"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Authentic Confidence

Mindgamez

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I love the Artist part. I can so much relate to this... Sometimes when I play the piano, I just feel like I'm one with the music and I become so immersed. I fly to my own world. This should be the same with life.

Fabulous post Mr. Fingers. You have a fantastic way of thinking.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

Read more...

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bookmark and reread - daily if neccessary, bump for mr fingers
 

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This post is pure gold. I think shutting up the Internal Dialogue is really important... it was probably the greatest problem for me, any time I would start thinking to myself, guaranteed I would screw up, be it playing the guitar or chatting to girls.
The self-doubt can throw away any training you've had in a situation, so just shut your ID up and do it.
 
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