apologies in advance for the wall of text.

i saw a post from one of the funny subreddits today. it was a photo of Walter White and Saul sitting in a car. Saul is facing Walter and says "I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner and it worked because I believed it". this jogged my memory...

1. dress for the job you want, not the job you have/how to close without saying a word

i work in a tailors and have done for over a year. the starting price for a two-piece suit is £1,000, we dont have a high volume of customers, but we can take £15,000 on a busy saturday.

how i went about landing the job without saying a word:

[background]

im 5'10, but tell everyone im 6'0. dark hair and a beard. athletic physique.

about 18 months ago, i printed off a number of CVs and covering letters, put on a navy suit, a pink and white striped shirt and a trenchcoat. dressed to kill, i went into the tailors and asked the lady at the desk if i could speak to the owner/manager. unfortunately he was in a meeting which put a spanner in the works (i really wanted him to see me approach first hand), but she said she would pass on my paper work.

i get a call two days later and its the owner. he said my CV reads very well and would like me to come in for an interview. believe it or not, they weren't even hiring. was my CV was that impressive OR did i leave that great an impression on the woman at the front desk? the answer is both. my CV is very well rounded. i rounded up a few of my grades. ive got experience working in labour, office work, customer service and i also had a very prominent role during the olympics, two years prior. i also speak a second language. couple this with the fact that im very good looking and took it upon myself to seek out a job, his curiosity was peaked.

a week later, im wearing the same navy suit, pink shirt and trenchcoat. i walk through the door with my shoulders back, chin up and chest out and very politely told the man at the front desk who happened to be the manager, that i was here to see the owner. (important to note; you should treat everybody with the same level of respect in a situation like this. until they open their mouth, you have no idea who youre talking to)

i greet the owner with a firm handshake as i look him in the eye. he tells me to have a look around for a minute while he sorts something out. we sit down in an office and he 'gets to know me'. the so called interview involved very few questions relating to the job, but more regarding my personality and a number of shit tests. after half an hour he asks me what days im available and my salary expectations. i messed up here as i didnt haggle for a better salary. he offered me the job on the spot.

i started the following monday and one of the first things he said to me was "i knew from the moment you walked through the door, this is our man". it just goes to show that if you look the part, have good posture and hold yourself with confidence, other people will believe you. much like Saul.

this can be applied to seduction.

during the above interaction, i said very little. i like to operate from the idea that less is more. there seems to be two schools of thought in the PUA/TRP community, one says that you should be high energy and approach while the other says you should remain stoic and hold back. some people may not regard it as very alpha behaviour but i actually dont approach women. i let them approach me. women seem to be intrigued by a silent level of mystery. ive been to parties where ill get a drink, say hello to one or two people that i know and one of the women ive ignored will perk up and say "are you going to introduce me to this handsome young man?" and as soon as i open my mouth, all the women are listening to me.

what to take away from this:

Piss Poor Preparation Equals Piss Poor Performance.

if you put the work in to raise your SMV people will be interested in talking to you if you have value and information to share, but withhold it.

regarding job interviews; youre representing a business. how you present yourself is just as important as what you know or can do. company image is tremendously important and businesses want to have the ability to sell themselves. any luxury industry has a reputation to uphold.

this is repeated in every single thread, but if you want a leg up on the competition, heres what you do;

  • increase muscle mass, decrease body fat
  • improve your diet, sleep and get a skincare routine. i will vouch for /r/skincareaddiction
  • get a haircare and grooming routine - do not neglect your nails. if youre gonna grow a beard, keep it trimmed, if you cant, stay clean shaven
  • once youve got the physique, do your research and put together a decent wardrobe
  • get people to critique your CV

2. observations of SMV from a tailor

despite the fact that we only cater for men, women are our biggest customers. these are often the trophy wives of businessmen who are at work while their wives are off shopping all day. they use their husbands money to buy presents and work attire for their husbands; very generous of them. my job is simply to look pretty and suggest clothing that will compliment each other in a non-pressurised environment. the women love it because we pay them so much attention. as soon as they enter the store, we become their well dressed orbiters, tending on them hand and foot, fulfilling the princess fantasy. these women are treated like princesses all day long. theyre out shopping at high end stores during the day and being idolized by their husbands all night.

funny enough, we sell shirts up to size 4XL (bearing in mind this isnt America) and we are frequently sold out of 2XL and 3XL. believe it or not, the wives of these men are all slender 7s, 8s and occasionally a 9. while the men tend to be better turned out than this fella, this image accurately portrays what i see day in, day out.

i remember one morning we had a man run in because he had a tiny splash of coffee on his tie. he bought the exact same tie. this is the standard of wealth and status we are talking about here.

and in this line of work, it is oh so apparent that money is clearly the most attractive quality in a man, even if his gut does hang over his trousers. so long as he is earning his big bucks, he will have a trophy wife by his side with whom he can pamper until his money runs out and she leaves him.

dont let a woman take advantage of you like this. keep your money secret. women are one of the biggest expenses you will encounter in life.