"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

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.

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Mark Driscoll on being a Man

prairiedog24

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkaeAkJO0w8

Ran into this today and thought I'd share. Quite a few of the quotes in here are very relevant to this site regardless of if you care for the Christian bits or not.

And straight up, I think Driscoll is totally off his rocker (but in a good way), so I find it humorous. Don't miss 2:38-55.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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When he started yelling "who do you think you are", he came off as very AFC.

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Luthor Rex said:
When he started yelling "who do you think you are", he came off as very AFC.

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I actually agree. Still cracks me up though.
 
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