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1.) A smile, a laugh are not confidence they are just gestures. But, If you have a good feeling then it is confidence. Confidence is all about that feeling of comfort you get. When you feel comfortable about something its easy to do. That's all confidence is about---->feeling comfortable. And that is all mental. Yes drugs can give you that good feeling. You brought up heroin, but the common drug people use to get comfortable is alcohol, liquid courage. Alcohol gives you that good feeling and that good feeeling replaces feelings of awkwardness that stop you from doing things.
A smile makes you feel good. Laughing makes you feel good, basic body language science. (Do you need studies?) Confidence is not about that feeling of comfort, it is also about having worth in that area. Arrogance can make you feel comfortable, that doesn't make it justified "confidence".
Don't avoid the statement Heroin and Meth give you confidence by your concrete definition. So everyone go out get drunk, do heroin, meth, coke! THAT gives confidence and you don't even really have to work hard to get there! You are very very very very uneducated in this area. You are defining something you know nothing about.
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2.) Eros is romantice love. Philios is brotherly love. Agape is unconditional love. Love love has a confusing meaning today. It had a more concrete definition in the past. And people are confused by what people when they say love and this leads to suffering.
Anyone can define a word. All you need is a concrete and useful definition.
Pretty sure you don't know what the fuck you are talking about when it comes to Eros.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros
Eros (/ˈɪərɒs/, US: /ˈɛrɒs/; Ancient Greek: Ἔρως, "Desire"), in Greek mythology, was the Greek god of love. His Roman counterpart was Cupid ("desire"). Some myths make him a primordial god, while in other myths, he is the son of Aphrodite.
NO, Anyone can re-define a word as you proved. Why won't you agree with my official CONCRETE definition of Ego? Oh that is right it’s not ANYONE that can define a word.
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3.) Without a doubt, the difference between the hero and a coward is what you do. The both feel fear, but the hero fights those feelings off and does what has to be done. The coward is less discipline so he submits to his feelings.
However, without confidence or discipline ( a comfort with discomfort) everyone would behave like a coward.
Mental masturbation is just sitting back complimenting yourself. But, to tell yourself you are the shit in order to face a challenge that is applying confidence properly. Its all about giving your self a good feeling to get to where you need to be. Its all about give yourself that good feeling on the inside so you can achieve that victory over yourself.
Discipline while it can be comfort with discomfort is you doing something regardless of your desire to do so. It's working out when you don't feel like it, eating right when you want that extra cup cake, doing your homework instead of going out.
This entire conversation has been mental masturbation dude. If you still need to tell yourself you are the shit you aren't confident. If you just know it then you have that confidence I'm talking about. I don't ever need to say you’re The Man to myself to go talk to a chick LOL. WTF? Confidence is just doing it instinctually, shit she is cute and just doing. No need for motivation outside of your desire for her as you already feel good enough for her an like you deserve it.
Here is a quote from my buddy:
A Man who has an Insane level of Intrinsic Self-Worth and is Driven by Desire, not Ego.
I’m driven by my desire to fuck the girl because it will be fun, not because if I fuck her I’ll look good.
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4.) If you believe you are a woman you will behave like you think a woman should behave. If you believe you are brad pitt you will behave like you think Brad Pitt would behave. THis would not get you woman, this would get you confidence.
What? You completely ignored the fact that your statement was ridiculous. YOU ARE NOT WHAT YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE.
The best way to put what you are talking about is this:
Whether you think you can or you can't your right.
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5.) YOu're not listening. When something happens to you on a consistent basis you begin to expect it on a subconscious level. Girls don't work like that. People are different and its very random what some poeple like and don't like. What may work on one person may not work on another person?
I'm not listening how many articles have I posted for you to read? Yet you want to talk to me about listening? I went to your link read your shit, watched your stupid video, my arguments are research, based on more than just bull shit.
You don't get it, you seem to think I don't believe in learning from your negative experiences to turn them into POSITIVE EXPERIENCES. You see me and you look at things entirely differently.
If a woman was to reject me, I would say ok I did this good, this good, this good, ok this is where I messed up. I'd give an example but I cant' remember the last time this happened.
If I was playing poker, and I went through what I did when I got took. I would say ok I raised at the beginning that was good, I watched the cards, put him on this, this, or this (card ranges is how you read cards in poker). He re-raised so I knew he had a strong hand. I shouldn't have pushed all in over him because it was obvious he had queens, kings, or Aces. I would pay attention to where I went wrong. You don't say I failed, you say shit, I didn't act properly. Courtship is extremely similar, you say oh I did this or did that, I shouldn't have done that, or I should have done this.
Courtship is as simple as being attractive and responding to a woman at the proper pace. Giving her what she needs now, whether that is for you to give her shit, to be nice, to be non-threatening, etc.
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6.) People are insecure because negative experience, inexperience, or dependency. When you have negative experience you have haunting scars that make you feel unsure about certain things. These scars never go away and you can only MANAGE them with confidence. Inexperience is when you feel unsure because don't know what to expect, this type of insecurity can be completely banished. Dependency is when you depend on others to make you confident, this kinda like a baby.
Insecurit is a part of the human existence just like fear is, but its not about whether you feel inseucre or not its about what you do.
Insecurity arise from negative and self-defeating beliefs. Just like you can nurture your confidence, you can also nurture your fears. Negative experience nurtures your fears.
People are insecure because they have no confidence in themselves, because they don't realize everyone has short comings. Honestly who gives a fuck if I'm fat? I'm still an attractive guy who gets 90% of woman I interact with attracted to me (someone said that about me). I am not going to dwell on my being fat. This is the behavior of a confident man vs. an insecure man that worries about what he is wearing, making sure to wear slimmer clothes, suck your stomach in, etc. LOL I don't lack confidence or assurance about much. I know what I know and know what I don't, but regardless I'm assure of myself.
Insecurity - lack of confidence or assurance; self-doubt: He is plagued by insecurity.
Scars don't hurt, they leave marks. A scar does not affect you after the injury has healed. You see, this is another major difference. When you gain a scar from a burn it teaches you to NOT touch the hot cookie tray again. The scar heals, and you know not to next time but it doesn't hurt anymore, you merely learned a lesson.
You believe in gaining your value from others, we've went over this time and time again, hell this entire thread is all about self-belief rather than using the beliefs of others to create your own value. For example, you care about rejection because it may make you look bad or feel bad. I don't give a fuck if a girl isn't interested, honestly I feel it is her loss.
I agree with most of your last paragraph but insecurities arise from you not understanding your true value. You are as good as anyone else in this world.
Your fears feed off of your negative experiences. You are afraid that girl will reject you like that last bitch did. Your fears are literally based on past negative experiences.
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7. You have no clue about what confidence is and how to develop it. You may be confident, but you don't understand why.
LOL- I have no clue what confidence is but I'm confident, where as you don't have self-confidence yet you can tell me all about it? I know more about developing people and their confidence then you may realize, your thoughts aren't the facts of life. I've developed tons of people further then you're developed right now.
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8.) I ask for advice because I don't know everything. I do things a certain way. And I'm always looking for ways to make things easier for myself hence the name "I want easy love"
It's always good to seek advice, I won't put you down for needing advice. I will put you down for thinking you know more than someone who needs no advice in an area, this attitude is arrogant.
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Also, A trainer is not judged on success but on how far you have brought someone.
You want me to put you in touch with some of the guys I've developed confidence in? Will that help you realize? I can't believe you would even think that I have no skills developing people, I'm a manager my job is to develop people.
Peace and Love,
Vic