There's a popular belief that you need to have a certain approach to
have any success. Like for instance, you have to be extroverted and
entertaining to get the ladies. It just ain't so - the ONLY thing that
matters is your relaxed CONFIDENCE and the way you PROJECT that
confidence, using your body. After that, it's just a matter of picking
your own style.
A quiz you should get
Alright, what will fetch you more success - being introverted or extroverted?
I
know you think YOU know what I want you to say. And maybe you're right.
After all, it's a lot easier for extroverts to meet people than
introverts, eh? There's no doubting it. And extroverts also tend to be
more personable, faster to charm, soakers of attention. while
introverts often are alone in a corner.
BUT - and
this is a big one - all the things that seem GOOD about an extrovert
can be turned around on them. They can come off as insincere, eager to
please, all that sort of negative stuff.
And the INTROVERT can come off as mysterious, confident, at home in his skin. all that sort of positive stuff.
No, really
I
have a friend who is VERY shy, but he gets tons of ladies. How? He lets
everyone else talk and blab and yabber away, all these guys trying to
impress the women, and he just calmly listens from the edge of the
group. Then, when he sees an opening, BAM, he makes one extremely
insightful biting comment.
Usually the talkers sort
of fade away after that, their confidence shattered by ONE well-thought
out comment. My friend gradually takes a larger role in the discussion
through cajoling, but for the most part he just LISTENS and saves
everything up for an occasional GEM.
I'm not saying
that introvert is the way to go, or that you should be gregarious all
the time. In truth, a little of this and a little of that at different
moments is the best approach, but it DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.
BOTH can work. Both DO work. Because the REAL discussion on this issue isn't about how talkative you are.
That
scale, taken alone, is meaningless. You could never shut up and it
could be great or horrible - you could never say a word, same thing,
it's NOT about how much you talk or even how many conversations you
start.
So what is it about?
What it REALLY is about is RELAXED CONFIDENCE. And you can act confident saying everything OR nothing.
This is just a roundabout way of me reinforcing one of my favorite points: it's NOT what you say, it's HOW you say it.
It's in the attitude and the BODY language.
Am I a teacher? Or your inner smarty pants?
And
of course you KNOW all this, deep in your bones. I'm just verbalizing
it - which hopefully will make it easier to ACT using this knowledge.
For
instance, if I show you two guys, one quietly leaning against a post
with a sardonic smile, the other approaching EVERYONE with a nervous
grin and speaking WAY too fast, barely breathing - which one do you
think is more likely to go home with a girl?
Or if
there's a dude who has a relaxed funny answer to everything and plenty
of interesting anecdotes and stories - and another guy is hunched over
in a booth toying with his coaster and afraid to make eye contact with
anyone, who's getting the girl?
Congratulations, you're right on both counts.
Because you already KNOW what you have to do.
In
fact, MOST guys know EXACTLY what they have to do to get any woman at
any time. It's buried in our BONES, sometimes deeply, but it's there.
Why, then, don't we always GET the girl?
Good question, sad answer.
Man, men are screwy
Most
of the time, it's just because we're SCARED to do it. Introverts and
extroverts are BOTH convinced that THEY have a problem which prevents
them from doing what they NEED to. The problem may seem different -
introverts usually can't get up the bravura needed, extroverts usually
have too much nervous energy to listen to their knowledge when they
need it - but in truth, it's the SAME problem.
Because it's just a matter of a limiting belief. You don't think you can, and like the little engine's evil twin, you can't.
How're we going to fix this huge little problem of ours?
This time, we're getting at it from the outside in.
Practice time
We're
going to CARRY ourselves like we've got a great working relationship
with our own knowledge, AND that we can act on it anytime it's called
for.
And pretty soon, it'll become true.
If
you're extremely extroverted, practice THINKING before you say some
things, make sure it's the right thing to say. Don't be afraid to take
your time, everyone will still be listening two seconds from now.
If
you're too introverted, practice DOING exactly what you're thinking.
Even if it seems crazy and you're 'sure' everyone else will hate it.
Trust me, even if it bombs completely, it's not that bad. And more
likely, everyone will LOVE it because THEY know it's the right thing
too - they were just waiting for someone ELSE to do or say it.
As
always, carry yourself standing tall. Expand yourself, don't shrink
(this especially goes for the heavier-SET, who have a tendency to try
and hide their belly which, ironically, makes it look larger as you
slouch and double it up). Eliminate your eager language - no close
talkers here. No soft talkers either - if you aren't speaking loud
enough for people near you to hear, you're telling them 'I'm not saying
anything important' or, worse, 'I have ZERO confidence.'
Don't get hung up on how MUCH or little you speak - just try to say everything with RELAXED CONFIDENCE.
That's
it. That's ALL you need to worry about. Do everything else in the style
and with the frequency that's most comfortable to you - because you
want to be as COMFORTABLE in your skin as possible. That's the key.
Stop
worrying over the things you THINK are hurdles, and start concentrating
on the ones that really ARE in your way - things which you placed there
yourself.
Get rid of them, and NOTHING will be able to stop you.
Check out my Seduction Science System
which includes my Palm Reading ebook free of charge and you'll see
exactly what I mean - it will help you become a more desirable man in
EVERY phase of the game.
Until Next Time,
Derek Vitalio