somewhere around mid-3rd quarter this past school year, i met a guy who called himself Five. from him, my friends and i have learned of that which is the purest essence of don juanism. Gusto. gusto, in it's purest, is the act of going for what you want. it's the kind of thing you have to go for on your own, because it won't come to you.
this concept wasn't entirely new to me, as i've already been a member of this site for just over a year and a half or so. however, just having that little phrase held in mind ("Go for the Gusto") seems to help me greatly. every time i'm going for a gap into traffic, it comes to mind. when i wanted a certain really hot girl to sign my yearbook on the last day of school, it came to mind. when my parents were becoming too much for me to handle the other day and i felt like i had to get out, it came to mind.
somehow this phrase alone seems to give me a new kind of power. the kind that makes me feel unstoppable. because of this, i've become much better in all social aspects in my life. until this, i had little problem talking to girls i was attracted to, but when it came to making just new friends with either gender, i could never think of anything to say. now, in just the past month or so, i've just about doubled my number of friends, all the new ones being from an entirely different school.
so now, when you see that hot chick walkin towards you at the mall, and you really want to get her number, forget the three second rule, forget those pick-up lines, forget the formulas for conversation, and just focus on that one phrase. maybe it can do you some good too.
this concept wasn't entirely new to me, as i've already been a member of this site for just over a year and a half or so. however, just having that little phrase held in mind ("Go for the Gusto") seems to help me greatly. every time i'm going for a gap into traffic, it comes to mind. when i wanted a certain really hot girl to sign my yearbook on the last day of school, it came to mind. when my parents were becoming too much for me to handle the other day and i felt like i had to get out, it came to mind.
somehow this phrase alone seems to give me a new kind of power. the kind that makes me feel unstoppable. because of this, i've become much better in all social aspects in my life. until this, i had little problem talking to girls i was attracted to, but when it came to making just new friends with either gender, i could never think of anything to say. now, in just the past month or so, i've just about doubled my number of friends, all the new ones being from an entirely different school.
so now, when you see that hot chick walkin towards you at the mall, and you really want to get her number, forget the three second rule, forget those pick-up lines, forget the formulas for conversation, and just focus on that one phrase. maybe it can do you some good too.