I'm in day four of my crash course in learning about, and practicing game. Even though I had the kids in tow today and I wasn't planning on getting numbers (or instant dating, or anything like that) - I was mindful that over the long haul I need to continue to work on desensitizing my AA. So, over the course of the day I:

  • Said "hello" to two beautiful women as I passed them while walking with the kids. Made sure to look them in the eye and linger there for a bit. One reacted well, the other (when she saw my eye contact and smile) almost looked a little pleasantly flustered at my interest, which was nice.

  • Engaged in small talk with the lady that watches my kids while I work out at the gym (as the kids got their shoes on). Made eye contact. Smiled.

I guess this is all for the good, I guess I just have to keep pushing. On the nights I have no kids I can push this harder when out in the field on my own. I'm working towards getting up the confidence to talk to more and more people so that in the next 2-4 weeks I can get confident enough to start introducing myself to women that I open with, by name. Once I get beyond the barrier of introducing myself to them by name, I have a feeling I'll be able to start working in a lot more intermediate game (kino, getting phone numbers, instant dating, etc). Right now still feeling that AA and anxiety over showing intent are two big psychological obstacles for me I need to continue to focus on every chance I get.