Project Rockstar: Day 1` - Starlight
Project Rockstar
Starlight – Day 1
So this is it, Project Rockstar has kicked off! Fresh off the plane from Stockholm with nary two hours of sleep curled up on Ryanair’s supremely uncomfortable seats I made it through the cursory interrogation at British customs (no return ticket, 2 nights of lodging booked for an 8 week stay and bloodshot eyes) and headed towards Liverpool Street to meet the crew of Rockstars for lunch before meeting up with the instructors at Mr M’s pad. I got a good vibe from each of the four others, two London locals, one LA transplant, a Scotsman and citizen of the world Starlight. All of eyes gleaming with the knowing enthusiasm that accompanies the outset of new adventures. Trekking through the London rain/fog…and finally in Mr M’s place with Soul, 5.0, Dr Yen, London Hunk, and more instructors. What can I say? This is it. This is the beginning of a truly transformational adventure, one that we’ll look back on in 8 weeks with new eyes, new ideas, a new image, perhaps a new wardrobe…and a hundred of the most beautiful girls in London flashing through our minds and beeping our phones;-)
Mr M went through the outline for the next 8 weeks…We get an hour of instruction each night of the week (except Monday) on Day Game, Night Game, Direct Game, Social Circle Mastery…not to mention physical training, style consulting, personal mentoring. Mr M and the crew have seriously put some time into planning Project Rockstar. We all grabbed a beer down the street then hit the ground running with a Social Circle Mastery theory lesson.
The thing I love about the game is how it draws on so many contributors, unbeknownst to them in some cases, like Napoleon Hill and Tony Robbins, but views their teachings through the filter of attraction; contextualizing knowledge with legitimate value into a package that any dude in his mid-twenties relishes diving into like a kid on Christmas day.
Here are some of the concepts:
Thin slicing – credit to Malcom Gladwell’s “Blink” for detailing this skill. Thin slicing is a way to tap into one’s intuition and leverage years of accumulated knowledge and experience to realize a very accurate first impression that can be acted on with faith. We all thin slice. Mr M and I met three weeks ago. The comment that stuck in my mind “I’m having trouble thin-slicing you”. It caught me off guard and I played with the thought afterwards…it’s true though, something I’ve always done, mostly unconsciously, is to be a social enigma. To defy classification at first encounter. It’s fun to keep surprising people with new character traits, commonalities and accumulated knowledge through the course of developing a relationship…so why give away the farm at the outset.
Reticular Activation System – This is our tendency to gravitate towards value. It is the flicker of my eyes away from my friend when a hot girl walks past. It is the urge to break free from a conversation when the excitement wanes. It is the intense focus and tuning out of the rest of the world when someone has legitimate value for us and we are enamored with each word that pours forth from from their lips
Independent Value vs. Relationship Value – The former is the value that an individual has for us independent of their social circle or affiliations, such as two prestigious guitarists meeting for the first time. The latter describes the possibilities available to us through continuing interactions and introductions to others in their social circle. This is my initial understanding of the concepts…I’ll be writing a lot about these in the near future.
The inter-relationship of these three elements are foundational to our feelings towards others and the way these feelings change over time as interests change, social circles contract and expand, and our own prerogatives shift.
After an exciting couple of hours of theory with Mr M, we all chilled out and had a beer then filmed a short interview segment. I am am f*&%ing washed from lack of sleep but am still bubbling with the chemical cocktail released from deep within my medulla oblongata (or is it pituitary glands??) as I look forward to augmenting every aspect of my life for 8 weeks with these pros and students alike.
One of the coolest parts of Project Rockstar is the obligatory focus on developing social circles around interests and passions. For the last 5 weeks I have been traveling Europe with a buddy…working on a pub crawl in Rome, clubbing in Barcelona, enjoying everything Amsterdam has to offer, and most recently partying in the City of Eternal Light Stockholm where the sun sets at midnight and rises at 3:00am. I wouldn’t trade the experience for the world, and at the same time, without my computer or keyboard I’ve been at a loss to let the creative juices inside me flow free and manifest new works of creativity. Thus, I am fairly resolved that I will focus the personal interest time of Project Rockstar on:
1. Completing my book of short adventure travel stories (which is 30% done)
2. Producing a progressive techno/trance album and live set as well as performing it out in clubs in London
3. Setting up a 4-Hour Workweek inspired mini-business that is internet based and throws off some cash (cause I’ll be damned if my US dollars aren’t worth half what they used to be
All right, this is Starlight signing off for Day 1 – Project Rockstar – Game ON!
Starlight – Day 1
So this is it, Project Rockstar has kicked off! Fresh off the plane from Stockholm with nary two hours of sleep curled up on Ryanair’s supremely uncomfortable seats I made it through the cursory interrogation at British customs (no return ticket, 2 nights of lodging booked for an 8 week stay and bloodshot eyes) and headed towards Liverpool Street to meet the crew of Rockstars for lunch before meeting up with the instructors at Mr M’s pad. I got a good vibe from each of the four others, two London locals, one LA transplant, a Scotsman and citizen of the world Starlight. All of eyes gleaming with the knowing enthusiasm that accompanies the outset of new adventures. Trekking through the London rain/fog…and finally in Mr M’s place with Soul, 5.0, Dr Yen, London Hunk, and more instructors. What can I say? This is it. This is the beginning of a truly transformational adventure, one that we’ll look back on in 8 weeks with new eyes, new ideas, a new image, perhaps a new wardrobe…and a hundred of the most beautiful girls in London flashing through our minds and beeping our phones;-)
Mr M went through the outline for the next 8 weeks…We get an hour of instruction each night of the week (except Monday) on Day Game, Night Game, Direct Game, Social Circle Mastery…not to mention physical training, style consulting, personal mentoring. Mr M and the crew have seriously put some time into planning Project Rockstar. We all grabbed a beer down the street then hit the ground running with a Social Circle Mastery theory lesson.
The thing I love about the game is how it draws on so many contributors, unbeknownst to them in some cases, like Napoleon Hill and Tony Robbins, but views their teachings through the filter of attraction; contextualizing knowledge with legitimate value into a package that any dude in his mid-twenties relishes diving into like a kid on Christmas day.
Here are some of the concepts:
Thin slicing – credit to Malcom Gladwell’s “Blink” for detailing this skill. Thin slicing is a way to tap into one’s intuition and leverage years of accumulated knowledge and experience to realize a very accurate first impression that can be acted on with faith. We all thin slice. Mr M and I met three weeks ago. The comment that stuck in my mind “I’m having trouble thin-slicing you”. It caught me off guard and I played with the thought afterwards…it’s true though, something I’ve always done, mostly unconsciously, is to be a social enigma. To defy classification at first encounter. It’s fun to keep surprising people with new character traits, commonalities and accumulated knowledge through the course of developing a relationship…so why give away the farm at the outset.
Reticular Activation System – This is our tendency to gravitate towards value. It is the flicker of my eyes away from my friend when a hot girl walks past. It is the urge to break free from a conversation when the excitement wanes. It is the intense focus and tuning out of the rest of the world when someone has legitimate value for us and we are enamored with each word that pours forth from from their lips
Independent Value vs. Relationship Value – The former is the value that an individual has for us independent of their social circle or affiliations, such as two prestigious guitarists meeting for the first time. The latter describes the possibilities available to us through continuing interactions and introductions to others in their social circle. This is my initial understanding of the concepts…I’ll be writing a lot about these in the near future.
The inter-relationship of these three elements are foundational to our feelings towards others and the way these feelings change over time as interests change, social circles contract and expand, and our own prerogatives shift.
After an exciting couple of hours of theory with Mr M, we all chilled out and had a beer then filmed a short interview segment. I am am f*&%ing washed from lack of sleep but am still bubbling with the chemical cocktail released from deep within my medulla oblongata (or is it pituitary glands??) as I look forward to augmenting every aspect of my life for 8 weeks with these pros and students alike.
One of the coolest parts of Project Rockstar is the obligatory focus on developing social circles around interests and passions. For the last 5 weeks I have been traveling Europe with a buddy…working on a pub crawl in Rome, clubbing in Barcelona, enjoying everything Amsterdam has to offer, and most recently partying in the City of Eternal Light Stockholm where the sun sets at midnight and rises at 3:00am. I wouldn’t trade the experience for the world, and at the same time, without my computer or keyboard I’ve been at a loss to let the creative juices inside me flow free and manifest new works of creativity. Thus, I am fairly resolved that I will focus the personal interest time of Project Rockstar on:
1. Completing my book of short adventure travel stories (which is 30% done)
2. Producing a progressive techno/trance album and live set as well as performing it out in clubs in London
3. Setting up a 4-Hour Workweek inspired mini-business that is internet based and throws off some cash (cause I’ll be damned if my US dollars aren’t worth half what they used to be
All right, this is Starlight signing off for Day 1 – Project Rockstar – Game ON!
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~ Starlight ~
Project Rockstar
~ Starlight ~
Project Rockstar
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