"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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"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.
Demodulate
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i recommend http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com look in the archives
beyond that i guess it depends on your investment strategy..
I like Malkiel's approach and think that markets are pretty efficent..
hence
http://www.bogleheads.org/forum/index.php
and I will read some of the posts here
http://www.moneyblognetwork.com/
gösta berling
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These are the most frequent ones:
Don Coxe Weekly Webcast
http://events.startcast.com/events/199/B0002/code/eventframe.asp
Peter Schiff weekly radio show
http://www.europac.net/radioshow_archives.asp
Financial sense newshour
http://www.financialsense.com/fsn/main.html
Demodulate
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gösta berling said:I dislike Malkiel's approach and think that markets are pretty inefficent..
These are the most frequent ones:
Don Coxe Weekly Webcast
http://events.startcast.com/events/199/B0002/code/eventframe.asp
Peter Schiff weekly radio show
http://www.europac.net/radioshow_archives.asp
Financial sense newshour
http://www.financialsense.com/fsn/main.html
lol...
hows your portfolio doing this year?
ready123
Master Don Juan
and it's been awhile since I've played around w/ the market, but efficient market theory = random walking = put your money in index funds, right?
"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.
Demodulate
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ready123 said:
more or less..
One school of thought attempts to beat the marker.. the other accepts the market return..
you can argue it eitherway.. but I like living a stress free life...
if you havent read a random walk.. i really think you should...
Ingeniarius
Don Juan
ready123 said:
Mine is, but I don't have any more stocks. I got out in January.