Just saw. Happy Birthday, @Beowulf. May your next year bring prosperity, erudition, and great satisfaction!
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Social Interaction at Work
Met up with colleagues at work. Not much to note, my mood was off due to my poor sleep. I really need to figure out how to be in a consistently good mood, hmm. I think Iām at my absolute best when Iām two things. When Iām completely carefree and when Iām in a fantastic mood, then I naturally become extremely charismatic. Itās rare for me to hit both of these āthingsā (or states) these days.
More Atomic Habits Influence
Alex Hormozi talks about creating an identity-shift, quotes Atomic Habits. Universe is trying to tell me I should apply this book more seriously lol.
He also mentioned in a Youtube Shorts somewhere about how when you pay attention to a problem, track consistently - you will naturally start to improve at that thing. I actually that realization earlier in the day before watching that video so it feels like a synchronicity of some sort. My tracking is improving myself, bit by bit even if it doesnāt seem like the scale is moving (and oftentimes, it is).
Habits
High-Protein Lifestyle: Day 14
Ate no eggs today unfortunately, since I was busy (excuse!) and I didnāt actually re-stock. Will need to re-stock tomorrow.
Stretching: Day 16 (Missed)
Donāt even really want to stretch, will do tomorrow since Iām tired. (Another excuse!)
Drinking Water: Day 7 (1 litre)
1 litre today. Will try 2 tomorrow.
Sleep: Day 1 (Success?)
I consider this to be an odd success. I did wake up early and I did some things in the morning but I basically wanted to hit the haystack because I was ābored and tiredā. I am getting even closer than ever and I feel like I should consider this my proper Day 1 - despite the ambiguity.
Chinese Learning: Day 1
I took action today by looking over the Mandarin Blueprint checklist (as you can see the post above this) and I had a nice conversation with a lady from China on WeChat who will be my language partner for Mandarin Chinese. Progress being made, despite it being tiny steps.
Other Habits (3)
Running: Day 39 (Rest)
REST.
Reading: Day 18 (Deep Work - 3 Chapters)
I actually didnāt read a book before bed last night because of MO. So hopefully I do in fact do it tonight.
Read 3 Chapters of Deep Work! My ability to read deeply has increased due to my newly acquired e-reader.
NoFap: Day 13 (Missed)
Nope.
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Ascension is FIRE
Itās a little late at night but Iām suddenly feeling a lot of passion lol. Basically I was ruminating on the sub and what I felt very intensely is that 
Ascension is FIRE. It is a hot, smoldering flame. If there is one word to describe it, I would describe it as pure unadulterated fire. It burns hot, itās firey and burns to the touch. Itās f*cking hot as hell. Burns, it burns. Itās powerful, flammable and burns what needs to be burnt. Itās drive, itās passion, itās power to itās core. Firey hot passion. I can feel the presence of a kind of fire within me. A powerful, dense fire. Itās the power of transformation. If I were to describe it in a visual image, it is a densely collected powerful flame that is like a liquid. Raging, raging fire. Firey, brimming red hot passion.
(This is all free-flow writing, so all the words just come through me naturally. This seems to be something Iām sort of flowing out from my unconscious. Iāve felt this sense of āpumped-upā energy from Ascension before but this is the first time I feel so strongly to write it and itās way stronger this time. Like fire (see it came out again). I feel like Iāll just keep writing different expressions of fire for some reason if I keep this up lol. Also I feel very strongly that Ascension is the most powerful title in the store, like I truly know it is without a doubt. )
Itās like an archetypal type of energy. Like brimming red hot stone. The essence of infinity. Hotter than a red hot sun. More primal than the densest of fires. Hotter than the densest of stars.
(Hey look at that, I kept going after my initial post. This seems to be some kind of unconscious expression of an inner flame within me (Look it came again!). Whew, okay I gotta stop somewhere and try to go to bed lol).
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This is totally me. It seems to happen about 2 days per week, but Iām not sure exactly what triggers the charismatic state. Itās like feeling love, personal achievement and hope for the future all combine to create this state of being. But quality sleep plays a big part too, I had a bad sleep last night and today I feel completely flat and unmotivated.
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Yeah definitely, trying to figure out and hit all those specific things you have to do/not do to reach this state has kinda been a goal of mine. Noticed for me as well that sleep plays a large part, alongside exercise and drinking a lot of water.
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Focusing on Sleep
Iāll make a proper entry tomorrow morning. Iām going to focus on this habit, even if it means I have to miss others for the time being. Going to prepare my sleep for tonight and make sure I wake up early tomorrow and actually stay up until night time.
Update (March 2nd)
Time to finish up this entry! Writing this on March 2nd, for March 1st.
Ascension Attraction
I always find it interesting how attraction gets better whenever I run a loop of Ascension. Met some ladies at a booth somewhere and I feel like they were both attracted to me. My eye contact is quite strong. I notice whenever Iām not looking at them Iām facing down, maybe not due to being shy but because my posture makes it more natural to do so. Need to start fixing that
Habits
High-Protein Lifestyle: Day 15
No eggs today, unfortunately. Did restock them though.
Stretching: Day 17 (Missed)
Will do so later again.
Water: Day 8 (250 ml)
Only 250 today
Sleep: Day 2 (Close Success)
Woke up early, did fall asleep afterwards but I managed to do more work in between.
Chinese Learning: Day 2 (Missed)
Didnāt do anything here
Other Habits (3)
Running: Day 40 (W5/D1)
I went back by a week to an older run because I wanted to try out the 11km/h setting for running. Turns out, even a jump from 10 to 11 is a pretty big difference and as usual wanted to stop early several times. Kept pushing through, made it. I can see why Running is a great way to build perseverance and grit.
NoFap: Day 14
Nothing to note.
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NOT Focusing on Sleep
Writing this on the 3rd. Progress has been nice and steady with my sleep, minor improvements here and there. However, my need to focus on sleeping well has messed up the momentum of my other habits so Iām going to place less of an emphasis on trying to make it work. Itāll work when it does work, at some point.
Also, Iām working on too many habits at the same time. Need to calibrate and shelve some of them for now. I will ārestartā some of them so I can keep track of where I actually am with them.
Natural Habits
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Journaling
Iāve missed a few days but I always write about it the next day, so the chain has very much remained unbroken throughout. -
Running
Only missed one day early on and I have been running consistently every other day or every 2 days. -
Stretching
I will be ādowngradingā this from everyday to every time after I run. Better to habit-stack this with my running habit. So far I have stretched every time after I run except 2 days ago. I will focus on making this an everyday thing once sleep is more normal.
Hard Habits
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Sleep (On Hold)
This has been a massive issue for me. My sleep has been inconsistent for years. When I do wake up early, I lack the willpower to follow through. I will be putting this āOn Holdā for now. Will be indirectly targeting this through my other habits ala
Cog Theory. Once I start doing 
Calisthenics and Chinese frequently, I think my body and mind will start to get tired enough that I naturally sleep earlier. -
NoFap (On Hold)
This has surprisingly been difficult to maintain. I thought this wasnāt that hard but Iāve been proven wrong. Will focus on this more later, since it takes too much attention.
In Progress Habits
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Water
It was a mistake to start from 1 litre. I should have followed the Atomic Habits way and started with just 200ml. I can finish that in one gulp. Will be re-doing this from 200 ml, instead of 1 litre. -
High-Protein Lifestyle
Mostly successful. Was derailed due to my focus on sleep. Will continue from 5 eggs upwards. -
Reading
Somewhat successful, derailed due to my focus on sleep. Iām not sure whether to read before bed or before journaling. I think Iāll keep going with reading before bed. I should aim for at least 1 page before I go to bed. Atomic, remember? -
Chinese
Not sure whether to put this On Hold or not. The other habits are taking my attention and willpower. I could go really small and go with a word on Anki everyday. Will focus on Mandarin Blueprint once I can pay more attention to this. -
Work
Been seriously neglecting work the past 2 months to focus on my self-improvement. I do think the self-improvement will start to pay off properly in the next few months but I do need to start slowly increasing my effort into work.
All together, 3 from Natural Habits, 5 from In Progress Habits and 2 Habits are On Hold. If I can get these 5 In Progress habits to be my Natural Habits for March, Iāll be a happy dude. I also suspect my 
Sleep habit will naturally start to get under control if I just focus on these 5.
Progress
Cleaned the house, which is something I havenāt done for a very long time. Need to get my environment under control so I can build a better lifestyle. Progress is being made, slow and steady. I think Iāll hit a new peak in progress around April and July. Also Iām quite happy that Iāve stuck to my stacks until the end of the cycle, rather than abandoning them midway which was something I often did before.
Habits
High-Protein Lifestyle: Day 16
No eggs three days in a row.
Stretching: Day 18
No stretches three days in a row.
Water: Day 9 (???)
Canāt remember how much I drank here. Likely less than 300ml.
Sleep: Day 3 (Close Success)
Better than the day before. Still, I took a fair bit of time to go to sleep.
Chinese: Day 3 (Missed)
Nope.
Other Habits (3)
Running: Day 41 (Rest)
NoFap: Day 15 (Missed)
Reading: Day 20 (???)
I somehow forgot to include this in the last entry. Also I canāt remember how much I read here. Definitely need to start journaling the every night.
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Thinking About Stacks
Past couple of weeks Iāve been thinking about what my long-term stack plan is going to look like. Iām a little torn between running 
Khan ST1 and 
Mogul. Khan ST1 is going to break down and tear away all my negative beliefs of myself, while Mogul will instill healthy money beliefs and behaviours - as well as bringing in some much needed cash.
Iām leaning towards Mogul at the moment and postponing Khan ST1 until after Iāve run some other subs.
This is my planned stack so far.
ē·ę§ ( Godlike Masculinity + Ascension custom)
Spartan: Apex Fitness
Mogul
ē·ę§ will be a continuation of my previous run of the firey Ascension, added with the steel of GLM. Power, dominance and masculinity are traits that I lack and that I wish to develop further. GLM has specific scripting on masculinity and thatās going to be incredibly useful.
Spartan is going to help me in terms of physique and fitness, which is my major aim this year. Working hard to become healthier, more confident and more physically attractive. The discipline and mental strength boost is very useful as well and only adds to ē·ę§.
Mogul is there to help me become a great salesman, by instilling positive mindsets and behaviours revolving around money. The manifestations are also great of course and are a major part of why Iām running it. I also plan to start a business either this year or the next, so this is will be very helpful in that endeavor.
Tracking Habits
Iāll be downloading an app that lets you track habits called Habit Tracker. This also reminds me of the habits I need to instill since itās going to get quite long from this point forward.
Social Manifestation
I just checked my Discord and an old friend messaged me on the 16th of February. Checked my journal and I realized that itās after the day I first ran 
Daredevil. Always feels great to see a connection between what happens in real life and looking back at what sub you ran on a specific day. Itās always fun to spot these connections too lol.
I need to take more care of my social connections. I tend to just ignore texts from friends just because Iām not interested in talking to them (due to boredom? laziness?).
Oh and now I see another person messaged me on the 18th of February. Interesting!
Habits
High-Protein Lifestyle: Day 17
5 eggs today.
Water: Day 10
Drank 200 ml just now. Need to figure out what my cue is for this. Canāt be before bed, since Iāll wake up at night. Maybe once I wake up?
Stretching: Day 19 (Rest)
As stated before, only doing this after I run.
Chinese: Day 4
I wouldnāt say āprogressā has been made but I have been doing some research on this topic. Iāve decided to go with the Mandarin Blueprint taster course, then once itās over Iāll go with Hack Chinese for my flashcards and go with the MB Pronunciation course once I have some money. If I get a decent commission any time soon, Iāll just buy the full course from Mandarin Blueprint since it includes flashcards and itās a very comprehensive course.
Other Habits (2)
Running: Day 42 (Rest?)
I was planning on running today but Iāve missed the opportunity. Not a bad idea to take a rest day here though, I can run tomorrow.
Reading: Day 21 (???)
I remember reading a page, at least. Canāt even remember which book it came from though.
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Happy birthday! 
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Missed Journal Entry
I missed the journal entry for March 4th (writing this on a very late night March 5th) because I had to go on a sudden work trip and that made things hectic. Another guy was staying in the room with me and itās uncomfortable to write a journal entry knowing he could see it, so I chose not to do it yesterday.
Needless to say, thereās quite a lot of things to talk about so I will choose to minimize my habits for the past two days since I donāt find them to be as relevant. Or I could tell it in a more story-like fashion, that works too. This story is full of details, which involves a lot of social interaction and social manifestation as a result of Daredevil, so keep that in mind 
. Also, this day and the next (today) were a result of a bunch of planned/unexpected social manifestations that was building up a few weeks before this - which goes to show these manifestations can hit you all at once without consciously noticing it.
Story Time
So after I wrote my previous journal entry, went to bed and woke up on March 4th. I knew at this point that I would need to go for a work trip later that evening and knowing I might not have the opportunity to go for a Run the whole week I decided to go to the gym early in the morning.
After arriving at the gym, my girl 
called me and we talked for a bit since she misses me. Then somebody walked through the gym door and I noticed they looked familiar. Turns out, they were a friend of mine back in 
school quite a few years back. I watched an Alex Hormozi Youtube Shorts the day before where he talked about how he doesnāt like to go back home for the holidays since his relatives find it difficult to reconcile how they perceived him in the past and how he is now. This was basically that for me, as my brain tried to connect the image of a guy who was a little shorter than me, slightly chubby with a baby face to now being taller than me, with a gruff beard and a muscular body.
He called out my name and we did a quick hug. We had a nice chat catching up with each other. Also, he said he thought he saw me here before but wasnāt sure. (I went for a Run and Stretch, then went to see him again so we had two conversations. Iāll just stitch both of them together here for ease of understanding). We went on for quite a bit and he told me a few things I found notable. One was that he said he found it surprising how I was able to have a girlfriend when I seemed like a nerdy, quiet guy back in school. Another was how he told me I acted very differently than the way I did back then, as he said the way I approached him to talk and the manner in which I talked to him was a lot more open and friendly compared to the past.
This I found, to be a great development. I noticed how much Daredevil played a part here, as my ability to make jokes, be carefree and amusing was higher than usual. Used my hands a fair bit, vocal inflections at key points and swayed my body to exaggerate certain motions. Also, I approached him first in the second interaction and asked for his number to catch up at some point. I did feel like I lacked some development in some areas, such as the clarity of my voice, my eye contact and my confidence regarding my physique but overall I considered that to be a pretty above average conversation for me. I admired the difference between us, slightly disappointed at myself but also hopeful and optimistic that I too, could achieve such a change.
I would have loved to talk to him further but I had a social meeting to go to (another result of Daredevil, which I will expand upon in my next post). Once I reached home, a girl I had made contact with as a language partner in China messaged me early in the morning and asked if we could have a call to practice our conversational skills. I said sure, though the time conflicted with the social meeting. I donāt know why I didnāt delay the call to another day/time but turns out, it was a good thing.
As I was on the way to the social meeting (and I was late!), the lady called me and we had a nice chat with each other. I found myself to be charming, very relaxed and said whatever was on my mind with no filter (downside is I used swear words and said inappropriate jokes super early on, though it wasnāt an actual issue). It was like I was talking to a friend that I knew for a long time. I tried to find the venue for the meeting and I was lost so the conversation on the phone went on for quite a bit. We ended up talking for almost an hour and she wanted to end the call since she had to go out for something. At the end of the conversation, she told me how pleasant the conversation was and really enjoyed our first talk together. I said the same to her too (and it was indeed enjoyable!) and so now my mind is fully focused on finding the venue.
Couldnāt find the venue, so I decided to call the guy who was in charge. He told me the location and I facepalmed since I didnāt pay attention to the directions he told me earlier. Anyways, Iām pretty much coming near the end of the meeting. I entered the place and a guy who was nearby, who was not part of the meeting wanted to join in at the same time I happened to walk in the place - which then lead to me talking to him for quite a while as we both waited in line to get drinks (whew, even more social manifestations!).
In this conversation, I feel like my energy was even higher than the one in the gym convo. My energy was really good, I was leading the flow of the convo and I even talked about how great the offerings were of the guy leading the meeting were - almost as if I was selling it myself (
True Sell?). I suspect itās because I knew him to be younger than me, which might have made me feel more confident to lead the convo. More exaggerated movements, silly jokes, more exaggerated hand motions and pointing. Also swearing in moments when I would have pulled myself back. I consider it to be a nearly perfect conversation, with high energy, great charisma and good humour.
Now we both sat at the table, which was now full of people. Around 15 to 20 people were seated around two to three tables. I joined in a bit later and I introduced myself to some of them. Now this is where my Daredevil side either became exhausted or it recalibrated itself where I was primarily just listening to the people around me. I also think because I was more in my head at this point and was not as confident since there were older people around me, who were already here for an hour or two before I came.
Either way, to kind of keep it short (since I talked to about 5 people, one-on-one for quite some time - for a total of two to three hours) my role shifted a bit to became more of a listener and someone who approached first to ask questions to get to know them better. I managed to get really deep into the lives of two of the people there (a natural skill I have, though the social subs I ran could have enhanced this), found the social group there to be really interesting and fun and would love to go again. I could have gotten to know the rest more but I was already there for a bit too long since I might miss my work meeting, so I went back home to pack for my trip. There will be an extension to this in my Spiritual Journal, which I will expand upon later.
Later, I then went for my work trip which involved me talking to my co-worker in the car for awhile. This is where I noticed Daredevil did not really show up. Now, the reason why this might be the case is that:-
- My co-worker and I were speaking in a language I donāt use as much as English in my day-to-day life.
- I have certain negative beliefs, opinions and possible trauma (too strong of word?) of the people associated with that language, which involve a lot of negative situations in the past.
- She is my superior, both in age and in the workplace.
- I am physically exhausted from talking to people for more than 5 hours, with little rest inbetween.
- I notice my mind did make funny quips I could have said but I felt a resistance towards actually speaking it out.
- I honestly find it difficult to hear words in this language and to understand them as quickly in English.
For the rest of the trip, I did notice a slight improvement in my humor and social skills but I still felt like I was quite below average. Kind of a total opposite of what went on earlier in the day, didnāt speak much, didnāt know how to respond to certain topics and I honestly felt like an idiot and/or child at some points. As for how to work on this, I earlier suspected it was due to my physical health (which I still believe does play a role) but now I suspect I have very specific issues with the language, culture and negative experiences with the people associated with it which prevents me from reaching that same level of social acuity as I did in the first half of the day.
I will continue this post later as I need to sleep, I have work tomorrow and itās like, really late at night lol.
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Three Days of Journaling Missed
Iām going to write down the past three days to the best of my knowledge 
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Three Days Summary
So for the past three days Iāve been working the booth for the whole day, morning till night. My habits have been completely messed up and so I havenāt been able to do pretty much all of them (including journaling!). Itās fine though, since starting tomorrow Iāll be doing a reboot of everything.
Wise Old Man
I met a new sales agent when I came here and heās really nice. We connected really well and he gives off a vibe of a kind old man. He managed to make me feel comfortable here and I really enjoyed his presence in helping me. Told me a lot of stories of his life, which was great! He definitely made me feel comfortable, since I had to sell stuff in a dialect here that I couldnāt really understand and he helped me out. Iām feeling like Daredevil has a really strong element of manifesting a lot of people that you vibe really well with, a sort of expanded 
Inner Circle. Pretty sure itās directly in the Objectives right here:-
- Attract and manifest a massive social circle of people that love you.
This scripting is has been good so far. Not sure about the love you part but I get along well with him and he called me a friend of his so thatās great! I do love interacting with him and he does seem to love talking to me, though I feel like I could improve so much more here.
Sales
Yeah I still consider myself really inexperienced in sales, as it feels uncomfortable to just talk to random people who come to you asking a bunch of questions and wondering if theyāre judging you or if youāre not pleasant enough. I have noticed though, that my run of Daredevil and True Sell was helpful today in breaking that a little bit more, which I liked.
I do think I get much better ROI from running Daredevil than I do from running True Sell, at least at this stage of my life. I will explain this a little bit more down the line. Either way, my social skills the past few days has been pretty below average (with today being slightly better).
Itās for the same reason I alluded to in the previous entry which was my issues with language, culture and the people associated with them. I didnāt grow up in the culture, never really connected with their social/moral/religious values and as a result I canāt speak the language that well and be able to be genuinely interested in talking to them. Iām really hoping Daredevil is able to break that barrier, since I can see how powerful it is when Iām in a situation in which those things werenāt a mental barrier (March 4th).
Respect Improvement
I also met up with an agent I havenāt met in a few months. What is noticeable is that he told me I no longer am a shy guy that doesnāt open up and that Iām able to pick things up quickly (well, except the social communication/language part). He told me that my biggest weakness is my lack of warmth - which is something I am aware of though having it confirmed is good. Overall I notice a 20% improvement in respect and 40% increase in friendliness as compared to before (which was before I ran Ascension). Iām also a little better in doing banter with him, which was difficult before since I just didnāt know what to say. Very long way to go though! Thatās why Iāll be running Ascension for another year from now, though in a custom this time.
And I remember him talking to me about reputation. Basically I did something that was unprofessional a few months ago that was due to carelessness. He basically told me that I have to take care of any harm to my reputation to make sure it doesnāt stick. Told me that being connected to a great person can bring you up but if you do something bad, it will also affect them negatively. I wasnāt 100% sure whether what he told me was related to that incident but I felt like it was.
He also told me in another conversation that to be a good leader one must not constantly ask questions and to complain but to answer them and find solutions. Iām not sure about the asking questions part but the rest seems like solid advice.
End of Part 1
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Part 2
Daredevil: What is It?
So my honest first impression of Daredevil from reading others experiences with it and from the sales copy would be that it makes you become that crazy guy at a frat party or something 
. That might have initially put it off from me running it before. Turns out it basically naturally allows my natural charisma to come out and develop it further. I can be witty, sarcastic and a little silly with it but not in a way that feels unnatural to me. I can kind of get a glimpse of what the āpeakā of this would be like, which I think would be incredible.
I havenāt really mentioned it but Iām also messaging and making friends with people from China, which has eased my sense of loneliness the past few months which is 100% a result from running this. You can also read the March 4th entry, where I made a lot of great social connections there as well.
This is only my first cycle but Iāve seen good growth so far. Definitely a true foundational social title which I will run for the foreseeable future.
Review
Today is supposed to be the last day of my cycle but I plan to listen to 
R.I.C.H two days from now and then take a 22 day washout. So Iāll do a review of my progress so far.
Ascension (4 cycles)
The reason why I ran this was to work on improving my life from the mess it is into becoming a man, an adult. So far this is still a work-in-progress but the progress so far is encouraging. The way I look at it is like this:-
I feel like Iām still in the Valley of Disappointment. Not that my progress hasnāt been encouraging or good but that itās not as much as I would have expected. Acknowledging that Iām just still in this valley is my way of managing the expectations I have on my progress so far. Of course, it has to be stated my action-taking hasnāt truly been that great, just okay-ish which contributes to this. I have been journaling extremely consistently, which has been something Iāve been proud of alongside my Running habit.
In terms of respect, honestly itās hard to say sometimes. The day and after I run Ascension thereās always a nice little boost of maybe 20% to 40% but afterwards it feels like it fades away. If I were to average it out over the past 4 months, I will say that I have improved in the respect from others department by 10% - 15%. Will I say this is unfair and that running Ascension for four cycles should have given more of an improvement? Not at all, since what Iām doing doesnāt really deserve the kind of respect I want. Iām not taking the actions and habits to do so, so I have to look at myself and see what I need to do in order to actually get it.
Where Ascension has given me the most help is in terms of passion, drive, internal confidence in my journey and building habits + systems to make sure I can succeed in the long-run. This is where it shined most brightly for me, as the flame is still building within me, forging a path I can walk through that only gets better and better over time. Very grateful for this as I started building habits that have made me happier and driven everyday.
I strongly suspect that Ascension is telling me that the highest ROI on self-improvement is through working on these areas first, which would then lead to what I want most which is respect from others. Just have to be patient and keep building.
Ecstasy of Gold ST1 (3 cycles)
I ran this for about 3 cycles. Was planning in my head at the beginning of this journal to run this for 12 - 16 but my internal compass has pointed me towards running something else - which I will talk about in a bit.
First, EOG ST1 has been very useful for me in terms of breaking a certain wealth limit and lifestyle I wanted to have. While I didnāt manage to run it for my planned run, breaking that limit and opening my eyes to whatās possible was absolutely necessary for me to progress so Iām very grateful I ran it. In fact, by doing so it changed the direction of my stack by quite a lot.
R.I.C.H (2 cycles)
This title works really well but because I could not capitalize on opportunities, itās actually not the best thing for me to run. My girl for example, could utilize this title remarkably well because sheās a determined woman who takes serious action all the time. I always manifest free food, small gifts which are the low-hanging fruit. The problem is when I manifest the stuff that could get me large sums, I have a lack of skill and belief in order to actually get it (commissions through sales!). Lacking the social skill, bravery, desire to approach, discipline and so on bars me from taking opportunity here.
Just like EOG ST1, it guided me to run something else.
True Sell (2 cycles)
After my two cycles of R.I.C.H and realizing my inability to capitalize on the opportunities, I logically decided to run True Sell. Surely, if I had an issue with doing sales, that must mean I must run a title dedicated to sales?
This is where I started to feel confused as True Sell did not work as well as I had expected, even just for a title where Iām starting out. There was improvement but it was really small, like 5% - 15% besides the trailer effect. As I neared the end of my first cycle of this title, I was guided to something else.
Daredevil (1 cycle)
What EOG ST1, R.I.C.H and True Sell guided me to run was Daredevil (and other things in a newly planned stack). I already wrote a sort of mini-review at the top of this entry but adding on to that, it feels really comfortable to wear. Wear feels like it could be an odd term to use but it feels like Iām wearing really comfortable clothes when I run this title. Or at least, thatās what my unconscious is telling me as Iām typing. The words ārelaxā, āreleaseā comes to mind from there.
Basically, EOG ST1 and R.I.C.H guided me that I needed to run something truly foundational to make money. I logically thought it was True Sell. Then as I ran True Sell it nudged me towards Daredevil. Then, this current cycle has made me realize I needed to feel and be solid, grounded and powerful. Which as part of my next stack, requires Daredevil.
Conclusion?
I have made what I consider to be decent progress so far, taking into account Iāve just begun and Iām still in that Valley. I only really seriously started in January, so I should really be patient on the progress.
Iāve thought over and mulled over several stacks that I will run for my next cycle. I feel really certain about what will be in it but I will explain why at the end of my washout, if I donāt change my mind again.
I made a commitment at the beginning of this journal to not switch, clearly I have several times. However, Iām confident that this switching is not like before where I switched on a whim with no regards for my long-term development. Each title I ran guided me to run something else, like itās telling me āNo donāt run this, youāre not ready for it yet. Run this/these instead firstā. You can plan endlessly but until you actually do it do you realize things could change. It just has to be intentional, well-thought out and genuinely come from intuition type change.
My commitment to running a title to the end of a cycle instead of abandoning the stack halfway and going on a washout is a testament to that, so Iām grateful for my progress and willpower in doing it.
End of Part 2
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Pushing My Comfort Zone
Today is more of the same but Iāve been slowly pushing my comfort zone in terms of approaching people to do my sales pitch. Seems like a silly thing but this is a big step for me. My ability to have conversations with certain people is also slightly better now. Happy with the progress so far, Daredevil is pretty underrated.
So I met a bunch of people who spoke English today and my social skills rose up back to above average like usual. This confirms that this is only really an issue with a specific group of people alongside the language that Iām not familiar with. Hopefully Daredevil can help me with it.
Habits - Planning
Iām going to scale down my habits for now.
For January, I have made Journaling a habit.
For February, I have made Running and Stretching a habit.
For March, I plan to work on making Drinking 4 litres of water, High-Protein Lifestyle and 
Intermittent Fasting a habit.
I plan to go for a Theme for each month and limit it to just 3 at a time. No need to rush and my attention will be too scattered if I focus on 5 at a time. The theme for March is 
Nutrition.
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Awesome man, I like the idea of month themes. I will probably steal that idea.
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Damn, itās been almost a week. Iāve been extremely busy so no time to post yet. Will try and do an update tonight when I have the time.
Resuming Journaling
MASSIVE PROGRESS
Writing this on March 16th, so itās been over a week since my last post. Iāll be splitting up my journal entries since they represent different āarcsā of the month. From my work trip from March 4th until March 12th I have had incredible growth in the span of a WEEK.
In the span of a week:-
- Expanded my comfort zone, from not approaching anybody at the booth to approaching and talking to over a hundred people.
- Met a new agent that helped me learn the local dialect of the language and was inspirational enough to make me start getting comfortable approaching other people.
- Went from being able to barely understand the local dialect (30% - 40%) to being able to understand most of it (70% - 80%).
- Had stiff, wooden dialogue to having more energetic, free-flowing conversations by the end of the week.
- Went from not feeling motivated to talk to people to being able to talk for multiple hours for most of the days of the week.
- Met a lot of people that gave me advice on friendship, business and sales.
- Was able to resolve a heated disagreement between two agents so we could move forward with our operations in the region. Did this by hearing one of the agentās dissatisfaction with our superior, found the root cause of their issues, found solutions for it through a back and forth and relayed their concerns to our superior in a way that would resolve the issue and make everyone happy.
- By doing so, I gained a lot of new found respect from both of them which instilled confidence from them for me to lead the team in the region.
- Ability to make sales increased a modest amount (20%). Experimented with trying different ways of ensuring I could get a close.
- Manifested teachings on sales through videos and mentors I met.
- Gained a lot of confidence in my ability to be able to reach my financial goals this year (through sales).
- Eliminated a lot of my fears around approaching people.
- Verbal fluency in my other language improved a fair bit, allowing to make jokes I wouldnāt usually do otherwise.
That is not to say that I didnāt face a lot of hiccups along the way (so many awkward conversations, oh god) but failure is just a lesson to be learned, so Iām proud of myself for going through that sucking phase. Iām likely still am in that phase but Iām confident if I put myself out there more, itāll end a lot sooner than I expected. I went through so much growth because I was in an environment where I had to take a LOT of action to grow and I did.
I realized I actually underrated True Sell quite a bit. It required me to run Daredevil alongside it to truly break those social barriers that allowed True Sell to shine through but when it did, it shined rather brightly. While I havenāt noticed it much while making sales, I noticed while interacting with people on the forum and in my personal life that I persuaded quite a few people to my point of view. It made me change my mind on the direction of my future stack for now.
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Awesome brother, good to hear. I got advised to run True Sell with True Social (which I also heard is Daredevil minus the seduction/romance aspect) and really glad to hear some reviews on that combo. Keep it up!
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Yeah, itās a killer combo so far! It also helps that Iāve been running Ascension for quite some time (4 cycles). Iād recommend it if you want to greatly improve your social skills 
. Iāll keep this stack going for some time (another year), just going to āupgradeā Ascension and replace it with a custom that has an Ascension + 
Godlike Masculinity core.
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