I think people misunderstand the point of this. Don't just smile and say hi to attractive women. Say and do it to everyone. Because if you do this it will break down the belief that people are unapproachable. Some people may react negatively, ignore or look away ext... But that's because those people are expiriencing the same social anxiety. If you do this to everyone you'll stop viewing people (which is what women are, people) as strangers and you'll start viewing them as individuals. Honstly for most people these simple things are all they need to open up. People like feeling connections to other humans. Just do it.

I've been doing it ever since I had an extreme confidence boosting expirience about four years ago and its improved my life considerably.

Literally just got home from my newbie mission and while I wouldn't say the mission was successful, it was definitely accomplished.

To begin, I have been sick this last week, heady with a runny nose and seemed to have everything going against me. I was so close to staying in bed all day and living off flu tablets but manned up and forced myself to take this challenge which I promised myself I would do.

I had two clear goals on this mission, to kick my AA's ass so bad it woke up in a hospital and to approach 20 women within 2 hours (put a time limit on it in hopes for extra motivation).

When I got to the mall I walked around flashing my warmest smile and throwing out 'Hi's' and 'Hey's' to each HB I made eye contact with... which to be honest was only a few. Nearly everyone in the mall had their eye's super glued to their phone making a simply hello almost impossible to achieve.

Rather than waste the trip though I realized I had to step up and go from saying 'hey' to actually approaching and opening them. Since I've only been getting into PUA for a week I didn't have any prepared lines or routines and was relying on natural game to take over.

The results were I was able to open 5 sets in my time limit (I wasn't counting any exchanges that only went for a few sentences) failing my 20 women goal. I'm not disheartened though, in fact quite the opposite. Not only did I surprise myself by being able to open multiple sets and have real conversations with targets but I actually number closed one.

Each long term member on this site seems to be preaching the same concept, that is, approach approach approach, and after you've done that approach some more! And that's exactly what I plan to do going forward.

Today's takes away's are:
- Fuck just saying hi to a girl, go up and have a real conversation
- Rejection/women being cold is nothing, if you go up to open them and get ignored how are you in a different position if you didn't approach them at all? Why not give it a go
- Confidence is key (no shit Sherlock), it was the approaches where I didn't care about the results where I did best
- Just keep approaching, there's never a perfect time or a perfect place, just do it! (Nike would be so proud)

Anyway that was my experience, if you are new and haven't taken Chief's challenge step up! You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

-Rusty

Awesome exersize for a beginner! Is there like a step 2 for this mission?

Ive been doing it! Ive been around the pickup info for awhile and tried these things...

Whats interesting is the different personalities.. Im older and talking to older women; or saying hi to older women; sometimes clerks in large mall stores. Interesting, some are happy, some are sad! Most are very happy to have your smile and hello!

Women are not like me! they are software and give more!

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Problems or challenges;

First, I want no eye contact; I want to turn and say hello! I have this sad you owe me feeling or feelings, and Im working through turning this around that I be assertive and not the victim.

I think to much before the approach or contact...

Its really hard to purposely head toward a women I have never met and walk by and say hello! Its scary, its exciting... Its all very assertive!

So I was planning on trying this out since I consider myself a newbie 'coz even though I've read many articles and tips already and took notes and studied, I haven't applied anything yet.

Problem is we had a Signal No. 3 here in the Philippines due to a storm, so I thought I'll just do it when the storm had passed away.

But earlier, I decided to go with my cousin and drive her girl home. Afterwards, we decided to stop by a coffee shop since it was raining hard.

We decided to go upstairs outside since we both smoke, and I saw this girl sitting alone (for an AFC like me, she's a 7 I think ). So I decided to say Hi to her, and I did.

She didn't respond at all, didn't even look at me (or maybe she was just looking for something inside her bag the moment I said Hi to her). I told my mind over and over again 'bout the info I read earlier before leaving the house.

*You weren't rejected, she just don't have good taste.
*Confidence is the key.
*You'll only meet her once, why not take the chance?
*There are only two things we get from anything; SUCCESS & EXPERIENCE. Failure is an Illusion.

So the moment me and my cousin sat down the table, I didn't even care 'bout what the people who saw/heard me were thinking. I acted confident, like nothing happened. I lost nothing. I didn't do a bad thing. Saying Hi with a friendly smile doesn't make you look like a retard at all, it actually makes you look friendly. It's all in the mind.

Gotta try this out again sometime! I ain't satisfied yet.

BTW, I think this exercise is a great confidence booster before opening sets if you feel nervous.

Ortho, PH

So I had some marginal success. Last Saturday, I went to a big cosmetic store in my area, where there are supposed to be lot of women. But I approached only the ones, I thought, I could go out with, not all.

Initially it was a bit weird to just say Hi. Some women ignored, some women said hi back and with others, I had a good conversation. Apparently the ones who stopped to have a conversation, were really good ones.

I got two numbers as well. Initially they were reluctant to give it to a complete stranger, but a part of them wanted to give it, so I persisted.

This was more than I expected, so I decided to try this in a Club the same night. Approached two really tall blond girls, asking about their height. This got them talking. Apparently both were models and were travelling around the world. We shared experiences from the common places we have been to.

But soon I realized, I am boring as hell. Talking about their work, lifestyle, how all model are dumb, what makes you smart and all the random shit. I sure realized I have to pimp up my humor and bantering game and be more playful. Also I wasted all my time with those two, should have just moved around getting more experience.

Overall a good experience, so what is the next challenge??

2 questions for chief:

1. Do you agree with what mmonsturr said at the top of the page that the point of the exercise is to talk to EVERYONE - men or women, old or young, thin or fat, attractive or ugly, well dressed or t-shirt and shorts, just go out and smile and say hi to 100 PEOPLE and observe the reactions, i.e. see how many of them return the greeting or even start a conversation?

2. Would you still recommend the newbie mission to someone who's considering your seductive introversion program?

Everyone starts off with different needs. If you're already pretty comfortable with socializing in general but you want to get rid of any and all weirdness with women specifically for your goals related to self-development in pickup/seduction, keep it simple and just say hi to women of all ages above 18 and of all shapes and sizes.

For those who feel socially awkward with both men and women, there can be a HUGE benefit to doing this with both women AND men. This is better suited for those who want to focus on socialization in general before focusing getting comfortable with women specifically. And if you're not comfortable with people in general then you definitely need to get your general social chops up before focusing on seduction!

People with more severe conditions such as Social Anxiety Disorder should give this a shot by saying hi to ANYONE regardless of sex, but they should stay away from seduction related training completely until they've addressed their Social Anxiety Disorder professionally.

I believe the original purpose of the mission was not to get into conversations, but a few conversations here and there can certainly prove to be beneficial. However, the main purpose is to get used to initiating contact with people so that it trains your brain into believing that just establishing small connections with a simple "hi" and some exchanged eye contact is no big deal, makes you feel good, makes others feel good, and doesn't necessarily require any more investment. If you focus on turning every "hi" into a conversation, an introvert's brain will associate opening with tiring work. Extroverts will likely not have this issue, however, as conversations will have the opposite effect on their energy levels. Absolutely. Everyone should do the Newbie Mission even if it means remolding it to suit their personal needs as so many people including mmonsturr have done.

The Seductive Introvert program will push your limits even further. Regularly doing the Newbie Mission will be a great complement to the missions inside the program.

I didn't find this difficult at all. I normally say hi to people anyway, some people just walk by with a blank face, but most say Hi (I live in Cali btw, I'll talk about my experience about doing this in the UK later). The problem that I have is that once I'm trying to open the conversation I get nervous. I have no problems saying Hi, and once I can get the girl talking to me everything is natural, but I am just intimidated by the approach.

I don't even know how to get past the friendly conversation and flirting to the touching (I've never done this in a day before, which is my goal btw).

But yeah, at least I can do this. It always is a relief to realize that it isn't hard to say hi, and that getting rejected isn't so bad (why do I keep on seeming to forget this).

So... What's the next step?

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Okay so i did this last weekend
By going out and smile to every woman i see with out a guy next to her and say Hi. Well, it gave me a good feeling when they smiled back and said hi. I had a few ignores. Anyways now my problem is that when i get an eye contact i quickly look away. Is that fine or should i lock eye contact?

You looking away when you receive eye contact, makes it seem like your timid. Girls will notice that. Work on eye contact by holding it throughout your day at work. It will take some time. I had that same trouble and because I'm taller than most it is hard to maintain eye contact so I just continued to look at people's eyes while at work, whether hot girls or not.

Hey Brothers,

I am new to this forum and have sorted through much of the information here. I read this thread and thought this NEWBIE mission would be a great place for me to start. I would also use it as a measuring stick for where I am in terms of natural PUA ability or whatnot.

So I put on a new outfit, styled my hair, wore a nice watch that I have and set off for the mall. I was suprised how confident I felt as I entered the mall, no anxiety, just a determined feeling of a task I needed complete. These women didn't know what was about to hit them! So I step in the door and BAM there is a set of 3 HB8/9 on thier way out... I completely puss out and let them walk past me. I tell myself not to be discouraged and I press on. For the rest of my time there, every HB6 or better that I pass, I smile and say "hi" or "hey". I am completely blown away by the response. Only 2 women didn't respond with at least a smile and every other HB smiled back, said "hi", smiled then looked down with a blush, or outright complimented me. I even Opened some of them and bantered back and forth for a bit. I did not try to close any of them because that was not my purpose and I only got into trouble with a little shit test from one woman (but I'll save that for another thread).

All in all I was pleasently suprised and I am much more confident now. I feel like this NEWBIE mission was the best way to get out there without any pressure of trying to close with HBs.

Thank you for the great idea!

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Dress nice, groom yourself and walk on as if your having the best day of your life with no cares in the world, make eye contact like you have just noticed her right then and there even if you did notice her from a distance (MAKE IT SEEM ORGANIC) woman are very intuitive be a good actor. Say hi and you will get a smile or a hi back. Be CC&C Cool, Calm and Calibrated; when your energy is right your hello will be right. Calibrate, Calibrate, Calibrate. Lets take it a step further say hi to everyone, strike up conversation with people you don't know. If your nervous shake on the inside be CC&C on the outside.

Anyone with approach anxiety needs to be doing this mission. Even if you don't have approach anxiety do it anyway...it keeps you sharp and it's fun

Ok, so today I went to do some shopping and meet a friend. I made it a goal to say hello to people as I went about my day. I realise this is such a fucking small thing to do, but the last time I tried doing this it took me literally 2 hours to say hi to a single girl! WTF!

Anyway, as soon as I left my apartment it seemed as if "the universe" was on my side. Upon closing the door behind me I heard the building door downstairs open, and some dude started walking up the stairs past me. I felt less awkward to say hello here as it's a pretty acceptable thing to do - not saying hello to someone who lives in your building is damn right rude! Still, I felt pretty nervous before saying it. (I have a history of social anxiety.)

Then when I went outside I think his young daughter was coming in, so I said hello to her too. Before doing my shopping I felt like a coffee. I went to McDonalds (the coffee at McCafe here in Malta is actually freaking good - as good as coffee in regular cafes here). There were some older italian women ordering before me. I found the one in the middle fucking sexy as hell, but I couldn't say anything. I've noticed that since I stopped masturbating (about 2 weeks now) I'm horny as fuck. She had a great body: a nice ass and decent tits.

To push myself a bit I asked how the barista was doing whilst she made my coffee. She told me she was sick and that there was no one who could take her shift. I told her how shit the weather was outside anyway so she isn't missing out on anything. When my coffee was done I told her that I hoped she would feel better soon. She smiled and thanked me.

Walking out of McDonalds this lovely lady was about to walk in. I think she was Italian too, but with lighter hair. As soon as I saw her I said "hello" and she smiled. Immediately, a rush of endorphins flooded by body. Fuck that felt good I thought to myself.

I then started walking to the shopping centre. I said hello to about 3 different people, and each time I did I felt like I was getting high. It felt so fucking good. It was seriously like a drug. On the way to meet my friends I stopped to ask for directions (as I seriously didn't know where his hostel was). The woman was about mid 40s but with a freaking nice body. She was from Bulgaria. I know because I made some comment about how she isn't Maltese and she told me. She went out of her way to show me directions; probably because she was feeding on this positive vibe I had.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, I probably said hi or hello to about 7 or 8 people. I don't know; wasn't counting. A couple of people ignored me or just didn't hear me. But others said hello back or at least smiled! I even walked passed a swedish shop and asked them if they sold swedish meatballs. I know for a fact I wouldn't of had the confidence to do that if I hadn't said hello to all those people! It felt as if I reclaimed some of the energy stuck in that fear I have over talking-to strangers.

I will do the same thing tomorrow and perhaps throw in a complement here or there too.

Peace