Hey guys. I've been lurking here for a bit, but let me start from the beginning.

Everything began when I saw the first season of Mystery's "The Pick-Up Artist." I was a junior in high school and the title intrigued me. I started to watch the show and finally when the season ended I though to myself, "There must be more to this guy" so I went online and found the Venusian Arts forum. From there I found this forum which I continued to come back to in search of articles and readings. I started to bring small amounts of Pick-Up into my life and it really helped me start be more of a leader. I was always second best at what I did. Second fastest swimmer, runner up in contests and I always was able to get girls, but never "the" girls. I'm a tall blond athletic swimmer/surfer and I've always been able to get girls, especially once I started adding more and more Pick-Up into my life.

Now that I finished my first semester of college (FSU in Tallahassee) and I am back for break, I'm looking at my 18 years of life and what I can change in it. What I'm realizing is that I'm a shitty person. I'm fun, but not proactive. I never initiate anything socially, I always am just there. I have an awesome girlfriend, but she by far puts more into the relationship. I want to be a man my father can be proud of and I want to be the best person I can be not only because it's what I believe is right, but because for me to understand what I want and need in life, I need to be able to be proud of myself.

Looking back at Pick-Up, I never truly integrated many of these concepts into my life. I'm good at day-game, but that's only because of my looks. My night-game is awful and I have a lot of trouble in clubs because I don't go very much.

This is the time in my life for change and I need to start molding the sculpture of the man I will be after college and I refuse to go a step further in my life the way I have been; passive instead of pro-active. I need to take charge of my life and it starts with Pick-Up. I truly believe Pick-Up is one of the most powerful self-improvement tools on the planet and my finally posting on this forum is my way of keeping myself accountable.

When I wake up, I am going to dress and smell my best with a smile on my face. I want to help others achieve their goals by already having achieved mine first. In any relationship, there is giving and taking. I want to be human center of positive giving that makes everybody around me feel their best from friends to family to lovers. I'm so sick and tired of being less than I can be. There is this fire inside of me that yearns for greatness, and I know I can be great, but I have to take control of my life. I need a better lifestyle and a better attitude and it starts here.

This is my introduction post and I hope it helps everyone who reads it understand me. I am on a mission to be my best because I truly believe that if we achieved our potential, we would be greater than 99% of the population.