nicksaiz65 Odyssey

[nicksaiz65]

I'm glad I started checking the forums again just in time for my boi Nicksaiz to drop some heat ufeeme.



Bro I was just thinking... if you can raise your GPA that will give you a story to tell employers. Sure, you may not have always been at the top... but you figured out what it took to transform yourself from the bottom and start making headway towards it. That is a really powerful story. Think about the things you learned (see quote). These are really important things to be able to convey to employers!



Congrats on the whip bruvvy. One thing that you may or may not have thought about already is that the car will need maintenance - especially if you bought it for $2000 (?). It might be a good use of your time to start learning to do your own car maintenance and fix simple things to keep your car running. $300 repairs can become $50 if you know how to do it yourself.



Sure, definitely get the volume up. Just be cautious of developing a reputation as 'that guy'. I know you wanna be 'that guy' but you don't wanna be 'that guy'. There have been times I go to the dining hall and there's 4 girls there that I've approached at one point... it can feel a little awkward. At that point I realized I need to chill a little bit. At least until I can be comfortable with that scenario.

Also, consider the scenario where approaching becomes too much effort. It may impact your mental health. Who knows why, I'm just saying it might. Perhaps creating a lot of frequent anxiety. Sure it's good to keep pushing forward... but remember what your #1 priority is. If approaching needs to take a back seat for a little while, that's okay. Godspeed though.



I hope this is true... but it will probably be difficult. Consider that you want to stop using your phone so much. So you delete Instagram, delete twitter and whatever else. After a while you will start to lose the urge to even check them - because they're not there. Okay, cool. Now you re-download them because you have this newfound sense of independence from the apps. But you find that in a week you're back to your old self. What gives? Well, you didn't actually change the behavior, you changed the environment. And because the behavior was still there... once you restore the environment... it resurfaces. So just don't put too much pressure on yourself for your inner game issues to be gone once quarantine is over. Hopefully they are better, but if you haven't been practicing approaching for a while... you can see how it'd be hard to expect that they'd be gone right? You can shoot 1000 shots in practice (self improvement) and still miss during the game (approaching). There's so many variables that you can't account for in the game through practice... so the only thing to do is to put yourself in more game situations. Dig?



I didn't read the post. But just be careful of extreme statements. Adherence is key. Sustainability -> consistency. Consistency -> results. Be honest with yourself about how much you can push yourself. I want to make it clear I'm not saying not to go hard, I'm just saying to set reasonable expectations so that you don't disappoint yourself and set yourself up for failure.


And most importantly: DAMN DAT BOI WAVY!!!!!!!! Alexa, play Drowning by A Boogie wit da Hoodie. Thanks.

Rooting for you bruv, this is MAJOR progress. Just keep pushing. There will be setbacks. The goals may change (+/-) but all that matters is that you keep pushing. You're doing great.

You know it bro. A long time coming, right?

Most definitely. If anyone ever asks why it took me longer than usual to graduate college, I can even say exactly that!

Yeah, I did consider that. I put a bit of extra money to the side for repairs. But it is a very good skill to know how to fix a car yourself.

Yeah... there is a difference between that guy and that guy lol. I think I've finally reached the point where I don't even care about that kind of stuff luckily. But I will be careful like you warned.

The #1 priority is graduating school and being ready to get a real job like an adult lol. I'll always keep that in mind. Not gonna lie, I've reached the point where approaching is super fun, and is actually relaxing for me now.

Right, life is crazy like that sometimes. I think all I can do is keep going hard on the inner game and self improvement, then give it everything I've got once I actually get back to school.

At the very least, I'd say most days programming. Kinda like I've been doing with the running.

Lmao. Thanks bro. I feel so good about myself now that I put in the work to be wavy af. I'll keep grinding.

 

[nicksaiz65]

2/15/21

Hello all. It's been ages.... I wanted to take some time off this journal. I was starting to get into a very dark place with life, and was just complaining too much. Now that I've made lots of progress, I'm ready to start posting in here again, every now and again.

I will say that I am so glad that I made this journal. I was able to learn techniques with studying, and Cold Approach that changed my life.

What I've Accomplished Since We Last Talked:
I have passed around 42 more credit hours. At the moment, I am in my last semester at college before I get the degree that I always wanted. I took 19 hours this last summer, and around 14 hours each normal semester. My grades are excellent now. I use all of the techniques in the Cal Newport book. I never would've been able to do that without you guys.

My graduation date is May 7th.

I am renting out a room in a full house. It's huge, and has a swimming pool and pool table too. It's freaking amazing.

I saved money from my job and was able to buy a car. 2009 Chevy Malibu. There's another one of the C's that @mrgoodstuff mentioned.

I've lost 5% bodyfat up to this point. The Kinobody programs, with intermittent fasting and heavy lifting work quite well for me. Doing gobs of cardio helps me stay in a deficit as well. Which is fine, because I've always had dreams of being a distance athlete.

I am currently at 10 Laycount. I will boost that to 20+ before I graduate.

My waves are locked in, and I feel amazing about the way I look.

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I'll be posting in here with my progress every now and again. I will let you guys know of my successes, and when I graduate! I said in the past I didn't want this thing to end until I graduated. Now, that will be a reality.

 

[GrowingPains]

2/15/21

Hello all. It's been ages.... I wanted to take some time off this journal. I was starting to get into a very dark place with life, and was just complaining too much. Now that I've made lots of progress, I'm ready to start posting in here again, every now and again.

I will say that I am so glad that I made this journal. I was able to learn techniques with studying, and Cold Approach that changed my life.

What I've Accomplished Since We Last Talked:
I have passed around 42 more credit hours. At the moment, I am in my last semester at college before I get the degree that I always wanted. I took 19 hours this last summer, and around 14 hours each normal semester. My grades are excellent now. I use all of the techniques in the Cal Newport book. I never would've been able to do that without you guys.

My graduation date is May 7th.

I am renting out a room in a full house. It's huge, and has a swimming pool and pool table too. It's freaking amazing.

I saved money from my job and was able to buy a car. 2009 Chevy Malibu. There's another one of the C's that @mrgoodstuff mentioned.

I've lost 5% bodyfat up to this point. The Kinobody programs, with intermittent fasting and heavy lifting work quite well for me. Doing gobs of cardio helps me stay in a deficit as well. Which is fine, because I've always had dreams of being a distance athlete.

I am currently at 10 Laycount. I will boost that to 20+ before I graduate.

My waves are locked in, and I feel amazing about the way I look.

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I'll be posting in here with my progress every now and again. I will let you guys know of my successes, and when I graduate! I said in the past I didn't want this thing to end until I graduated. Now, that will be a reality.

Big man ting.

 

[nicksaiz65]

Fin

Hello, all!

I just wanted to announce that I graduated from college yesterday. I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Throughout this long journal I was in a really dark place, but you all were able to save me from the abyss. I wouldn't have graduated college without you all.

I also have a job offer straight out of college. I will be making good money.

I was able to achieve what I wanted. I got my degree, and I was able to reach the 12 Laycount.

From here, I plan on starting a pure approach journal or something similar. I feel like my life is pretty decently together at this point, so it'd be really fun to start a pure cold approach journal.

But I just wanted to say I appreciate you all again! You all have truly saved me, and I can't wait to reach even greater heights from here.

 

[Willie Naylor]

Fin

Hello, all!

I just wanted to announce that I graduated from college yesterday. I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Throughout this long journal I was in a really dark place, but you all were able to save me from the abyss. I wouldn't have graduated college without you all.

I also have a job offer straight out of college. I will be making good money.

I was able to achieve what I wanted. I got my degree, and I was able to reach the 12 Laycount.

From here, I plan on starting a pure approach journal or something similar. I feel like my life is pretty decently together at this point, so it'd be really fun to start a pure cold approach journal.

But I just wanted to say I appreciate you all again! You all have truly saved me, and I can't wait to reach even greater heights from here.

This is great to hear Nick. Savor the moment.

I suggest an ice cold Miller Lite tonight.

 

[nicksaiz65]

This is great to hear Nick. Savor the moment.

I suggest an ice cold Miller Lite tonight.

My head still hurts a bit from the celebration yesterday… but I’ll definitely crack open a cold one for you man

 

[SW15]

I just wanted to announce that I graduated from college yesterday. I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Throughout this long journal I was in a really dark place, but you all were able to save me from the abyss. I wouldn't have graduated college without you all.

I also have a job offer straight out of college. I will be making good money.

Congratulations on graduation and graduating with a solid job offer. Employment does often help with gaming. I haven't read most of this thread so I'll have to check out some of the older parts of it.

 

[nicksaiz65]

Congratulations on graduation and graduating with a solid job offer. Employment does often help with gaming. I haven't read most of this thread so I'll have to check out some of the older parts of it.

Thank you, man. I appreciate it. The main benefit is with flexibility, imo. With more money, I can travel and game more. Plus nicer clothes and stuff like that.

My main goal is to knock out student debt. I’m 30K in debt, and I’d like to eliminate it in 2-3 years.

 

[Willie Naylor]

My head still hurts a bit from the celebration yesterday… but I’ll definitely crack open a cold one for you man