Corollary's Progress Thread
06-29-2017, 03:44 AM
I started going out again, so I figured it's time to restart this log. I've gone out six of the past seven nights.
I stopped going out a few months ago because of a combination of work and disappointment. I wasn't making any money in my business, so that was a priority, but the bigger problem was I wasn't happy with my results and was discouraged.
Money is no longer a problem, so I had to think about where my disappointment came from the first time around. Here are the mistakes I made that lead to my lack of results and the solutions:
1. Going out alone too much - This actually isn't that big of a mistake, but I could use some extra motivation some nights. I know a guy I can go out with any night, so if I feel like I'm in a slump, I'll hit him up to go out.
2. Going to dead venues - The venues I enjoyed the most were small. There could literally be 10 people in the place on an off night, and that obviously isn't conducive to learning. From now on, I'll only go to those smaller venues on the weekends. On the weekdays, it's clubs only. I live in Vegas, so the clubs have plenty of people on any day of the week. It's actually cheaper me to go to the clubs because they're closer, and I don't have to pay cover to get in Sunday-Thursday.
3. Not analyzing my nights - Not much went on for most nights, but I still could have keep a better log. In addition to posting a summary here, I'll keep a more detailed log on my computer.
4. Focusing on the negative - When I didn't take action, I'd beat myself up. This sent into a negative spiral where I thought about how I'd never solve my problem, which lead to avoiding action even more. Now, I'm going to note only the positive in my log and regularly read it to remind myself what I can do.
5. Not having a plan - There were too many nights where I went out with no goal. I'm sure this is fine for guys who are decent at this, but for me, without a plan I feel lost, and there's nothing pushing me to take action, which leads me to the negative spiral I mentioned before. Now, each night I go out, I will have a specific action plan that makes it easy for me to know if I took the right actions or not. My plan will be to work on whatever I need to work on the most.
I'm also going to take things slow. I know you guys want me to be more aggressive, and believe me, I want to be more aggressive as well, but managing my emotions is the most important thing for me to do. I'd rather baby step my way to success than go for something big and fail. This is actually the opposite of what I'd do in any other area of my life, but I have no success in this area of my life, so trying something different isn't such a big deal.
So here's a summary of my nights out. Nothing major so far, but like I said before, baby steps.
June 22
I go to a club I'd never been to before. I get on an elevator with a tall blonde girl wearing a cami, leggings, and Chucks. I ask her how her night's going, and she responds with a disinterested "umm good." I didn't say anything to her after that. From her appearance and accent, my guess is she's from some Scandinavian country. I actually ended up seeing her join a train of hot girls in the club. I can't believe she put zero effort into her and appearance and went out to a club.
I post up near the dance floor, and a few girls end up right next to me, but I don't say anything. One girl came off the dance floor, looked at me, and then stood so close to me that we were touching, even though she had plenty of space. Obviously she wanted me to talk to her. Once she determined I wasn't going to, she went back on the dance floor. When she came off again, she looked at me disappointed--a look I'm all too familiar with.
It's very common for me to get approach invitations. I don't think I'm good looking, but the girls seem to think so.
June 23
I go to two different venues and don't say a single word to anyone.
June 24
Disappointed from the night before, I don't go out.
June 25
I go to a club with the goal of asking one girl for the time. Lame in a club, but I felt it would be easy for me to accomplish.
After being on a dance floor for a few minutes, I leave and see a fat girl and ask her for the time. With that mission complete, I leave.
June 26
Another club and I decide to ask two girls for the time. But instead of any girl, I had to make sure they were attractive. I was able to complete this goal.
While waiting in line for the club, there were two RSD Immersion students behind me. I overheard their conversation, and I was happy to know there are other guys like me doing the same thing.
June 27
At the club on this night, I wanted to approach one girl, tell her she's sexy, and then leave. I couldn't do this. I got the typical approach indicators on the dance floor though.
I saw one of the RSD guys from the night before, and he was choding out like me.
June 28
At the club tonight, I wanted to start a brief conversation with a group of girls by asking if they're friendly and guessing where they're from. I didn't complete this one because I got distracted by the other approaches I did.
I see three older women wearing flashing hats. I go up to them and ask the best looking one about the hats. She tells me they're from a technology conference, I call them nerds, and then reveal that I'm a nerd myself. I eject after this.
I see a group of four girls facing the dance floor. One girl is wearing a sash and a tiara, so I go up behind her and tap her shoulder. She turns around and says I scared her, I laugh it off and ask her about the sash. She says she just turned 21. I wish her a happy birthday and eject.
I see an Asian girl standing near the bar looking lost. I go up to her and ask her why she looks so lost. She is confused, and I can tell she doesn't speak any English. I say something to her about the bar, and she agrees, but I couldn't think of anything after that.
With each of the girls, they looked like they were willing to listen to talk more. Even the girl I scared didn't have a problem with me. I've accidentally scared a lot of people in my life, so I guess I've learned how to effectively smooth it over, because it's never a problem. I usually throw in a joke about how they shouldn't be scared of black men.
So not much so far, but I'm happy that I'm going out again. I'm not sure how often I'll go out, but once again, I'm available every night. I'll take it night by night this time instead of committing to every night.