. Especially since highschool is the first springboard for all pro athletes in our system. So basically this coach puts down all the athletes with real talent and drive and advances the medicore assholes and interestingly also the popular kids who have even less athletic ability. 

I really can't explain the reason behind that one, but I've confirmed the same thing with many other people from different highschools across America.

So anyway to conclude, its easy to see this really weeds out the best talent from the start. Imagine how much greater and more inspiring pro sports would be for the people today if it wasn't a bunch of useless primadonna losers like it is today. 

Pro sport is a huge abyss of wasted time and mediocrity. The kind of athletes you see in the leagues today are just an example of how retarded and worthless the whole system, and the impotent effect of all the lame losers involved in the whole process from the very beginning. 

One more addendum is that the highest level of Amateur competition should NOT be college! It creates so many more problems. The whole system is ridiculous, and I refuse to support it in ANY way. 

The problem with Routines

There are many problems and flaws with the concept of using routines. 

The biggest one, is the trend towards outrageous stuff. Basically blurting out very unusual/outrageous statements, questions and stories to hold people's attention. Doing this is so far from being suave that anyone who does this I wouldn't put them on the intermediate level. Very beginner stuff, not even amateur. You're just pegging yourself as a wierdo with no social skills. Is that the goal?? That's really the only possible ending, even though you might be holding people's attention and not getting rejected.  That is why I put this as the number one reason. It just places you so far away from being that cool person who can fit in anywhere. 

Ok number 2 problem with this is it negates the need to get out of the comfort zone where real psychological growth in power occurs. If you're just reciting things you won't learn as much about social life and yourself. Especially if you're saying outrageous stuff out of the blue that really has no context. 

Its just not the way to have a conversation. 

Poem

A man walks into a bar. He is not wearing a cowboy hat. He is not wearing cowboy boots. This man is me. He doesn't war any of these types of clothing. Nay. 

Guide to Elite Conversational Skills

1. Have good energy and have good control over your emotions. Be positive and feel good and confident about yourself. This is the core ability. While other people are feeling unsure of themselves and looking for someone to lean on, you will be the addictive anchor of confidence and good feelings.

2. Smile and crack jokes. Again, most people are severely lacking in confidence and self esteem. They are afraid you might be judging them negatively or that the conversation might take a bad turn, so by doing this you are disarming them and reminding them to just chill out.

3. Ask Questions. First just ask some general questions like where are they from. Just keep coaxing them to say a little bit more, and eventually they'll reveal some topics that they are really interested in talking about. You'll be able to tell these from their body language. Once that happens, ask them more questions about those topics, and they'll do all the talking in the conversation.

4. Be genuinely and powerfully interested in them, what they've been up to and what they've got going on in their life. The real power lies, in hearing what they have to say, not because they will give you some valuable information (though that is a possibility), but because that is the true key to their hearts.

Fun Night Out

Picture this.

A 26 year old man, not shaved for 3 days. Wearing normal blue jeans and a black T-shirt and sneakers, goes out to a bar by himself. He gets to the crowded bar and just stands there by himself drinking a beer, everyone else is there with groups of people. His hair looks like he just got out of bed, and he looks like a mess.

That was me last night.

I was thinking of not even going out, but I figure just 1 drink.

I go to the bar and get a beer. The first thing that happens is the bartender gives me this huge elaborate glass, while everyone else is drinking small plastic cups, and he tells me I'm a VIP. (I have never even seen this guy before). So I'm like "cool thanks". Then a few minutes later some chick comes and approaches me. She starts talking about how she's armenian and eastern european and all this stuff, and I'm just trying to follow Brent's directions and say as little about myself as possible, I think I did a pretty good job. So a couple minutes later she says "Can I get your phone #?, I hope I'm not being too forward". So I gave her the number. A few seconds later I finish my drink while another hot girl is rubbing against me from behind when there's plenty of room and I say "well I'm heading out" And she goes on about how she's going to call me, I tell her to just send me a text. 

The wierd thing is though that I had more success just by standing there for 5 minutes than every other guy there who were all dressed in trendy clothes, had good, neat haircuts, were actually there with friends and girls and had social proof...

Energy is the most important thing!