The goal of this month's challenge is to raise your SMV by becoming more outgoing and socially savvy. This month I'll be focusing on the first step, which is:

Making small talk with strangers

Every day you should be striking up short conversations with strangers. This would be in elevators, walking to or from work, waiting for a light to change, shopping, and so on. Force yourself to say something, anything, and keep it short and to the point.

Simple ways to do so are to ask for the time, comment on the weather, simply state "how about that game the other day?", or anything that comes to mind really.

Over the course of the month log how many people you made small talk with each day and what you said to get the ball rolling (if you even remember what it was you said). Don't worry about picking up women right now. The purpose of this month's challenge is to get you into the habit of being social with everyone.

Also, make a mental note of which types of comments work and which ones do not, and pay attention to the type of person each works with and doesn't. Reflect on this and use this insight for making small talk in the future as this will lead into the next month's challenge.