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The simple trick that lets me approach
even on my worst days
Hey man,
It’s Saturday here in Barcelona and the streets are filled with beautiful girls.
Exciting yes, but just the thought of walking up to an attractive girl, especially when others are close by can make any guy feel nervous.
This is uncomfortable, but are you not tired of missing out on opportunities due to not feeling confident?
There are a million techniques and advices out there telling you how to be confident, but in my opinion most of it is just dealing with your surface level confidence.
Which is good for a quick-fix, but what do you do when you’re not feeling confident?
Should you just let the opportunity slip away?
I don’t think so, because I’ve found a way you can build up the courage to approach her - no matter how you feel.
It’s constructed so you reduce your fear of rejection, and only takes you about 5 minutes.
I call it “The Social Warmup”
Saturday evening,
you’ve decided to go out to a bar and speak with some girls.
You feel excited, anxious and it’s like you need to go poo.
That’s alright.
Totally normal btw (I used to feel like vomiting before going out to socialize because of the nerves)
So you leave the house, go to the bar and there she is…
A cute girl, surrounded by her friends
You master the courage to go up, but as you do, there is no confidence or power behind your words
the girls look at you for a second,
and when I say look, it’s more like they look through you
and then turn their backs
ouch!
This sucks
Why did it happen - and how does this correlate with reducing your fear of rejection?
Let me take you through the The Social Warmup
Imagine instead, when leaving your house
you visualize your intention for the evening (go being social, spreading good vibes and approaching girls you find with good energy)
and your goal (get a phone number, have a girl come home with you)
then, you leave your house.
An elderly mann passes by with his dog, so you smile, greet him and wish him a great evening.
This felt great!
You go on the metro or the bus, and greet the bus driver
there is a group of teenagers making some noise
you walk by and say “what is up guys”
they kind of look weirdly at you, but as you sit down you feel great for speaking up.
You go out, and on the way to the bar you approach a girl and ask her for directions (you know where you’re going, but you’re asking just to talk with her")
she tells you, and as you go, you’re starting to feel more present and social
Approaching the bar, you greet the security guard, then the bartender, and you ask them about their day
a girl shows up to your left
brunette
you say “Hi, what’s your name?”
you speak for a few minutes, before she says she’s going back to her friends, and then you remember your first goal…
you ask for her number
she gives it.
Now for the final boss
You see the group of girls,
and as you’re already feeling great, you walk up without second-guessing it.
They turn around even before you’ve said anything, because they can feel your energy
the girl closest to you smiles and moves a bit so you can come closer
as you say hello greet you
the first girl introduces herself to you and you feel this warm energy of being included
because you’ve shared this vibe with them, they’re now allowing you in
and the best part is that even if they did not include you, you wouldn’t feel so bad because you were already having fun
already in a flow and KNEW that you were out there to GIVE
so even if they did not want it, you’re not SEEKING for anything
you already have the inner validation, and they felt it
and because of that, you were confident, relaxed and comfortable so the opener, conversation as well as when you ask the girl to come home with you
comes naturally
and when you’re asking her in the same relaxed way you would ask someone for directions
expecting it to go well
then how do you think she responds?
Enjoy yourself tonight,
Edin