There may come a time in your college experience when you are required to talk another person, and in some extreme cases, this person may be a girl. The trick to talking to girls is being able to say all the right things and also being very attractive. Maybe it’s the beer talking or the second hand marijuana that is wafting through my door, but I feel confident in my abilities with the ladies and want to pass my skills onto you.
First of all, all girls have body issues. Find something beautiful about the girl. Take your time and think about it. It can be anything, any part of her body. Once you have decided, replace it with the word “eyes” and tell her they are beautiful.
In the time it took you to find her most beautiful feature, you will come across at least one of her flaws. Assure her that her eyes take the attention away from her ugly or oversized whatevers. This will give the girl confidence, and she will respect you for your attention to detail. Read More »
Obviously, be competent, smart and forward-thinking. But according to Tim Sanders, author of The Likeability Factor, your career success depends on having personal well-being and playing well with others.
‘The grim reality is that life is a popularity contest,’ says Sanders, a Loyola-Maramont graduate and former indie-rock musician. ‘There was a Harvard Business Review study about how people select who they want to work with. And you know what? Everyone would rather work for a likable fool than a competent jerk.’
Sanders is part of a new breed of managers who are looking for ‘emotional talent.’ rather than just physical and mental skills. Being a nice guy, he shared with us some tips to finding emotional satisfaction in our career, from finding a perfect job to loving the one you get. Read More »
Everybody and their mother has seen the afro dude eat it while attempting a back-flip at a kung-fu audition. It was one of the first viral classics of the Internet age.
But what about the rest? What about the other schmucks who pretend to be well-versed in karate when in fact they’re about as skilled as this guy in hand-to-hand combat?
The best of the rest (and our favorite afro-boy wonder) are here to strut their lack of stuff for our amusement: