Hey! I recently started reading Neil Strauss' book The Game, and I must say this is one of the most interested subject that ever caught my eye. I mean becoming a PUA is something every(normal, average) guy would love to become. So I thought why not try this out and see if its for me.

First let me tell you a bit about myself. My name's Phil and i recently just moved back to Canada from the UK. I'm 19 years old and I've never really had any problems with chatting to girls (that i knew anyway). I've had 2 serious relationships with girls that all lasted over a year and had a few girlfriends in the past as well. The only real problem that seems to trouble me is getting the confidence of going up to random people and start chatting with them. I find it difficult to engage a conversation with someone just like that. I've been watching a few videos over the net on how to approach girls and start chatting to them, it seems very easy when the pros do it but obviously for a noob like me it would be hard getting into. Nonetheless I decided to try and engage women with simple questions such as "Excuse me do you so happen to know what the time is" or "do you know where such and such is" which is something that I would never do. Anyway I guess This is my first report about my first experience in THE GAME. Although i still have much to learn.

09/13/2011

First day to try and build up my confidence into speaking with targets. Was feeling pretty anxious when I left my house knowing that although it wont be easy, everyone's got to try somewhere. No matter how bad or scared they feel. My intentions was to go to the closest department store to buy myself a few notepads and such to try in order to take notes of my encounters and to write down openers and stories and such, and memorize them to build some sort of a knowledge. Anyway walking down the I saw many hot girls and walked straight past them. Barely making eye contact with them as they walked pass. FAIL!!! Oh well I, anyhow i saw a girl waiting at a bus stop so i thought I'd ought to go and at least ask her what the time was. So I did. But she ending up being some old woman at least in her 50s (perhaps older). Even to just ask her for the time made me quite anxious so I left and thanked her. I thought FAIL but at least I still took a step forward, as I would not ask the time to strangers.

Anyway, I walked on and got to the shop and when i got to the counters i noticed the cashier wasn't actually that bad looking. I mean she could have been better but she was at least a 6. Anyway I go up to her and this is what happened. (Not sure if i smiled or not) i greeted her and said "Hi! just those please" she did not reply. She looked as if she was either in a really bad mood and a person who didn't really like her job. After that I asked her "how are you?" and she replied "good. you?" in a way which seemed in which she really didn't care about another random guy engaging conversation. And speaking to cashiers in shops really does not make me anxious. I had the confidence and I thought it wouldn't be so hard. I wasn't doing bad but obviously not good enough. She payed no interest in me and so i walked away after being served and told her "have a nice day" in which she did not reply, or I didn't hear.

I went home and wrote a report and that was it. I'm not one of those persons who tries something out once then gives up. I knew that it didn't go well but i know such things would happen in this sort of sport. You can't get good at something unless you practice.

Anyway just kinda looking for tips and experiences people had while trying to build their confidence up. Thanks for reading

Phil