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Originally Posted by Johnny Soporno  I have had to address and conquer this issue with countless extremely highly-powered and effective clients (senior Fortune 500 executives, famous athletes, musicians, actors & other celebrities, as well as respected and accomplished professionals of all varieties) and I'm confident when I say that before working through it, ANY of them would more-willingly shoplift something from a store I might point out across the street, than begin a conversation with an attractive stranger I might point out standing in front of that store. |
Are you serious?
What about grand theft? I find it hard to believe that talking to a woman and risking... what... a mild rejection at best... is scarier to such people than committing a felony and risking time in prison. Maybe if you're just stealing a magazine and know you won't get caught, it could be no big deal though.
The funny thing is that when I was doing tons of shoplifting (often grand theft -- i.e. dollar value above $400), I was incredibly social too. Approaching and talking to new people seemed like nothing compared to all the other crazy stuff I was into. I knew nothing about PUA stuff back then, but it seems far more tame than getting fingerprinted and spending a night in jail. Even after having done plenty of stealing, I'd rather approach a hundred women on the street than steal something, moral issues notwithstanding.
Then again... a lot of people are deathly afraid of public speaking too, so maybe they share a common mindset that says other people are somehow a threat to them. Speaking can be a lot of fun once you get used to it, but most people don't progressively train themselves to handle it w/o fear.