Being Mr. Social

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I've met my last three girlfriends, and three of the last six or so girls I've dated, through social circles.  And these were some of the "best" girls I've ever been with. There were always some common threads to how I managed to build attraction with these girls, but today, I want to discuss how

Audio Mailbag: Social Groups

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Happy New Years! Today's question comes from Aakash. So one of the things I've been working on on my road to being ever more social is how to become an integral part of an already established social group. Do you have any tips? Sure do... this is going to be a big part of our

Holiday Gift For Ya

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Ha wow, ok it's Sept 2011 as I update this, just realized that the links were broken, d'oh! Also, I've since released several NEW mixes. You can find all of them here: http://www.thesocialman.com/dj-mixes/ If you're logged in you'll find them easy to access. I'm not gonna lie - I'm not proud of the holiday mix

Being a Good Party Host

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Where to start? Well, let's make this one a "quick tip". When you introduce your guests to each other, tell them something interesting about each other, or how you relate to them. Here are a few examples. The Common Interest Intro: "So I want you to meet John.  He's just started a new information aggregation

NYC Shopping Resources

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A list of highly recommended boutiques and spots to hit for funky and awesome clothing in NYC: EvolutionOfStyle.com Well, this isn't in NYC, but it is run by my friends Jonathan and Randall and is pretty great. Lounge: 593 Broadway @ Houston Lots of wild clothing and shoes. Ask for Luis and tell him Christian/Jonathan

Welcome to the Good Life

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Watch this Kanye video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su_zrW9WBVk Let's discuss: Watch his enthusiasm. This song is a celebration of life - and gives you an insight into why this guy has literally taken over all of pop culture. In a word, kanye is fresh. He's confident. He's got attitude. He gets shit done. He reaps the rewards. Do

Choices, Choices

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Tuesday at Marquee is always a good time. The last time I went, I was accompanied by a random, gorgeous 21 year old brunette who I met as she was smoking outside of a restaurant near my place. Things were going swimmingly well with her until she went to the bathroom around 3 AM, and

The Absurdity of Scenes

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Balls. For reasons we won't get into here, I missed my flight to London, which not only means missing a bootcamp, but also means missing visiting several good friends there, then Monday, Tues and Weds night in Ibiza, which features a Tiesto, Sinclar, Morillo lineup (I can't help it, I love house music) and the

Desire

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Reprinted from StartupNation.com I was a bright-eyed 15 year old at the Detroit Auto Show in 1995 when a then-conceptual Audi TT was on display. "I will have that car by the time I’m 21," I told myself. Five months before my 21st birthday, I was driving away from Fred Lavery Audi with a new,

Process. Product. Passion.

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Reprinted from StartupNation.com Ok, this is one of those "way out there" entries, but stick with me. It’s good stuff. My friend Rob and I didn’t start getting to know each other until about 3 weeks before he graduated, and it’s a shame, because I love talking to him. Besides being incredibly cool and having