Week of October 8th, 2007

Fact No. 1017 A six-star "General of the Armies" is the highest possible rank in the U.S. Army. In the history of the United States, only two men have been elevated to the rank of six-star general: George Washington (awarded posthumously), and John Pershing, awarded in 1919 for commanding the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Douglas MacArthur was offered a promotion to the rank but declined for a variety of reasons. The rank is so seldom given that the U.S. Army has yet to authorize an insignia for it. Although not found in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marines, the U.S. Navy's equivalent is Admiral of the Navy, awarded to just one man, George Dewey, in 1899.
Fact No. 1018 The first crossword puzzle appeared in newspapers on December 21, 1913. The New York World asked British puzzle constructor Arthur Wynne to invent a new puzzle for the newspaper. His answer, inspired by a math game he played as a child, called Magic Squares, was the so-called "word-cross puzzle," a diamond-shaped letter puzzle lacking any black spaces. This form quickly evolved into the crossword puzzle we see today.
Fact No. 1019 In 2007 dollars, George Washington's presidential salary is higher than that of George W. Bush. Technically, the U.S. president is the highest-paid employee in the government. Expense accounts aside, right now he earns a $400,000 annual salary (a figure established in 2001, which was a substantial increase from $200,000). George Washington's initial salary was $25,000, which, in today's money, comes to about $566,000. Historically, the $75,000 salary approved in 1909 is the highest in 2007 dollars, being about the equivalent of $1,714,000 today.
Fact No. 1020 Amusement parks began as a way for companies to recoup losses from unused trolley lines. Around the turn of the 20th century, big cities were installing electric trolley lines. Traction companies, which operated trolleys, had to pay for electricity by the month. During the work week this was fine, but on weekends, they lost money. To recoup those losses, they began creating "trolley parks" at the far ends of the lines to encourage people to ride trolleys on the weekends. These parks featured food, games and rides, and they quickly became a favorite hangout with teens. The first such park was Sea Lion Park, which opened on Coney Island, NY, in 1895.
Fact No. 1021 The first independent credit card was introduced in 1950. Prior to 1950, the only kind of credit you could get was extended to you by establishments for use strictly at their store. That changed when businessman Frank Macnamara imagined a single credit card that could be used at various different establishments. He called it Diner's Club and handed out 200 of them to his associates, many of them salesmen who routinely took clients out to dinner. Initially, just 14 New York City restaurants signed up. By the end of the year, there were over 20,000 people with Diner's Club cards and over 1,000 restaurants where they could be used.

“Why 'Nice Guys' Fail With Women”

I have a lot of guys write me to say, "I know this girl who's beautiful and smart and attractive. She and I are great friends, we have everything in common, and we get along perfectly... but she says that she's just not attracted to me..."

Have you ever noticed that:

1) The most attractive and interesting women seem to be attracted to men who don't treat them very well?

2) That the "nicer" you are to a woman the more she often seems to act like "just a friend" to you?

What's going on here? Didn't mom say to be "nice" to girls?

Here's the deal: Women aren't usually romantically attracted to "nice" guys. Women are attracted to men who are funny, confident and mysterious. Good looks don't hurt, but if you're not 6'4" tall and model-handsome, then you have to learn how to attract women with your personality.

And being "nice" isn't going to do it for you.

A while back, I mentioned an interesting book that was written about the band "Motley Crue."

Remember those guys?

Well, the book is called The Dirt: Confessions of the Worlds Most Notorious Rock Band. As I read through that book, I realized that these guys have dated more of the world's most attractive women than anyone (except maybe Hugh Hefner).

In case you didn't know, the guys in Motley Crue are not very "nice." They're famous for taking every drug known to man, beating their women, fighting, and having a lot of people die around them.

Now, the first thing most guys say is, "Yeah, but they're rich and famous..."

And this is true, they are rich and famous.

But, and it's a BIG ONE... all of the women that they have dated, married and beaten up are ALSO RICH AND FAMOUS TOO!

These are supermodels and playmates of the year and such. These women can date whoever they want.

Tommy Lee was MARRIED to both Heather Locklear AND Pamela Anderson... remember?

These women didn't need Tommy Lee for his money or his fame... they're dating these guys for some OTHER REASON!

Are you with me on this?

So what's going on here? And more importantly, how can you use this information to be more successful with women and dating?

First of all, don't go out and start taking drugs and beating up your dates. I mean, I know that an occasional woman will drive a man to drink, but I don't recommend going "Motley Crue" on a girl... lol.

The first chapter of my book Double Your Dating is called "Women Don't Make Sense." Here's what I mean...

*****Side Note*****

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Onward...

I believe:

1) Women make decisions very, very quickly about whether a man is going to be "just a friend" or if he has romantic potential, and once her decision is made, it's probably going to stay made.

2) These decisions are made "subconsciously," meaning that women make all of them quickly and at a "gut level."

3) If you know how, you make her feel attraction feelings rather than "friend" feelings.

4) The way to do it is to stop acting "nice" and start acting, well... something else... and I don't mean "not nice."

So what DOES attract women? And how do you do it exactly?

Good questions...

At the beginning, I mentioned three qualities:

Funny, Confident and Mysterious.

Before I talk about each, I first have to remind you that WOMEN DON'T USUALLY MAKE SENSE.

Remember that.

Here's a good metaphor: Remember when you learned to drive? It all made sense... turn the wheel left and go left, turn it right and go right...

But do you remember when you learned to back up? Backing up was a whole new game. Everything that used to work now works in a different way. At first you feel disoriented. Turn the wheel left and go right... and you have to learn how to maneuver with the back wheels staying straight while the front wheels turn... all with your head turned around.

For most people, this takes some time and practice. But once you "get it" then you can do it anytime you want.

Well, women are very similar. At first it's very confusing. You have to try things that don't seem to make sense. But once you get the hang of it, then you see how it works and can make it work... just like backing up a car.

As much as many women would hate to admit it, there's something very attractive about a man who is just a little more confident than he should be.

And if you combine this with the right amount of humor, you have a magic combination that will charm almost any woman.

Here are a few ways to use this idea:

1) When you first meet a woman, tease her about something. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as you do it early on. For instance, you might say: "So what's with the big purse? Are you carrying a gun in there?" or maybe "Those are some pretty tall shoes, what are you like 4' tall without them?" If you tease a woman, it shows that you're not intimidated by her, and that you have a fun sense of humor. KEY: Make sure you say something FUNNY. If you don't know how to be funny, get a book on it. The test: If she's not laughing, then it wasn't funny!

2) Look around at other things and seem kind of preoccupied when you first start talking to her.

Make your funny remarks with a carefree, detached tone. You want to sound like you're talking to your best friend. Attractive women are approached all the time. It's not attractive to a woman when you look like you've just met Madonna. This "just a little too confident" attitude is very attractive to women... especially when it's combined with humor.

3) Don't answer her questions directly. Women love to ask questions like: "What do you do?" and "Where do you live?" and "Tell me about your family". Answer with funny answers, and don't give her what she wants. Most guys say, "Oh, I'm an engineer" or "I'm a stock broker". BORING,BORING.

If she asks what you do... say, "Oh, funny you should ask. I'm a Calvin Klein Underwear Model... What do you do?..." (This is especially funny if it's OBVIOUS that you are NOT a model) Do you get it? Keep it up and keep her laughing.

It's important to remember that I'm not telling you to be mean, or to be a jerk to women. I'm telling you to start being confident, funny and mysterious.

If this is starting to make sense to you, and you'd like to learn more about the art of communicating with a woman on a "sexual" level, then you might want to go and check out my "Sexual Communication" program.

This is an entire educational program that will teach you how to use your COMMUNICATION to trigger and build ATTRACTION with women. All the details, plus some great video clips are here: www.DoubleYourDating.com

Now, if you want to REALLY learn how to get away from being a "nice guy" who never gets anywhere with women, I recommend that after you read my eBook, Double Your Dating.

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And I'll talk to you again soon.

Your Friend,