So I sat down at the computer today. It was a day like any other day where the eerie glow of my computer screens give me a slight boost in complexion.<\/p>\n
And I worked my ass off… As I do every day. It’s the way I enjoy life. I just don’t get it when I see these people avoiding work. As a matter of fact, people spend more effort avoiding work than they would if they just put their energy in where it matters.<\/p>\n
You want to know what a day in the life of Carlos is like?<\/p>\n
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Well, this morning I woke up and jumped online. I made sure all the shipments were done of the Alpha programs all you guys ordered for the holidays. Smart! You’ll be starting 2006 off the right way.<\/p>\n
Then I did a truck-load of work on the sites and the forums. I posted a topic or two, and I gave some guidance to CJ, my assistant mentor who you see in the “Ask Her” part of the Alpha forum.<\/p>\n
Then I handled a bunch of email, and I wrote up some posts for the blog. I did some research on the ‘net. I read some posts and some of my notes, then I sat down and put some crunch work on the presentation for the seminar coming up in March 2006.<\/p>\n
Then I made a reservation for the hottest New Years party in San Francisco (field report sure to follow).<\/p>\n
I burned a few DVDs, and recorded some audio for the coaching.<\/p>\n
Of course I slipped in some coffee, breakfast, a shower, a bunch of phone calls.<\/p>\n
And this was all before noon.<\/p>\n
Then I went out and did a workout somewhere around 12:30 or 1:00 for about two hours. I had to get my weightlifting and my cardio in there.<\/p>\n
After I got back, I snuck in some meals, and then I watched a CSI episode to keep my head from exploding like a watermelon loaded with C4. I took another shower and got dressed.<\/p>\n
I then went down to San Francisco to do some site research and setup for some events in the near future. I walked from Civic Center to Union Square (through the most notoriously trashy section called the “tenderloin”) and all the way to North Beach. I went into about 5 bars and spoke to the owners to establish myself and find venues for approaching as well as other events.<\/p>\n
As I’m walking, I get a call from a gal I’m supposed to meet on Wednesday, and I finalize those plans.<\/p>\n
Then I met up with an E-harmony date with a gal at Enrico’s in North Beach, and sat through over 2 hours of non-stop BLAB.<\/p>\n
Yadda yadda yadda.<\/p>\n
Jeeezus. What a talker!<\/p>\n
I’m sorry, but I really believe that conversations are supposed to be interactive, not one-way streets. Gave me time to enjoy my beers and the Jazz band, but those are small consolations for my ear ache.<\/p>\n
And it was a shame because she was really cute. Even by my high standards.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
It was all that fcuking TALKING<\/strong> that ruined it for me. But, since<\/p>\n I’m doing some research for the Advanced Audio Coaching, I hung in there.\u00a0 I did it for you …<\/p>\n However, when she dropped me off at the BART<\/strong> station, I realized what I should have done.<\/p>\n I gave her way too much rope. I let her hang herself with her own inability to stop talking.<\/p>\n What I should have done was break in and let her know that I needed to get some air time.<\/p>\n You know why I didn’t? Some little voice in me said that if I just be cool and let her talk herself out, I might stand a chance for a Day 2 and a shot at the goal.<\/p>\n Dumb ass.<\/p>\n What I did was supplicate. I held my tongue so that I wouldn’t make any waves.<\/p>\n Never again.<\/p>\n You know what the funny part is? I got a “check-in” email from her today. That’s when a woman writes to thank me for a good time in the hopes that I’ll respond and ask her out again. She does this in\u00a0 a coy way that doesn’t seem like she’s ‘asking.’ I guess I managed to get her to dig me in between her yak sessions.<\/p>\n (Amazing how NOT<\/strong> wanting a woman just makes her want you more.)<\/p>\n Of course, I realize that there is no such thing as a “should have.” You can’t reverse engineer everything in life. You just have to do the best you can, learn from your mistakes, and do better the next time.<\/p>\n So that leads me to my next point – Why am I filling you up with the mundane details of my life?<\/p>\n It’s because when I get out of bed, I hit the ground running every day. And I feel like I’ve had a good day of life when I lay in bed, write these posts, and squeeze every last drop of life out of my day. I fall asleep fast because I’m actually TIRED<\/strong>.<\/p>\n I really believe that’s how life needs to be lived. Burn your candle hard, so there’s no wax left when there’s no wick.<\/p>\n You only get a small span of time to get as much as you can out of the world around you, and it’s up to each of you to do that.<\/p>\n You only get so many nights free to meet people.<\/p>\n You only get so many good days where you’ll be able to stand without the aid of a walker with those bright green tennis balls on the front to keep you from slipping and breaking your hip.<\/p>\n You only get so many chances to walk up to a woman and say hello. You’ll only get so many moments in your life.<\/p>\n How will you spend them?<\/p>\n Life handed me a lemon earlier this week. The weather in Lake Tahoe has been about as crappy as can be. I spent a few days at my friend’s cabin under the lifts at Squaw Valley, and the lower slopes were as dry as a bone. Normally this is my only time to get away and snowboard like the nut-hatch that I am when I get on the mountain. But the weather was way too warm and no snow.<\/p>\n So I spent the time in seclusion, planning and getting ready for what is sure to be a kickass year. You see, I have no doubts that I’ve got more than my share of great snow days and busy days ahead. I didn’t let it depress me.<\/p>\n In fact, since I got back, I had those two Day 1 meetings with those women, created most of the content for the upcoming seminar, and made reservations for an incredible party on New Year’s Eve here in San Francisco.<\/p>\n I was supposed to go up to Tahoe this weekend, too, and get that snowboarding in. The weather? Still sucks.<\/p>\n I took that lemon and made a lemondrop out of it. (Much tastier than lemonade, by the way.)<\/p>\n So here’s what I want you to do:<\/p>\n Take life by the balls.\u00a0<\/p>\n Go ahead, don’t be shy. Grab ’em. Squeeze REAL<\/strong> hard until it calls “uncle!”<\/p>\n Live life to its fullest. Because you only get one trip around on this crazy planet, so you might as well live for now, and for a lifetime.<\/p>\n Because a lifetime is nothing more than a whole bunch of “todays” strung together.<\/p>\n I’d like to help show you how to squeeze the lemondrops out of this life, if you’re interested.<\/p>\n I made up a gameplan for this, and I made it easy for anyone to benefit from.<\/p>\n If you haven’t seen my e-book: The Dating Black Book Go get a copy here: http:\/\/www.datingdynamics.com<\/a><\/p>\n Session 28 of my Advanced Audio Coaching was just released over the weekend. It’s over 110 minutes of advanced tips and dating strategies.<\/p>\n And I’m extending a special bonus for new subscribers in January 2006. If you subscribe this month, I’ll send you a bonus link to the first 12 of my podcasts! That’s over 360 minutes of extra coaching…<\/p>\n Get it here:<\/p>\n