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Accomplish Something to Become More Attractive

Attending the 21 Convention on Sunday was a bit of a revelation for me in terms of how many young guys there are out there who need to work on a great many things; not just attractiveness to the opposite sex, which is probably the least of their concerns, but on every facet of their lives. As a group, this crowd was probably one of the least “attractive” groups of men I’ve stood shoulder-to-shoulder with in long time. Maybe ever. Don’t mistake this post as me hating on those guys…I”m not. Every person in social artistry knows it’s important to face your flaws with brutal honestly in order to improve. That’s why we publish our fuckups in field reports and why coaches will hammer you on what you’re doing wrong in-field.

Besides the usual suspects–hygiene, fashion, body language, articulation, and fitness–I thought there was one glaring quality that most of those guys really needed to work on. Here it is:

Accomplishing Stuff

Accomplishing something (exactly what I’ll get into below) goes a long long way towards making you more attractive.

Here’s my thought process. I’m milling around the room at the 21 Convention and sort of getting the vibe of the crowd and doing a little eavesdropping. What I quickly realize is none of the dudes in the crowd are very interesting. They’re not interesting because they haven’t done anything in their lives. Yes, I’m making a huge blanket statement and I’m absolutely certain that if I had poked around I would have found some guys who were cool and who had done cool stuff, but you get the point. If you don’t get the point, the point is this: when you’re a young twenty-something, your first concern should be to get involved in a bunch of challenging endeavors and go about accomplishing those endeavors to the best of your ability. Once you’ve accomplished something, or a handful of somethings, then you have something to talk about and you’re interesting. When you’re interesting, you’re attractive. Bam.

Those endeavors should NOT be getting really good at picking up women in bars. That is not an accomplishment. Accomplishments should be things that are hard to do but regular people talk about.

Here are some accomplishments:

  • Getting a graduate degree.
  • Completing a stint in the military.
  • Winning a state championship in a sport in high school or college.
  • Starting and sustaining a professional organization for more than a year.
  • Completing a successful, long term creative project. An example would be launching a magazine or a successful website.
  • Getting and sticking with a really cool job for more than a year.
  • Winning some kind of competition, such as a writing contest or even a Science Fair.
  • Traveling the world. Living in other countries.
  • Publishing a book.
  • Organizing and sustaining a conference for several years.
  • Starting and sustaining a business.

That’s a very short list. What else can go on there? By my standards, everything on the list takes Discipline, Training/Preparedness, and Execution (thanks DJ Fuji!). Once you accomplish a bunch of stuff, you’ve got stories to tell and a network of people you’ve interacted with. You’ve experienced life at a high level. You’ve won stuff and done stuff. You’re a person worth talking to and you’ve gone a long way towards making yourself attractive.

You’re more than just a regular 20-year-old dude who can’t get laid. Those dudes are a dime a dozen. If you accomplish a bunch of stuff, now you’re someone who has actually busted their balls and made it happen. You’re someone men and women want to connect with.

Put another way, if you haven’t accomplished anything in your life, why in the heck would a very attractive person want to date, sleep, or otherwise have a relationship with you? Simply because you’re there and you’ve got a few good routines? Hardly. No attractive person wants to settle for mediocrity and neither should you. Get your butt out the door and do something.


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Comment by ZantherNo Gravatar
2009-07-29 10:16:29

Great post. Honest and direct. Good goals for younger people to strive toward.

 
Comment by babsNo Gravatar
2009-07-29 14:55:43

Seriously, this isn’t just for 20 somethings. This is awesome advice even for us, uh…older than 20 folks! Another fab post, Lance!

 
Comment by JonsiNo Gravatar
2009-07-29 15:24:15

The other benefit of accomplishing “something” is that NOT all women will find it compelling. Many will not no matter how you frame it. But that is a positive thing, because you have greater experiences to draw from to determine if someone is compatible with you and can give you value in return. It’s an attraction, but also a filter, as people will quickly disqualify themselves.

 
2009-07-29 16:26:57

How freaking true is THAT, eh? Thanks for putting that out there. Love reading your stuff, always thought provoking stuff.

Lance, you kinda rock!! Just making sure you know!! :-)

xo
GWNN
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Comment by JanakNo Gravatar
2009-07-29 18:09:54

Best post you’ve done in a while. Double thumbs.
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2009-07-30 18:31:03

Very good point – to go out there and do something! Make yourself interesting. As you become interesting, people get interested. Also, the other end of the spectrum can be true as well…

…And that is: Become “interested.” Ask questions, try stuff and expand your horizon. As you become interested in this way, you then also become interesting! :)
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Comment by DreamNo Gravatar
2009-07-30 23:41:53

Thanks for the shout out (almost blushing ha).

-Dream
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Comment by HoneyNo Gravatar
2009-07-31 15:14:55

A couple of things that I would add to the list:

Moving to a different city and/or state by yourself.

Making a significant volunteer committment (say, 5-15 hours per week) with a charitable and/or political organization whose mission you care about and sticking with it for at least a year.

I have done more than half the things on that list, and they were all AMAZING in different ways.
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Comment by DJ FujiNo Gravatar
2009-07-31 21:15:29

Great stuff, man. Very, very true. Being better with women is about the journey of self improvement and actually BECOMING attractive. Tactics only get your foot in the door. Too many people forget that.

Discipline, Training, Execution! :)

 
Comment by used tiresNo Gravatar
2009-08-01 22:50:09

So I am currently in college and a Junior, so what I gather from this is, if I don’t get into a serious relationship (marriage type) before I graduate, that’s okay, because my degree will elevate myself! =D

Till then,

Jean

 
Comment by Pua LingoNo Gravatar
2009-08-02 02:36:32

This is very true, and applies for confidence as well. Yeah, you can puff yourself up and make yourself feel confident, but really, why should you feel confident when you have nothing to be confident about? Becoming an attractive and confident man starts with building an attractive and confident lifestyle, not something that is fake through tricks and techniques.
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Comment by Free ReminderNo Gravatar
2009-08-04 03:18:30

There are five basic elements to reach any outcome: you, the
plan, the actions and behaviors, the path and the outcome itself.
The belief you will develop for each element will form a winning
belief system that will empower you in achieving anything you
really want out of life.

 
2009-10-26 18:28:26

Good stuff Lance! I agree.

“To attract attractive people, you must be attractive. To attract powerful people, you must be powerful. To attract committed people, you must be committed. Instead of going to work on them, you go to work on yourself. If you become, you can attract.”
–Jim Rohn
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