I got a lot of personal value out of this weekend, despite Friday being a rehash of a lot of the stuff I teach in AoR. Personally, seeing and hearing Zan Perrion do his thing on-stage was worth the price of admission alone. I was also fortunate enough to get some one-on-one time with Decker from Authentic Man Program that really opened me up to what I'd been shielding in my heart for so long; to say it was an eye-opening experience wouldn't be a thorough enough explanation, it literally tore me open emotionally and rocked my world (in a good way).Here's a brief recap of what the weekend was structured to be about:
The Pickup 101 Real World Rapport Seminar was basically an all-levels seminar that gave a wide -- yet thorough -- overview of that component of many mens' game that is sorely lacking: Connection. The intent of the weekend was to explain the many facets of that initial "get to know you" phase that all relationships go through and how to create deeper connections faster, in a more "natural" way*. Most people beat around the bush when connecting to others, mostly out of fear of rejection. What we teach in AoR -- and what was reinforced this weekend -- is that you, as the Man, have to be the leader in ALL aspects of the relationship, INCLUDING when becoming vulnerable. You have to be the stronger person and must lead people (guys or girls) into vulnerability.
We had several guest speakers that weekend:
-J-Dog (of VH-1's "The Pickup Artist")
-Carlos Xuma
-Eric "Disco" M. (PU101 Instructor, NYC badass)
-Dave Wygant (who the movie "Hitch" is based on)
-Brent Smith (of DYD fame)
-Dave M. (Internet dating guru)
-Grant Adams
-Zan Perrion (the motherfvcking man, IMO)
-Decker
Each of them were interwoven into the overall presentation and played to their strengths. For example David Wygant was brought on-stage on Friday to help demo some daytime openers (along with several PU101 Instructors) which were entertaining to say the least. David's got a definite gift for situational banter and he plays it to the 9's. Another example: Zan was brought on to talk about his overall inner game beliefs (it's all about being Curious and fascinated with Beauty found in Life, in all its forms) and to also demo how his day2's go (they're surprisingly bland, on the surface, but when you watch his body language and eye contact coupled with his curiosity about the girl it's $$$).
I even got my 15 minutes of fame this weekend, in two ways. The first way was when I was on-stage for an "Instant Insight©" exercise (basically cold-reading people, but with an important twist) and got to explain some of the more abstract, higher-level thinking behind why you'd want to have Instant Insight with people (especially girls). To be honest I was kind of nervous being on stage and being filmed but once I started speaking all that vanished and I felt that I was really getting through to the audience. The second half of my 15 minutes of fame came with a "backstage behind-the-scenes" videotaping session I had with Decker. This is where I had my eye-opening experience. I won't go into more detail here... I'll just say get the DVD when it comes out and see the results for yourself. :-)
My favorite part of the weekend, though, occurred after the event was done. I got the chance to kick it with Zan, Lance and company afterwards and pick their brains and just sit in their presence. It sounds geeky-fanboy to say so but it was cool for me mostly because I was sitting there was, more or less, a peer, versus just one year ago where I was just a student.
When this product launches I wholeheartedly suggest you pick it up. NO OTHER PICK UP COMPANY teaches Rapport/Connection the way WE do and this weekend was living proof of that. There's NO OTHER product out there that teaches this, and it's sad because this is the REAL MEAT of any meaningful relationship.
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*There seems to be a shift going on in the pickup community towards a more "natural" style that relies FAR LESS on long scripted routines, NLP and other weird stuff and relies more on cultivating strong "inner game" and embracing your sexual desires and love for the Feminine. PU101's stuff has been going in that direction for some time now, but I'm thinking that there's going to be a breakthrough in the community towards the next stage of "pick up" within the next year or so. There's only so many times you can ask a person "Who lies more-- men or women?" before it starts to wear thin. My hope: the next evolution of "pick up" will focus more on inner game first; if the foundation is strong, building the house is simple. :-)
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