Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
Word. Can you believe this ugly ass Hardy jacket's original price was $658?!?Drewskie said:I was literally stunned when I found out those piece of sh!t t-shirts sell for around 80 bucks, thats just assenine.
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
Probably made by the same kids too!speakeasy said:JJ, I'm sure you can find some knock offs somewhere if you look around hard enough. I bought some fake Diesel jeans in Thailand for $15. Look and feel just as good as the real thing.
Hey, they're getting paid. Life would be worse for them if they had a $0 income.theunflushables said:Probably made by the same kids too!
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
I read ALL of jae's articles. He's a pimp, the dude knows a lot of stuff, not just about style.speakeasy said:This is a seriously good blog on men's fashion, and also touches on game and living to your potential as well. I recently discovered it and am backtracking reading every article. Everyone should bookmark this. Now.
http://www.kinowear.com/blog/
speakeasy said:This is a seriously good blog on men's fashion, and also touches on game and living to your potential as well. I recently discovered it and am backtracking reading every article. Everyone should bookmark this. Now.
http://www.kinowear.com/blog/