"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Feed the good wolf

EastWind

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This little gem was sent to me by - yes - my mom. Funny how these things happen.

Feed the good wolf

One day,
An old American Indian chief
Told his grandson,

"In each of our minds,
There lives a good wolf and a bad wolf,
Who fight each other all the time.
Who do you think wins?"

The young boy hesitated, not being sure,
And finally asked what the answer was.

The wise man answered simply,
"The one you feed, wins."

Don’t fight the bad wolf.
Just choose actions and habits that help you
Become the person you want to be.

Keep feeding your good wolf.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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