Don Diego Garcia's Guiding Principles:

(In no particular order.)

"Less pleading, more leading." ~ Don Diego Garcia
"The only way you know where the line is, is if you cross it." ~ Dave Chapelle
"Your good time does not depend on her. You are having a good life. She is issue
d a no-pressure invitation to tag-along." ~ Don Diego Garcia
"The Six Pillars of Self Esteem. 1. Live Consciously. 2. Be self-accepting. 3. B
e self-responsible. 4. Be assertive. 5. Live purposefully. 6. Live with integrit
y." ~ Nathaniel Branden
"Practice word safety." ~ Don Diego Garcia
"Do not get into cars with strangers." ~ Philomathic
"Leadership is attractive." ~ Don Diego Garcia
"Read. Apply. Introspect. Discuss with us.

R.A.I.D" ~ YJLTG

"Pace and lead." ~ Don Diego Garcia

"Four principles of conversational openers:
(1) The opener is nonthreatening; meaning it makes no one uncomfortable.
(2) The opener stirs curiosity and captures the person's or group's imagination.
(3) The opener a springboard for follow-up conversation.
(4) The opener serves as a vehicle to display your personality.
(5) Bonus: Express a time constraint to alleviate possible concerns about being
a long-term annoyance.
(6) Bonus: Express a root to explain the back-story and where this conversation
activity is coming from to provide sense-making context." ~ Neil Strauss
"Assume affinity." ~ Don Diego Garcia
"Go for, "No."" ~ Richard Fenton
"Friendship and lovership are both valuable." ~ Don Diego Garcia
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." ~ Anne Frank
"Some things, especially other people, are outside of our circle of control.
They may be in the circle of concern or the circle of influence to varying degre
es." ~ Don Diego Garcia
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"Awkwardness decreases as your unflapability increases." ~ Don Diego Garcia
"Life gets more interesting when you open your mouth and say something." ~ Neil
Strauss
"Initiate. Invite. Connect." ~ DDG
"Test. Advance. Escalate." ~ DDG

"Your reasons are your most important motivators." ~ DDG

"Enjoying every step of the process as much as possible with make everything els
e easier." ~ DDG
"The painful regret of never knowing is often greater than the painful regret of
finding out." ~ DDG
"Action usually trumps inaction." ~ DDG
"Many gorgeous women are never single; they met their next boyfriend while they
were with their previous boyfriend." ~ DDG
"Proceed as if she is attracted, up until you get a clear, explicit, verbal stat
ement from her that she is not attracted." ~ DDG
"Hold eye contact long enough to say the color of her eyes in your head, then br
eak eye contact to the side, not down." ~ DDG.
"Break eye conact by first turning your head to the side slowly, then breaking e
ye contact to the side." ~ Naoj.
"Step 1. Approach. Step 2. Speak. Step 3. She speaks. Step 4. Continue to repeat
steps 2. and 3. Nothing is needed before Step 1." ~ DDG.
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