Alright guys sorry for all the post I've been plaguing the forum with. I did this so no one cut off the order of my plan and its story. You may feel free to post now and interject criticisms if you'd wish. Thank you all for being patient and reading.

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Holy shit, these are some really good plans and tightly written up dude.

I myself have a problem with masturbation still... I like you coping mechanisms to deal with that and might employ the same techniques.

But yeah, really detailed plan... If you are a quarter good at planning as you are following through to an end goal this should be easier than you think.

Props.

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Thanks tweeby, I'm almost finished. I've decided to call this compilation of plans the book of Gaius. I'm sure there will be several edits until it is a short and concise plan, but for now this generalized one will do. I only have 3 sections to go until completion, so I'm stoked.

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Well guys I just wanted to give you an update. My job interview is today, and I just finished cutting my hair. I'm quite nervous and excited at the same time. It is a perspective chance to overcome a major obstacle in the first part of my plan.

In other news, I haven't read my Microsoft certification book for days, due to creating this plan. I don't consider it time wasted, as I needed to have a clear vision and direction moving forward, so it was time well spent. However, this means I have to hustle my ass off today and finish The Book of Gaius and finish chapter 2 and start part of 3 by the end of today in order to hustle and get my goal done by the desired time. I pushed back the finishing date for taking the exam by 2 days. I will not be pushing it back any further, so I need to get a move on and hustle.

Thank you guys for following my post as always, keep in touch, let me know what you think of my book so far, and please let me know what I can do to improve my plan. I would also let to know if there is a lot of redundancy in my post. I suspect that there is, but I haven't had time to edit. I thank you all a lot for helping.

Sincerely,

Gaius

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Alright guys I finished my interview just a few minutes ago, the place was right down the street. I'm hopeful about getting the job. I noticed a few weak points during the interview that concerns me.

• 1.) My voice was a bit soft.
  
  2.) My tone sounded a bit unsure.
  
  3.) My eye-contact was slightly lacking. When I was trying to think I'd look away for a quick moment and think.
  
  4.) I didn't project the confidence I should have.
  
  5.) Some of the questions I asked were a bit unclear.
  
  6.) My body language during the interview was a bit lacking. The handshakes were as well.
  
  7.) I slipped up and referred to my old job as sort of "cut throat" . But I was referring to the highly unstable hours and schedule they gave employees. I rebounded by saying I liked store "X" because your company is well known for giving employees stable hours and reasonable schedules.

But there were some good things I did in the interview as well.

• 1.) I came prepared with questions.
  
  2.) I got suited up in a 3 piece suit.
  
  3.) I had previously given them a resume in the open house.
  
  4.) I shook his hand firmly during the open house.
  
  5.) I made it clear to the company that I was interested in being a long time associate with them.
  
  6.) I revealed that I was a determined and well planned young man.

Things to improve on next time if I do not obtain a second interview:

• 1.) Practice body language, projecting confidence, and tonality the night before an interview.
  
  2.) Have well scripted and prepared questions for the interview.
  
  3.) Practice speaking firmly and clearly, with few slip ups and errors.
  
  4.) Look in the mirror directly in your eyes while doing this so you can confidently look the perspective employer in the eyes while doing the interview.
  
  5.) Let them know you are a valuable person worth having on the team, and demonstrate this value to them.

All in all, I don’t believe I performed poorly during the interview. I certainly had some good qualities, but there were things I could improve on. The perspective employer told me that by tomorrow noon I should get a call if he is to set up another interview. I am hopeful and optimistic that he will. However, if this opportunity proves a dead end, I know what to work on. This also gives me increased resolved to finish up my plan, and work harder to get my certifications in order to get a better job. I will not be deterred by this failure, but rather, inspired by it. I hope you all enjoyed and learned something from this post, I did.

Sincerely,

Gaius

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Haha, my friend just called me with another job oppurtunity.

Update (1:27pm):

Wow guys, I've learned such a valuable lesson today. People are always on bull shit, and let me explain my reasoning. Last night my friend told me that a job position at a local medical facility had opened up recently. I told him thanks for the offer, got my dress suit ready, I'm about my fucking money, you guys know this. I drive up there all excited and happy. I drive carefully and slow. Enter in the parking lot, printed up the mission statement of the company, etc. I'm a prepared ass motherfucker.

So at any rate, I go into the place of perspective employment and request a job application. When I asked for one the response I got was, "sorry sir, I asked the person responsible for the applications when the newest ones would be available and she told me not until next week." In my head I was thinking, "Is my friend hoaxing me?" So I text him back and forth for about 15-20 minutes in the hospital lobby. I went up there again to request a form I could fill out and got the same answer, "nope."

So finally instead of accepting defeat and disrespect I came up with a plan. I was willing to drive another 15 miles to the nearest sister medical facility in the next town over. I told my friend," Hey man, I'll pick up an application from over there, fill it out and bring it here." He told me that he had it under control, so I trusted him. He called up his manager who is like the district manager and the requested a form for me to fill out. I was gracious, shook her hand, gave her a smile when she came out and gave me the application. She was so nice and kind and I was simply grateful she was giving me this opportunity, persistence pays off.

Here is the messed up part though, I messed up my first form so I requested another. Do you the person who was responsible for all the application forms came out with about 20 of those damn forms and gave me one?!?!?! Is that not a bit ridiculous?

I learned a few things from this altercation:

1.) Don't believe a word someone says when they say no. Keep pushing until they yield and give you the requested resource or view as such a threat that you have no other options but to leave immediately.

2.) Persistence is key, do not get weak hearted ever, and never easily tolerate the taste of defeat. Go the extra mile to make happen what you believe should happen.

3.) Connections mean everything in this world. Without them people will eternally give you the run around.

These three lessons don't just apply to the financial world but also the PUA world as well. It’s definitely not what you know, but who you know. Never allow little bits of resistance or interference get in your way or you’ll never get anywhere. Thanks for reading this guys.

Sincerely,

Gaius

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Due to circumstances in life I will be taking another break. I suspect this one to be much shorter than the 6 month break I took before. I am trying to focus on getting my MCTS in SQL and improving my life. I have finished chapter 3 today and will work towards finishing chapter 4. I know I can do this and I will definately give an update by the 30th to let everyone know the status on my exam. I will periodically re-enter the forums to post updates on the success of my plans. Wish me the best of luck and I wish you all the same.

Sincerely,

Gaius

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I have finally completed chapters 1-4 in my studies of MS 70-448 also known as SQL business intelligences. I now have full understanding of SSIS and how to integrate packages through both BIDS and SSMS. I am pleased with this; however, my progress is not going nearly fast enough to match my deadlines. I am two chapters behind my agenda. Therefore, I must change my plans due to the importance of this one subject. I can not afford to blow this opportunity. I must make this happen.

So, in order to complete my goals with the certifications, I will for now stop all other activities in my life and focus on this one goal until I catch back up. Today I will pull an all-nighter and complete chapter 6. By tomorrow I wish to be back on track and back to chapter 7. It will certainly take all day, but I can not afford to slack now. I am too close to my goals and too close to success. The only things I can sacrifice are leisure and sleep. Therefore I will.

This means my weight loss goals will be pushed back by a month in order to remain completely focused. I will resume my weight loss program after I finish the MCITP in SQL Server BI.

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I'm nearing the end of my book. I am excited to open a new chapter in my life.

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Meaning you have achieved what you planned in the book?

Thanks for this by the way.
Many useful concepts in it.

A few thoughts.

I realize it is important to get the core problems sorted out here. And focusing on just this allows you to completely home in and rectify them.

Like, for example, you wanting to finish your computer science book...

But have you TOTALLY neglected the pick-up side of your life? Somewhere in your week there SHOULD be a part focused on pick up. Be it opening x amount of sets...

Setting up coffee dates with girls you know.

I think I can say I associate a lot with you because I'm kind of doing the same.

But it is EXACTLY this type of "focus on one thing and neglect all others" type of attitude that has rendered me hopelessly stupid when it comes to dating.

Revise some of your goals to include some pick-up in your week otherwise, you're neglecting the weakest part of your life... and presumably this is why you are here- in order to fix that.

Cheers.

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The Search For Truth Part I

The visit of my young step-nephew helped me to realize a few tendencies of my own and other members of my family. I’ve noticed that my family is full of attention whores though many very in degrees. My mother is the most laid back person of the family and does not request a lot of attention. My sister always does tiresome goofy smiley faces and extremely awkward dances in front of the TV or me while I’m watching. It can grow to be quite annoying sometimes. My dad seeks confrontation and conflict often. He loves controversy. I myself tend to make a lot of underhanded comments and quips at subjects or matters such as religions or beliefs. However, with that being said I have noticed that I display these tendencies in public more than I do inside the home. At home I am one of the more positive and optimistic individuals.

Over time I have grown accustom to these behaviors, however, I must say that my nephew helped me to actually understand the negativity behind attention whoring.

I myself do act out in public; I have eternally been a class clown and a goofball. This was just my nature since childhood. But now I’m starting to see a lot of myself in my nephew. His mother (my step-sister) and father have a lot in common with my own mother and father. They are both overworked and have little time to spend with him. They just don’t have enough time to spend with him, and they try their hardest but they can hardly see him.

It just breaks my heart sometimes to see a cycle repeated. It takes me back to my childhood and my father working 12 hour days and my mother working 10 hour days. Add a troubled adolescent sister and you have living chaos. When I think back now I appreciate everything they done, and a lot of times it brings me to tears to see all the pain and suffering my parents had to go through. It brings even more agony and hurt to realize that I will never be able to return those lost years of hurt and shame. Now my parents are worn out and accepting death. Every time I look my mother in the eye it just breaks my heart because I know she’s worn out.

I don’t think life could’ve been any different unless I was never born. I don’t regret my childhood because it helped me to have awareness for things around me few other people have. And although many things cause me great sadness many of them reinforce my deepest belief that I was meant to do something special in this world. So many times I could’ve died, been kidnapped, or killed, yet I’m still here. I don’t have a belief in god, but that doesn’t mean I don’t believe in luck and fate. And though I am confronted with the harsh realities of my past and its mistakes many times, I am always reminded of the joy of my existence and its purpose. I am more than confident day by day that my future will be better, that I will control my destiny and win over my demons, and that I will change the world one step at a time.

It has taken me years to get to this point of acceptance. I can’t clearly say whether this period of learning and exploration and learning is through in my life, but I can definitely say that I am nearing an answer that I have been seeking for almost my entire life.

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The Search For Truth Part II

Ever since I was a child I did not think about the miniscule things of life like if I could have candy, or if I could go to an amusement park. I always thought of the grandest things, like if there could be other life in our universe, or is world peace and equality possible? I look at the future of humanity in the same way I see my own future, with hope, understanding, and compassion that we will change but only after we hit rock bottom.

I can admit with full glee that my life is not nearly as bad as I make it. I am fortunate to have a family, food, water, and shelter. I am grateful that I am gaining economic opportunities and that I’m in college. I wasn’t molested, raped, or beat as a child. Though we lived in a dark gloomy household I was never harmed in the physical. And though my father has shaped me to be a paranoid skeptic I thank him for this.

It has given me certain qualities that I cannot deny the importance of during times of survival. It makes me aggressive when danger is alert and present and for this I can’t thank him enough. However, this is the thing that is holding me back, always being ready for battle. I’m always in battle mode in an ongoing war. For once in my life I want a little peace and clarity.

Although I’m a crazy weirdo who believes firmly in an apocalyptic scenario happening to the world when I hit middle-age I know that I have a good future. I know that though I may not have women or all the money I want now, I will in the future. And I know that although my present is dark my future is bright. I have hope that tomorrow will bring something different.

I have hope that my father will be the grandfather to my children that I never had. I know that my mother will be the loving warmhearted grandmother that my coldhearted grandmother never was. I know my family will be more loving and whole than my distant family ever was. And most importantly I know that in times of danger and uncertainty that I can always count on my family. I know they have my back and they love me. I know that for once I can have the close healthy 3 generational family I’ve always wanted in my life.

So many people take things for granted. I was no different. I allowed the little things in life to ruffle my feathers and break my faith in life. However, it was these same little things that kept me wondering and growing all these years. I still have a lot of work to do, but I feel extremely contempt with my life and my past. I know there are certain subjects that I have not visited and have not fixed, but I am more than confident that over time they will be addressed and fixed. I know my future is a safe place, and I walk towards its with hope and a smile.

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To answer both of your questions (Tweeby & Aiken) I am currently pursuing things in the book one at a time. I am not overloading myself, however, down the line I will take other things into consideration. Right now I do not have the means to leave my house and go outside and game. That is just the honest truth. I plan to make a video and actually show you guys the rural area I live in. I have no car and its hard to get around without trying to get someone to give me a ride. So I have made it a point to actually work hard and get a decent paying job so that I can both buy a car and start going to clubs more often.

Everything has its time and place but the time isn't now. Right now the most important thing in my life is financial and physical independence. This is what my whole focus is geared on as of now. After this I plan to slowly enter into the realm of social interactions and start working out frequently. I already work out but not all that hard, just hard enough to maintain weight and not get unhealthy.

Like I said before I plan to make a film to show you all how isolated I really am. I will take you to the location of the farms and show you around. And then I’ll try driving or riding a bike to some places to show you the drive. Right now I’ll worry about making the money I need to become a functioning and independent adult.

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And I meant writing the actual book. I'll regularly post updates to maintain a status.

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