"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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Random thoughts on Success

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This post rambles on and has no real direction. They are just random babbles and tidbits that I thought of over time.

I thought I knew a lot about life, until I started really living.

I don’t want to go to the grave with my song still in me.

You either have excuses or reasons.
You see either opportunities or hurdles.

You can get rid of your bad habits today. I wasn’t living with the right system of values. Every decision you make in life is based upon your system of values. And a value is anything you place a high priority on. Change your values and you change your habits. Habit is all.

Weenies don’t attack fear, they run from it.

A winner is an individual who lays it all on the line. A winner is an individual who, when you get home and lay your head down on the pillow at night, you have no regrets. That means if you don’t want to do something, you do it anyways. Because you know you have to.

Failure or success have nothing to do with an event, but rather they have everything to do with a series of good or bad decisions.

Repetition is the mother of all skill.

One person with courage is the majority.

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I believe that every single person is engineered for success and endowed with the seeds of greatness.

How do I know this?

Because everybody knows who they really are, somewhere inside their heart.

Because you’ve seen and you know exactly what you’re capable of.

So here’s my challenge to you: how’s it working for you not being that person?

The most important point in a man’s life is knowing his time when it comes. And make no mistake about it, you are in a battle. And if you’re in a battle that means you have an enemy. And your enemy is Average. Kill it now.
 

"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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Awesome post.

I tried to explain something similar in my last tip...but you have said it better...and more focused on this one thing, which is indeed very important.

"The struggle against mediocrity is everyone's responsibility."

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