Man it's Wednesday already...
The weeks of summer are flying by. It seems like whether I'm a kid at camp or not, summer always seems to be the shortest 12 weeks of the year.
Today, I want to talk about something that came up over at the 12m2m bootcamp this past weekend. We were talking about how it will take different girls, different amounts of time to get comfortable getting sexual with you.
With that said, there are a lot of very attractive women out there that will get sexual with you very quickly. Like I said to the guys over the weekend.
" Not every girl is a slut, but there are definitely a decent amount of sluts out there. Especially in bars and clubs."
Some girls are also bitchy, again they are a distinct minority, but they exist. If a girl is really rude to you, you have no obligation to keep talking to her.
As I demonstrated this weekend, you(or your instructor) are fully within their rights to deliver a calm and rational lecture to said bitchy girl about how her behavior is unacceptable. This will not necessarily get you laid, but the world will thank you :)
But most girls are really cool, and normal. The vast majority of girls you are going to meet doing pick up (Especially if you met them during the day time) will be really cool normal chicks.
So don't let any instructor, article or product tell you that all women are anything. Unless that anything is different :)
JS- The King Of Content
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Coming Off Try Hard...
Hey Buddy,
I'm glad to have some time off from bootcamps after the last month :) Unfortunately the days where I could party all night for 3 consecutive days and then turn around and keep going out during the week are waning. Alcohol and I are in a fight and even after yoga and 10 hrs of sleep, I am beat....
One of the things Alex and myself noticed the past two weekends in Chicago was that intermediate students( Those that can open and get attraction/not creep out girls) tend to go through a phase where they try too hard pretty consistently for a few months. This can be especially damaging to guys that are better looking/well dressed and are going after girls that when they're hot friends are asked to describe what they look like, they respond they're really "Nice."
Part of this is that these guys believe the myth, that there is something you can do to attract EVERY single woman out there, regardless of the woman's physical preference, relationship status, mood, and even blood type.
Another reason is that as guys fix their style, fashion, body language, tonality, conversational material etc... They start to get more attraction faster, simply from approaching.
Thus when you're using too many tactics, techniques, active interest/disinterest it appears as though you are a cool guy who simply doesn't understand/get girls.
Learning to recognize and test to see when a girl is or is not attracted to you, is one of the most important skills guys can acquire.
Learning how to test to see if a woman is interested is fairly easy.
Learning to walk away when a woman gives you three consecutive signs she isn't interested in you( especially when you want her badly) is tough and requires you to take your ego out of the process and recognize the inherent truth; not every girl will like you. Even when you have "Mastered" pick up.
Not only do you come off try hard when you keep trying to attract a woman who is obviously not into you, you waste valuable time that could be spent meeting a woman who might like you for you :)
Hope that helps,
JS- The King Of Content
I'm glad to have some time off from bootcamps after the last month :) Unfortunately the days where I could party all night for 3 consecutive days and then turn around and keep going out during the week are waning. Alcohol and I are in a fight and even after yoga and 10 hrs of sleep, I am beat....
One of the things Alex and myself noticed the past two weekends in Chicago was that intermediate students( Those that can open and get attraction/not creep out girls) tend to go through a phase where they try too hard pretty consistently for a few months. This can be especially damaging to guys that are better looking/well dressed and are going after girls that when they're hot friends are asked to describe what they look like, they respond they're really "Nice."
Part of this is that these guys believe the myth, that there is something you can do to attract EVERY single woman out there, regardless of the woman's physical preference, relationship status, mood, and even blood type.
Another reason is that as guys fix their style, fashion, body language, tonality, conversational material etc... They start to get more attraction faster, simply from approaching.
Thus when you're using too many tactics, techniques, active interest/disinterest it appears as though you are a cool guy who simply doesn't understand/get girls.
Learning to recognize and test to see when a girl is or is not attracted to you, is one of the most important skills guys can acquire.
Learning how to test to see if a woman is interested is fairly easy.
Learning to walk away when a woman gives you three consecutive signs she isn't interested in you( especially when you want her badly) is tough and requires you to take your ego out of the process and recognize the inherent truth; not every girl will like you. Even when you have "Mastered" pick up.
Not only do you come off try hard when you keep trying to attract a woman who is obviously not into you, you waste valuable time that could be spent meeting a woman who might like you for you :)
Hope that helps,
JS- The King Of Content
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Why Human Beings think Sex, Money or Having Children will make them happy...
I just finished a fairly mundane book called Stumblin On Happiness written by a professor from Harvard by the name of Daniel Gilbert. I say mundane simply because the book is a beginner's pamphlet on psychology designed for people who are not nearly as self obsessed and analytical as myself...
However the chapter on Super Replicators and belief transmission was very interesting. The basic idea is that Beliefs transmit much like viruses or genes. Any belief that promotes it's own means of transmission will be represented in larger and larger quantities of the population moving forward. Or in Laymen's terms beliefs (even those that are false) that helps itself transmit (usually by having a side benefit) will tend to spread faster than those without the benefit. Belief transmission can even work without the transmitters being aware that they are transmitting any belief at all.
So let's look at how this affects people's beliefs about what will make them happy
Money: Economists explain that money has a "declining marginal value" which is to say that money helps you the most the less of it you have. However if everyone just decided to give up working and focus on doing the things that made only themselves happy, well the entire global economy would collapse. that's because the entire economy is built on the idea of producing and consuming goods and services. Economies do the best when individuals are putting in lots of time and energy and effort. However because human beings will only put in effort, energy, and time in search of their own individual happiness, it is imperative that human beings mistakenly believe that producing and consuming are essential to being happy.
Children: A measure of actual satisfaction of people who have children, shows a striking contrast to the usual discussion of oohs, aahs, and baby talk. In fact FOUR separate studies show that marital satisfaction decreases dramatically after the birth of the first child and increases only when the last child leaves home. The belief " children bring happiness" is a super-replicator because it is found in every cutlure across the World. Without this belief people(like myself) might choose to never have kids, thus wiping out the entire World's population within about 50 years.
Sex: Sex is another one of those things with declining marginal utility, meaning the more you have it the less pleasure it brings you. if you're reading this and you haven't had sex in three years, you're going to see sex as much more valuable than someone who had it 10 minutes ago. The other interesting thing about sex is that most guys believe they need to experience a variety of women or experiences in order to be happy, but most studies show that variety only increases happiness when consumption is rapid. Or in other words, you're only going to enjoy sleeping with a lot of girls if it happens in a FAST time period. this explains why soooo many guys out there (Instructors at various companies I'm talking to you) have slept with a lot of women, yet aren't getting happier. In fact when consumption is slow(like the process of learning cold approach) variety actually DECREASES pleasure. So if it's going to take you 3 years to get good at pickup(on average without extensive coaching like 12m2m or MULTIPLE bootcamps),than it actually makes more sense to be more selective about the women you sleep with knowing that variety over the long term decreases pleasure as people tend to think about experiences as simultaneous rather than sequential.
The belief transmission game is rigged. We must believe that money, sex, and children bring happiness whether or not it's true. Oftentimes we don't even have a choice in the matter. The fact that we don't have a choice doesn't mean that we're the victim of some global conspiracy, but simply that as the belief transmission game teaches us the spreading of false beliefs doesn't need anyone trying to spread the belief. There are no secret societies making these decisions in secret in some form of mass control. Super replicating beliefs happen because the very act of holding the belief causes us to take the actions that perpetuate it. Similarly to how people who want the pleasure from having sex often end up pregnant as an unintended but beneficial to society side effect.
I'll leave you with a direct quote from the chapter:
" We are nodes in a social network that arises and falls by a logic all it's own, which is why we continue to toil, continue to mate and continue to be surprised when we do not experience all the joy we so gullibly anticipated."
JS- The King Of Content
However the chapter on Super Replicators and belief transmission was very interesting. The basic idea is that Beliefs transmit much like viruses or genes. Any belief that promotes it's own means of transmission will be represented in larger and larger quantities of the population moving forward. Or in Laymen's terms beliefs (even those that are false) that helps itself transmit (usually by having a side benefit) will tend to spread faster than those without the benefit. Belief transmission can even work without the transmitters being aware that they are transmitting any belief at all.
So let's look at how this affects people's beliefs about what will make them happy
Money: Economists explain that money has a "declining marginal value" which is to say that money helps you the most the less of it you have. However if everyone just decided to give up working and focus on doing the things that made only themselves happy, well the entire global economy would collapse. that's because the entire economy is built on the idea of producing and consuming goods and services. Economies do the best when individuals are putting in lots of time and energy and effort. However because human beings will only put in effort, energy, and time in search of their own individual happiness, it is imperative that human beings mistakenly believe that producing and consuming are essential to being happy.
Children: A measure of actual satisfaction of people who have children, shows a striking contrast to the usual discussion of oohs, aahs, and baby talk. In fact FOUR separate studies show that marital satisfaction decreases dramatically after the birth of the first child and increases only when the last child leaves home. The belief " children bring happiness" is a super-replicator because it is found in every cutlure across the World. Without this belief people(like myself) might choose to never have kids, thus wiping out the entire World's population within about 50 years.
Sex: Sex is another one of those things with declining marginal utility, meaning the more you have it the less pleasure it brings you. if you're reading this and you haven't had sex in three years, you're going to see sex as much more valuable than someone who had it 10 minutes ago. The other interesting thing about sex is that most guys believe they need to experience a variety of women or experiences in order to be happy, but most studies show that variety only increases happiness when consumption is rapid. Or in other words, you're only going to enjoy sleeping with a lot of girls if it happens in a FAST time period. this explains why soooo many guys out there (Instructors at various companies I'm talking to you) have slept with a lot of women, yet aren't getting happier. In fact when consumption is slow(like the process of learning cold approach) variety actually DECREASES pleasure. So if it's going to take you 3 years to get good at pickup(on average without extensive coaching like 12m2m or MULTIPLE bootcamps),than it actually makes more sense to be more selective about the women you sleep with knowing that variety over the long term decreases pleasure as people tend to think about experiences as simultaneous rather than sequential.
The belief transmission game is rigged. We must believe that money, sex, and children bring happiness whether or not it's true. Oftentimes we don't even have a choice in the matter. The fact that we don't have a choice doesn't mean that we're the victim of some global conspiracy, but simply that as the belief transmission game teaches us the spreading of false beliefs doesn't need anyone trying to spread the belief. There are no secret societies making these decisions in secret in some form of mass control. Super replicating beliefs happen because the very act of holding the belief causes us to take the actions that perpetuate it. Similarly to how people who want the pleasure from having sex often end up pregnant as an unintended but beneficial to society side effect.
I'll leave you with a direct quote from the chapter:
" We are nodes in a social network that arises and falls by a logic all it's own, which is why we continue to toil, continue to mate and continue to be surprised when we do not experience all the joy we so gullibly anticipated."
JS- The King Of Content
Monday, June 14, 2010
" It's cool, Ole boy." and 9 Other musings from 12m2m's second bootcamp
Hey there,
Sorry for the break in posts of a little more than a week, I've been on bootcamps for the 12m2m guys and the Seduction roadmap guys so time has been hard to find.
This past weekend we had a super successful bootcamp and I'm staying here until Fri when the second group of guys arrives and we do it all over again.
Here's some observations on game, and students as well as some funny ass stuff that happened...
1. "Ole Boy" is the new slang. My buddy Alex says it all the time and it's a perfect multipurpose slang to refer to anyone at anytime. For example
Jon: " Where's ole boy at?"
Alex: " Ole boy is over there jumping on the grenade so Calvin can talk to Ole Girl."
Jon: " Calvin isolated Ole girl. Nice work."
Hysterical and fun to use. Girls an get pissed if you call them ole girl to their face though.
2. "It's cool" is another underrated phrase in pickup especially when dealing with cockblocks, and objections. Other variations include "It's all good", "Chill" and " relax."
3. One of the students tried to pull at 11:35, this was much funnier in person as Bars here don't close until 4... For those wondering, generally you're not going to pull before an hour before the bar closes. For the best results, you want to wait until the lights start to come on and they start herding people towards the door...
4. Students get cockblocked a TON because they ignore the group. If you're getting active vicious cockblocks, it's because you're ignoring the friends and pissing them off. I forgot how little I actually get cockblocked, as opposed to just having bad logistics. Cockblocking happens when the group (guys or girls) actively are trying to get the girl away from you or mess with your game. This should not happen often. If it does your group game sucks.
5. You don't need a group to like you or even be attracted to you in order to keep them from cockblocking. You just need to get the "Nice Guy" vote, which basically means that the group sees you as harmless. You can do this by being really nice to the group, and building rapport with them as you break it with your target.
6. Big cities are awesome. Having lived in pseudo cities for the last few years being in a city where everyone uses public transportation and metro cards is awesome. Though I do wonder how people get shit done with this many hot girls wandering around...
7. Some Nightclubs are still loud enough to vibrate your internal organs. I know if my liver is shaking, I'm on a bootcamp.
8. Typing women is only important if you know what kind of women you do well with. I had a super fast in venue dealie (Or alley) and it happened because I recognized that the girl was a hot nerd which fits right into my wheelhouse. It's not really that useful to be able to tell what type of girl she is unless you happen to be good with that type of girl.
9. Releasing the touching when you are escalating with women is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF ESCALATION!!!! Girls will touch you too much sometimes and creep themselves out if you don't release. I watched at least 3 students WRECK interactions because they didn't push the girl away.
10. You must have a base of conversational material, to root your techniques and tactics in. You can't just throw out lines or force qualification if you don't have a proper base of small talk, grounding and social comfort.
So there :p
JS- The King Of Content
Sorry for the break in posts of a little more than a week, I've been on bootcamps for the 12m2m guys and the Seduction roadmap guys so time has been hard to find.
This past weekend we had a super successful bootcamp and I'm staying here until Fri when the second group of guys arrives and we do it all over again.
Here's some observations on game, and students as well as some funny ass stuff that happened...
1. "Ole Boy" is the new slang. My buddy Alex says it all the time and it's a perfect multipurpose slang to refer to anyone at anytime. For example
Jon: " Where's ole boy at?"
Alex: " Ole boy is over there jumping on the grenade so Calvin can talk to Ole Girl."
Jon: " Calvin isolated Ole girl. Nice work."
Hysterical and fun to use. Girls an get pissed if you call them ole girl to their face though.
2. "It's cool" is another underrated phrase in pickup especially when dealing with cockblocks, and objections. Other variations include "It's all good", "Chill" and " relax."
3. One of the students tried to pull at 11:35, this was much funnier in person as Bars here don't close until 4... For those wondering, generally you're not going to pull before an hour before the bar closes. For the best results, you want to wait until the lights start to come on and they start herding people towards the door...
4. Students get cockblocked a TON because they ignore the group. If you're getting active vicious cockblocks, it's because you're ignoring the friends and pissing them off. I forgot how little I actually get cockblocked, as opposed to just having bad logistics. Cockblocking happens when the group (guys or girls) actively are trying to get the girl away from you or mess with your game. This should not happen often. If it does your group game sucks.
5. You don't need a group to like you or even be attracted to you in order to keep them from cockblocking. You just need to get the "Nice Guy" vote, which basically means that the group sees you as harmless. You can do this by being really nice to the group, and building rapport with them as you break it with your target.
6. Big cities are awesome. Having lived in pseudo cities for the last few years being in a city where everyone uses public transportation and metro cards is awesome. Though I do wonder how people get shit done with this many hot girls wandering around...
7. Some Nightclubs are still loud enough to vibrate your internal organs. I know if my liver is shaking, I'm on a bootcamp.
8. Typing women is only important if you know what kind of women you do well with. I had a super fast in venue dealie (Or alley) and it happened because I recognized that the girl was a hot nerd which fits right into my wheelhouse. It's not really that useful to be able to tell what type of girl she is unless you happen to be good with that type of girl.
9. Releasing the touching when you are escalating with women is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF ESCALATION!!!! Girls will touch you too much sometimes and creep themselves out if you don't release. I watched at least 3 students WRECK interactions because they didn't push the girl away.
10. You must have a base of conversational material, to root your techniques and tactics in. You can't just throw out lines or force qualification if you don't have a proper base of small talk, grounding and social comfort.
So there :p
JS- The King Of Content
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Fuck The Lakers...
I hate the Lakers so much that with 12 hours until Game 5 I'm already sending hateful emails to my Lakers Fan friends.
God I despise them...
Fuck Kobe.
That is all.
JS
God I despise them...
Fuck Kobe.
That is all.
JS
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Only 24 Hours Left!
The special half-off sale for your Complete Day Game
from A to Z Mastery Program ends at midnight *tonight*.
Here are the details:
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This rare half-off special is my way of saying "THANK YOU"
for taking action and doing what it takes to become successful
with women.
Here's the special website where you save 50%:
Sale!
=====================================
Try my Day Game from A to Z Mastery Program for
50% Off And Get EIGHT Fre.e Bonuses!
=====================================
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* Bonus #1: A FRE.E ticket to my upcoming Skill-Set/
Inner Game/Lifestyle Bootcamp that is happening in
Los Angeles.
In October of this year, I'm going to
host a kick-ass live event all about how to master
your Skill-set, Inner Game, and Lifestyle.
When you master these three areas, not only will you
get laid like a rock star, but you're also going to
be a much more happy, successful, and productive person
in ALL areas of your life.
* Bonus #2: A Special Module on how to overcome Approach Anxiety.
I recorded a special online video training session that
shows you how to conquer approach anxiety once and for all.
* Bonus #3: The Inner Game Report: How to Think Like A Ladies Man.
This special report goes into details on the exact
thought processes that separate people that are successful
with women from those that aren't.
* Bonus #4: Trouble Shooting Day Game audio CD.
I sent out the survey and asked everyone what your
biggest questions were regarding Day Game. I went
through your answers and recorded a special
CD based on your feedback.
* Bonus #5: Audio Interview with Vin Dicarlo on Same Day Lays.
Would you like to meet a girl and get here in bed that SAME day?
You'll find out how in this interview. It's packed with very
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* Bonus #6: Audio CD on How to Master Direct Day Game.
On this CD I speak a true master of Day Game as he
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the instant date.
* Bonus #8: The Lay Reports Book - Limited Day Game Edition.
You also get a special limited edition of my groundbreaking
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and THREE brand new Day Game lay reports.
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try my entire program for 50% off.
Go right here and grab your copy before they're gone!
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Best,
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P.S. This special half off sale ends at midnight TONIGHT.
I'll most likely never offer this discount again.
If you'd like to get my Complete Day Game for A to Z
Mastery Program that has changed the lives of many guys
just like yourself ...and save 50%, then go here now:
Get It Now!!!
from A to Z Mastery Program ends at midnight *tonight*.
Here are the details:
50% off
This rare half-off special is my way of saying "THANK YOU"
for taking action and doing what it takes to become successful
with women.
Here's the special website where you save 50%:
Sale!
=====================================
Try my Day Game from A to Z Mastery Program for
50% Off And Get EIGHT Fre.e Bonuses!
=====================================
If the 50% discount isn't enough to get you to rush
to the special website I set up, these EIGHT free
gifts should do the trick:
* Bonus #1: A FRE.E ticket to my upcoming Skill-Set/
Inner Game/Lifestyle Bootcamp that is happening in
Los Angeles.
In October of this year, I'm going to
host a kick-ass live event all about how to master
your Skill-set, Inner Game, and Lifestyle.
When you master these three areas, not only will you
get laid like a rock star, but you're also going to
be a much more happy, successful, and productive person
in ALL areas of your life.
* Bonus #2: A Special Module on how to overcome Approach Anxiety.
I recorded a special online video training session that
shows you how to conquer approach anxiety once and for all.
* Bonus #3: The Inner Game Report: How to Think Like A Ladies Man.
This special report goes into details on the exact
thought processes that separate people that are successful
with women from those that aren't.
* Bonus #4: Trouble Shooting Day Game audio CD.
I sent out the survey and asked everyone what your
biggest questions were regarding Day Game. I went
through your answers and recorded a special
CD based on your feedback.
* Bonus #5: Audio Interview with Vin Dicarlo on Same Day Lays.
Would you like to meet a girl and get here in bed that SAME day?
You'll find out how in this interview. It's packed with very
specific step-by-step strategies.
* Bonus #6: Audio CD on How to Master Direct Day Game.
On this CD I speak a true master of Day Game as he
reveals his secrets on direct-style Day Game in
this exclusive interview.
* Bonus #7: How to master the instant date audio CD.
This special CD will show you exactly how to master
the instant date.
* Bonus #8: The Lay Reports Book - Limited Day Game Edition.
You also get a special limited edition of my groundbreaking
Lay Reports Books which has an updated section on Day Game
and THREE brand new Day Game lay reports.
That's A LOT of stuff! And you get it all FRE.E when you
try my entire program for 50% off.
Go right here and grab your copy before they're gone!
Sale
Best,
JS
P.S. This special half off sale ends at midnight TONIGHT.
I'll most likely never offer this discount again.
If you'd like to get my Complete Day Game for A to Z
Mastery Program that has changed the lives of many guys
just like yourself ...and save 50%, then go here now:
Get It Now!!!
Friday, June 04, 2010
Last Day To Make This A Summer To Remember!
Summer is upon us and it's no secret that summer
is the BEST time of the year for Day Game.
This is the time of year where the malls, the beaches,
the streets, and pretty much everywhere else is
PACKED with beautiful women who are waiting
to meet you...
So if you truly want to make this a summer to remember
then you need to take advantage of my Day Game
special sale ASAP!
The special half-off sale for your Complete Day Game
from A to Z Mastery Program ends at midnight tomorrow.
Here are the details:
50% off
This rare half-off special is my way of saying "THANK YOU"
for taking action and doing what it takes to become successful
with women.
Here's the special website where you save 50%:
Sale
================================================
Try my Day Game from A to Z Mastery Program for
50% Off And Get EIGHT Fre.e Bonuses!
================================================
If the 50% discount isn't enough to get you to rush
to the special website I set up, these EIGHT free
gifts should do the trick:
* Bonus #1: A FRE.E ticket to my upcoming Skill-Set/
Inner Game/Lifestyle Bootcamp that is happening in
Los Angeles.
In October of this year, I'm going to
host a kick-ass live event all about how to master
your Skill-set, Inner Game, and Lifestyle.
When you master these three areas, not only will you
get laid like a rock star, but you're also going to
be a much more happy, successful, and productive person
in ALL areas of your life.
* Bonus #2: A Special Module on how to overcome Approach Anxiety.
I recorded a special online video training session that
shows you how to conquer approach anxiety once and for all.
* Bonus #3: The Inner Game Report: How to Think Like A Ladies Man.
This special report goes into details on the exact
thought processes that separate people that are successful
with women from those that aren't.
* Bonus #4: Trouble Shooting Day Game audio CD.
I sent out the survey and asked everyone what your
biggest questions were regarding Day Game. I went
through your answers and recorded a special
CD based on your feedback.
* Bonus #5: Audio Interview with Vin Dicarlo on Same Day Lays.
Would you like to meet a girl and get here in bed that SAME day?
You'll find out how in this interview. It's packed with very
specific step-by-step strategies.
* Bonus #6: Audio CD on How to Master Direct Day Game.
On this CD I speak a true master of Day Game as he
reveals his secrets on direct-style Day Game in
this exclusive interview.
* Bonus #7: How to master the instant date audio CD.
This special CD will show you exactly how to master
the instant date.
* Bonus #8: The Lay Reports Book - Limited Day Game Edition.
You also get a special limited edition of my groundbreaking
Lay Reports Books which has an updated section on Day Game
and THREE brand new Day Game lay reports.
That's A LOT of stuff! And you get it all FRE.E when you
try my entire program for 50% off.
Go right here and grab your copy before they're gone!
50% off
Talk to you later,
JS
P.S. This special half off sale ends at midnight on
Saturday June 5, 2010.
P.P.S. Just to make things fun, if you're one of the next
THREE people to take advantage of this sale, you'll
get a fre.e 15-minute coaching call with me in
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is the BEST time of the year for Day Game.
This is the time of year where the malls, the beaches,
the streets, and pretty much everywhere else is
PACKED with beautiful women who are waiting
to meet you...
So if you truly want to make this a summer to remember
then you need to take advantage of my Day Game
special sale ASAP!
The special half-off sale for your Complete Day Game
from A to Z Mastery Program ends at midnight tomorrow.
Here are the details:
50% off
This rare half-off special is my way of saying "THANK YOU"
for taking action and doing what it takes to become successful
with women.
Here's the special website where you save 50%:
Sale
================================================
Try my Day Game from A to Z Mastery Program for
50% Off And Get EIGHT Fre.e Bonuses!
================================================
If the 50% discount isn't enough to get you to rush
to the special website I set up, these EIGHT free
gifts should do the trick:
* Bonus #1: A FRE.E ticket to my upcoming Skill-Set/
Inner Game/Lifestyle Bootcamp that is happening in
Los Angeles.
In October of this year, I'm going to
host a kick-ass live event all about how to master
your Skill-set, Inner Game, and Lifestyle.
When you master these three areas, not only will you
get laid like a rock star, but you're also going to
be a much more happy, successful, and productive person
in ALL areas of your life.
* Bonus #2: A Special Module on how to overcome Approach Anxiety.
I recorded a special online video training session that
shows you how to conquer approach anxiety once and for all.
* Bonus #3: The Inner Game Report: How to Think Like A Ladies Man.
This special report goes into details on the exact
thought processes that separate people that are successful
with women from those that aren't.
* Bonus #4: Trouble Shooting Day Game audio CD.
I sent out the survey and asked everyone what your
biggest questions were regarding Day Game. I went
through your answers and recorded a special
CD based on your feedback.
* Bonus #5: Audio Interview with Vin Dicarlo on Same Day Lays.
Would you like to meet a girl and get here in bed that SAME day?
You'll find out how in this interview. It's packed with very
specific step-by-step strategies.
* Bonus #6: Audio CD on How to Master Direct Day Game.
On this CD I speak a true master of Day Game as he
reveals his secrets on direct-style Day Game in
this exclusive interview.
* Bonus #7: How to master the instant date audio CD.
This special CD will show you exactly how to master
the instant date.
* Bonus #8: The Lay Reports Book - Limited Day Game Edition.
You also get a special limited edition of my groundbreaking
Lay Reports Books which has an updated section on Day Game
and THREE brand new Day Game lay reports.
That's A LOT of stuff! And you get it all FRE.E when you
try my entire program for 50% off.
Go right here and grab your copy before they're gone!
50% off
Talk to you later,
JS
P.S. This special half off sale ends at midnight on
Saturday June 5, 2010.
P.P.S. Just to make things fun, if you're one of the next
THREE people to take advantage of this sale, you'll
get a fre.e 15-minute coaching call with me in
addition to all the other bonuses.
Act now to take advantage of this special offer:
Offer
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Don't Miss Out!!!
I wrote yesterday to tell you about the incredible
deal you can get on my Complete Day Game from A
to Z Mastery Program as my way of saying "THANK YOU"
for reading my newsletter.
...And I wanted to make sure you were able to read the
email.
Until midnight on Saturday, June 5, 2009, you can get
complete Day Game from A to Z Mastery Program for
HALF OFF.
Here's where you can get your copy for half off:
Half Off Deal
I'm holding this special sale as my way of saying
THANK YOU for being a reader of my blog.
====================================
Try my Day Game from A to Z Mastery Program for
50% Off And Get EIGHT Fre.e Bonuses!
====================================
If the 50% discount isn't enough to get you to rush
to the special website I set up, these EIGHT free
gifts should do the trick:
* Bonus #1: A FRE.E ticket to my upcoming Skill-Set/
Inner Game/Lifestyle Bootcamp that is happening in
Los Angeles.
In October of this year, I'm going to
host a kick-ass live event all about how to master
your Skill-set, Inner Game, and Lifestyle.
When you master these three areas, not only will you
get laid like a rock star, but you're also going to
be a much more happy, successful, and productive person
in ALL areas of your life.
* Bonus #2: A Special Module on how to overcome Approach Anxiety.
I recorded a special online video training session that
shows you how to conquer approach anxiety once and for all.
* Bonus #3: The Inner Game Report: How to Think Like A Ladies Man.
This special report goes into details on the exact
thought processes that separate people that are successful
with women from those that aren't.
* Bonus #4: Trouble Shooting Day Game audio CD.
I sent out the survey and asked everyone what your
biggest questions were regarding Day Game. I went
through your answers and recorded a special
CD based on your feedback.
* Bonus #5: Audio Interview with Vin Dicarlo on Same Day Lays.
Would you like to meet a girl and get here in bed that SAME day?
You'll find out how in this interview. It's packed with very
specific step-by-step strategies.
* Bonus #6: Audio CD on How to Master Direct Day Game.
On this CD I speak a true master of Day Game as he
reveals his secrets on direct-style Day Game in
this exclusive interview.
* Bonus #7: How to master the instant date audio CD.
This special CD will show you exactly how to master
the instant date.
* Bonus #8: The Lay Reports Book - Limited Day Game Edition.
You also get a special limited edition of my groundbreaking
Lay Reports Books which has an updated section on Day Game
and THREE brand new Day Game lay reports.
That's A LOT of stuff! And you get it all FRE.E when you
try my entire program for 50% off.
Go right here and grab your copy before they're gone!
Get Day Game 50% off!
Talk to you later,
JS
P.S. This special half off sale ends at midnight on
Saturday June 5, 2010.
deal you can get on my Complete Day Game from A
to Z Mastery Program as my way of saying "THANK YOU"
for reading my newsletter.
...And I wanted to make sure you were able to read the
email.
Until midnight on Saturday, June 5, 2009, you can get
complete Day Game from A to Z Mastery Program for
HALF OFF.
Here's where you can get your copy for half off:
Half Off Deal
I'm holding this special sale as my way of saying
THANK YOU for being a reader of my blog.
====================================
Try my Day Game from A to Z Mastery Program for
50% Off And Get EIGHT Fre.e Bonuses!
====================================
If the 50% discount isn't enough to get you to rush
to the special website I set up, these EIGHT free
gifts should do the trick:
* Bonus #1: A FRE.E ticket to my upcoming Skill-Set/
Inner Game/Lifestyle Bootcamp that is happening in
Los Angeles.
In October of this year, I'm going to
host a kick-ass live event all about how to master
your Skill-set, Inner Game, and Lifestyle.
When you master these three areas, not only will you
get laid like a rock star, but you're also going to
be a much more happy, successful, and productive person
in ALL areas of your life.
* Bonus #2: A Special Module on how to overcome Approach Anxiety.
I recorded a special online video training session that
shows you how to conquer approach anxiety once and for all.
* Bonus #3: The Inner Game Report: How to Think Like A Ladies Man.
This special report goes into details on the exact
thought processes that separate people that are successful
with women from those that aren't.
* Bonus #4: Trouble Shooting Day Game audio CD.
I sent out the survey and asked everyone what your
biggest questions were regarding Day Game. I went
through your answers and recorded a special
CD based on your feedback.
* Bonus #5: Audio Interview with Vin Dicarlo on Same Day Lays.
Would you like to meet a girl and get here in bed that SAME day?
You'll find out how in this interview. It's packed with very
specific step-by-step strategies.
* Bonus #6: Audio CD on How to Master Direct Day Game.
On this CD I speak a true master of Day Game as he
reveals his secrets on direct-style Day Game in
this exclusive interview.
* Bonus #7: How to master the instant date audio CD.
This special CD will show you exactly how to master
the instant date.
* Bonus #8: The Lay Reports Book - Limited Day Game Edition.
You also get a special limited edition of my groundbreaking
Lay Reports Books which has an updated section on Day Game
and THREE brand new Day Game lay reports.
That's A LOT of stuff! And you get it all FRE.E when you
try my entire program for 50% off.
Go right here and grab your copy before they're gone!
Get Day Game 50% off!
Talk to you later,
JS
P.S. This special half off sale ends at midnight on
Saturday June 5, 2010.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
A Thank You!
Hi there,
Until midnight on Saturday, June 5, 2010, you
can get my Complete Day Game from A to Z Mastery
Program for HALF OFF.
Here's where you can get your copy for half off:
Half Off Day Game!!
I'm holding this special sale as my way of saying
THANK YOU for being a reader of my blog.
===========================================
Try My Day Game from A to Z Mastery Program
For 50% off, And Get EIGHT Free Bonuses!
===========================================
If the 50% discount isn't enough to get you to rush
to the special website I set up, these EIGHT free
gifts should do the trick:
* Bonus #1: A FRE.E ticket to my upcoming Skill-Set/
Inner Game/Lifestyle Bootcamp that is happening in
Los Angeles.
In October of this year, I'm going to
host a kick-ass live event all about how to master
your Skill-set, Inner Game, and Lifestyle.
When you master these three areas, not only will you
get laid like a rock star, but you're also going to
be a much more happy, successful, and productive person
in ALL areas of your life.
* Bonus #2: A Special Module on how to overcome Approach Anxiety.
I recorded a special online video training session that
shows you how to conquer approach anxiety once and for all.
* Bonus #3: The Inner Game Report: How to Think Like A Ladies Man.
This special report goes into details on the exact
thought processes that separate people that are successful
with women from those that aren't.
* Bonus #4: Trouble Shooting Day Game audio CD.
I sent out the survey and asked everyone what your
biggest questions were regarding Day Game. I went
through your answers and recorded a special
CD based on your feedback.
* Bonus #5: Audio Interview on Same Day Lays.
Would you like to meet a girl and get here in bed that SAME day?
You'll find out how in this interview. It's packed with very
specific step-by-step strategies.
* Bonus #6: Audio CD on How to Master Direct Day Game.
On this CD I speak a true master of Day Game as he
reveals his secrets on direct-style Day Game in
this exclusive interview.
* Bonus #7: How to master the instant date audio CD.
This special CD will show you exactly how to master
the instant date.
* Bonus #8: The Lay Reports Book - Limited Day Game Edition.
You also get a special limited edition of my groundbreaking
Lay Reports Books which has an updated section on Day Game
and THREE brand new Day Game lay reports.
That's A LOT of stuff! And you get it all FRE.E when you
try my entire program for 50% off.
Go right here and grab your copy before they're gone!
Get It now!
Talk to you later,
JS- The King Of Content
P.S. This special half off sale ends at midnight on
Saturday June 5, 2010.
If you'd like to get my amazing Day Game from A to Z
Mastery Program that has changed the lives of many
guys just like yourself ...and save 50%, then go here now:
Get Day Game 50% off!!!
Until midnight on Saturday, June 5, 2010, you
can get my Complete Day Game from A to Z Mastery
Program for HALF OFF.
Here's where you can get your copy for half off:
Half Off Day Game!!
I'm holding this special sale as my way of saying
THANK YOU for being a reader of my blog.
===========================================
Try My Day Game from A to Z Mastery Program
For 50% off, And Get EIGHT Free Bonuses!
===========================================
If the 50% discount isn't enough to get you to rush
to the special website I set up, these EIGHT free
gifts should do the trick:
* Bonus #1: A FRE.E ticket to my upcoming Skill-Set/
Inner Game/Lifestyle Bootcamp that is happening in
Los Angeles.
In October of this year, I'm going to
host a kick-ass live event all about how to master
your Skill-set, Inner Game, and Lifestyle.
When you master these three areas, not only will you
get laid like a rock star, but you're also going to
be a much more happy, successful, and productive person
in ALL areas of your life.
* Bonus #2: A Special Module on how to overcome Approach Anxiety.
I recorded a special online video training session that
shows you how to conquer approach anxiety once and for all.
* Bonus #3: The Inner Game Report: How to Think Like A Ladies Man.
This special report goes into details on the exact
thought processes that separate people that are successful
with women from those that aren't.
* Bonus #4: Trouble Shooting Day Game audio CD.
I sent out the survey and asked everyone what your
biggest questions were regarding Day Game. I went
through your answers and recorded a special
CD based on your feedback.
* Bonus #5: Audio Interview on Same Day Lays.
Would you like to meet a girl and get here in bed that SAME day?
You'll find out how in this interview. It's packed with very
specific step-by-step strategies.
* Bonus #6: Audio CD on How to Master Direct Day Game.
On this CD I speak a true master of Day Game as he
reveals his secrets on direct-style Day Game in
this exclusive interview.
* Bonus #7: How to master the instant date audio CD.
This special CD will show you exactly how to master
the instant date.
* Bonus #8: The Lay Reports Book - Limited Day Game Edition.
You also get a special limited edition of my groundbreaking
Lay Reports Books which has an updated section on Day Game
and THREE brand new Day Game lay reports.
That's A LOT of stuff! And you get it all FRE.E when you
try my entire program for 50% off.
Go right here and grab your copy before they're gone!
Get It now!
Talk to you later,
JS- The King Of Content
P.S. This special half off sale ends at midnight on
Saturday June 5, 2010.
If you'd like to get my amazing Day Game from A to Z
Mastery Program that has changed the lives of many
guys just like yourself ...and save 50%, then go here now:
Get Day Game 50% off!!!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Happy Memorial Day !
Hey there,
Hope you're having an amazing memorial day with friends and family.
Be sure to take a moment at some point today to think about the brave men and women who have served our country to keep us free.
Enjoy the day off and the sunshine!
Best,
JS-The King Of Content
Hope you're having an amazing memorial day with friends and family.
Be sure to take a moment at some point today to think about the brave men and women who have served our country to keep us free.
Enjoy the day off and the sunshine!
Best,
JS-The King Of Content
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Secrets Of Naturals: Scam Game
Hey there,
Thanks to the anonymous commenter who reminded me of a few of the running features I used to post on this blog that I could start to post again, like Secrets of Naturals, where I reveal some of the things I've gleaned from watching guys who are naturally great with women.
Today I'm going to be talking about scam game.
Scam game basically refers with coming up with various "scams" (my word) to make it easier to meet and sleep with girls. Here's some scams I've seen guys use over the years, working at a bar as a bouncer, working at a strip club, Doing photo shoots, Casting local theater and working at an all male strip club.
Most guys think that their options for meeting women are limited to cold approach, and social circle. But that couldn't be further from the truth, almost every guy can construct a way to make women come to him. Usually you'll find this by looking at the things you enjoy doing. A friend of mine is currently going through a yoga instructor training program, so he can get a weekend job teaching yoga and rake in the pussy. But if you can't find anything you like that you could turn into a scam to meet women, then you can always go with something simple like casting girls for a photo shoot. Not that I've ever done anything like that :)
JS-The King of Content
Thanks to the anonymous commenter who reminded me of a few of the running features I used to post on this blog that I could start to post again, like Secrets of Naturals, where I reveal some of the things I've gleaned from watching guys who are naturally great with women.
Today I'm going to be talking about scam game.
Scam game basically refers with coming up with various "scams" (my word) to make it easier to meet and sleep with girls. Here's some scams I've seen guys use over the years, working at a bar as a bouncer, working at a strip club, Doing photo shoots, Casting local theater and working at an all male strip club.
Most guys think that their options for meeting women are limited to cold approach, and social circle. But that couldn't be further from the truth, almost every guy can construct a way to make women come to him. Usually you'll find this by looking at the things you enjoy doing. A friend of mine is currently going through a yoga instructor training program, so he can get a weekend job teaching yoga and rake in the pussy. But if you can't find anything you like that you could turn into a scam to meet women, then you can always go with something simple like casting girls for a photo shoot. Not that I've ever done anything like that :)
JS-The King of Content
Monday, May 24, 2010
I want to personally teach you to become a seduction master!
Hey There,
If you want to explode your game and start getting laid
like a rock star in the shortest amount of time possible,
then what I'm about to tell you is likely to be the
most important information you receive this year...
Here's what this is all about:
This weekend, I'm PERSONALLY conducting a LIVE Seduction
Roadmap Workshop in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona.
The dates are May 28 to May 30.
That's right, you can learn from me personally for the
first (and most likely only) time this year.
You might be aware that these days the only time I
actually do live, small group trainings is in my
high-end coaching groups.
But next week I'm working with a just a few guys as I help
them personalize, my groundbreaking Seduction Roadmap
to their unique situations.
(If you're not familiar with my Seduction Roadmap,
you can read about it: Here )
Studies have shown that live training is the fastest
way to really take your game to the next level.
I've changed the lives of literally hundreds of
guys through my live workshops and I want you
to be my next success story.
You'll be learning from me directly and my Sinns of Attraction
Instructors as we work together to customize the Seduction
Roadmap to your game and your goals.
And then, for two nights my certified Sinns of
Attraction Instuctors are going to take you
out "in the field" to help you apply your
customized Seduction Roadmap in real time.
Spaces Are Limited
Since I already opened up spots to this program
to the guys who enrolled in my Seduction Roadmap
Training Program, we currently only have TWO
spaces available for the Seduction Roadmap Workshop.
This means that if you want "in" on this you need
to act fast.
Now, you're probably wondering what the investment
for this program is going to be.
These days, a full weekend of training with me costs
$10,000. Last year, I did a small group infield
workshop at the steeply discounted rate of $6,000
and that was a steal.
But I know that the economy is tight these days so your
investment for this program is only $1995.
What's more, I'll even let spread your investment into
two payment of $997.50 spread 30 days apart.
How To Enroll In The Seduction Roadmap Workshop
To grab one of the two remaining spots in the
Seduction Roadmap Workshop, all you have to do
is fill out your information on the following website:
Sign Up
After you fill out your information, we will email
you all of the workshop details.
Just as a reminder, there are only TWO spaces
available for this workshop and this email
is going out to over 20,000 people.
The spaces are given out on a first come, first
served basis so if you want to get in on this
you need to sign up right away.
If it turns out that the spaced have already
been filled by the time you sign up, you will
be immediately notified and issued a full
refund.
All you need to do is click on the link below
to enroll in this one-time only Seduction
Roadmap Workshop:
Sign Up
I look forward to seeing you this weekend!
JS - The King of Content
P.S. Sign up for the Seduction Roadmap Workshop
RIGHT NOW at:
Sign Up
If you want to explode your game and start getting laid
like a rock star in the shortest amount of time possible,
then what I'm about to tell you is likely to be the
most important information you receive this year...
Here's what this is all about:
This weekend, I'm PERSONALLY conducting a LIVE Seduction
Roadmap Workshop in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona.
The dates are May 28 to May 30.
That's right, you can learn from me personally for the
first (and most likely only) time this year.
You might be aware that these days the only time I
actually do live, small group trainings is in my
high-end coaching groups.
But next week I'm working with a just a few guys as I help
them personalize, my groundbreaking Seduction Roadmap
to their unique situations.
(If you're not familiar with my Seduction Roadmap,
you can read about it: Here )
Studies have shown that live training is the fastest
way to really take your game to the next level.
I've changed the lives of literally hundreds of
guys through my live workshops and I want you
to be my next success story.
You'll be learning from me directly and my Sinns of Attraction
Instructors as we work together to customize the Seduction
Roadmap to your game and your goals.
And then, for two nights my certified Sinns of
Attraction Instuctors are going to take you
out "in the field" to help you apply your
customized Seduction Roadmap in real time.
Spaces Are Limited
Since I already opened up spots to this program
to the guys who enrolled in my Seduction Roadmap
Training Program, we currently only have TWO
spaces available for the Seduction Roadmap Workshop.
This means that if you want "in" on this you need
to act fast.
Now, you're probably wondering what the investment
for this program is going to be.
These days, a full weekend of training with me costs
$10,000. Last year, I did a small group infield
workshop at the steeply discounted rate of $6,000
and that was a steal.
But I know that the economy is tight these days so your
investment for this program is only $1995.
What's more, I'll even let spread your investment into
two payment of $997.50 spread 30 days apart.
How To Enroll In The Seduction Roadmap Workshop
To grab one of the two remaining spots in the
Seduction Roadmap Workshop, all you have to do
is fill out your information on the following website:
Sign Up
After you fill out your information, we will email
you all of the workshop details.
Just as a reminder, there are only TWO spaces
available for this workshop and this email
is going out to over 20,000 people.
The spaces are given out on a first come, first
served basis so if you want to get in on this
you need to sign up right away.
If it turns out that the spaced have already
been filled by the time you sign up, you will
be immediately notified and issued a full
refund.
All you need to do is click on the link below
to enroll in this one-time only Seduction
Roadmap Workshop:
Sign Up
I look forward to seeing you this weekend!
JS - The King of Content
P.S. Sign up for the Seduction Roadmap Workshop
RIGHT NOW at:
Sign Up
Friday, May 21, 2010
Funny Conversation
The following happened yesterday and is as best I remember direct quotes from me and this crazy actress chick I'm seeing who knows all about the whole P/U thing.
We'll call her Sam.
This happened after she came over late last night.
Sam: " So you really felt the need to write a blog post cause I called you a player?"
JS: "Some people have facebook, I have a blog."
Sam: " So if you don't consider yourself a player, what do you consider yourself, a pickup artist?"
JS: "God no, I'm a guy who despite understanding he probably doesn't need to be seeing 3-4 girls at a time, still does it."
Sam: " That's normal."
JS: " Normal is a relative term, it's not my fault that girls will date me without committment, I don't lie about being exclusive or looking to settle down right?"
S: "God, just shut up, I'm getting a headache, come over here and fuck me already. And you better not blog about this."
JS: "I'm definitely blogging about this."
And I did.
JS- The King Of Content
We'll call her Sam.
This happened after she came over late last night.
Sam: " So you really felt the need to write a blog post cause I called you a player?"
JS: "Some people have facebook, I have a blog."
Sam: " So if you don't consider yourself a player, what do you consider yourself, a pickup artist?"
JS: "God no, I'm a guy who despite understanding he probably doesn't need to be seeing 3-4 girls at a time, still does it."
Sam: " That's normal."
JS: " Normal is a relative term, it's not my fault that girls will date me without committment, I don't lie about being exclusive or looking to settle down right?"
S: "God, just shut up, I'm getting a headache, come over here and fuck me already. And you better not blog about this."
JS: "I'm definitely blogging about this."
And I did.
JS- The King Of Content
Thursday, May 20, 2010
A Vernacular History Of The Word "Player"
The word player is thrown around a lot by both awesome rappers, white guys, and those involved in not just the SUISC, but also the underground (but open air) drug markets of any major city. "Playa" on the other hand is not just a misspelling, or example of "Ebonics" but is actually also the Spanish word for beach. Dropping that Spanish knowledge on ya Putas!
So the word Player originally started out being applied to anyone involved in the Heroin "game" in the late 70s in NYC, NJ, Philly and ultimately Baltimore. A player was different than a civilian. Players were in some way linked to " The Game" which refers to the corner world of Drug Dealers, Stick up boys, Pimps and Hoes, Touts, Runners and of course the low bottom dope fiend.
A Player makes moves, be it the move of taking a corner, recruiting a new bottom bitch, or the metal scraping of a dope fiend in search of a blast.
Somewhere along the line (the 1970s) the idea of being a player was adopted by pimps. Probably because it sounds better than introducing yourself as a pimp. In fact point of reference the official "Pimp Convention" is known as the Players Ball.
Now being a player has generally been defined in modern culture as a guy who dates/sleeps with a lot of women and generally messes with their minds a little bit.
The Urban Dictionary(www.UrbanDictionary.com) defines a Player as:
"A male who is skilled at manipulating ("playing") others, and especially at seducing women by pretending to care about them, when in reality they are only interested in sex. Possibly derived from the phrases "play him for a fool", or "play him like a violin". The term was popularized by hip-hop culture, but was commonly recognized among urban American blacks by the 1970s. "
I personally tend to laugh at people who use the term player in a non ironic fashion. But hopefully by now that's been made painfully and (Hysterically) obvious.
That is all.
JS-The King Of Content
So the word Player originally started out being applied to anyone involved in the Heroin "game" in the late 70s in NYC, NJ, Philly and ultimately Baltimore. A player was different than a civilian. Players were in some way linked to " The Game" which refers to the corner world of Drug Dealers, Stick up boys, Pimps and Hoes, Touts, Runners and of course the low bottom dope fiend.
A Player makes moves, be it the move of taking a corner, recruiting a new bottom bitch, or the metal scraping of a dope fiend in search of a blast.
Somewhere along the line (the 1970s) the idea of being a player was adopted by pimps. Probably because it sounds better than introducing yourself as a pimp. In fact point of reference the official "Pimp Convention" is known as the Players Ball.
Now being a player has generally been defined in modern culture as a guy who dates/sleeps with a lot of women and generally messes with their minds a little bit.
The Urban Dictionary(www.UrbanDictionary.com) defines a Player as:
"A male who is skilled at manipulating ("playing") others, and especially at seducing women by pretending to care about them, when in reality they are only interested in sex. Possibly derived from the phrases "play him for a fool", or "play him like a violin". The term was popularized by hip-hop culture, but was commonly recognized among urban American blacks by the 1970s. "
I personally tend to laugh at people who use the term player in a non ironic fashion. But hopefully by now that's been made painfully and (Hysterically) obvious.
That is all.
JS-The King Of Content
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Self Help Language- Puposefully Ambiguous To Confuse
Continuing on my very popular posts about what you can get out of self help and what I consider the pitfalls that you can fall into, today I want to talk about self help language.
Self help language consists of purposefully ambiguous phrases and statements designed to make you feel good about yourself temporarily, or to offer the # 1 KEY to whatever the hell it is you're trying to work on. It can consist of phrases, proverbs, catchy sayings or simply words that don't really mean anything or are open to a variety of interpretations.
Let's take a look at some examples of gobbly gook Self Help Language:
1. Be Authentic. This is one of my favorite examples of self help talk that actually doesn't mean anything. It's often tossed around in the P/U community as well as on The Real Housewives of Orange County and New York. Authenticity is defined as a way of dealing with the outside world by being faithful to internal rather than external ideas. So the idea is that you want to stick to the things you believe in. That's good, but let's look at how a completely authentic pickup would look like
" Hey, I noticed you have really big boobs and I wanted to come over here and try to convince you to sleep with me so that you can be the second girl in my rotation of 7 girls. You'll luckily be able to hang out with me on Tuesdays. And there will never be any sort of monogamous relationship. My name is Jon. PS I also smoke a lot of Pot, and teach men how to get women into bed quickly.
Authentic Bitches! Also extremely ineffective.
2. Be Confident. Ah yes if only it was so easy. It would be great if you could just change the fundamental nature of your psychological makeup with just a few words. "Be confident?" Why didn't I ever think about that? You mean I could just be confident?" The idea of confidence in general is murky. Confidence is defined as an unwavering belief in yourself. Yet, it is difficult to learn to believe in yourself, and to regard confidence as something that you can just acquire, rather than something that is earned over time is flat out wrong.
3. Live Every Day Like It's Your Last. Again, I get what you're going for here, but if you're going to die tomorrow, why pay your bills? Or Keep Money in a savings account? Or Use Condoms? Or Not run from the Police when you get pulled over? You see where I'm going here. It's a good idea to take risks and chances which is what i think self helpers are going for when they say things like this, but it's a little bit hyperbolic.
4. The Law Of Attraction. It's a law? Really? Like Murder? Or Gravity? So let me get this straight, if I just believe that Tess Taylor is going to show up at my door wanting to be my sex slave enough, it will happen. And If it doesn't then I just didn't believe it enough. Shit I better wrap up this blog so that I can start believing.
And with that in mind, I'm gonna go start attracting :)
JS- The King of Content
Self help language consists of purposefully ambiguous phrases and statements designed to make you feel good about yourself temporarily, or to offer the # 1 KEY to whatever the hell it is you're trying to work on. It can consist of phrases, proverbs, catchy sayings or simply words that don't really mean anything or are open to a variety of interpretations.
Let's take a look at some examples of gobbly gook Self Help Language:
1. Be Authentic. This is one of my favorite examples of self help talk that actually doesn't mean anything. It's often tossed around in the P/U community as well as on The Real Housewives of Orange County and New York. Authenticity is defined as a way of dealing with the outside world by being faithful to internal rather than external ideas. So the idea is that you want to stick to the things you believe in. That's good, but let's look at how a completely authentic pickup would look like
" Hey, I noticed you have really big boobs and I wanted to come over here and try to convince you to sleep with me so that you can be the second girl in my rotation of 7 girls. You'll luckily be able to hang out with me on Tuesdays. And there will never be any sort of monogamous relationship. My name is Jon. PS I also smoke a lot of Pot, and teach men how to get women into bed quickly.
Authentic Bitches! Also extremely ineffective.
2. Be Confident. Ah yes if only it was so easy. It would be great if you could just change the fundamental nature of your psychological makeup with just a few words. "Be confident?" Why didn't I ever think about that? You mean I could just be confident?" The idea of confidence in general is murky. Confidence is defined as an unwavering belief in yourself. Yet, it is difficult to learn to believe in yourself, and to regard confidence as something that you can just acquire, rather than something that is earned over time is flat out wrong.
3. Live Every Day Like It's Your Last. Again, I get what you're going for here, but if you're going to die tomorrow, why pay your bills? Or Keep Money in a savings account? Or Use Condoms? Or Not run from the Police when you get pulled over? You see where I'm going here. It's a good idea to take risks and chances which is what i think self helpers are going for when they say things like this, but it's a little bit hyperbolic.
4. The Law Of Attraction. It's a law? Really? Like Murder? Or Gravity? So let me get this straight, if I just believe that Tess Taylor is going to show up at my door wanting to be my sex slave enough, it will happen. And If it doesn't then I just didn't believe it enough. Shit I better wrap up this blog so that I can start believing.
And with that in mind, I'm gonna go start attracting :)
JS- The King of Content
Monday, May 17, 2010
Screening for real...
Sometimes you have to turn certain girls down. Even if they're hot.
The reason is simple; not every girl you are attracted to/is attracted to you is going to be a good fit for what you want in your life.
Some girls are crazy, mean, seriously looking to settle down, virgins, alcoholics, bipolar, really religious/not religious, in short just incompatible with what you're looking for.
Here's the part you don't want to hear; It's not a good idea to sleep with these girls. In fact it's not even a good idea to get their phone numbers. Even if it's going well.
The reason:
Drama.
I know what you're thinking, " I'm different, I can pull it off without any problems." I use to be like you. That was before I had girls dent my car, break windows, not to mention leave all sorts of crazy voice mails and text messages and stalking.
Plus, at a deeper level the more you pursue and hang out with girls who you don't like, the worse you're going to feel about yourself.
So the same way that you want to have an idea of what you want in a girl ( Our qualifiers) you also want to have a list of things that you don't want in a girl as well.
And then you have to be willing to walk away when it's obvious that the two of you don't match up.
JS- The King Of Content
The reason is simple; not every girl you are attracted to/is attracted to you is going to be a good fit for what you want in your life.
Some girls are crazy, mean, seriously looking to settle down, virgins, alcoholics, bipolar, really religious/not religious, in short just incompatible with what you're looking for.
Here's the part you don't want to hear; It's not a good idea to sleep with these girls. In fact it's not even a good idea to get their phone numbers. Even if it's going well.
The reason:
Drama.
I know what you're thinking, " I'm different, I can pull it off without any problems." I use to be like you. That was before I had girls dent my car, break windows, not to mention leave all sorts of crazy voice mails and text messages and stalking.
Plus, at a deeper level the more you pursue and hang out with girls who you don't like, the worse you're going to feel about yourself.
So the same way that you want to have an idea of what you want in a girl ( Our qualifiers) you also want to have a list of things that you don't want in a girl as well.
And then you have to be willing to walk away when it's obvious that the two of you don't match up.
JS- The King Of Content
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
What Girls Mean When They Say Things Volume Something: "I'll call you the day of."
Today's venture into the often strange world of women and their catchphrases is the ultimate sign you've got a flake on your hands.
When you ask a woman out and she responds,
" Give me a call the day of/before."
Or any variation of this theme.
The idea that she's not sure of her commitments so she'll have to wait until the day you're supposed to hang out to see if nothing better comes along.
If a woman ever says this to you, it doesn't mean you've done anything wrong, but it does mean you shouldn't plan on going on that date.
You can still follow up on these situations, because every now and then a woman will follow through on a statement like this, but in general it means she's probably going to flake. So it's a great tip off to start using flake prevention material like flaking first, or pretending to forget the date etc...
The best thing about understanding statements like this is that you now can recognize when flakes are coming and start to apply the proper tactics and techniques as opposed to being blindsided by the flake you never saw coming.
Hope that helps,
JS- The King Of Content
When you ask a woman out and she responds,
" Give me a call the day of/before."
Or any variation of this theme.
The idea that she's not sure of her commitments so she'll have to wait until the day you're supposed to hang out to see if nothing better comes along.
If a woman ever says this to you, it doesn't mean you've done anything wrong, but it does mean you shouldn't plan on going on that date.
You can still follow up on these situations, because every now and then a woman will follow through on a statement like this, but in general it means she's probably going to flake. So it's a great tip off to start using flake prevention material like flaking first, or pretending to forget the date etc...
The best thing about understanding statements like this is that you now can recognize when flakes are coming and start to apply the proper tactics and techniques as opposed to being blindsided by the flake you never saw coming.
Hope that helps,
JS- The King Of Content
Monday, May 10, 2010
The Number One Secret To Internet Game By Viktor Kurgen
Viktor Kurgen is a former approach coach of mine who stepped away from live coaching to focus on mastering Internet dating, he's got a great blog with some awesome articles like the one below.
Check his blog out at Internetdatingmaster.com
Why Are Women Online In The First Place And How To Use That
Information?
You would think hot women could easily meet guys in the "real
world." But you will find tons of hot women online. What gives?
Think about a hot woman's reality. She meets guys that will let a
woman hear anything that she wants in order to get into her pants.
She knows this. Take the ugliest, fattest woman and know that she
can call up any guy that she knows at 3AM and get laid. If you
understand this, you understand that men are not really being
themselves around women. Imagine a woman that is a 6 or above on
the looks scale. Guys are falling all over them. But women don't
want that.
What is a woman to do? She wants a man to be himself irregardless
of whether he gets laid or not. That is the key. That's why all
these hot women are online, because come Friday and Saturday after
a night of huge disappointment of guys just wanting to manipulate
them into sex, they look at their online profiles on Saturday,
Sunday, and Monday for the man who has the courage online to be the
Prince Charming. So now that you understand the psychology of
women online, you can manipulate this to your advantage by keeping
these key points in mind when you e-mail a woman for the first time:
1. You have to relate to her like a hot woman would relate to
you--all the girls you meet are after you and they will stop at
nothing to have sex with you; you are tired of this and want more
than just a "hook up." You are on Match to meet a woman to have a
relationship with.
2. Don't be needy. Don't have the frame that she is the "one."
You should have the frame that you are complete in your life, but
that you just want to share your fantastic life with someone
special.
3. You are better than her. This is the most important point
for women online or offline: you have to make your life more
important than her. If you do the opposite, that is, you make her
more important than you, that is the biggest "turn-off" for a
women.
Make sure you hint at all three of these things in your initial
e-mail to her. This is absolutely critical! In fact, I cannot
stress this enough but let's continue with secret #2...
That's a great insight,
Talk to ya soon,
JS- The King Of Content
Check his blog out at Internetdatingmaster.com
Why Are Women Online In The First Place And How To Use That
Information?
You would think hot women could easily meet guys in the "real
world." But you will find tons of hot women online. What gives?
Think about a hot woman's reality. She meets guys that will let a
woman hear anything that she wants in order to get into her pants.
She knows this. Take the ugliest, fattest woman and know that she
can call up any guy that she knows at 3AM and get laid. If you
understand this, you understand that men are not really being
themselves around women. Imagine a woman that is a 6 or above on
the looks scale. Guys are falling all over them. But women don't
want that.
What is a woman to do? She wants a man to be himself irregardless
of whether he gets laid or not. That is the key. That's why all
these hot women are online, because come Friday and Saturday after
a night of huge disappointment of guys just wanting to manipulate
them into sex, they look at their online profiles on Saturday,
Sunday, and Monday for the man who has the courage online to be the
Prince Charming. So now that you understand the psychology of
women online, you can manipulate this to your advantage by keeping
these key points in mind when you e-mail a woman for the first time:
1. You have to relate to her like a hot woman would relate to
you--all the girls you meet are after you and they will stop at
nothing to have sex with you; you are tired of this and want more
than just a "hook up." You are on Match to meet a woman to have a
relationship with.
2. Don't be needy. Don't have the frame that she is the "one."
You should have the frame that you are complete in your life, but
that you just want to share your fantastic life with someone
special.
3. You are better than her. This is the most important point
for women online or offline: you have to make your life more
important than her. If you do the opposite, that is, you make her
more important than you, that is the biggest "turn-off" for a
women.
Make sure you hint at all three of these things in your initial
e-mail to her. This is absolutely critical! In fact, I cannot
stress this enough but let's continue with secret #2...
That's a great insight,
Talk to ya soon,
JS- The King Of Content
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
RHONY Power Rankings week 9
Oh such fun was had in Real Housewives land last week, the season is really starting to pick up steam now and Jill Zarin is still being publicly flogged by the producers of the show. And Alex and Simon on Watch What Happens Live.
So this week we got start out with my favorite little fame whore Bethenny complaining about the fact that Perez Hilton had leaked her pregnancy info on his blog... Which is weird considering that Bethenny claims the only people who knew were her and Jason and that one friend she called. So weird, or fake ;I vote for fake. The scene with Jason's reaction was pretty realistic seeming except for the fact that he said he didn't want to inconvenience his parents who live in Pennsylvania. Which is like 2 hrs away. Then there was some Luann stuff with Sonja. And Dog Poop unfortunately. Bethenny talks to Alex and tells her to deliver the message to Jill Zarin that they are in fact done after last week's ring debacle. Alex decides to take this and run with it. Sonja decides to get a little bit of her stomach pooch removed and Ramona pounces on her Dr like a Panther. All of which leads off to the big payoff scene where Alex gets flustered, ignored, breaks out in hives and eventually publicly embarrasses Jill by telling her in front of everybody that she and Bethenny were done for the seemingly 75th time.
Let's rank some catty middle aged women.
1. Alex Mccord. This episode was truly Alex's coming out party, she obviously has been mad at Jill Zarin for awhile and this was her chance to really smash the Jill monster. It was funny and frustrating watching her get talked over, and break out in hives before she started in on her mission. Good job Alex, and it seems like the Alex-Jill Zarin feud is really going to be WW3 and I can't wait.
2. Ramona. Ramona's "research" in the Plastic Surgeon's office was awesome and then she has the line of the episode when she tells Alex that even she wouldn't have the balls to say that.
3. Bethenny. I think bethenny handled herself very well this episode and actually was not a Godfather-esque figure in Operation Alex. I still think she planted the Perez Hilton pregnancy thing and I'm not really into this whole mellowing out pregnant, not bitchy Bethenny.
4. Jill Zarin. Jill's really getting it from all angles the last few weeks. Not that it's undeserved... I put her this high this week because she totally took over that TV spot which was definitely the right move as Bobby seemed like he was freezing up.
5. Sonja. Sonja had some pretty funny one liners this week. And she actually seems to be a pretty together woman after the cougarness. I'm starting to like Sonja.
6. Kelly. Kelly should have been higher strictly for her kellyism of explaining how she was trying to joke with Alex and warn her that they always kill the messenger. She felt the need to to explain this was a joke afterward. Kelly as always is an idiot.
7. Luann. Luann sucks.
JS
So this week we got start out with my favorite little fame whore Bethenny complaining about the fact that Perez Hilton had leaked her pregnancy info on his blog... Which is weird considering that Bethenny claims the only people who knew were her and Jason and that one friend she called. So weird, or fake ;I vote for fake. The scene with Jason's reaction was pretty realistic seeming except for the fact that he said he didn't want to inconvenience his parents who live in Pennsylvania. Which is like 2 hrs away. Then there was some Luann stuff with Sonja. And Dog Poop unfortunately. Bethenny talks to Alex and tells her to deliver the message to Jill Zarin that they are in fact done after last week's ring debacle. Alex decides to take this and run with it. Sonja decides to get a little bit of her stomach pooch removed and Ramona pounces on her Dr like a Panther. All of which leads off to the big payoff scene where Alex gets flustered, ignored, breaks out in hives and eventually publicly embarrasses Jill by telling her in front of everybody that she and Bethenny were done for the seemingly 75th time.
Let's rank some catty middle aged women.
1. Alex Mccord. This episode was truly Alex's coming out party, she obviously has been mad at Jill Zarin for awhile and this was her chance to really smash the Jill monster. It was funny and frustrating watching her get talked over, and break out in hives before she started in on her mission. Good job Alex, and it seems like the Alex-Jill Zarin feud is really going to be WW3 and I can't wait.
2. Ramona. Ramona's "research" in the Plastic Surgeon's office was awesome and then she has the line of the episode when she tells Alex that even she wouldn't have the balls to say that.
3. Bethenny. I think bethenny handled herself very well this episode and actually was not a Godfather-esque figure in Operation Alex. I still think she planted the Perez Hilton pregnancy thing and I'm not really into this whole mellowing out pregnant, not bitchy Bethenny.
4. Jill Zarin. Jill's really getting it from all angles the last few weeks. Not that it's undeserved... I put her this high this week because she totally took over that TV spot which was definitely the right move as Bobby seemed like he was freezing up.
5. Sonja. Sonja had some pretty funny one liners this week. And she actually seems to be a pretty together woman after the cougarness. I'm starting to like Sonja.
6. Kelly. Kelly should have been higher strictly for her kellyism of explaining how she was trying to joke with Alex and warn her that they always kill the messenger. She felt the need to to explain this was a joke afterward. Kelly as always is an idiot.
7. Luann. Luann sucks.
JS
Monday, May 03, 2010
What You Need To Know About Self Help
The homie Cam, and I were talking the other day about the state of this industry and the institution of the self help industry as a whole.
As I've said before I'm a BIG believer in self improvement, and I have gone through a ton of self help, literally thousands and thousands of pages, audios and videos ranging from the Eastern Philosophy of Sri Nishargatta Maharaj to the suceed at all costs philosophy of Ayn Rand.
And I can honestly tell you that all of self help is basically the same, once you get past some very basic concepts.
Don't get me wrong, there are some really good ideas in there, but you'll hear them rehashed, reversed, and taught in various different ways in all self help. Only the name of the book, and the author change.
And another thing that doesn't get mentioned is that it's difficult to make the changes that actually will lead to progress and that you will have to continue to do them forever...
This is another in the countless reasons why it's such a bad idea to read EVERYTHING.
So let's look at what you will learn when you explore self help that will ACTUALLY help you improve your life.
1. Positivity. This can be annoying when overdone and you do need to temper it with realistic thinking, but in general the more optimistic your outlook on life and your future success, the better you will do. This is also sometimes discussed as self fulfilling prophecies or "The Pygmalion" effect.
2. Fixing your beliefs. Your beliefs really do shape the ways you filter the world around you and the results you get in life, as well as your general ability to be happy. When you have unhealthy beliefs about yourself, making money, dating, being fat, being sad, a loser, etc... It does impact the way you live your life to a major degree that can be paralyzing. You have to work on your beliefs CONSTANTLY to change them and then to maintain the changes, but it is well worth it. There are a million different ways people propose to change beliefs from affirmations, to NLP exercises. Beliefs are also sometimes referred to as your "self image."
3. Mental Rehearsal. This is one of the most powerful techniques out there for self improvement. The more vividly you imagine what your success would look like and feel like at an emotional level, the better prepared you will be for those situations in real life. Sounds crazy but there is a ton of science involved in this and almost EVERY successful person I've studied has talked about their marked use of visualization whether it's Michael Jordan or Warren Buffet. Mental rehearsal is also referred to as mental movies, rehearsal, visualization and Psycho-Cybernetics.
4.Self talk. The way you talk to yourself is a big factor in how you feel about yourself and what kind of actions you take. If you are constantly disparaging yourself or focusing on what you can't do, or reasons you can't succeed, you will eventually fail.
5. Goal Setting. Setting goals leads to higher achievement whether or not you actually achieve the goal 100%. They also give you accountability, and allow you to build confidence as you achieve them. Learning to set short, medium and long term goals is a big part of self development.
6. Modeling. The process of learning how to copy another person's success is a great tool for life improvement. If you get good at modeling others, you will soon be able to adapt almost any set of skills. This can be extremely helpful through out life in many areas.
7. Relaxation. This is sometimes called being in the moment or out of your head, but at it's core is about the ability to stay calm, cool and collected under pressure.
And that's basically it...
JS- The King Of Content
As I've said before I'm a BIG believer in self improvement, and I have gone through a ton of self help, literally thousands and thousands of pages, audios and videos ranging from the Eastern Philosophy of Sri Nishargatta Maharaj to the suceed at all costs philosophy of Ayn Rand.
And I can honestly tell you that all of self help is basically the same, once you get past some very basic concepts.
Don't get me wrong, there are some really good ideas in there, but you'll hear them rehashed, reversed, and taught in various different ways in all self help. Only the name of the book, and the author change.
And another thing that doesn't get mentioned is that it's difficult to make the changes that actually will lead to progress and that you will have to continue to do them forever...
This is another in the countless reasons why it's such a bad idea to read EVERYTHING.
So let's look at what you will learn when you explore self help that will ACTUALLY help you improve your life.
1. Positivity. This can be annoying when overdone and you do need to temper it with realistic thinking, but in general the more optimistic your outlook on life and your future success, the better you will do. This is also sometimes discussed as self fulfilling prophecies or "The Pygmalion" effect.
2. Fixing your beliefs. Your beliefs really do shape the ways you filter the world around you and the results you get in life, as well as your general ability to be happy. When you have unhealthy beliefs about yourself, making money, dating, being fat, being sad, a loser, etc... It does impact the way you live your life to a major degree that can be paralyzing. You have to work on your beliefs CONSTANTLY to change them and then to maintain the changes, but it is well worth it. There are a million different ways people propose to change beliefs from affirmations, to NLP exercises. Beliefs are also sometimes referred to as your "self image."
3. Mental Rehearsal. This is one of the most powerful techniques out there for self improvement. The more vividly you imagine what your success would look like and feel like at an emotional level, the better prepared you will be for those situations in real life. Sounds crazy but there is a ton of science involved in this and almost EVERY successful person I've studied has talked about their marked use of visualization whether it's Michael Jordan or Warren Buffet. Mental rehearsal is also referred to as mental movies, rehearsal, visualization and Psycho-Cybernetics.
4.Self talk. The way you talk to yourself is a big factor in how you feel about yourself and what kind of actions you take. If you are constantly disparaging yourself or focusing on what you can't do, or reasons you can't succeed, you will eventually fail.
5. Goal Setting. Setting goals leads to higher achievement whether or not you actually achieve the goal 100%. They also give you accountability, and allow you to build confidence as you achieve them. Learning to set short, medium and long term goals is a big part of self development.
6. Modeling. The process of learning how to copy another person's success is a great tool for life improvement. If you get good at modeling others, you will soon be able to adapt almost any set of skills. This can be extremely helpful through out life in many areas.
7. Relaxation. This is sometimes called being in the moment or out of your head, but at it's core is about the ability to stay calm, cool and collected under pressure.
And that's basically it...
JS- The King Of Content
Sunday, May 02, 2010
Last Chance at 90 Days To Day Game Ends in 8 Hours!!
If you haven't registered for my 90 Days to Day Game
Mastery Program yet, please do so now.
We're going to close the doors for enrollment
tonight at midnight.
We're down to 3 spots in the Elite Level
and 12 in the deluxe so if you're interested
Please register
now:
Sign up
Best,
JS- The King Of Content
PS- If you missed the AMAZING call we did you can hear the replay at:
Call Replay
Mastery Program yet, please do so now.
We're going to close the doors for enrollment
tonight at midnight.
We're down to 3 spots in the Elite Level
and 12 in the deluxe so if you're interested
Please register
now:
Sign up
Best,
JS- The King Of Content
PS- If you missed the AMAZING call we did you can hear the replay at:
Call Replay
Friday, April 30, 2010
Why people fail At Self Help; Don't Talk About It, Be About it.
I have a dirty little secret to share with you...
95% of the guys reading this page, will NEVER get better with women.
But it doesn't end there 90% of people who buy a self help book NEVER finish the book, let alone implementing any changes the book suggests that would change their lives.
95% of people who join a gym in January, will never come back starting in February. When I used to work at 24 Hr fitness a lifetime ago, we used to laugh about this and call them the New Year's Resolutioners.
97% of people who purchase a course or book on wealth building/Investing NEVER even set aside a portion of money to get started.
What I'm trying to impart to you dear reader, is that changing yourself is difficult, and there is no magic membership, product, book, or idea that is going to do it for you.
Most people just are not going to be able to stick to a program long enough for it to become a habit and to ignore doing that which they are used to.
This used to astound me. I mean I knew patterns extended to the parts of our lives that we were not consciously aware of ( Dating Patterns, Coping Strategies,) but you would think that once someone made the decision that they wanted to turn their life around 180 degrees they would understand what that meant.
Turns out it's actually the opposite, and I used to buy into it. Being somewhat of a self helper no matter how much I try to deny it, when my friends would talk about how his screenplay would be in Matt Damon's hands by 2009, or tell me about how they were going to make millions by getting a shortcut in business through a "friend" they had just met a week ago. I'd listen and try to be supportive and then when the failures would inevitably come, I'd pretend they didn't happen. Because that's what a good friend is supposed to do.
But somewhere along the way, it hit me...
I had friends who were kicking ass at life. And they didn't really feel the need to CONSTANTLY talk about what they were doing and get reassurance and support that they were going to make it.
And not to toot my own horn too much, but I have finished and implemented EVERY self help product or book I've read(Except for the Mind Your Brain Program by Doug Bench but I defy anyone to finish it when you have to write an hour of standards a day and if you miss once you have to start all over). I make notes, I summarize them in my own words and if there are not exercises that come with the product I create my own so that I actually get something out of them. Same thing with business goals, Game goals, and fitness goals. I'm also proud to say that at 25 as a full time smoker I run a faster mile now (5:17) than I did when I ran track and didn't smoke in high school (5:24) plus I didn't get fat by 25 as various fat people told me I would :P
I never once thought about talking to my friends about all of these things though, because it wasn't being done so other people would think I was awesome, or so that I could tell people about how hard I was working or how busy I was.
I do self help, because I believe in consistent evolution as a person. As soon as you stop improving yourself, you become stagnant and bored, and life loses it's challenges and fun IMHO.
So here's a fw tips on how to not become a self help statistic.
1. Don't read more than one self help thing at a time. If you're focusing on Game, focus on Game, if you're looking to make more money focus on that, etc... The more you pile on the harder it is to make real changes.
2. Start small, but start the day you begin reading. It could mean saving $5 in a drawer or saying "hi" to a girl on the subway but if you start when you start reading/watching/listening to the material you'll have a much higher chance of sticking with it.
3. Figure out what the bare minimums are and then do a tiny bit more. If you have to work out 2x a week try to workout 3. If you need to cut back your spending by 15% try for 20%. By setting the bar a little higher, but not unrealistically so, you are actually 5X more likely to achieve your goals.
4. Create short, medium and long term goals for yourself. Most people only set a long term goal and then quit on the road to attaining it. Instead you should set easily achievable goals that you can reach within a month to build some confidence for yourself.
5. Don't say shit. The more you talk about what you're going to do, the more pressure you're putting on yourself to actually deliver. Most of the time people are scared to take action so they discuss they're lofty goals in order to feel like they are actually doing something to make progress. You aren't.
As I said in the subtitle: Don't talk about it, be about it.
JS- The King Of Content and a proud NON Self Help Statistic
95% of the guys reading this page, will NEVER get better with women.
But it doesn't end there 90% of people who buy a self help book NEVER finish the book, let alone implementing any changes the book suggests that would change their lives.
95% of people who join a gym in January, will never come back starting in February. When I used to work at 24 Hr fitness a lifetime ago, we used to laugh about this and call them the New Year's Resolutioners.
97% of people who purchase a course or book on wealth building/Investing NEVER even set aside a portion of money to get started.
What I'm trying to impart to you dear reader, is that changing yourself is difficult, and there is no magic membership, product, book, or idea that is going to do it for you.
Most people just are not going to be able to stick to a program long enough for it to become a habit and to ignore doing that which they are used to.
This used to astound me. I mean I knew patterns extended to the parts of our lives that we were not consciously aware of ( Dating Patterns, Coping Strategies,) but you would think that once someone made the decision that they wanted to turn their life around 180 degrees they would understand what that meant.
Turns out it's actually the opposite, and I used to buy into it. Being somewhat of a self helper no matter how much I try to deny it, when my friends would talk about how his screenplay would be in Matt Damon's hands by 2009, or tell me about how they were going to make millions by getting a shortcut in business through a "friend" they had just met a week ago. I'd listen and try to be supportive and then when the failures would inevitably come, I'd pretend they didn't happen. Because that's what a good friend is supposed to do.
But somewhere along the way, it hit me...
I had friends who were kicking ass at life. And they didn't really feel the need to CONSTANTLY talk about what they were doing and get reassurance and support that they were going to make it.
And not to toot my own horn too much, but I have finished and implemented EVERY self help product or book I've read(Except for the Mind Your Brain Program by Doug Bench but I defy anyone to finish it when you have to write an hour of standards a day and if you miss once you have to start all over). I make notes, I summarize them in my own words and if there are not exercises that come with the product I create my own so that I actually get something out of them. Same thing with business goals, Game goals, and fitness goals. I'm also proud to say that at 25 as a full time smoker I run a faster mile now (5:17) than I did when I ran track and didn't smoke in high school (5:24) plus I didn't get fat by 25 as various fat people told me I would :P
I never once thought about talking to my friends about all of these things though, because it wasn't being done so other people would think I was awesome, or so that I could tell people about how hard I was working or how busy I was.
I do self help, because I believe in consistent evolution as a person. As soon as you stop improving yourself, you become stagnant and bored, and life loses it's challenges and fun IMHO.
So here's a fw tips on how to not become a self help statistic.
1. Don't read more than one self help thing at a time. If you're focusing on Game, focus on Game, if you're looking to make more money focus on that, etc... The more you pile on the harder it is to make real changes.
2. Start small, but start the day you begin reading. It could mean saving $5 in a drawer or saying "hi" to a girl on the subway but if you start when you start reading/watching/listening to the material you'll have a much higher chance of sticking with it.
3. Figure out what the bare minimums are and then do a tiny bit more. If you have to work out 2x a week try to workout 3. If you need to cut back your spending by 15% try for 20%. By setting the bar a little higher, but not unrealistically so, you are actually 5X more likely to achieve your goals.
4. Create short, medium and long term goals for yourself. Most people only set a long term goal and then quit on the road to attaining it. Instead you should set easily achievable goals that you can reach within a month to build some confidence for yourself.
5. Don't say shit. The more you talk about what you're going to do, the more pressure you're putting on yourself to actually deliver. Most of the time people are scared to take action so they discuss they're lofty goals in order to feel like they are actually doing something to make progress. You aren't.
As I said in the subtitle: Don't talk about it, be about it.
JS- The King Of Content and a proud NON Self Help Statistic
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Love/Apathy/Hate and Pick Up Artists...
Get ready for a long rambling Public Service Announcement...
It makes me laugh when I run into guys in the community and they ask me about other teachers or what not. Inevitably, they are shocked when I have nothing to say. I guess they think I sit around all day thinking about how fucked up a ton of dudes who work in the same industry as me are. Like I'm angry, or on a one man mission to somehow change a bunch of other grown ass men.
I don't.
As I explain in real life, I don't hate anyone in the community. I NOTHING them.
In my mind the reason I do this, is because it's worse. There is no feeling worse than when you realize someone you think is an enemy couldn't care less about you. Since Dec a lot of guys have learned they're in 1 sided feuds with me that only exist in their minds. Once I make a decision that you're out of my life, I don't think about you anymore. EVER.
If someone hates at least they are acknowledging the other person exists.
My Current response to questions about anyone else( Who isn't a friend) in the scene will continue to be
" I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with that name or company."
The reason I felt the need to clarify this is because I get a lot of emails asking if I hate this person or the other.And I hear a ton of second hand stories that start out with " Well you hate so and so." I don't. If I make fun of someone, it's because I think it's funny... 10 minutes later, I have forgotten about it. I honestly don't think about the community or Game outside of working hours. It's amazing how it all goes away when I shut down my laptop :)
As I've always said, if you approach someone and they are really rude(hateful) then you have something to work with at least. The worst reaction you can possibly get is apathy. Because apathy, means you don't have the capacity to emotionally reach the other person.
And there isn't anyone in the community who has the ability to affect me emotionally.
Sorry.
JS-The King Of Content
It makes me laugh when I run into guys in the community and they ask me about other teachers or what not. Inevitably, they are shocked when I have nothing to say. I guess they think I sit around all day thinking about how fucked up a ton of dudes who work in the same industry as me are. Like I'm angry, or on a one man mission to somehow change a bunch of other grown ass men.
I don't.
As I explain in real life, I don't hate anyone in the community. I NOTHING them.
In my mind the reason I do this, is because it's worse. There is no feeling worse than when you realize someone you think is an enemy couldn't care less about you. Since Dec a lot of guys have learned they're in 1 sided feuds with me that only exist in their minds. Once I make a decision that you're out of my life, I don't think about you anymore. EVER.
If someone hates at least they are acknowledging the other person exists.
My Current response to questions about anyone else( Who isn't a friend) in the scene will continue to be
" I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with that name or company."
The reason I felt the need to clarify this is because I get a lot of emails asking if I hate this person or the other.And I hear a ton of second hand stories that start out with " Well you hate so and so." I don't. If I make fun of someone, it's because I think it's funny... 10 minutes later, I have forgotten about it. I honestly don't think about the community or Game outside of working hours. It's amazing how it all goes away when I shut down my laptop :)
As I've always said, if you approach someone and they are really rude(hateful) then you have something to work with at least. The worst reaction you can possibly get is apathy. Because apathy, means you don't have the capacity to emotionally reach the other person.
And there isn't anyone in the community who has the ability to affect me emotionally.
Sorry.
JS-The King Of Content
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Day Game Training Call
Yo,
This Thursday, April 29 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (6:00 p.m.
Pacific Time), I am hosting a no-charge training call and
you're invited. The topic is:
"Secrets of Day Game: How to Master the Day Time Approach!"
Here's some of what you'll discover on the call:
* How to get solid phone numbers in 90 seconds or less!
(You read that correctly... this is not only possible,
but you're soon going to be doing it ALL THE TIME!)
* Revealed: My BRAND NEW process for completely
eliminating any day game "approach anxiety" you
may have!
* Secrets of doing "direct" approaches in the day time!
(I'm going to show you how to do direct approaches
the RIGHT way!)
* The right time... and the wrong time... to do a direct approach!
(Direct approaches are great but they're not always a good idea.
After listening to this call you'll know exactly when to approach
directly and when to use a different tool in your arsenal.)
* Exactly what to say after your initial opener! (I'll show
you what to say to build attraction, get phone numbers, set
up dates and ultimately end up with a lot more beautiful women
in your life!)
* And MUCH more!
No need to register for this call. Here is the call in
information:
Phone #: (619) 684-9024
Access code: 577602#
You can listen to it online here:
Listen Online
You're not gonna want to miss this!
Best,
JS- The King Of Content
This Thursday, April 29 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (6:00 p.m.
Pacific Time), I am hosting a no-charge training call and
you're invited. The topic is:
"Secrets of Day Game: How to Master the Day Time Approach!"
Here's some of what you'll discover on the call:
* How to get solid phone numbers in 90 seconds or less!
(You read that correctly... this is not only possible,
but you're soon going to be doing it ALL THE TIME!)
* Revealed: My BRAND NEW process for completely
eliminating any day game "approach anxiety" you
may have!
* Secrets of doing "direct" approaches in the day time!
(I'm going to show you how to do direct approaches
the RIGHT way!)
* The right time... and the wrong time... to do a direct approach!
(Direct approaches are great but they're not always a good idea.
After listening to this call you'll know exactly when to approach
directly and when to use a different tool in your arsenal.)
* Exactly what to say after your initial opener! (I'll show
you what to say to build attraction, get phone numbers, set
up dates and ultimately end up with a lot more beautiful women
in your life!)
* And MUCH more!
No need to register for this call. Here is the call in
information:
Phone #: (619) 684-9024
Access code: 577602#
You can listen to it online here:
Listen Online
You're not gonna want to miss this!
Best,
JS- The King Of Content
RHONY Power Rankings week 8!!!
Man, I have been busy and dealing with some stuff...
All I will say about that is that self reflection and dating more than 3 girls at a time are tricky mistresses...
But none of that should keep me from my quest to turn the RHONY into a competitive sport. So for that I apologize dear readers, and without any further ado, I want to leap directly in to the Power Rankings.
1. She's back- Bethenny, my second favorite woman of all time(Behind only love of my life Chelsea Handler) is back in her rightful spot, after the engagement party where she handled herself very well despite Jill's high school antics. B also gets extra points for apologizing to Luann like a normal person, and for finally realizing just exactly what Jill Zarin is all about and realizing that she no longer needs to be friends with her. I like that it seems like Bethenny has established real friendships with Alex and Ramona, leaving Luann, Kelly and Jill to make up the axis of Evil much like Matador, Mystery, and Lovedrop did at the Chicago Superconference in 2006.
2. Sonja. I tweeted that from now on I was going to call all Cougars "Sonjas" in an homage to this lovely sexual predator. Sonja leaps up to the 2nd spot in just her second power rankings for pointing out what everybody thinks about Kelly ( She only remembers men and snubs women) and for the hysterically awkward scene where she is about to tell her story about her husband cheating and then decided to ask Kelly and Luann. Let's be honest EVERY woman at that table had their husband cheat on them multiple times. At least Sonja's getting hers back. Plus her on liner about Max and Kelly was classic saying " If I got into the back of a limo with a guy who looked like that, I'd be getting out with a relationship."
3. Luann. It pains me to put the countless this high, but the scenes with her looking for apartments and discussing the differences between the Upper East Side and Lower East Side were too funny, even though for some reason she refers to them as up and downtown... It was also funny watching Luann at the dinner with Kelly and Sonja as she avoids the cheating question since her ex husband The Count has been linked to an African model recently. The pricing of the Apts in Manhattan just reaffirms my theory that unless you're balling out of control, or want to live in a 2k a month shoebox Manhattan is not for you. You can however live in Brooklyn...
4. The RamonaCoaster. No real chaos here from Ramona, except when they show her at work and she warns her staff that she's going to flip out before doing exactly that. Kinda reminds me of the logic behind telling a girl you're trying to get in her pants. Ramona must figure if she tells them she's going to do it first, it can't be that bad... It was a cute scene when she asked her daughter Avery to be her maid of honor at the 17th renewal of her vows with Mario. I'm glad Avery agreed or that would have been embarrassing.
5. Kelly. Kelly is an idiot and reminds me of EVERYTHING I hate about the self help movement and overpositivity. The scene where she cooks pancakes for the kids and burns the plastic tells you everything you need to know about Kelly.
6. Alex. I hate to place the sanest and most reasonable housewife so low, but she really wasn't a major factor in tonight's episode. Though I have hope for the future after the "Coming up On The RHONY" preview at the end of the episode.
7. Jill Zarin. I used to really like Jill. I thought she was funny, and clever and generally pretty together. I even enjoyed her cold as ice treatment of Bethenny for awhile. But now it's gotten to be WAY too much. There is no reason she couldn't have come over to congratulate B before she did. There is no reason for her to pretend that she is always blindsided by seeing Bethenny at events because THEY FILM A FREAKING TV SHOW TOGETHER... There was no excuse for her behavior the last few episodes from refusing Bethenny at Ramona's house to the meltdown at the Gotham magazine party. Jill clearly only cares about herself as was evidenced when she was talking to Bobby not about how she felt awkward, but about how she was going to look like a piece of shit for not going over to B. Newsflash Jill Zarin, you looked like a piece of shit 2 episodes ago.
The next few episodes look EXPLOSIVE, I personally cannot wait for whatever Alex does that lead Jill Zarin to say something like " I hate Alex, I will never forgive her fro this." Plus we still have a reunion show coming.
Sooo Excited!
JS
All I will say about that is that self reflection and dating more than 3 girls at a time are tricky mistresses...
But none of that should keep me from my quest to turn the RHONY into a competitive sport. So for that I apologize dear readers, and without any further ado, I want to leap directly in to the Power Rankings.
1. She's back- Bethenny, my second favorite woman of all time(Behind only love of my life Chelsea Handler) is back in her rightful spot, after the engagement party where she handled herself very well despite Jill's high school antics. B also gets extra points for apologizing to Luann like a normal person, and for finally realizing just exactly what Jill Zarin is all about and realizing that she no longer needs to be friends with her. I like that it seems like Bethenny has established real friendships with Alex and Ramona, leaving Luann, Kelly and Jill to make up the axis of Evil much like Matador, Mystery, and Lovedrop did at the Chicago Superconference in 2006.
2. Sonja. I tweeted that from now on I was going to call all Cougars "Sonjas" in an homage to this lovely sexual predator. Sonja leaps up to the 2nd spot in just her second power rankings for pointing out what everybody thinks about Kelly ( She only remembers men and snubs women) and for the hysterically awkward scene where she is about to tell her story about her husband cheating and then decided to ask Kelly and Luann. Let's be honest EVERY woman at that table had their husband cheat on them multiple times. At least Sonja's getting hers back. Plus her on liner about Max and Kelly was classic saying " If I got into the back of a limo with a guy who looked like that, I'd be getting out with a relationship."
3. Luann. It pains me to put the countless this high, but the scenes with her looking for apartments and discussing the differences between the Upper East Side and Lower East Side were too funny, even though for some reason she refers to them as up and downtown... It was also funny watching Luann at the dinner with Kelly and Sonja as she avoids the cheating question since her ex husband The Count has been linked to an African model recently. The pricing of the Apts in Manhattan just reaffirms my theory that unless you're balling out of control, or want to live in a 2k a month shoebox Manhattan is not for you. You can however live in Brooklyn...
4. The RamonaCoaster. No real chaos here from Ramona, except when they show her at work and she warns her staff that she's going to flip out before doing exactly that. Kinda reminds me of the logic behind telling a girl you're trying to get in her pants. Ramona must figure if she tells them she's going to do it first, it can't be that bad... It was a cute scene when she asked her daughter Avery to be her maid of honor at the 17th renewal of her vows with Mario. I'm glad Avery agreed or that would have been embarrassing.
5. Kelly. Kelly is an idiot and reminds me of EVERYTHING I hate about the self help movement and overpositivity. The scene where she cooks pancakes for the kids and burns the plastic tells you everything you need to know about Kelly.
6. Alex. I hate to place the sanest and most reasonable housewife so low, but she really wasn't a major factor in tonight's episode. Though I have hope for the future after the "Coming up On The RHONY" preview at the end of the episode.
7. Jill Zarin. I used to really like Jill. I thought she was funny, and clever and generally pretty together. I even enjoyed her cold as ice treatment of Bethenny for awhile. But now it's gotten to be WAY too much. There is no reason she couldn't have come over to congratulate B before she did. There is no reason for her to pretend that she is always blindsided by seeing Bethenny at events because THEY FILM A FREAKING TV SHOW TOGETHER... There was no excuse for her behavior the last few episodes from refusing Bethenny at Ramona's house to the meltdown at the Gotham magazine party. Jill clearly only cares about herself as was evidenced when she was talking to Bobby not about how she felt awkward, but about how she was going to look like a piece of shit for not going over to B. Newsflash Jill Zarin, you looked like a piece of shit 2 episodes ago.
The next few episodes look EXPLOSIVE, I personally cannot wait for whatever Alex does that lead Jill Zarin to say something like " I hate Alex, I will never forgive her fro this." Plus we still have a reunion show coming.
Sooo Excited!
JS
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The Lebron 4th Quarter Choke Out
What a great night of NBA action last night!
Though I have to admit I was a little Basketballed out after Denver/Utah.
I am an amused Lebron watcher. I think he's by far the most consistently amazing performer in sports in terms of his athleticism and doing things we just don't see that often( Like in Game 1 when he grabbed an alley oop at the top of the white square and finished it with a hammer. Didn't count cause of an offensive foul. Most amazing play of the playoffs thus far.) But I also get frustrated with him. His defense used to frustrate me, then his shot selection, then his lack of a post game. But despite all of that nit picking that gives me something to write about, there is no denying that Lebron finally became the player we wanted him to be this year.
I also disagree with Bill Simmons, about Lebron being spotty in the clutch. If you remember 3 years ago Lebron won 2 out of 4 playoff games against the Wizards with game winning lay-ups. I still remember this, because it's the only time I've seen game winning lay-ups in the playoffs. Lebron also averages an amazing 66.1 Pts per 48 minutes of "Clutch time" up or down 3 with 5 mins to go. Again the only thing questionable about Lebron in the clutch is the occasional pull up 3 which is more a product of his most obvious personality trait: Complete confidence. Even in skills that aren't necessarily his best.
All season long I'd talked to friends about the Lebron 3rd quarter choke-out. The first time I remember it standing out was the game against the Pacers a couple of months back. Lebron decided with about 6 minutes to go that the game was over. He added two dunks, two blocks and a three in that span, and the Pacers were done. I watched it again in a late season game against Chicago. It looks like an normal close game until Lebron all of a sudden decides to hit turbo on his controller. It was enough that during Cleveland's late season winning streak, I could feel the choke-out coming. If the game is even late in the 3rd Lebron goes for the jugular with spectacularly athletic crowd killing plays. It's like he's in Spinal Tap and adjusts his volume to 11.
Last night I watched EVERY minute of The Bulls-Cavs Game. I was impressed by Derrick Rose, floored by Joakim Noah( and worried about what Dwight's gonna do against that front line) but still felt like the Cavs were not bringing the right amount of intensity. I even tweeted before the game that Lebron needed to take out the lack of a dominant performance on the Bulls. And for 3 quarters and 3:16 Lebron was not listening.
Then at the 8:44 mark of the 4th Q, it began.
A ridiculous driving lay-up here, an and 1 there, and then three straight back breaking Js as the Bulls struggled to throw every defender they had at him. Seriously watch the tape he hits those jumpers over James Johnson, Noah and Kirk Hinrich. The Bulls tried EVERYTHING but Lebron took the game and made it his. All in all Lebron dropped 15 pts in 8 minutes and then passed off to Jamario Moon for the back breaker. A game that was tied at 73 all ended up 100-112 Cavs.
You could even see it on the faces of the Chicago players, they knew they weren't beating him. Watching Vinnie Del Negro on the bench I was reminded of the famous Paul Westpaul Interview from the 93 finals where when he was asked about how they were going to stop MJ, he replied " We can't stop him, nobody can stop him."That should have been the closed captioning as Del Negro watched Lebron steal a game where the Bulls had played WAY over their heads, if they were going to win a game in this series they knew they'd have to get that one.
Unfortunately Lebron had other plans. And unfortunately for the rest of the NBA, what Lebron wants this year, he seems to get.
JS
Though I have to admit I was a little Basketballed out after Denver/Utah.
I am an amused Lebron watcher. I think he's by far the most consistently amazing performer in sports in terms of his athleticism and doing things we just don't see that often( Like in Game 1 when he grabbed an alley oop at the top of the white square and finished it with a hammer. Didn't count cause of an offensive foul. Most amazing play of the playoffs thus far.) But I also get frustrated with him. His defense used to frustrate me, then his shot selection, then his lack of a post game. But despite all of that nit picking that gives me something to write about, there is no denying that Lebron finally became the player we wanted him to be this year.
I also disagree with Bill Simmons, about Lebron being spotty in the clutch. If you remember 3 years ago Lebron won 2 out of 4 playoff games against the Wizards with game winning lay-ups. I still remember this, because it's the only time I've seen game winning lay-ups in the playoffs. Lebron also averages an amazing 66.1 Pts per 48 minutes of "Clutch time" up or down 3 with 5 mins to go. Again the only thing questionable about Lebron in the clutch is the occasional pull up 3 which is more a product of his most obvious personality trait: Complete confidence. Even in skills that aren't necessarily his best.
All season long I'd talked to friends about the Lebron 3rd quarter choke-out. The first time I remember it standing out was the game against the Pacers a couple of months back. Lebron decided with about 6 minutes to go that the game was over. He added two dunks, two blocks and a three in that span, and the Pacers were done. I watched it again in a late season game against Chicago. It looks like an normal close game until Lebron all of a sudden decides to hit turbo on his controller. It was enough that during Cleveland's late season winning streak, I could feel the choke-out coming. If the game is even late in the 3rd Lebron goes for the jugular with spectacularly athletic crowd killing plays. It's like he's in Spinal Tap and adjusts his volume to 11.
Last night I watched EVERY minute of The Bulls-Cavs Game. I was impressed by Derrick Rose, floored by Joakim Noah( and worried about what Dwight's gonna do against that front line) but still felt like the Cavs were not bringing the right amount of intensity. I even tweeted before the game that Lebron needed to take out the lack of a dominant performance on the Bulls. And for 3 quarters and 3:16 Lebron was not listening.
Then at the 8:44 mark of the 4th Q, it began.
A ridiculous driving lay-up here, an and 1 there, and then three straight back breaking Js as the Bulls struggled to throw every defender they had at him. Seriously watch the tape he hits those jumpers over James Johnson, Noah and Kirk Hinrich. The Bulls tried EVERYTHING but Lebron took the game and made it his. All in all Lebron dropped 15 pts in 8 minutes and then passed off to Jamario Moon for the back breaker. A game that was tied at 73 all ended up 100-112 Cavs.
You could even see it on the faces of the Chicago players, they knew they weren't beating him. Watching Vinnie Del Negro on the bench I was reminded of the famous Paul Westpaul Interview from the 93 finals where when he was asked about how they were going to stop MJ, he replied " We can't stop him, nobody can stop him."That should have been the closed captioning as Del Negro watched Lebron steal a game where the Bulls had played WAY over their heads, if they were going to win a game in this series they knew they'd have to get that one.
Unfortunately Lebron had other plans. And unfortunately for the rest of the NBA, what Lebron wants this year, he seems to get.
JS
Monday, April 19, 2010
Approach Anxiety VS Approach Reluctance
I just wanted to make a clear distinction between approach anxiety which has clear physical and emotional symptoms (Usually butterflies or fearful paralysis) and approach reluctance which occurs when you are too lazy to approach or find a million little reasons not to.
Most guys have approach reluctance, but then through the marketing world of the internet start to believe they have approach anxiety and start trying to fix a problem that they don't actually have.
If you are not scared or SUPER nervous about approaching, you have approach reluctance not approach anxiety. When gurus say they still have approach anxiety they are generally describing approach reluctance.
If you have super bad unfixable approach anxiety, you should go to a Doctor as it's usually a sign of a bigger problem with anxiety in general.
That is all.
JS- The King Of Content
Most guys have approach reluctance, but then through the marketing world of the internet start to believe they have approach anxiety and start trying to fix a problem that they don't actually have.
If you are not scared or SUPER nervous about approaching, you have approach reluctance not approach anxiety. When gurus say they still have approach anxiety they are generally describing approach reluctance.
If you have super bad unfixable approach anxiety, you should go to a Doctor as it's usually a sign of a bigger problem with anxiety in general.
That is all.
JS- The King Of Content
Sunday, April 18, 2010
RHONY Power Rankings week 6
Oh Joy of Joys I get top watch NBA basketball while writing about The RealHousewives.
So a quick explanation of the Power Rankings, it's based on Tim Goodman's TV show rankings in the SF chronicle. That means that each week is treated as a different entity, meaning as much as I love Bethenny if she isn't as involved in a particular episode or is just not that interesting she drops from the top spot, etc...
With that explained, let's go to the Rankings.
1. The Ramonacoaster. It took me 2-3 attempts to get all the way through last week's episdoe cause I was exhausted and kept passing out. Yet every time I woke up and when I watched the episode all the way through, I was amazed at Ramona's verbal assaults on Jill and Kelly. Plus the story about Ramona tricking new Housewife Sonja Morgan out of a dress that was on sale 20 years ago was awesome. As I said last week Ramona's craziness really stirs the drink for the entertaining episodes of the show. This week she finally says what everyone was thinking by telling Kelly she has no brain! Plus it was SUPER awkward to watch her try to seduce Mario with candles and Champagne. Which leads us ultimately to the Brooklyn Fashion Week show... Ramona's eyes look like something a frog on cocaine would have, she waddles with her elbows splayed out and it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I defy anyone to watch that scene and not laugh.
2. Sonja Morgan. Making a VERY strong RHONY debut the latest housewife to join the cast, is Sonja Morgan. She reveals she divorced her last husband when he was 77, she has a daughter and a CRAZY expensive house on the UES where she divides her closet among places she wears the clothes, there's a Miami closet, a Colorado closet, etc... She also has a picture of the enigmatic Max who dated Kelly last season. Sonja explains to Luann how she picked Max up outside of Equinox on his first day in Manhattan. This leads to my second favorite scene of the episode where Sonja is explaining to Kelly and Luann about how Max was her "Thursday" guy and then she decided to date someone more seriously. Kelly NEVER says anything which is amazing she she brags about dating Max at every other chance she gets. Sonja also seems to be the most cougar-esque of the housewives, so I'm predicting some sort of sex scandal in her future. I'm very excited about the Sonja Morgan era.
3. Kelly. Kelly has some pretty awesome scenes this week. I have been laughing my ass off all weekend about her descriptions of PR 101 and PR 102. Which she tried to use to get Jill Zarin off her back about sending Bethenny a nice tweet. Then Kelly gets into it with Ramona where she is clearly outclassed in both craziness and verbal sparring. The scene ends with the classic Kelly statement of " I don't want to talk to you anymore." Said after Ramona has already called her a moron and walked off. I think Kelly might be a really big pothead, cause her reaction time, not so good.
4. Jill Zarin. This week we get a ton of snarky comments from Jill Zarin, and unfortunately as she admitted on "Watch What Happens Live" she was trying to be like Bethenny with the one liners but they just don't seem to work. She trashes EVERYTHING about Brooklyn fashion week and then leaves without making ANY effort to go see anyone involved in the show. Then she hosts some Kodak party and gets into it with Ramona. I would have put her higher but couldn't talk through the constant pitching of her book...
5. Bethenny. I love Bethenny but all she does is find out she's pregnant and we see that she really doesn't have any friends she could call to tell. Just kind of sad, and leaves me still longing for the fiesty, funny, Bethenny.
6. Alex. Alex puts on Brooklyn fashion week and then disappears for the rest of the episode.
7. Luann. Luann is basically still trying to talk about how she does so much charity work and yada yada yada... She gets points for introducing Sonja Martin who I predict will be fabulous but other than that she sucks.
Next week we get a good preview of some more Bethenny/Jill Zarin drama, and I'm excited.
JS
So a quick explanation of the Power Rankings, it's based on Tim Goodman's TV show rankings in the SF chronicle. That means that each week is treated as a different entity, meaning as much as I love Bethenny if she isn't as involved in a particular episode or is just not that interesting she drops from the top spot, etc...
With that explained, let's go to the Rankings.
1. The Ramonacoaster. It took me 2-3 attempts to get all the way through last week's episdoe cause I was exhausted and kept passing out. Yet every time I woke up and when I watched the episode all the way through, I was amazed at Ramona's verbal assaults on Jill and Kelly. Plus the story about Ramona tricking new Housewife Sonja Morgan out of a dress that was on sale 20 years ago was awesome. As I said last week Ramona's craziness really stirs the drink for the entertaining episodes of the show. This week she finally says what everyone was thinking by telling Kelly she has no brain! Plus it was SUPER awkward to watch her try to seduce Mario with candles and Champagne. Which leads us ultimately to the Brooklyn Fashion Week show... Ramona's eyes look like something a frog on cocaine would have, she waddles with her elbows splayed out and it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I defy anyone to watch that scene and not laugh.
2. Sonja Morgan. Making a VERY strong RHONY debut the latest housewife to join the cast, is Sonja Morgan. She reveals she divorced her last husband when he was 77, she has a daughter and a CRAZY expensive house on the UES where she divides her closet among places she wears the clothes, there's a Miami closet, a Colorado closet, etc... She also has a picture of the enigmatic Max who dated Kelly last season. Sonja explains to Luann how she picked Max up outside of Equinox on his first day in Manhattan. This leads to my second favorite scene of the episode where Sonja is explaining to Kelly and Luann about how Max was her "Thursday" guy and then she decided to date someone more seriously. Kelly NEVER says anything which is amazing she she brags about dating Max at every other chance she gets. Sonja also seems to be the most cougar-esque of the housewives, so I'm predicting some sort of sex scandal in her future. I'm very excited about the Sonja Morgan era.
3. Kelly. Kelly has some pretty awesome scenes this week. I have been laughing my ass off all weekend about her descriptions of PR 101 and PR 102. Which she tried to use to get Jill Zarin off her back about sending Bethenny a nice tweet. Then Kelly gets into it with Ramona where she is clearly outclassed in both craziness and verbal sparring. The scene ends with the classic Kelly statement of " I don't want to talk to you anymore." Said after Ramona has already called her a moron and walked off. I think Kelly might be a really big pothead, cause her reaction time, not so good.
4. Jill Zarin. This week we get a ton of snarky comments from Jill Zarin, and unfortunately as she admitted on "Watch What Happens Live" she was trying to be like Bethenny with the one liners but they just don't seem to work. She trashes EVERYTHING about Brooklyn fashion week and then leaves without making ANY effort to go see anyone involved in the show. Then she hosts some Kodak party and gets into it with Ramona. I would have put her higher but couldn't talk through the constant pitching of her book...
5. Bethenny. I love Bethenny but all she does is find out she's pregnant and we see that she really doesn't have any friends she could call to tell. Just kind of sad, and leaves me still longing for the fiesty, funny, Bethenny.
6. Alex. Alex puts on Brooklyn fashion week and then disappears for the rest of the episode.
7. Luann. Luann is basically still trying to talk about how she does so much charity work and yada yada yada... She gets points for introducing Sonja Martin who I predict will be fabulous but other than that she sucks.
Next week we get a good preview of some more Bethenny/Jill Zarin drama, and I'm excited.
JS
Saturday, April 17, 2010
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!!!
NBA Playoffs!
The Playoffs mean it's time to win or GO HOME!
So to celebrate my favorite 6 weeks of the year, I'm going to be posting round by round predictions of the playoffs so we can see how truly bad at predicting sports I am.
The NBA season was pretty spectacular this year, Lebron played at a level only reached by a handful of players in the history of the NBA over the course of an entire season. No matter how you judge the season (stats or watching the game) there was NO doubt all year about who the MVP or best player alive was. Kevin Durant made the leap in his third year and became the youngest scoring champion ever. The Hawks, Thunder, Bobcats, and Bucks all made huge strides and the playoffs. There were 7 buzzer beaters by the most loathsome individual on Earth alone. In short the $169 I spent on NBA league pass this year was well worth it.
The NBA is truly a Fan-Tastic place where Amazing Happens. I love This Game :)
Now onto the previews.
We'll start in The East cause I can remember the match-ups easier :)
1. Cavs-Bulls. You know it's on when Lebron is warning the other team that their in for " a different kind of monster." in the playoffs. Throw in the Lebron/Joakim Noah beef and the fact that we get to watch the premier slashing/driving point guard in the NBA(Chicago's Spectacular Derrick Rose)and this series will be a very entertaining one. Unfortunately the King will sweep The Bulls. There's no way Lebron let's this team lose a game in the first round and the Cavs are way bigger. Cavs in 4.
2. Magic-Bobcats. I really like the Bobcats chances in this one, so I'm going to throw in an early upset and pick Charlotte in 6. Here's why, Dwight Howard is ineffective offensively, Vince Carter is lazy, fakes injuries and doesn't drive the ball or seem to care ever. Rashard Lewis took a HUGE step backward both statistically and in terms of impact on the game, and Jameer Nelson isn't as good as last year when he made the all-star team. On the other hand, the Bobcats have Larry Brown, Stephen Jackson(I'll explain in a sec), The most underrated player in the league Gerald Wallace, and a scrappy team of overachievers. Stephen Jackson is important because he was a major factor in the last big upset in the NBA (8th seeded Warriors Over 1st seeded Mavs 2007) and he'll most likely be guarding Vince which means Vince will have a rough series I'm thinking something like 13ppg, with 2 assists and 3 boards. Plus Larry Brown is wily enough to steal a victory or two by himself. Bobcats in 6.
3. Hawks-Bucks. This would have been a great series with a healthy Andrew Bogut playing for Milwaukee. But without him, I think the Hawks just have too much offense for Milwaukee to keep up with, though it will be interesting to see how Brandon Jennings plays and how that factors in to people's votes for Rookie of The Year. I really like this Hawks team a lot. A lot of commentators are saying Orlando is flying under the radar but I think the Hawks are the real dangerous team in the East no one is talking about. They're athletic, they push the pace and they have experience in the playoffs against the Cavs, Heat, and Celtics in the the last few years. Plus Jamal Crawford coming off the bench is going to be a MAJOR asset in a playoff series and at crunch time they have 3 LEGIT clutch guys in Bibby, Joe Johnson, and Jamal Crawford. If Josh Smith can elevate his game a little bit to something like 20-10-5 with 3 blocks a game ( Not a huge jump from his real #s of 15.7, 8.7, and 2.1 blks with a suprising 4.2 assists) Watch out. Hawks in 5
4. Celtics-Heat. The Heat are REALLY bad besides the always awesome D Wade. The Celtics are REALLY old, not to mention annoying, overly arrogant, injured, and incompetently coached. I HATE this Celtics team more than I have ever hated a specific Lakers team which is saying something... But I'm not going to drink the Kool-Aid and pick the Heat. I've watched A LOT of Heat games over the past year especially during the 6 months I lived in Miami. That team sucks. When Michael Beasley, Jermaine O'Neal, and Udonis Haslem are your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th best players you're not winning a playoff series. Especially if Rondo can be something of a nuisance to Wade which I could totally see as he's one of the only guys in the league who can stick with the fabulous # 3. Celtics in 6.
Let's venture out West now,
1. Lakers-Thunder. I LOVE the Thunder. They are my favorite team to watch. Love Durant, Love,Love Love Russell Westbrook, Love Thabo Sefolosha. Their fun to watch, score a ton of points and generally remind you of a group of high school kids. Everyone in the L will have A LOT to worry about from this group. But not this year. The Lakers as much as I hate to say this, still have the best team. They're not completely healthy, they're arrogant and they think they can turn it on whenever they want. They also have Kobe, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, and Ron Artest (plus in theory Andrew Bynum). And they're the champs till someone knocks them off. I think the Thunder will definitely give them some problems and push them to 6 or 7. I want to say 7, but I am biased toward The Thunder, so we'll say Lakers in 6.
2. Mavs-Spurs. The Spurs can absolutely beat the Mavericks. It wouldn't be an upset, no one who knows anything about Basketball would be surprised. That said, I watched a decent amount of this Mavs team AFTER the Caron Butler trade. They're a real tough match-up when they play Dirk at Center. Look at the line-up: Jason Kidd, Jet Terry (or Roddy Beaubois, this year's 2005 Leandro Barbosa) Caron Butler,Shawn Marion and Dirk. That's a NICE look. The Spurs looked to be almost back in championship form the last few weeks since Manu became a starter, and 2007 Finals MVP Tony Parker is back. I still just don't see it. Duncan is just a little too old at this point and the rest of the squad besides the big 3 just aren't that good. I'm talking to you Richard Jefferson. Mavs in 6.
3. Suns-TrailBlazers. The Trailblazers have such bad luck with injuries. It's really unfair, for a fan base that loves their NBA team. Both historically and especially this season. Brandon Roy is getting surgery and this team without Roy is going to get rolled by The Suns. The Suns really clicked down the stretch, but without Robin Lopez they don't have the height to actually compete in the West. They'll win here fairly easily though. Suns in 4.
4. Nuggets-Jazz. My pick as the best playoff series on the marquee thus far. This will be a shootout. The Nuggets and Carmelo Anthony looked like world beaters for the first 3rd of the game. But then George Karl got cancer( Get better George!) and Kenyon Martin got hurt, and Anthony's level of play dropped a bit during games against under .500 teams. And there in lies the basic problem with The Nuggets. You never know what team is going to show up and when. Beat the Lakers by 20 lose to The Bulls, all season long. So I'm not sure which Denver team will show up. They have the talent to beat anyone, but may not be together mentally enough to do it. The Jazz on the other hand are steady and you know what they are. Not quite big enough to do any real damage, not small and fast enough to run and gun. They can be penned in for 45-55 wins every year Deron Williams suits up , but they won't get past the Nuggets. Denver in 7.
I'm super excited for this first round, and I'll post another breakdown when Conference Semis start.
The Playoffs mean it's time to win or GO HOME!
So to celebrate my favorite 6 weeks of the year, I'm going to be posting round by round predictions of the playoffs so we can see how truly bad at predicting sports I am.
The NBA season was pretty spectacular this year, Lebron played at a level only reached by a handful of players in the history of the NBA over the course of an entire season. No matter how you judge the season (stats or watching the game) there was NO doubt all year about who the MVP or best player alive was. Kevin Durant made the leap in his third year and became the youngest scoring champion ever. The Hawks, Thunder, Bobcats, and Bucks all made huge strides and the playoffs. There were 7 buzzer beaters by the most loathsome individual on Earth alone. In short the $169 I spent on NBA league pass this year was well worth it.
The NBA is truly a Fan-Tastic place where Amazing Happens. I love This Game :)
Now onto the previews.
We'll start in The East cause I can remember the match-ups easier :)
1. Cavs-Bulls. You know it's on when Lebron is warning the other team that their in for " a different kind of monster." in the playoffs. Throw in the Lebron/Joakim Noah beef and the fact that we get to watch the premier slashing/driving point guard in the NBA(Chicago's Spectacular Derrick Rose)and this series will be a very entertaining one. Unfortunately the King will sweep The Bulls. There's no way Lebron let's this team lose a game in the first round and the Cavs are way bigger. Cavs in 4.
2. Magic-Bobcats. I really like the Bobcats chances in this one, so I'm going to throw in an early upset and pick Charlotte in 6. Here's why, Dwight Howard is ineffective offensively, Vince Carter is lazy, fakes injuries and doesn't drive the ball or seem to care ever. Rashard Lewis took a HUGE step backward both statistically and in terms of impact on the game, and Jameer Nelson isn't as good as last year when he made the all-star team. On the other hand, the Bobcats have Larry Brown, Stephen Jackson(I'll explain in a sec), The most underrated player in the league Gerald Wallace, and a scrappy team of overachievers. Stephen Jackson is important because he was a major factor in the last big upset in the NBA (8th seeded Warriors Over 1st seeded Mavs 2007) and he'll most likely be guarding Vince which means Vince will have a rough series I'm thinking something like 13ppg, with 2 assists and 3 boards. Plus Larry Brown is wily enough to steal a victory or two by himself. Bobcats in 6.
3. Hawks-Bucks. This would have been a great series with a healthy Andrew Bogut playing for Milwaukee. But without him, I think the Hawks just have too much offense for Milwaukee to keep up with, though it will be interesting to see how Brandon Jennings plays and how that factors in to people's votes for Rookie of The Year. I really like this Hawks team a lot. A lot of commentators are saying Orlando is flying under the radar but I think the Hawks are the real dangerous team in the East no one is talking about. They're athletic, they push the pace and they have experience in the playoffs against the Cavs, Heat, and Celtics in the the last few years. Plus Jamal Crawford coming off the bench is going to be a MAJOR asset in a playoff series and at crunch time they have 3 LEGIT clutch guys in Bibby, Joe Johnson, and Jamal Crawford. If Josh Smith can elevate his game a little bit to something like 20-10-5 with 3 blocks a game ( Not a huge jump from his real #s of 15.7, 8.7, and 2.1 blks with a suprising 4.2 assists) Watch out. Hawks in 5
4. Celtics-Heat. The Heat are REALLY bad besides the always awesome D Wade. The Celtics are REALLY old, not to mention annoying, overly arrogant, injured, and incompetently coached. I HATE this Celtics team more than I have ever hated a specific Lakers team which is saying something... But I'm not going to drink the Kool-Aid and pick the Heat. I've watched A LOT of Heat games over the past year especially during the 6 months I lived in Miami. That team sucks. When Michael Beasley, Jermaine O'Neal, and Udonis Haslem are your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th best players you're not winning a playoff series. Especially if Rondo can be something of a nuisance to Wade which I could totally see as he's one of the only guys in the league who can stick with the fabulous # 3. Celtics in 6.
Let's venture out West now,
1. Lakers-Thunder. I LOVE the Thunder. They are my favorite team to watch. Love Durant, Love,Love Love Russell Westbrook, Love Thabo Sefolosha. Their fun to watch, score a ton of points and generally remind you of a group of high school kids. Everyone in the L will have A LOT to worry about from this group. But not this year. The Lakers as much as I hate to say this, still have the best team. They're not completely healthy, they're arrogant and they think they can turn it on whenever they want. They also have Kobe, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, and Ron Artest (plus in theory Andrew Bynum). And they're the champs till someone knocks them off. I think the Thunder will definitely give them some problems and push them to 6 or 7. I want to say 7, but I am biased toward The Thunder, so we'll say Lakers in 6.
2. Mavs-Spurs. The Spurs can absolutely beat the Mavericks. It wouldn't be an upset, no one who knows anything about Basketball would be surprised. That said, I watched a decent amount of this Mavs team AFTER the Caron Butler trade. They're a real tough match-up when they play Dirk at Center. Look at the line-up: Jason Kidd, Jet Terry (or Roddy Beaubois, this year's 2005 Leandro Barbosa) Caron Butler,Shawn Marion and Dirk. That's a NICE look. The Spurs looked to be almost back in championship form the last few weeks since Manu became a starter, and 2007 Finals MVP Tony Parker is back. I still just don't see it. Duncan is just a little too old at this point and the rest of the squad besides the big 3 just aren't that good. I'm talking to you Richard Jefferson. Mavs in 6.
3. Suns-TrailBlazers. The Trailblazers have such bad luck with injuries. It's really unfair, for a fan base that loves their NBA team. Both historically and especially this season. Brandon Roy is getting surgery and this team without Roy is going to get rolled by The Suns. The Suns really clicked down the stretch, but without Robin Lopez they don't have the height to actually compete in the West. They'll win here fairly easily though. Suns in 4.
4. Nuggets-Jazz. My pick as the best playoff series on the marquee thus far. This will be a shootout. The Nuggets and Carmelo Anthony looked like world beaters for the first 3rd of the game. But then George Karl got cancer( Get better George!) and Kenyon Martin got hurt, and Anthony's level of play dropped a bit during games against under .500 teams. And there in lies the basic problem with The Nuggets. You never know what team is going to show up and when. Beat the Lakers by 20 lose to The Bulls, all season long. So I'm not sure which Denver team will show up. They have the talent to beat anyone, but may not be together mentally enough to do it. The Jazz on the other hand are steady and you know what they are. Not quite big enough to do any real damage, not small and fast enough to run and gun. They can be penned in for 45-55 wins every year Deron Williams suits up , but they won't get past the Nuggets. Denver in 7.
I'm super excited for this first round, and I'll post another breakdown when Conference Semis start.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Simplified Versions of Game Theory
So Entropy wrote a really good post a little bit ago
Read it Here
It got me thinking about my own simplified version of pick-up theory which is admittedly more focused on outer game. And has been something I've joked about many times.
My simplified version of pick up goes like this
After starting a conversation there are only so many things you must discuss:
1. I'm Awesome. A rousing performance of all of the many reasons why EVERY hot girl between the ages of 19 and 36 should have sex with me. Otherwise known as attraction :)
2. You're Awesome. Explaining why the girl is cool is EXTREMELY important and leads to the third step.
3. I want to have sex with you. Escalating the conversation has to happen and verbal escalation revolves around ways and places I'd like to bang said hot chick.
4. Get away from me! At various points when describing our awesomeness or expressing sexual interest the girl may start to appear a little uncomfortable at which point we need to pop the tension by pushing the girl away verbally or physically.
So all of my successful pickups look like this in my mind:
Open:
I'm Awesome
You're Awesome
I want to bang you
Get away from me
And the whole thing repeats until sex.
Find flaws in that.
You can't :)
JS- The King Of Content.
Read it Here
It got me thinking about my own simplified version of pick-up theory which is admittedly more focused on outer game. And has been something I've joked about many times.
My simplified version of pick up goes like this
After starting a conversation there are only so many things you must discuss:
1. I'm Awesome. A rousing performance of all of the many reasons why EVERY hot girl between the ages of 19 and 36 should have sex with me. Otherwise known as attraction :)
2. You're Awesome. Explaining why the girl is cool is EXTREMELY important and leads to the third step.
3. I want to have sex with you. Escalating the conversation has to happen and verbal escalation revolves around ways and places I'd like to bang said hot chick.
4. Get away from me! At various points when describing our awesomeness or expressing sexual interest the girl may start to appear a little uncomfortable at which point we need to pop the tension by pushing the girl away verbally or physically.
So all of my successful pickups look like this in my mind:
Open:
I'm Awesome
You're Awesome
I want to bang you
Get away from me
And the whole thing repeats until sex.
Find flaws in that.
You can't :)
JS- The King Of Content.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
After you open the group, you have to make it about her.
Here's a concept that I have been using and teaching for years.
The basic idea is that after you open a group of people, you need to immediately get the conversational focus onto the girl you're interested in(Formerly the "Target" but that's creepy).
The reason it is so important to bring the conversational focus onto the girl you're interested in is two-fold. First it allows you to smoothly transition from your opener without stalling out or wondering what you have to do after the opener. Secondly it allows you to get talking to the girl you're most interested in, instead of getting your attention siphoned away to girls you're not attracted to, or worse guys in the group.
This doesn't mean you should ignore everyone else, but you NEED to make a concerted effort once you've started a conversation with a group to get the conversation onto any topic having to do with the girl you like.
This is one of the ways Mystery had it right, in that his "neg wars" with the girl he's attracted to, serve to put the conversational focus onto the right girl. Other less socially awkward ways of doing this include cold reads, role-plays, observations, questions followed by teases or stories and more.
The point is that opening really reflects two separate conversations we need to start, one to maintain social comfort with the group and one to spark interest in the specific girl we're attracted to.
That understanding should change the way you approach groups forever and make it much easier to have longer conversations with girls you like in big groups.
JS- The King of Content
The basic idea is that after you open a group of people, you need to immediately get the conversational focus onto the girl you're interested in(Formerly the "Target" but that's creepy).
The reason it is so important to bring the conversational focus onto the girl you're interested in is two-fold. First it allows you to smoothly transition from your opener without stalling out or wondering what you have to do after the opener. Secondly it allows you to get talking to the girl you're most interested in, instead of getting your attention siphoned away to girls you're not attracted to, or worse guys in the group.
This doesn't mean you should ignore everyone else, but you NEED to make a concerted effort once you've started a conversation with a group to get the conversation onto any topic having to do with the girl you like.
This is one of the ways Mystery had it right, in that his "neg wars" with the girl he's attracted to, serve to put the conversational focus onto the right girl. Other less socially awkward ways of doing this include cold reads, role-plays, observations, questions followed by teases or stories and more.
The point is that opening really reflects two separate conversations we need to start, one to maintain social comfort with the group and one to spark interest in the specific girl we're attracted to.
That understanding should change the way you approach groups forever and make it much easier to have longer conversations with girls you like in big groups.
JS- The King of Content
Monday, April 12, 2010
Managing Expectations...
It's 5PM on a Thursday, my phone which is always kept on silent, lights up, it's a girl I've been seeing for about two weeks. We had sex the first night we met, and I could sense she's been getting attached, ever since...
Girl: So do you even want to see me again? Because I've been thinking about you and I don't want to waste my time, if you're not thinking about me.
This is not the first passive aggressive text of this manner I've gotten from this girl. In fact even though she's coming out of a fairly bad break-up and says she isn't looking for anything, her actions say otherwise. She's loaning me books, bringing up the fact that she always texts me first, or that I didn't ask her out after we had sex. All the classic signs of a girl trying to slowly and non confrontationally flesh out the feelings I'm having for her.
It's now time for what has become for me the most challenging part of pick-up, managing expectations. Forget all the shit you've heard about leaving women "better than you found them." that's a lollipops and ice cream fantasy other teachers want to sell you on. The truth is when you consistently date 3-4 girls at a time, shit can get messy. REALLY MESSY.
My goal is to try to not hurt anyone's feelings, or give a girl a false sense of hope about me changing and suddenly becoming her boyfriend. No, I simply want to keep the girl from having to cry over me, or hurt her ability to trust men later on in her life. In laymen's terms, I don't want to screw girls over. I try to be as honest as possible without being hurtful. Sometimes I'm successful, sometimes I'm not.
Back to Thursday...
JS: I definitely like you, and want to hang out again, but like I told you in the beginning, I'm DEF not looking for anything serious. Getting too attached or emotional about me is a REALLY bad idea.
G: I know, I'm totally not that girl right now.
JS: Good, I just want to be really honest here, because I'm not a boyfriend for real. So no Sticky feelings, K :)
G: LOL yeah. I just think we get along really well. You're smart. I like smart.
JS: Thanks, I have fun with you too!
And it's over for now, even though I'll get another two passive aggressive texts over the weekend, ironically as I'm on a date with another girl ( I swear girls can psychically tell). I understand that these type of relationships don't last forever and I'm fine with it. I'm just not fine with the idea of telling every girl she's my soul mate or perfect for me, or leading them on in a way where they don't see me and the relationship in a realistic light.
Like I said in text no sticky feelings!
Everyone is going to have their own ideas about handling expectations, these are just my own based on wanting to not emotionally mind fuck too many girls over out there. Plus it's a pain in the ass dealing with broken car windows and drinks to the face :)
JS- The King of Content
Girl: So do you even want to see me again? Because I've been thinking about you and I don't want to waste my time, if you're not thinking about me.
This is not the first passive aggressive text of this manner I've gotten from this girl. In fact even though she's coming out of a fairly bad break-up and says she isn't looking for anything, her actions say otherwise. She's loaning me books, bringing up the fact that she always texts me first, or that I didn't ask her out after we had sex. All the classic signs of a girl trying to slowly and non confrontationally flesh out the feelings I'm having for her.
It's now time for what has become for me the most challenging part of pick-up, managing expectations. Forget all the shit you've heard about leaving women "better than you found them." that's a lollipops and ice cream fantasy other teachers want to sell you on. The truth is when you consistently date 3-4 girls at a time, shit can get messy. REALLY MESSY.
My goal is to try to not hurt anyone's feelings, or give a girl a false sense of hope about me changing and suddenly becoming her boyfriend. No, I simply want to keep the girl from having to cry over me, or hurt her ability to trust men later on in her life. In laymen's terms, I don't want to screw girls over. I try to be as honest as possible without being hurtful. Sometimes I'm successful, sometimes I'm not.
Back to Thursday...
JS: I definitely like you, and want to hang out again, but like I told you in the beginning, I'm DEF not looking for anything serious. Getting too attached or emotional about me is a REALLY bad idea.
G: I know, I'm totally not that girl right now.
JS: Good, I just want to be really honest here, because I'm not a boyfriend for real. So no Sticky feelings, K :)
G: LOL yeah. I just think we get along really well. You're smart. I like smart.
JS: Thanks, I have fun with you too!
And it's over for now, even though I'll get another two passive aggressive texts over the weekend, ironically as I'm on a date with another girl ( I swear girls can psychically tell). I understand that these type of relationships don't last forever and I'm fine with it. I'm just not fine with the idea of telling every girl she's my soul mate or perfect for me, or leading them on in a way where they don't see me and the relationship in a realistic light.
Like I said in text no sticky feelings!
Everyone is going to have their own ideas about handling expectations, these are just my own based on wanting to not emotionally mind fuck too many girls over out there. Plus it's a pain in the ass dealing with broken car windows and drinks to the face :)
JS- The King of Content
Sunday, April 11, 2010
The Real Housewives Of New York Power Rankings: Week 5
Ok since I'm clearly obsessed with all things Housewives, and since I already talk about them for 2 of the 5 minutes I'm on stage every week, I've decided that they needed a power ranking much like UFC fighters and Boxers. We need to know who the pound for pound champions of the Real Housewives franchise are each and every week, so for the next 7 weeks of the RHONY madness, I will be ranking the women each week in terms of what they brought to the episode and the season as a whole.
Quick Recap: Thus far Bethenny and Jill Zarin (Whose full name must always be used) have been in a knock down drag out fight with Jill Zarin leading BIG on the scorecards. Luann, formerly the countess is looking to rebuild her life and become Jill Zarin's new BFF. Kelly is just an idiot, and thought she was posing for the 4oth anniversary issue of Playboy even though that issue was shot in 1992. Ramona is genuinely crazy, and renewing herself after he abusive father died,and Alex lives in Brooklyn.
Let's get into the rankings:
This week's # 1 is no surprise as she's near and dear to my heart, and can be expected to stay near the top of the rankings based on one liners alone.
1. Bethenny. Whether or not she's a media whore, Bethenny claims the top spot easily as this last episode featured her getting rejected by her dying father, and being told she has " No friends, and will probably screw things up with Jason(her now husband then BF)" by Ramona, then getting the door to friendship slammed shut by Jill Zarin. Bethenny actually showed some real emotion for once and didn't just joke and insult her way through everything. For once, you kinda almost felt bad for her. Which is the last thing I want to feel for a woman I Identify with in a big way! I want the spunky fighter Bethenny back next episode.
2. Jill Zarin. How could anyone else be here? Jill can really hold a grudge. Watching her reminded me of the way I am when people cross lines with me. It looks mean on TV, but there are some people that are cancerous personalities and need to be excised from your life as soon as possible. I don't think Bethenny is like that, but I obviously don't know her, or what was really happening. One thing we learned in last week's episode, much like Rick James; Jill Zarin is cold as ice...
3. The RamonaCoaster. I must admit Ramona is growing on me more and more, the crazy eyes, the COMPLETE lack of any sort of social filter, the nonstop pitching of her HSN line. I genuinely enjoy every second she or Mario her husband are on screen, and their blogs are AWESOME! Ramona slams Bethenny with things I wouldn't say to my worst enemy, BUT then realizes that B is actually coming to her looking for comfort and does the MOST shocking thing possible, by actually apologizing and then trying to comfort Bethenny. First time on any of the Real Housewives shows ( And I've now caught up on Jersey so I can officially say I watch them all. Which makes me Bravo's entire straight male viewership) I've seen anyone handle a situation like an adult. Bravo Ramona. Ramona will make it hard for Jill Zarin to hold onto that second spot.
4. Alex Mccord. Alex gets the 4th spot, kind of by default, I think Alex would be a great therapist. Every time I watch her with Bethenny or any of the women she makes a sincere effort to actually listen and empathize. And she seems smart. Not much went on with her this week, except Jill Zarin came by to spend time with her kids, and Alex urged her to reach out to Bethenny, which obviously Jill Zarin did not.
5. Kelly Bensimon. Kelly is REALLY an idiot. I have no idea how she graduated from Cornell or holds down a job writing as clearly she is not all there. In this episode we get to watch her try to chase people down on the street for a "fashion column" at which point she runs into a famous photographer and announces again that she was married to Giles Bensimon who she calls the greatest photographer in the universe. Kelly exists only for us to laugh at in this show, and I feel like the entire world is one big joke at her expense...
6. Luann. Luann drags up the rear for ruining any chance of a reconciliation between Bethenny and Jill Zarin, by interrupting, and then ending the meeting, by lying about a car waiting for them. Luann sucks... The countess thing is old and boring like her face. She's soo insecure about the way she looks, and her relationships with everyone. The most telling thing during the entire Jill Zarin/Bethenny drama was when Luann wondered why Bethenny didn't say hello to her at Ramona's. As I said before Luann sucks and you can expect her to dwell in the basement of the power rankings all season.
JS
Quick Recap: Thus far Bethenny and Jill Zarin (Whose full name must always be used) have been in a knock down drag out fight with Jill Zarin leading BIG on the scorecards. Luann, formerly the countess is looking to rebuild her life and become Jill Zarin's new BFF. Kelly is just an idiot, and thought she was posing for the 4oth anniversary issue of Playboy even though that issue was shot in 1992. Ramona is genuinely crazy, and renewing herself after he abusive father died,and Alex lives in Brooklyn.
Let's get into the rankings:
This week's # 1 is no surprise as she's near and dear to my heart, and can be expected to stay near the top of the rankings based on one liners alone.
1. Bethenny. Whether or not she's a media whore, Bethenny claims the top spot easily as this last episode featured her getting rejected by her dying father, and being told she has " No friends, and will probably screw things up with Jason(her now husband then BF)" by Ramona, then getting the door to friendship slammed shut by Jill Zarin. Bethenny actually showed some real emotion for once and didn't just joke and insult her way through everything. For once, you kinda almost felt bad for her. Which is the last thing I want to feel for a woman I Identify with in a big way! I want the spunky fighter Bethenny back next episode.
2. Jill Zarin. How could anyone else be here? Jill can really hold a grudge. Watching her reminded me of the way I am when people cross lines with me. It looks mean on TV, but there are some people that are cancerous personalities and need to be excised from your life as soon as possible. I don't think Bethenny is like that, but I obviously don't know her, or what was really happening. One thing we learned in last week's episode, much like Rick James; Jill Zarin is cold as ice...
3. The RamonaCoaster. I must admit Ramona is growing on me more and more, the crazy eyes, the COMPLETE lack of any sort of social filter, the nonstop pitching of her HSN line. I genuinely enjoy every second she or Mario her husband are on screen, and their blogs are AWESOME! Ramona slams Bethenny with things I wouldn't say to my worst enemy, BUT then realizes that B is actually coming to her looking for comfort and does the MOST shocking thing possible, by actually apologizing and then trying to comfort Bethenny. First time on any of the Real Housewives shows ( And I've now caught up on Jersey so I can officially say I watch them all. Which makes me Bravo's entire straight male viewership) I've seen anyone handle a situation like an adult. Bravo Ramona. Ramona will make it hard for Jill Zarin to hold onto that second spot.
4. Alex Mccord. Alex gets the 4th spot, kind of by default, I think Alex would be a great therapist. Every time I watch her with Bethenny or any of the women she makes a sincere effort to actually listen and empathize. And she seems smart. Not much went on with her this week, except Jill Zarin came by to spend time with her kids, and Alex urged her to reach out to Bethenny, which obviously Jill Zarin did not.
5. Kelly Bensimon. Kelly is REALLY an idiot. I have no idea how she graduated from Cornell or holds down a job writing as clearly she is not all there. In this episode we get to watch her try to chase people down on the street for a "fashion column" at which point she runs into a famous photographer and announces again that she was married to Giles Bensimon who she calls the greatest photographer in the universe. Kelly exists only for us to laugh at in this show, and I feel like the entire world is one big joke at her expense...
6. Luann. Luann drags up the rear for ruining any chance of a reconciliation between Bethenny and Jill Zarin, by interrupting, and then ending the meeting, by lying about a car waiting for them. Luann sucks... The countess thing is old and boring like her face. She's soo insecure about the way she looks, and her relationships with everyone. The most telling thing during the entire Jill Zarin/Bethenny drama was when Luann wondered why Bethenny didn't say hello to her at Ramona's. As I said before Luann sucks and you can expect her to dwell in the basement of the power rankings all season.
JS
Friday, April 09, 2010
Sex Addiction is SUCH a SCAM...
I'm a little punchy today I'm not gonna lie...
In light of me not being able to watch ESPN without being bombarded with columns about how Eldrick Woods is performing some sort of miracle by doing his job, after he fucked his own life up and Jesse James leaving rehab after a whopping 4 days of a 45 day program, it's time for me to give my take on "sex addiction."
"Sexual Addiction" may exist in some EXTREMELY rare cases, but if you're not getting arrested daily for going to hookers or unable to function as a normal member of society because you have to have sex every couple of hours... You're not a sexual addict.
The fact that both Jesse James and Eldrick Woods were able to hold together seemingly separate lives points at a much deeper psychosis. Now you could argue that a sex addiction is easier to hide than a drug addiction or alcoholism, but if you're ADDICTED to something eventually people start to notice. Eldrick lives in such an isolated robotic world no one could tell for awhile( Or like Rachel Uchitel they got paid $10 million not to talk).
Then you can look at one of the first celebrity "sex addiction" cases I can remember David Duchovny a few years back, right around the second season of Califonication. You know the show he starred in after 4 years out of the public eye. He claimed to have become a "sexual addict", but it's pretty funny how his descent into sexual addiction happened right around the time he started doing television again... Almost as if as he became more famous and recognized by a younger generation of women that somehow spurred on his "sexual addiction." It also didn't hurt that he was playing a sex symbol (Hank Moody of Californication) as opposed to an uptight FBI agent. (Fox Mulder of the X-files)
And why don't we ever hear about any "Sexual Addicts" who are really bad with women... It seems like "Sexual Addiction" only affects high net worth individuals, with a lot of access to vagina.
Let's be real, if you call something an addiction, it gets people off your back and justifies making selfish choices. If you repent and blame a disease it takes all the pressure and personal responsibility off of you. After all it's not my fault I fucked my girlfriend's best friend, I'm a "Sexual Addict, I can't be held responsible for it, it's not my fault!" Which is the kind of pass the buck philosophy that ruins countries...
JS- The King Of Content
In light of me not being able to watch ESPN without being bombarded with columns about how Eldrick Woods is performing some sort of miracle by doing his job, after he fucked his own life up and Jesse James leaving rehab after a whopping 4 days of a 45 day program, it's time for me to give my take on "sex addiction."
"Sexual Addiction" may exist in some EXTREMELY rare cases, but if you're not getting arrested daily for going to hookers or unable to function as a normal member of society because you have to have sex every couple of hours... You're not a sexual addict.
The fact that both Jesse James and Eldrick Woods were able to hold together seemingly separate lives points at a much deeper psychosis. Now you could argue that a sex addiction is easier to hide than a drug addiction or alcoholism, but if you're ADDICTED to something eventually people start to notice. Eldrick lives in such an isolated robotic world no one could tell for awhile( Or like Rachel Uchitel they got paid $10 million not to talk).
Then you can look at one of the first celebrity "sex addiction" cases I can remember David Duchovny a few years back, right around the second season of Califonication. You know the show he starred in after 4 years out of the public eye. He claimed to have become a "sexual addict", but it's pretty funny how his descent into sexual addiction happened right around the time he started doing television again... Almost as if as he became more famous and recognized by a younger generation of women that somehow spurred on his "sexual addiction." It also didn't hurt that he was playing a sex symbol (Hank Moody of Californication) as opposed to an uptight FBI agent. (Fox Mulder of the X-files)
And why don't we ever hear about any "Sexual Addicts" who are really bad with women... It seems like "Sexual Addiction" only affects high net worth individuals, with a lot of access to vagina.
Let's be real, if you call something an addiction, it gets people off your back and justifies making selfish choices. If you repent and blame a disease it takes all the pressure and personal responsibility off of you. After all it's not my fault I fucked my girlfriend's best friend, I'm a "Sexual Addict, I can't be held responsible for it, it's not my fault!" Which is the kind of pass the buck philosophy that ruins countries...
JS- The King Of Content
Thursday, April 08, 2010
Video: Plowing
Hey,
Here's another one of the video mailbags, I've been doing lately.
I'm not gonna post these on the Blog anymore starting next week, so if you wanna keep getting new videos every week for free, make sure you're signed up for the email list on the side bar dealie that a way ------------->
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Word.
JS- The King Of Content
Here's another one of the video mailbags, I've been doing lately.
I'm not gonna post these on the Blog anymore starting next week, so if you wanna keep getting new videos every week for free, make sure you're signed up for the email list on the side bar dealie that a way ------------->
Here's the Vid:
Word.
JS- The King Of Content
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
I did Something stupid with my Neighbor. Again...
I need to stop doing my neighbors, especially when they live literally next door and I have dates the next two nights.
This is dumb, and I should not hang out with her alone as obviously I have lousy self control.
That is all.
JS- The King Of Content
This is dumb, and I should not hang out with her alone as obviously I have lousy self control.
That is all.
JS- The King Of Content
Monday, April 05, 2010
Hustling Vs Working Mindsets
Hey there,
Hope you had an awesome weekend.
This post is about something that my buddy Joe and I were talking about in Breckenridge a few weeks ago.
I was talking about one of my tenets of hustling which is that you should ALWAYS ask for stuff you have no right to ask for. By this obviously I mean things like free sodas at drive thrus, upgrades to first class on flights, free shots from bars etc... I mentioned this because there is absolutely no penalty for asking for any of these things and sometimes you get them for free. It's like gambling except you don't have to pay anything if you lose. I think about this entitlement mindset as the cornerstone of hustling.
Hustling to me is all about trying to get over, and get a better deal than you probably should get. In general people who are ALWAYS hustling and seeing what they can get are SUPER annoying, but if you don't have any hustle to you at all, you end up paying more ( Not just financially) for things than you should.
I know a ton of guys who are STRAIGHT hustlers, they have all sorts of shady deals and connections and sometimes they work out and we get an awesome experience and other times we are left in the cold. I don't trust anyone who has a 100% hustling mindset. At it's heart hustling is a high risk/high reward mindset. You must be willing to risk rejection and potential social embarrassment. And it doesn't always work.
On the other hand, you have guys that are workers. They know what they want, and they are willing to put in the sweat, effort and time to get it. They don't look for shortcuts, or try to get over, because they believe that if you are willing to work for something you will be able to get it. On the whole a worker mindset will take you very far in life. However it may also take you a lot longer to get where you are going, because workers tend to learn everything the hard way and they assume that with enough hard work they can accomplish anything. Even if the solution is to work smarter rather than harder.
Both of these mindsets have flaws.
Hustlers tend to always look for the easy way, and miss opportunities that are in front of them but require hard work. Workers, miss out on the real easy paths in life, because they assume that anything that is easy is not as valuable.
I would say I have tendencies of both, but tend to be more of a worker. I don't really like "hook-ups" or having to owe people for things, both of which are not problems real hustlers have. I also tend to want things to be as fair as possible, so I don't feel guilty for taking advantage of the other person. I do believe in hustling big corporations hard though. If I can get over on American Airlines or The Grocery Store without doing anything illegal, I am DOWN...
I guess the point of this post is to help you identify what situations need a hustling mindset ( Getting in to clubs, pulling, getting free drinks, or upgrades) and what situations need a worker mindset ( Working on sticking points, Phone Game, Dates, Learning Pickup).
Hope That Helps,
JS- The King Of Content
Hope you had an awesome weekend.
This post is about something that my buddy Joe and I were talking about in Breckenridge a few weeks ago.
I was talking about one of my tenets of hustling which is that you should ALWAYS ask for stuff you have no right to ask for. By this obviously I mean things like free sodas at drive thrus, upgrades to first class on flights, free shots from bars etc... I mentioned this because there is absolutely no penalty for asking for any of these things and sometimes you get them for free. It's like gambling except you don't have to pay anything if you lose. I think about this entitlement mindset as the cornerstone of hustling.
Hustling to me is all about trying to get over, and get a better deal than you probably should get. In general people who are ALWAYS hustling and seeing what they can get are SUPER annoying, but if you don't have any hustle to you at all, you end up paying more ( Not just financially) for things than you should.
I know a ton of guys who are STRAIGHT hustlers, they have all sorts of shady deals and connections and sometimes they work out and we get an awesome experience and other times we are left in the cold. I don't trust anyone who has a 100% hustling mindset. At it's heart hustling is a high risk/high reward mindset. You must be willing to risk rejection and potential social embarrassment. And it doesn't always work.
On the other hand, you have guys that are workers. They know what they want, and they are willing to put in the sweat, effort and time to get it. They don't look for shortcuts, or try to get over, because they believe that if you are willing to work for something you will be able to get it. On the whole a worker mindset will take you very far in life. However it may also take you a lot longer to get where you are going, because workers tend to learn everything the hard way and they assume that with enough hard work they can accomplish anything. Even if the solution is to work smarter rather than harder.
Both of these mindsets have flaws.
Hustlers tend to always look for the easy way, and miss opportunities that are in front of them but require hard work. Workers, miss out on the real easy paths in life, because they assume that anything that is easy is not as valuable.
I would say I have tendencies of both, but tend to be more of a worker. I don't really like "hook-ups" or having to owe people for things, both of which are not problems real hustlers have. I also tend to want things to be as fair as possible, so I don't feel guilty for taking advantage of the other person. I do believe in hustling big corporations hard though. If I can get over on American Airlines or The Grocery Store without doing anything illegal, I am DOWN...
I guess the point of this post is to help you identify what situations need a hustling mindset ( Getting in to clubs, pulling, getting free drinks, or upgrades) and what situations need a worker mindset ( Working on sticking points, Phone Game, Dates, Learning Pickup).
Hope That Helps,
JS- The King Of Content
Friday, April 02, 2010
Fundamentals VideoBlog
Hey guys,
Here's a Video mailbag on Fundamentals.
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Enjoy your weekend!
JS- The King Of Content
Here's a Video mailbag on Fundamentals.
If you're on my email list you get videos like this every week for FREE!!!
So sign up in the side boxy dealie that a way --------------->
Enjoy your weekend!
JS- The King Of Content
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Breaking Bad is Spectacular
I finally got all caught up on Breaking Bad and after the 2nd episode of the 3rd season I would feel remiss, if I didn't recommend it on the blog.
It's on AMC on Sunday Nights at 10, you'll probably start to hear more and more about it as Bryan Cranston( The dad from Malcolm in The Middle) has won back to back emmys very deservedly.
I missed the entire run of The Wire when it was on live and I wish I had seen it as it happened. This show is almost as good as The Wire and it's getting better.
So check out the first season it's only 7 episodes, and it's pretty addictive right away. I can almost guarantee if you enjoy well written, well acted, well thought out stories you'll love Breaking Bad. And if like me you enjoy pretentious things like camera angles, music choices, and highlighting it's even better...
JS- The King Of Content
It's on AMC on Sunday Nights at 10, you'll probably start to hear more and more about it as Bryan Cranston( The dad from Malcolm in The Middle) has won back to back emmys very deservedly.
I missed the entire run of The Wire when it was on live and I wish I had seen it as it happened. This show is almost as good as The Wire and it's getting better.
So check out the first season it's only 7 episodes, and it's pretty addictive right away. I can almost guarantee if you enjoy well written, well acted, well thought out stories you'll love Breaking Bad. And if like me you enjoy pretentious things like camera angles, music choices, and highlighting it's even better...
JS- The King Of Content
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