"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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selfmademob

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Anyone here in the military or plan to join? I been at Fort Jackson, SC since January 3rd for Basic Combat Training and AIT (Advanced Individual Training) for my job in the Army which is 56M Chaplain Assistant. I been here back in San Antonio for a little more than a week and I will be here till I report to my duty station in Vilseck, Germany :) on May 30.

Before I left for training I was at this site and it really helped me. also, if any of you got any questions about Basic Training feel free to AIM me.
 

"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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Actually I'm joining the military too. I think i'm joining the Navy, but if that doesn't work out, i'll be joining the army.

btw, what did you score on your asvab? and how long is army's bootcamp? is bootcamp the same as basic training? How long was your job training?
 

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2 year compulsory military service, starting July 8th.
 

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selfmademob said:
Anyone here in the military or plan to join? I been at Fort Jackson, SC since January 3rd for Basic Combat Training and AIT (Advanced Individual Training) for my job in the Army which is 56M Chaplain Assistant. I been here back in San Antonio for a little more than a week and I will be here till I report to my duty station in Vilseck, Germany :) on May 30.

Before I left for training I was at this site and it really helped me. also, if any of you got any questions about Basic Training feel free to AIM me.
I wish I joined the reserves when I got out of Community College or highschool. I am not sure if I could handle the mental stress of bootcamp though. I know one is not supposed to take the stuff they say to you personal, but I am neurotic and oversensitive so it could of caused a problem. Did you like bootcamp?
 

"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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Who were your drill seargents at Relaxin Jackson?
 
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