Hello brothers,
Long story short, early 30 something dude here, with great qualities, exterior and interior (how's that for affirmation?!) trying to improve myself, both in expanding friend circle beyond 3 human beings worldwide, forever destroy decade long approach anxiety, and increase HB success rate. Don't want to be a master PUA with HB100s just want to be able to get what I want when I want. One of my greatest weakness, not good at believing in the cheesy pick up lines I need to deliver and running out of topics of convo not only with HB but with friends of both genders as well.
But so much here on this forum, and don't know what steps to start with.
I thought of starting to read Strauss's The Rules of The Game (not The Game) to get things going.

What surprises me is how everyone who comes in bitching about their lack of success in picking up girls starts up by saying how good they are at this and that. You say: "I just want to get what I want, when I want." Dude, if that is valid someone can rule the earth.

You know dude, you are absolutely spot on right, if anyone can get what they want then the world is their oyster and its not easy to get everything. Mind you there are powerful influential people in politics and banking that effectively get what they want.
But back to me, I haven't worded myself correctly, I meant I just want to be able to go up to any girl and just be relaxed and cool when talking to them and I didn't say I am good at anything but hope the forum will make me into a more high value individual!

That's the spirit!