But I think most of the people who think they are the shit do so because they have made it their mantra. Something they protect from attacks. They wanna believe it so bad that they dont see reason. Hence, they start believing it. But I think, deep down inside they feel small, alone and afraid. At least, thats the way I felt.

I will refrain from putting into words exactly when and where you progress from AFC to PUA and from PUA to mPUA and from mPUA to PU guru…

I see that almost all of us progress through different stages during our travel from complete rookie to a more experienced stage. I have been through those stages myself and I would like to share it with you.

There are some lines of development that I would like to stress: outer game, inner game and mindset/beliefs.

Stage 1:
You have no idea what PU is, you see it as some kind of weird community of people who are already good at pickup because they are good looking or famous.

Stage 2:
You have discovered that the community isn’t unreachable and that anyone can actually learn to pick up women, or at least improve. You have most likely read “The Game” and are asking more experienced PUAs what to read next. There is so much information out there and you are confused. You wanna be completely prepared before you try your luck in field.

Stage 3:
You have gathered enough knowledge to be ready for your first fieldtrip. You have a little black book with routines and you have to deal with AA for the first time. Most likely you have been out with the intention to sarge but gone home without opening a single set.

Stage 4:
You have been out in field. It was hard. You crashed and burned and in some sets you opened but it didn’t lead anywhere.
Outer game: Bad
Inner game: None

Stage 5:
You have been in a lot of sets and you finally seem to get it right. You have gotten a few number closes and you start being able to come up with your own routines. You are a member of a PU community online and you start discussing stuff with the other newbies. You don’t read a lot of inner game posts though, that stuff is just mumbo jumbo.
Outer game: Ok
Inner game: None

Stage 6:
You are used to sarging and you have beaten AA. You are starting to see beyond the routines and start to understand the workings of the game structure. You can come up with good routines and you start reading about body language. You often reply to posts by newbies in a helpful way and feel like an expert of the mystery method. You are at the social robot stage.
Outer game: Good
Inner game: Weak
Beliefs: You are a technical master of this shit, you can calculate women like that. It is all just maths.

Stage 7:
You are getting bored with all of the routines, you look for new ones. You want to reinvent the game since your canned routines might have been used on the girls before. You start using good body language and get good responses on it. You feel invincible.
Outer game: Excellent
Inner game: Weak
Beliefs: You are arrogant, invincible and you start protecting your weak ego by thinking that women are simple minded to fall for this shit.

Stage 8:
You start reading the inner game posts. Somehow you have gotten successes and you start feeling that there is more to it.
Outer game: Excellent
Inner game: Bad
Beliefs: You are the shit! You are the best guy ever, you are so alpha because you take on every other guy you see! Hey still protecting your ego man.

Stage 9:
You have read the inner game posts and you are starting to understand that it is the way to go. Unfortunately you agree with people on your own level, the ones who say that you are the shit and everybody else is inferior to you. Unfortunately your inner game is flawed and it gets in the way of your outer game.
Outer game: Good
Inner game: Ok
Beliefs: You are the shit! You enter every AMOG battle you find and come out as winner of many of them. Girls are shit, guys are shit, you rock! You are the alpha man.

Stage 10:
You start to get the hang of some of the inner game tricks and you realize that it is all about mindset. Your outer game is getting better because you understand what it is all about. You are confident enough to abandon your routines and start freestyling more. You know what and when to say it, why would you need routines. You start hating the mystery method, you deserve better than that. You start writing posts like the game doesn’t work, it is just shit. You do this because you believe that you have found the ultimate truth and everybody else sucks. Poor bastards wasting time on routines. You stop negging the target and start doing disqualifications.
Outer game: Excellent
Inner game: Good
Beliefs: You hate all the methods, you thing that the only thing that is important is being alpha, being an egoist, claiming your birthright and having the right attitude. You fight to keep it up. You think you have the answer to everything.

Stage 11:
Your inner game is getting better. You realize the importance of self improvement. You start looking at your own behavior and start cleaning it up. You still hide a lot of dust under the carpet but it looks much better. You go more and more natural. You start realizing how the alpha male stuff works. You can understand that the ones fighting are the ones being betas and the ones who have already won never have to fight. You realize that it is not about attitude but about lifestyle. You start treating attraction, comfort, and kino escalation like something you don’t have to care about anymore. Without understanding that, hey you got that part figured out already. You do it without thinking about it, that’s why it isn’t important. You stop disqualifying too. Value based game is not for you.
Outer game: Improvised
Inner game: Excellent
Beliefs: You see through the methods and see how they have helped you. You are strong enough to admit that mystery has helped you in a lot of ways. You are fighting for inner strength more than you are fighting AMOGs. You love discussing game theory. You think you have the answer to everything.

Stage 12:
This is an interesting stage. You start questioning the game again. You see through the flawed methods and realize that hey, there is a lot of good in them. You realize that your lifestyle is great; you have cleaned up your inner game and start getting ready to fight your inner demons. You accept that you have weaknesses and you are prepared to admit them. This is the first step on a greater path.
Outer game: Not needed
Inner game: Enlightened
Beliefs: You have come far, but you aren’t done until you have battled your demons. You work hard on self improvement. You needed to go through all of these stages in order to get where you are now. You know a lot but you accept that others do as well. You don’t have all the answers, you start treating others with respect.

Stage 13:
You have a habit of facing your fears. You understand that the game is not just the game. It is life. You instinctively know what will work and what will not. Your inner game is strong enough to acknowledge others. You genuinely believe that you are the shit but not at the expense of others. You are nice to people, there is no need to fight them. And no need to treat them like inferiors, they are awesome people, just like you. You easily befriend AMOGs and they see you as one of them. Girls open you. You have enough inner game to share. People are welcome to help themselves to your leftover charisma.
Outer game: Natural
Inner game: Supercharged
Beliefs: You have gotten yourself a life. It is awesome to be around you. You make others feel good, not because you give up your power but because you radiate a wonderful feeling.

I am sure that this list can be made longer but I myself do not know how. I just know that as you progress you have all these kinds of realizations. As you see, I have not commented very much on your progress with girls but focused more on what happens with you. There is a good reason for that. You shouldn’t judge yourself by your accomplishments. I have had lots of good experiences with girls but that is not what´s important. Now I am improving for my own sake.


Ezo