George's Absolute Self-Confidence Video Journal - Now with Microsoft LifeCam!

[SargeMaximus]

As if
http://youtu.be/zgsG5v8aLzw

Continuing the theme of taking bigger steps to demonstrate confidence, I met with an old colleague who will be my new financial advisor. I don't have all that much he can help me manage now, but as with my copywriting, I am creating my new future now, with little more than a vision and some self-confidence.

I like this dude. Just like this clip from "Boiler Room":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTFU9c9MrkE

[George]

Just do it
http://youtu.be/bWKSuawhDbo

At the request of a friend, I ended up attending a women's wrestling show last night. Very soon, I found the proverbial devil on my shoulder judging many of the women, as they did not exactly have the appearance you'd see in the WWE. But then I thought about how they, unlike me on many occasions, got going on their dreams out of passion rather than a need for perfect circumstances. This lesson hit me today as I was struggling to post a video to a new Mastermind group of mine. I was caught wanting to say the perfect things in the perfect way, but in the end I had to drop that and get the show on the road, imperfections and all, knowing that I'll get better with practice.

[SargeMaximus]

I have this too from time to time when approaching women. I'll get so caught up in doing the right thing, I sometimes have to physically shake myself a little and loosen up, say "f*ck it" and go in without anything prepared. Those are the times it goes the best.

[George]

I have this too from time to time when approaching women. I'll get so caught up in doing the right thing, I sometimes have to physically shake myself a little and loosen up, say "f*ck it" and go in without anything prepared. Those are the times it goes the best.

Yep, that's pretty much how it works. It reminds me of the Real Social Dynamics Bootcamp I took in 2008. This crazy Australian guy made me go up to women with such well thought-out lines as "I like penguins", "I'm into Teletubbies", and "I'm a famous rapper looking for women for my next video".

[George]

I can't...yet
http://youtu.be/me7fIHT8c10

I'm an early riser, which is really great on most counts. But whenever I stay out late, as I did two nights ago, my next day is shot to hell, as it was yesterday. Rather than resign myself to never staying out late again, I choose to borrow a line from Diamond Dallas Page who suggests I can't...yet. In my case, I believe some upcoming Theta Healing might resolve my restriction. In the meantime, I just need to be patient, accepting, and present to the things I CAN do with my current conditions.

[George]

Have no fear
http://youtu.be/D3QXVudIz2U

I'm getting annoyed at myself for consistently engaging in aimless web browsing in the morning, only to then need to rush to work. Upon reflection, I think I do it to escape to another world, because I'm often afraid of my own. But on the path I'm on, my answer isn't refuge, but action - in the arena of life that is, so I'm setting the intention of nipping this bad habit in the bud.

[George]

What works for you
http://youtu.be/bdFqEKiqFEg

I must say, I'm getting pretty possessive about my mind, especially since I'm realizing how transformational it can be when I wield it correctly. But inevitably, as part of the human race, I get invited or asked to do things that cut into it. Recognizing that no man is an island, I do veer off my path for the greater good, but no more than I need to. For two evenings in a row, I will have popped up at social functions for just enough time to serve the purpose of the evening, but no more. That is...what works for me.

[George]

Do it anyway
http://youtu.be/xO61Q5TUEyU

Today was all about grinding through my day when I least felt like it. From yoga to my workday to even this very entry, I had to plow through with one brain tied behind my back. However, I did it, and while it's certainly not my favourite place to be, knowing I can power through a day I'd rather sleep through gives me a comforting taste of confidence via resilience.

[George]

Psychological vomit
http://youtu.be/vgXppWfNInU

I woke up this morning feeling anxious and hopeless. Then I proceeded to do my yoga, which has practically become an instinct for me, and all was well again, if not better. I've come across many speakers who encourage you to reframe situations, so it occurred to me to reframe this small episode of nasty emotional programs that needed to be purged for me to feel better. It's kind of like when you feel a puke coming on, don't look forward to it and try to fight it back, but feel much better after the fact. So folks, learn to embrace your psychological vomit.

[George]

Feel the burn
http://youtu.be/Ot6C8xWM1hk

My eminent thoughts today are of my "open heart surgery" I'm having with my Theta healer today. I'm a textbook case of a guy who has walled off his heart following past heartbreaks. Needless to say, this has been killing my dating life; but I've come to realize that it's been killing my success as well. Everywhere I've tried to turn, I've been told to follow my burning passion, but I can barely feel any, resulting me in meandering around in life getting increasingly frustrated with mediocrity. Today I take on an emotional release and brace myself for the ride that will follow.

[George]

Empty and meaningless
http://youtu.be/OugHj2r90e0

I had an "emotional journey" with my healer wherein I blocked off mental interpretation and fully felt my way through one emotion after another until I eventually reached peace, calm, and serenity. The experience reminded me of the teachings of Landmark Education, which say that there's what happens in our life, and then there's the meaning we attach to it. Truth is that the meaning is just an interpretation, and in fact, the emotions can be isolated, exposed as empty and meaningless, and can be allowed to pass so that you can get to the serenity on the bottom.

[George]

Good to great
http://youtu.be/2O40o3M04UU

Sometimes you gotta give up on what brought you to a level to go to a en even better one. That was actually the case for the whiz kid in the Searching for Bobby Fisher chess movie, who had to dump a beloved coach to get a better one. And so I feel it is the same with some of my habits. Now that I am on a daily yoga program, I tried cutting back on the duration of my stretch breaks at work, and was happy with the increased productivity. And now that I am signed up for a copywriting program, I think it's time to scale back on my ASC journalling to reallocate my time to building what can be a very profitable new skill.

[George]

Your own terms
http://youtu.be/S2k_DVQWUFs

I've now posted 100 days in a row, stubbornly persisting through the days in spite of frequent obstacles and even more frequent risks of being late to work. But Day 100 of ASC happens to coincide with Day 1 of an online copywriting course I am enrolled in, so fittingly enough, it's time to scale back on the former to give more energy to the latter. The copywriting for me represents a manner to leverage my talents for greater returns, so that, in turn, I can work up to a career where I can live life, to a much higher extent than I am now, on my own terms. So thanks for reading thus far, and see you on the weekends.

[George]

Hello George!
When you were posting on this journal everyday, I didn't bother to read it because at the time I thought I had ROCK SOLID CONFIDENCE!

I am currently listening to ASC and I really appreciate the effort you made to keep this journal, it is truly a hidden gem. I too, thought just 32 days and move on to something else. Thanks to your journal, I've committed to listening to ASC for 96 days.

Hey wow, thanks for letting me know 4 Kingdoms, with "teacher's blood" in me, it definitely means a lot to me to be able to make a difference!

Also, your timing is uncanny; I just recently began another round of ASC myself!