I want to start not by expressing how the Workshop started or how great it was, but with describing how I first met Brad.

I had been attending the 2008 PUA SUMMIT, I had only been in the game for about two weeks, and got a good deal on a ticket. I read about all the speakers attending, and was already curious about Brad he was the only one with no picture.

Someone pointed him out to me when he first got there, and as I had been walking out on the lunch break I noticed him walking in front of me and another new guy attending. I approached just because I wanted to say, hello and because I’d been so curious to who he was. He said he was on his wait to get a bite to eat and said me and the other person attending should join.

Sometimes the truth can come at you so hard you have to step back. This post is going to be very personal because I got hit in the face this week with a powerful truth. At first, it hurt, but now I feel very hopeful about living an authentic, happy life going forward.

Let me cut to the chase. I wouldn't waste time with John Alanis (www.johnalais.com) or Joseph Matthews Charm School (www.purepersonality.com), both of which are, in my opinion, vastly overpriced recycled fluff. For the money ($400+), I'd highly recommend a few coaching sessions with AMP (www.authenticsf.com), where you can work with an expert to address your PERSONAL needs.

I’m here to tell you that the romantic notion behind marriage and relationships is society-imposed BS. Relationships and marriages are not what they’re cracked up to be. Most people – men especially – marry for all the wrong reasons, and most men would be far happier being single. Far, far happier.

Over the past few months, I've been coaching BigSend in everything from getting a mission to getting a girlfriend.

It started informally and I have to admit - I've really enjoyed it.

This is my long overdue review of Authentic Man Program's Power of Appreciation (AMP's POA). I think the reason it was so overdue is because it was so awesome, I rushed into trying this stuff and had great success and posted a few field reports, then I just sort of coasted, enjoyed what I learned, and moved on.

After going through POA, I had a string of one night stands and now I am in a relationship (which I need to write a post on soon). Surrendered My Nervousness + Opened my Heart = Best Date Ever is a date I had right after the POA program.

If one wants to mature as a man, he must keep death in mind at all times. David DeAngelo talks about this in his “On Being a Man” program, which I highly recommend. This week, I made friends with death and the lesson will change my life forever.

One of the top factors that kills a woman's attraction for a man very quickly is him feeling like he is not enough. Being enough means that you don't need anything outside of yourself to make you happy or feel good about yourself-you derive your sense of self esteem from within.

When you feel like you aren't enough you search for things to compensate for your lack of feeling naturally attractive. You buy nice cars in order to get women. You workout and get into great shape JUST to get women. You buy drinks for women JUST to get them to talk to you. And you get into state JUST to get the girl to like you.

In my last post, I got an interesting response from a NYC PUA called "Bad Man".

He said:

Most guys who get involved in the "Pick Up Community" have clear goals at first.

They would like to get a girlfriend or get a hotter girlfriend. Some just want to feel comfortable in their skin when dealing with women. Maybe lose your virginity.

Universal stuff. Achievable stuff.

But somewhere those goals get left behind.