"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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Value of life..

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Well basically you can say I have a new out look on life.

Yesterday I should have died or at least had have a serious injury. I'm with my mom a friend driving to see my dying grandpa and as soon as we get off the expressway some guy speeds past the red light railing the car right where I was sitting. We were in a Camry and the guy was in a suv and I walked away with only a cut on my face and hand. The driver who was speeding broke his arm and has a bad concussion. The police, emt's and everyone around me were saying I'm lucky to be alive and god was watching over me.

At first I was laughing about the incident to try and stop my mom from freaking out and I was just covering my real emotions about the incident. But today my grandpa is emitted to icu and I doubt he will last more then a week. As this is going on there is a lot of fighting within my family and pathetic *****ing over stupid ****. I'm only 17 and I already realize how short life is and how fast it can end. I've had another near death experience before but I was young and did not realize the situation fully.

What I learned from this is that just enjoy life as it goes I'm already faced with a lot of adult responsibility's at my age but I never really enjoy the moments I get to have with family friends loved ones. Just don't take everything to seriously and appreciate what you have going for you.

Right now I'm on 24 hours no sleep been on trains for about 4 to 5 hours today and 6 hours yesterday and I keep going doing what I have to do. I just wanted to share this with you guys and maybe you can leave with something positive from this post.

Guys whether it is work women family or life itself never let anything bring you down for to long and get back on your feet and get your **** done and be happy thats about all I have to say if you read all the way to the end I appreciate it. =)
 

"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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Consider yourself lucky to not only be alive, but to have the awareness to come to that kind of mindset. You're gonna go far kid. Good luck to your grandpa man.
 

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Thanks a lot man gonna try and sleep now gotta deal with this pain in like all of my body from the after effect of it all. Gonna go get myself checked out tomorrow.
 

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It seems you walked away from that accident with more than just your life. You've gained a new found perception of the world and that's a good thing. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Hoping things go well with your grandpa
 
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