Absolutely! Rollo writes from an evolutionary psychology perspective. Neither sugar coating nor exaggerating why sexual dynamics work.
PUAs do work on some of these principles but they don’t understand the underlying mechanisms of what is going on and hence end up failing in the end.
Interestingly the PUA community is what led Rollo to think about this stuff and write the Rational Male series in the first place because he was trying to figure out why PUA worked very well sometimes and didn’t work the other times.
I’ve noticed some changes over the last couple of days. The first thing is I’ve been incredibly quick-witted. I’m not sure if this is from Stark directly or one of the sales modules but I have been on fire. I’m not sure who on the forum is in public service jobs, but they can be brutal. There is usually non-stop trash-talking, most of the time in good fun. Of course, sometimes the trash-talking can go a little too far, but good communication usually fixes that.
Well, this past week I have been able to slam the burns back like it’s no one’s business. I’ve also been telling good jokes and stories which is likely from Storyteller. The speed at which I’m coming up with the jokes and responses is something new, and I like it.
The second thing I noticed was that I can connect with people on a deep level, especially when I’m one on one with a person. I looked at the sales pages for the different cores I have and I think this is coming from Renaissance Man.
As a newly rising Renaissance Man, you will see your ability to connect with others increasing massively owing to this intensity. You will become able to feel what others feel and sense their thinking.
The other night I was sitting outside with one of the guys. During our talk, I found myself naturally asking questions to help him dive deeper into the issues he is having. He was having trouble finding the words to express what he wanted to tell me. I was able to pick up where he was going and help him find the words.
Today I sat down with one of the top-level managers at work. We discussed why I didn’t want the promotion. I was honest with him and explained that the shift I’m currently on is such a positive and constructive environment for growth and happiness that I don’t want to give that up. I explained what my last department was like, how toxic it was, and how his fire department is the exact opposite. I finished it off by telling him it’s the happiest I’ve been at work in 13 years.
I was able to express myself to him without fear. I was honest and it felt great. He was genuinely happy that I was honest with him and glad to hear such nice words about the department.
Dreams Supercharger
Last night was the third night in a row I’ve listened to the Dreams supercharger. I only remember one dream in particular. In the dream, I was trying to contact people I cut off in the past. I kept trying to contact these people over and over again. Each time I was met with no response. As the dream went on I felt depressed and sad that these people were ignoring me. The dream finished with me remembering why I cut these people off in the first place. I realized that all these people brought me nothing but pain, so why should I waste time trying to contact them.
The dream reminded me of my personal power. After getting out of the military I started hanging out with some really toxic people. I finally cut them off and my life started to get a whole lot better. The way I cut them off was rather harsh. At the time I thought I was being self-destructive, now I realize that it was self-preservation. Interesting dream, I’ll keep listening to the supercharger and see what other insights I gain.
Yesterday I listened to the Generating Abundance meditation by Joe Dispenza. During the visualization parts, I imagined myself paying off my credit card and paying off my mortgage early. The meditation was highly relaxing and I had no issues with the visualization part.
Today I listened to the Stark custom early this morning. I woke up at 4 am and could not get back to sleep. To make the most of being up I listened to the custom and read for a bit.
Around mid-morning, I felt incredibly tired. There was a lot I wanted to get done with the home inspection course. I laid down and listened to my ultima. Laying down and playing the ultima definitely helped. I have some energy now.
I finished a huge part of the roof inspection course. Tomorrow I’ll complete the course. I need to inspect my own roof, write a report, and take the final test. All easy stuff. I’m on track to finish the certification requirements in the next six weeks.
The stress I was feeling about the credit card early this week is gone. In the last two weeks, we’ve managed to pay off a quarter of the debt. We will likely have the card paid off well before the six-week mark as I expected. Especially with all the overtime I have scheduled right now.
I read another chapter of The Rational Male. It’s still good but the part I’m on about plate spinning doesn’t apply to my situation at all. I can see the benefits of what the author is discussing for a single man, but I have no use for that. I’m not surprised by this. The guy who recommended the book is married as well and told me that a lot of the book won’t apply to my situation.
I finished the inspection of my roof to complete that part of the course. Unfortunately, I did not pass the certification test. After finding out my score I got a list of everything I missed. I’ll go through the course to review all the areas I missed and give it another shot.
I passed the certification test for roof inspections!
I went through and redid all the quizzes for the course multiple times. Then I made a word document and put all the quiz questions with the correct answer. Took a couple of hours. I just went and took the test and passed it with a 93%.
Most of the courses follow the same structure so I’ll do that for every course from now on. I have electrical inspections next, which I know nothing about. To help with this I ordered an actual textbook to complement the course. I’ll read through that, write down all the quiz questions, and hopefully be over-prepared for the certification exam.
Today has been a good day for me. I feel like Stark and Carpe Diem Ascended are in full effect. Everywhere we went today I’ve been chatty. We went to the dump a couple of times and I was chatting with all the workers there. After the dump, we went to the grocery store and I started talking with the workers and had them laughing. I’m spreading good vibes everywhere.
Made some progress with the electrical inspections course. This one is a lot harder. I’ll be taking my time with this one. At the end of the first section I did the quiz repeatedly until I saw every answer. Doing this will save me some time when I get to the certification test.
One section was all I could get in today. I was incredibly busy at work and it was hot today. After working hard all morning and part of the afternoon my energy was low. Hopefully things slow down tomorrow so I can get more done.
The blog has become a low priority. Really it just comes down to I don’t have a purpose for it. It’s hard for me to nail something specific down because my interests change about every quarter. I’ll find a topic, learn a lot about it, and then move on to something else. Maybe I could write about the topic I’m learning about and give people some insights. Not sure if that’s what I’ll do. I’m brainstorming here.
A lot of focus coming from my Stark custom. I woke up at 5 and listened to the mask in bed until 6. This morning we did some pretty intense training at work. It involved crawling through an entrapment box. The box is designed to be similar to a building collapse. The inside of the box is filled with wires and wood boards. To get through you need to stay calm and figure out the best path.
I have never done anything like that before and was nervous about doing it. I think Furious Ascent helped me out greatly this morning. I went into the room where the trainer was and told some of the guys I have not done this before and asked for some guidance while going through. I got snagged on wires a couple of times but the guys helped me stay clam, figure out the problem, and get through the trainer.
Today was less busy than yesterday, plus I slept like a champ, which always helps. I got a couple sections done for the electrical inspections course.
Not sure if this is a R.I.C.H manifestation but I’ll take it. I got an advertisement for a course I’ve been wanting to get for a while at a huge discount. I picked it up and have been switching between that and the home inspection stuff throughout the day.
I hit the ground running today. Got up early with a surge of energy. I plowed through another section of the electrical inspections course. Things are coming along great. The textbook arrived so I’ll start plowing through that over the next week.
Before writing this, I read a post by Saint(from the Zero Point thread) and it made me realize how much abundance I have been generating.
I listened to Ascended Mogul for six weeks from the middle of April through the end of May. In June I picked up my original Stark custom. The current version is the same as the original except for the five modules I added in.
While my initial goal of starting a business is still in the works, I am actively working every day to make that happen. The big shift, the one I haven’t noticed until tonight is, how I’ve been managing money. My income stayed the same, but the way I spend and prioritize is much different.
My approach to managing money and buying things I want has completely shifted from, “I’m not sure I can afford this,” to, “how can I afford this?” I don’t see things as expensive, I figure out how to get them. While I’m not at the point where I can do that with say a Ferrari, I know I have the ability to get there, if that is what I desire.
Prior to buying our home, we paid off our credit card in full. We then proceeded to buy furniture, pay for movers, buy other items for the house, and go on vacation. I was stressed about the card creeping back up. After shifting my focus I got checks from family to help with the move, was able to get some overtime shifts(when overtime is currently slowing down at work), and we got most of our security deposit back from the place we were renting. We have paid down 1/3rd of the debt in two weeks. It took seeing Saint’s post this evening to open my eyes and see that these subliminals work better than I ever thought.
My direction circled back to the home inspection business once I started listening to the writing custom. The writing custom has AM/RM/UA in it. Those three helped me figure out what I really wanted and take action on that goal. I think AM helped me gain my personal power back and get clear on what I wanted and not what others wanted for me.
Overall, I do think AM is more effective at starting a business because it provides the listener with belief in themselves and the drive to work towards their goals.
So AM custom turned out to be your real Wayfinder in a way. Of course there is likely some synergy with your stack / Stark. But belief in oneself and the drive to work towards one’s goal is truly essential and strong domain of AM.
Today I took it easy. I watched movies, played video games, and chatted with people at work. I haven’t played video games recently. I noticed a lot of focus and an increased ability to figure out patterns in the games. I’m assuming that’s from QL in the Stark custom.
The social aspect of Stark shined through today. I did a lot of talking.
Last week I mentioned that I’ve been more quick witted lately. That is still the case but the quick witted responses are turning into debates and discussions.
In general I’m not interested in debating people. For the most part I see it as a waste of time. But lately I’ve found myself challenging people. Not in an aggressive way. I’ve challenged people in the form of questions.
My boss and I were discussing different religious topics. He started to go on a tangent about my view point and I responded with a question that completely reframed his tangent to show him his side does the exact same thing. The moment I said that it was like his brain shut off. He stood there staring into space for a good 10 seconds before he promptly changed the subject.
Not sure what is causing this, it could be True Sell. Especially since a big part of overcoming objections is asking questions.
I thought I was experiencing recon today from my new APX/Dreams/ME custom but can’t really say for sure. There is no desire to switch subs, I still feel motivated, am in a good mood, and I feel a strong focus. Today I did a lot of work around the house, did a section of the electrical inspection course, and did a section of the course I bought the other day. The focus is so strong that my normal ADD patterns of hopping from one task to another without finishing is gone. The Single Point is in the new custom. So maybe the subliminal is working as it’s supposed to and this kind of focus is so far out of the norm I’m still working on processing it. Is this how normal people feel?
This is how I’m feeling right now:
Visible confusion.
I almost didn’t post this because I am in a state of disbelief.
So today my wife and I checked the mail. We received a check from some relitaves that covers the rest of the amount we owed on our credit card. I’m in shock because we didn’t tell anyone about the debt we grew, nor did we ask for help.
@Malkuth I’m starting to wonder if it’s from the R.I.C.H. and Current Invoker combo that is making all this happen. Regardless of what is causing this surge of abundance I’m incredibly grateful.
I can’t really say if it was one specific module or core. I still listen to my custom Ultima that has R.I.C.H. in it at least once a week. I’ll give more details.
In the post from three days ago where I mention that we paid off our credit card in full. It was $5200, at the time we paid it off. We then proceeded to put on $8000 on it.
In two weeks we got it down to $5000 from gifts, overtime, and the security deposit we got back.
Today the check we got in the mail was for exactly $5000. Like I said in the initial post, I’m still in shock that this happened. I’m thankful, grateful, happy, and any other adjectives you can think of. But I couldn’t tell you which specific module or core this came from. I’m just happy it happened.
