"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

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.

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I've lost everything

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DonGorgon said:
thats what happens when you cant afford a great lawyer.. the court system is all about money and connections.. so the poor get shafted
My lawyer wasn't exactly cheap, and I'm not exactly poor. Not at this point.
 

"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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BadNews said:
Congrats on taking control of your life Rea. Nice to hear a story like yours years after the fact. Don't forget, this is just beginning. Keep pushing and working hard on your life, you have many many great things to accomplish. Dont forget where you came from, dont lose sight of where you're going...and dont take anything for granted!

Best of luck buddy.
Thanks, Brother!!!
 

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I forgot to mention: I'm 2 years and 1 month sober!!!!!!!!!!
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Zarky said:
life sucks and then you die.

that pretty much sums it up, unless you're good at foolin' yourself.
Life's a sh!t sandwich and it's always lunchtime.

But really - if your breathing and your not in prison for the rest of your natural life then you can do something...do some thing

Frankly I am over feeling down on myself. Ali had it right - think of yourself as 'The Greatest' - everyone else can go and get fvucked, its all about you.
 
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