Thank you all for your insight. I think several great points were also raised by many of you.
The most amazing thing is that, women don't expect you to never make mistakes. They are attracted to you when you aren't afraid to make them. You don't think that a mistake is a big deal or is indicative of your true value. Men that are great with MANY women have a belief.
"Yes I make mistakes, and that makes me more attractive because I don't let the fear stop me from TRYING"
misdirection, your post stood out to me.
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Understanding that the goal should be to make mistakes and improve yourself, rather than simply picking up women.
BIG idea right here. Becoming who you are socially includes everything from your friends, girlfriends, one night stands, family and everything. It isn't just about having the ability to go to a club and sleep with a woman. That will not leave you fulfilled.
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Though, I will point out that letting go of the fear... not of just rejection, but of success, is something very difficult to let go of. The only way to overcome this fear is to find another fear that is stronger, and essentially replace it.
This is the sole biggest mystery to me. Human fear of success. Is it rooted in what we feel we deserve because of our past actions? Is it rooted in guilt? How can we want something so bad, have all of the tools, and then NOT let ourselves attain it?
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I am struggling with this as well. Doesn't matter how much I understand the foolishness of my fear. Doesn't matter how much I rationalize the alternatives. It is still with me.
We all struggle with this, it is a deep element inherent to men. It isn't how to get rid of the fear, it is how to cultivate it and turn it into ACTION.
Mr. Daniel, thanks for you post.
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Any tips for overcoming the fear-step, to just letting go completely of what others think, and just be your own awesome self.
1) Meditate on why it is you are attached to social feedback. Realize that it IS NOT a personality flaw, but a social value that has been engrained in our minds by the constant judgment of our actions and personalities since the day we were born.
2) Realize that everyone in this world is on a equal playing field. You are no better, or no worse. Everyone has good to offer, and also bad to offer. You are the person who is making things up in your own mind about what others think. The majority of the time, you aren't even right. You are just insecure about something, so you project that onto others. In reality, which we can never truly know, they didn't even think twice about you, because they were focused on their own insecurities. Once you can realize this, you can control your own mind. You minus well create a reality where everyone loves you because either way, actions are the only thing that will ever matter from women to men.
3) Just go out, like we have all said. Go OUT and do what you want. Don't be afraid anymore. There is nothing to fear. If you get rejected, insulted and made fun of, you will wake up the next day a MUCH stronger man. You will LEARN and become the man who knows his own method instead of sitting on a couch compiling guides from other men. The ONLY different between gurus and us is that the guru's have spent YEARS in the field making this mistakes.
They cultivated their fear and ran it instead of letting their fear run them.