"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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What a hero...

"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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Upside

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This guy shouldn't work another day in his life. He is more deserving of government money than 99.9% of the American population.
 

HandyAndy

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Upside said:
This guy shouldn't work another day in his life. He is more deserving of government money than 99.9% of the American population.
I also think he deserved a Medal of Honor, not a Navy Cross...
 

The Bat

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This guy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Baker_(soldier)

When last seen alive, Sgt. Baker was propped against a tree, pistol in hand, calmly facing the foe. Later Sgt. Baker's body was found in the same position, gun empty, with 8 Japanese lying dead before him. His deeds were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army.
Hardcore, huh?

Imagine the courage of this guy!
 

"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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Falcon

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govindappa_Venkataswamy

From a book I own:
Since Dr. V began, his eye hospitals have restored sight in more than one million people in India. Even with such tiny revenues per patient, Aravind makes a profit, with a gross margin of 40 percent. One operation is completed; another is begun right away. A very efficient and productive enterprise, Aravind now does more eye surgeries than any other provider in the world, though it accepts no government grants. The hospitals are totally self-supporting. Nor does Dr. V even try to hustle a profit from the enterprise for himself. He lives on a pension, taking no money out of Aravinand. In Tamil Nadu state, where his main hospital is located, the incidence of blindness is 20 percent below the rate in the rest of India.
 
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