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05.14.09How To Tip Like A Real ManIf you've been following my business pursuits over at TalkMuse.com, you know that I'm currently working on an ebook for the James Bond niche. I thought I'd share a short section from the book on tipping like a real man. I used to struggle to justify the money 'wasted' on tipping and never knew how much to tip to whom. That is until I did some research. I know tipping is something a lot of guys aren't comfortable with. So I hope this might help. Tipping properly is essential for living the James Bond lifestyle. Tipping not only shows that you’re a ...
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03.15.09Argentine Pick Up Experiment Final ThoughtsI'm not going to sit here and tell you I spit crazy tight game. It would be a big lie. And I'd also be lying if I told you my success had nothing to do with me being a foreigner. But if we can hold some variables equal, these are my thoughts on Argentine girls and the Argentine Pick Up Experiment. Argentine Girl Character Traits Easy to talk to Hard to escalate Want a boyfriend but down for infidelity (rebelling against religion?) Speaking English to them is a good thing Wont look you in the eyes at all until you meet them Very image conscious and struggle ...
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03.14.09Argentine Pick Up Experiment Final StatsAs I write this I'm sitting in the Buenos Aires airport looking at Argentine women for probably the last time in a long time. They're a fine specimen of woman flesh and bone. But I can't be too upset about leaving them. I'll be in Colombia by morning. The Final Stats 57 approaches 28 email addresses 22 follow-up responses 1 meet-up Analysis I was able to convert 49.1% (28/57) of the approaches into email addresses. This is more than double the expected 20%. The percentage is a little bit deceiving as I didn't ask every girl I approached for their email. Also, I'd be ...
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02.22.09Week 1: Argentine Pick Up ExperimentThe first week of the Argentine Pick Up Experiment went swimmingly. I converted 14 for 24 approaches into emails. That's an astronomical 58.6%. Obviously, I'm still in the learning process but here's a few things patterns I'm noticing. 1. Approaching Argentine Girls Is Easy I'd say it's on average 2.687 times more easy to begin a conversation with Argentine girls than USAsian girls. When you begin talking a girl she gets this, "Oh my God, he's speaking English!" look in her eyes. I'm currently experimenting with 2-3 different opening 'lines'. My favorite thus far has been "I have a white face." I say this ...
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02.14.09The Argentine Pick Up Experiment (APUE)Last night was the beginning of the month long experiment seeing how many 'cold' approaches of Argentine girls I can convert into email addresses. If marketing principles hold true, I should have at least a 20% conversion rate. I'm going to call my test the Argentine Pick Up Experiment. It's a nice and simple title. If you want to read the rules of the experiment, here's the first post in the series. I'm not going to update you everyday but I will be keeping a journal and writing about my most interesting discoveries. Day One Conversions: 2 out of 5 Here's what the approaches ...
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05.11.08I Want “The Harvard” Please: Experiment in Race RelationsI just got a 50's style, ivy league haircut at an all black barbershop. I'm white. It's no secret. People can tell from the second they look at me. Being that I'm white, I grew up in a white family. I lived in a white neighborhood with mostly white friends. I never had much exposure to different races. It was comfortable to remain friends with people like me. The other night I was walking with two of my white friends when we passed a barbershop that looked straight out of the movies. In fact, parts ...
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05.10.08Become More Social OvernightMy week long experiment as laid out in Talk To Strangers: They Might Have Candy has come to an end. I tried my best to say "hello" to everyone I passed on the street or elsewhere. The results were outstanding. In one short week I feel like I changed a life long aversion to talking to people I don't know. And it didn't even take the whole week. It took one day! Overnight I transformed myself into a more social person. Last week one reader, Michael, posted a comment that I think is worthy of ...
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05.03.08Talk To Strangers: They Might Have CandyGoal: Become a social hero I am not a hermit but I'm definitely not a social superstar. I want to be though and I think that's natural. We all would love to be the guy/girl who everyone is excited to talk to. We're social creatures - people on MySpace acquire friends they've never even talked with! The outgoing people in our society tend to be more confident, happier, take action, have high social standing, and make more money. There are extroverts who can interact with people in almost all settings and there are introverts who are too shy ...
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