I give a series of missions (including this newbie mission) in my free PUA Starter Course that you can sign up for at my website if you're interested in that sort of thing

Already did that yesterday, waiting for mission 2.

Okay! So I went to my local mall today and I noticed a few things...

People generally do no walk (rather face people) in a way so that it's easy to say hello.
Most of the people I passed were either looking down at their phone or looking elsewhere so as not to look at anyone! The one's whose line of sight I did catch, I was able to smile and say ""Hello" It was cool to see a few of those that I smiled and said Hello to preening a little bit, even if it was just out of courtesy.

Should I try to go out of my way for the others? Or just let it be and strut on like I did?

Also, this happened. Went into a store and the set was 2 girls, 1 guy. I browse for a bit. Then say hello to the cute blonde. She smiles, bats a few lashes and compliments my hat and the shirt I'm holding. Small talk for a bit then I try on clothes. I also talk with the two others. Each seemed really cool and I'm trying on clothes and keeping up a nice rapport.

I'm about to leave and she has one more shirt for me to try-on (in retrospect I know it was probably for a sale)
she says: you look great in that. you should wear it out of here
I say: Only if you're coming with we.
She giggles and then says: But they won't let me leave!

I know at this point I should have closed!! But alas.. I froze and then merely said I was joking.

I got a job offer!?? Apparently the guy was the store manager and said I have a great personality.
I told the girl I might see her soon.

It's a lot.. but... ideas? tips? anything?

Do I include a wave or an upward nod, 'hi' and a smile?

Just now, I had returned home after spending a weekend in New Orleans walking around the French Quarter and Bourbon Street. Here is where I began my mission. The Mission was started about 7:30pm, when I had purchased some wine with my friends, and we decided to start walking down Bourbon street. Which to anyone who hasn't been to N.O. before is the party capital of Louisiana. There just happened to be a parade where they were handing out fake multi-colored roses. I used these to approach the women I found to be pretty, usually HB 6 - 9s.

I had first started out with the less attractive women, but super cute, and said something stupid along the lines as, "Let me offer you this rose in appreciation of your undeniable beauty." I said the line calmly and stood tall, never leaning in, and always smiling and keeping non aggressive eye contact. I had approached 5 girls doing this and quickly ran out of roses. I had even went as far to ask for, or even go in for a kiss, even though I knew I wasn't going to get one. So I changed my plan to try and get the kisses I pushed myself for. But first I wanted to make sure I was going for the sober ones, so I wasn't just tricking myself with a bunch of judgmentally impaired college drunks.

I did get rejected twice, but I hadn't let it phase me, from what I understand a PUA must be desensitized from rejection.

With that in mind and now using the Necklaces, that were being so gracefully launched at my face from the second story balconies, I had approached an HB 7 with amazing hair and simply and directly said, "I think you are beautiful," then as I put the necklace around her neck, I carefully used it as a tool to get her to come in for the kiss. And out of no where, it damned thing actually worked! I had proceeded to do this with about 8 or 9 girls. Getting rejected 3 times and I had also been thrown off of some girl when I hadn't realized she had strayed away from her BF too long for me to notice. I just casually walked away and disappeared from the couple in the crowd of screaming drunk college kids seeking my next target. The nice part is that most of them did, they had come in for a kiss, the HB8s to! And even though it was not intimate or had any emotional strings attached it felt great knowing that I was able to step out of my comfort zone and push myself to go for it with those who I had though to be to attractive for me.

Thanks Everyone

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Attempted. Failed. But will keep trying.

Only got one hi out. But I am talking to random people at bus stops/bookstores/etc. Trying to start conversations. I guess this is improvement.

I did something similar to this. I went to the mall with a couple of friends (even got one of them to do the same thing) and we started out just walking around high-fiving random people all over the mall. No big deal. Next we got a little more awkward (the point was to put ourselves in slightly awkward situations so we could learn to deal with it). We would be walking toward someone and just stop right in front of them with our arms held out waiting for a hug. You'd be surprised how many people, male and female, will give you the hug. Next I took it a step further, but my friend did not join me on this one. I would walk up to a girl from behind and grab her hand and start walking with her. Awkward as hell but funny as hell. By the time we got through all this we had no fear when it came to approaching a girl. We both ended up with 2 numbers each from the mall, then we went to Hooters for a bite to eat, where I got the waitress's number.

This shit works. Just do it.

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So I took a friend and instead of just saying hi to everyone, we would make complete jerks of our selfs. At one point my friend walked into a convenience store and said in a very loud voice, "hi everybody my names Matt and you are all invited to the party in my pants!". Then when and bought himself a pack of cigarettes acting like this was normal behavior. I would give compliments to everyone for anything. I remember one in particular, I complimented a really pretty cougar on every piece of clothing she was wearing, in order, starting from her hat to her shoes. We must have came into contact with over 100 people.
So at the end of the day we started noticing something amazing, we were sparking conversation after conversation with beautiful women without even thinking about it. Our AA was destroyed. So I plan on doing this Thursday, and Friday morning, before a night out sarging. I really suggest you try the same.

Hey,

I stupidly shaved off my eyebrows when i was really drunk last weekend, I probably will look like a creeper when I walk around saying hi to everyone. But my rationalle is that if i can do this without eyebrows, then when they grow back whats my excuse?

I am going to do it and let hilarity ensue. Even if noone talks to me, at least ill be over my AA.

Talk to you soon,

RoyalTye

Hi everyone,
Brand new to the site but I've been very interested in learning from everyone. Haven't done a ton of studying but I just got the gunswitch method and Real Social Dynamics video my friend let me have. So It'll be a learning process.

I did do the challenge though and thought I'd share my results and see what everyone thinks.

My first attempt wasn't part of the challenge but very direct and I was amazed at how simple it was.
Right before a doctors appointment HB walks out as I'm checking in.
I approched as she got in the elevator.

Smallfry: HI, I'm Smallfry. I really wanted to talk to you. Can I have your number and we can go out and get drinks sometime?
HB: Sure. ########
Smallfry: Thanks, and your name is...?
HB: Cori.


It was really that easy.

About a week later I attempted the challenge.



I walked by some HBs on campus and said hi and smiled but most only returned a smile as they hah headphones on and walked in other directions.

I did approach a few and open well and talked to 2 different HBs before they left.
One of them I opened and smoothly made the transition and kept the converstation going. Tried to NClose before leaving when I got hit with "I have a boyfriend". Didn't know what to say so I said no big deal and went along with my day. I now know that I should offer to be friends first and can sneak in a strawman technique and still recover and close.

The next day I tried to approach on the street and there was nothing but high school girls out (spring break) so I approached 2 girls and did everything great with great response, only to findout that they were 17. They looked older but the experience was worth it. Didn't try to close obviously.

beyond that what I learned is that I disqualify HBs if they aren't to my standard. I feel like that's part of the problem for me on approach. I wont just open on ANY hb but only ones I would actually want to close with. I mean I have standards but I really should just open on anyone decent as it's only practice.


anyways, I just wanted to share my experience and see what everyone thinks. Thanks!


-Smallfry

I did this same thing, except I mostly just smile at girls. Sometimes I will say hi, and they'll look freaked out and say hi back but they never stop, and many never smile. In fact, the more I've been doing it, the better my smile is getting, and the less chicks are giving me eye contact. It's really strange.

If you wanna know what I look/act/smile like, here's a video of me describing this exact problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evmE7UX7SWc

Not only is this mission the best first real step, but after completetion, it has proved invaluable to keep doing it all the time in my day to day life. Improvement has been dramatic. I was able to open on a three set, neutralize the obstacle and isolate a target, almost without thinking about it. A little kino, not too much, worked wonders as well. As a victim of my own success I had nothing ready to closewith so iI didn't try. Also instincts were lighting off that it might be more trouble than it was worth, and both of those things caused me to eject early and act like I had shit to do instead of my usual AFC linger routine. The point is that this stuff works. I followed the three second rule and moved in on the set right away, that enabled me to squish down my hesitation instead of sitting there tinking about it too much. Once I got past the initial akwardness of talking to three people I didn't know, I was able to relax and be that entertaining/ interesting person I never would have got a chance to be if I just stayed at the bar waiting for an AFC moment that would never come. This is newbe stuff but there is a whole new world out there for me now. This mission will transform you, keep doing it and never stop

Before coming to these forums I read a mission similar to this from on of the pdf's I downloaded and I tried it, oddly enough I did get a completely different reaction from women then usual. I am a silent, shy and quiet person usually until I get to know someone so when I went throughout my day at work saying hi to every all my female co workers and kept eye contact I received a warm "Hi" or "You look different". Funny thing is I got a little too comfortable and tried to go beyond the initial greeting and try to open a full blown conversation and the woman I was talking to she just laughed and walked away in disbelief I guess or I don't know. It did hurt, but then I remembered what someone said "Once you realize that rejection isn't a big deal you'll find ways to kick your own ass" lol and now reflecting on it I did pretty well and I am glad I did and still try to keep eye contact and talk to every attractive girl I see even if she completely ignores me.

As of 4-27-2013 between the hours of 3:30pm and 6:45pm I have taken the newbie mission. I wish I could say that I did well, but I would be lying through my teeth if I did. About the best I can sum it up would be - Crash and burn. It seems that I have a LOT of work ahead of me. Well I guess this challenge was kinda working against me today anyway - about 90% of the sets that I saw were either with boyfriends, in too large of a group (and I'm not talking about 3 girls - I'm talking more like 6, which for me is just a bit too intimidating), or they were WAY younger than me. Out of the entire time i was there, I said hi to 4 girls, and the only response that I got was some giggles. I get did eye contact 1 time though. I thinking about trying again tomorrow, but I'm not sure yet. I will post my results if I do

OK so I did this initially for an hour or so. here are some observations. I would wait until a girl made eye contact then I would smile. at this point about 75% of the girls hurriedly looked away. since I didn't want it to be unnatural I wouldn't say hi unless they kept eye contact. I would like to think the women looked away because they were shy and not because I was ugly. lol anyway the girls with a man or a ring seemed a lot more bold in saying hi back then the ones without. I even had one women say hi and give me that look. then she walked around a corner and after a minute she walked back around with a boyfriend in tow. I actually enjoyed it immensely and will do it on a regular basis. thoughts on my experiences?