You are now entering Gamers’ Heaven (a.k.a. my friend’s house).
Arcade room action shot.
A panorama of the "arcade room".
Another view of the arcade machines.
5 Xbox setup in the arcade room, plus 4 extra TVs for sports and what not.
Retro game setup in the arcade room.
MK cabinet running Mortal Kombat 9 on Xbox 360.
Defender
Ikari Warriors cabinet, but with a mame machine for other game options.
Do do do, do do dodo.
Super GT
Some old school consoles.
Some even older school consoles
Xbox setup in the "red room". 3 extra TVs for sports, etc.
Sexy Xbox 360s.
Games
More games
More games
Neo Geo machine upstairs.
2 Xboxes and PCs upstairs for some coop games.
4 player MAME machine, with some sexy laser lights.
Obligatory flip cup action.
Red room action shot.
Foosball.
Arcade action shot.
Super GT action shot.
He’s on fire!
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By Robert Greene
There exists a form of power and intelligence that represents the high point of human potential.
It is the source of the greatest achievements and discoveries in history.
It is an intelligence that is not taught in our schools nor analyzed by professors, but almost all of us, at some point, have had glimpses of it in our own experience when we work intensely on a project or under a deadline — under pressure to get results, ideas seem to come to us out of nowhere; we feelmore mentally active and creative.
These powers are something that great masters in all fields experience over long periods of time, and it comes to them through a process of learning and experimentation.
It is a path that all of us can follow.
I discovered the elements of this process after some twelve years of intense study of powerful people and high achievers whom I wrote about in my first four books. In going deep into their stories, I could piece together details that transcended their fields and indicated a universal pathway to power.
Many of the figures I had studied were mediocre students; they often came from poverty or broken homes; their parents or siblings did not display any kind of exceptional ability.
We normally imagine those who achieve great things in the world as somehow possessing a larger brain or some innate talent, giving them the raw materials out of which they can transform themselves into geniuses and Masters. Based on my research and thinking this did not seem to be the case at all. Instead, this intelligence came from the intensity of the desire to learn and the process they went through to develop high–level skill.
I call this power “mastery” and I believe anyone can reach it by following these steps.
All of us are born unique. This uniqueness is marked genetically in our DNA. We are a one-time phenomenon in the Universe — our exact genetic makeup has never occurred before nor will it ever be repeated.
This uniqueness is manifested in early childhood by a primal attraction to some activity or form of learning — music, mechanical skills, sports, games of strategy, observing nature. There is no rational explanation for these childhood attractions.
Such childhood interests spark our deepest curiosity but many of us lose touch with these inclinations. We listen to parents and peers; we choose career paths that promise comfort and money. Because we are not deeply connected to the subject or field we choose to pursue, we do not pay deep attention. Our learning and skill is not exceptional.
Your task in life is to find a way to incorporate these primal inclinations in your career path, to reconnect with what makes you unique and genuinely excites you in life. You will find your calling by thinking back to your childhood, reflecting on these early interests that you may have strayed from. They may be several interests involving several skills. By developing these skills you can then combine them in unusual ways.
For Leonardo da Vinci, his earliest inclinations were towards nature, capturing it on paper, and studying all forms of nature in a scientific manner. He developed deep skills in the arts and sciences and then combined them in a way that makes him completely unique, the preeminent master.
You do not simply give up what you are doing and change course radically. You must find a way to channel the skills you have towards these deep interests. By following your inclinations, you will end up creating or discovering something unique, giving you the ultimate power in a world where the greatest career danger is that you are replaceable.
Remember: the first move toward mastery is always inward — learning who you really are and reconnecting with that innate force. It is never too late to start this process.
After discovering your Life’s Task, you enter the most critical phase in your life — a practical education known as The Apprenticeship.
In the stories of the greatest Masters, past and present, we can inevitably detect a phase in their lives in which all of their future powers were in development, like the chrysalis of a butterfly. By looking at their various paths we can deduce an ideal apprenticeship that transcends their fields and indicates something essential about the brain and how we learn.
Your first move is to look for places of work and positions that offer the greatest possibilities for learning. Practical knowledge is the ultimate commodity, and is what will pay you dividends for decades to come — far more than the paltry increase in pay you might receive at some seemingly lucrative position that offers fewer learning opportunities.
This means that you move toward challenges that will toughen and improve you, where you will get the most objective feedback on your performance and progress. You do not choose apprenticeships that seem easy and comfortable.
The great danger in the beginning is the temptation to try to gain attention, to prove yourself before you are ready. Instead you must take a step back — your goal is to transform yourself into a consummate observer. You learn the rules that prevail in your profession and the skills that are really necessary to rise from within. You find mentors who can instruct you best, their experience becoming yours.
In the end, by observing, learning, and practicing you will gain the right kind of attention — you will be seen as someone who is serious and disciplined.
In all fields, the key to ultimate success is acquiring as many skills as possible. This could be something physical such as operating tools or machines, or something more nebulous — the ability to research and organize information, or managing people. Whatever the case, at the outset, it is essential that you begin with one skill that you can master, and that serves as a foundation for acquiring others.
If you take this far enough, you will naturally enter the cycle of accelerated returns: As you learn and gain skills you can begin to vary what you do, finding nuances that you can develop in the work. Elements become automatic and you can practice harder, which in turn brings greater skill and more pleasure.
In the last step of the apprenticeship phase, you must make the move to a more active mode of experimentation. You find ways to take what you have learned and apply it in some way — a project you put your name on, for instance. In these first attempts at moving out on your own, you are looking for feedback from those above you and the public. You are apprenticing in the ability to handle criticism and developing a tough skin.
You will know your apprenticeship is over when you feel you have nothing left to learn in this particular environment.
Often the greatest obstacle to our pursuit of mastery comes from the emotional drain we experience in dealing with the resistance and manipulation of the people around us. We misread their intentions and react in ways that cause confusion or conflict.
Social intelligence is the ability to see people in the most realistic light possible. The first step in acquiring social intelligence is to realize that you tend to project your own emotions on to other people, to see into them qualities that you want or need to see. It is only by being aware of how deeply you distort these perceptions that you can correct this naïve tendency.
Social intelligence is a twofold process.
First, you must learn to read people in the moment, seeing them as individuals and trying to gain an understanding of them from the inside out. Such empathy will prove invaluable in being able to persuade or seduce them. You gain this intuitive feel by cutting off your ego, the voice inside your head, and listening and observing more deeply.
At the same time, you must accumulate knowledge on human nature, on the common traits and weaknesses that we all possess — such as envy, insecurity, laziness, passive aggression. With such knowledge you can avoid becoming the victim of the sharks in the water.
Secondly, you must also learn how to see yourself as others see you, using them as a mirror to help correct your own social flaws. In the end, you must also be able to suffer fools gladly, to deal with the many incompetent and foolish people who will cross your path. Getting angry at people’s foolishness will needlessly drain you of energy and desire.
Understand: navigating the social environment is a prerequisite — success attained without this intelligence is not true mastery, and will not last.
As you accumulate more skills and internalize the rules that govern your field, your mind will want to become more active, seeking to use this knowledge in ways that are more suited to your inclinations.
The key to awakening this creative energy is to maintain a fluid, open mind, one that is continually looking for connections between ideas and novel perspectives on problems.
After a lengthy apprenticeship, the counter tendency is to become conservative with what you know, to follow the paths others have forged. You have to force yourself from this position, continually challenging your own assumptions and not being afraid of failure or the criticisms that will come from experimenting with what you have learned.
You must be aware of the primary law of the creative dynamic — namely, the energy and excitement you put into your work will be translated into the final results.
If you are primarily motivated by money or the need for attention, the public will read this into the work and they will be suitably unimpressed. If you feel a deep connection to what you are investigating or expressing, this will resonate with others and bring you much more money and attention in the long run.
The endgame here is to mix your years of discipline and practice with a bold and original spirit. One without the other will lead you nowhere.
Throughout history we read of Masters in every conceivable form of human endeavor describing a sensation of suddenly possessing heightened intellectual powers after years of immersion in their field.
By intense absorption in a particular field over a long period of time, Masters come to understand all of the parts involved in what they are studying. They reach a point where all of this has become internalized and they are no longer seeing the parts:
In all of these instances, these Masters experienced the power of intuition, or a fingertip feel.
All of us have access to this higher form of intelligence, one that can allow us to see more of the world, to anticipate trends, to respond with speed and accuracy to any circumstance. This intelligence is cultivated by deeply immersing ourselves in a field of study and staying true to our inclinations, no matter how unconventional our approach might seem to others.
The ability to have this intuitive grasp of the whole and feel this dynamic is simply a function of time. Since it has been shown that the brain is literally altered after approximately 10,000 hours of practice, these powers would be the result of a transformation that happens in the brain after some 20,000 hours and beyond. With this much practice and experience, all kinds of connections have been formed in the brain between different forms of knowledge.
In moving through these various steps, with an intense energy, you must have faith that these intuitive powers will come to you over time. The ability to sense the overall dynamic in any situation, to foresee problems and solutions before anyone else will bring you to the heights of power.
The path to mastery is relatively simple.
The first move is the most important: follow a career route that is matched to your inclinations and interests. Develop skills in as many areas related to this interest as possible. Work with mentors to streamline the process. Discipline yourself, gaining self–mastery. Learn how to work with people and defend yourself against the aggressors.
Then, let time take its course. Creative energies will emerge, as will high–level intuition.
There are no shortcuts; the path can take many years and involve numerous setbacks and detours. But in the end the payoff is immense.
You are no longer replaceable. You are one of a kind, a Master of your field and of your destiny.
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50 Hilarious WiFi Network Names – Refined Guys
Jenna Pietersen Modeling Lingerie of the Day – Drunken Stepfather
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She’s Pretty: Bridgett Ramsey Was a Farm Girl – The Smoking Jacket
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She’s Uncoachable: Beatrice Chirita is Just Crazy Hot – Uncoached
Keira Knightley Takes Top Off & Rihanna Gets Into Birthday Suit – Busted Coverage
A Gallery Of Asian Beauties – DJ Mick
Rosey Huntington-Whiteley Without Makeup – Yeeeah
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Self Shot Tuesday With A Sexy Lady Firefighter – Bro My God
Missouri Mom of The Year Feeds Her 13 Year Old Meth – Regretful Morning
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Puberty…You’re Doing It Right – Knowd
By TAOofSTEVE
How to get confidence? It is a question that commonly gets asked around here. My usual answer has always been "fake it until you make it." Which in my opinion is a fantastic answer, and it gets results. But if someone had told me this back when I was a struggling beta with no confidence, it would have just blown right past me. Without any traction for it to stick to, it is just a meaningless phrase. So this is for all of the beginners with zero confidence.
Fear/ Self Doubt
When I was in college, I felt like a 15 year old boy amongst 25 year old men. I felt like I didn’t match up to them physically or experience wise. I withdrew from socializing because I felt like people were judging me and it had to be clear to them that I didn’t fit the typical college physique/personality/persona. I was full of self doubt and didn’t think that I could fit in. You see how many times I said "I" in those last 2 sentences? I was the one that was causing all of my self doubt. I was the one that was causing me to withdraw and be anti-social. I was the one that was determining my level of confidence.
People weren’t judging me. I was judging myself through other people’s eye’s. I was determining other people’s opinions of me for them. Are you doing the same thing? Have you ever said to yourself "she won’t like me because I am too tall/short/skinny/fat/nerdy/introverted/ugly/boring/poor/un-athletic? Have you avoided a social situation because you felt like you wouldn’t fit in? If so, you are the one that is defining what other people think of you.
Whenever somebody meets you, you are a blank slate. They don’t know your past, what you did in high school, where you went to college, how many girls you’ve slept with, what job you have, how much money you make, how big your dick is. They can only see what you allow them to see. You create what they see. You have the power to create their perception of you. They don’t know anything about your personality and if you don’t allow them to see it, they will never get a chance to. If you pull yourself out of the game because of your self doubts, they will never get a chance to know you and you will never get a chance to show them.
Stop allowing fear of what others may think of you control who you are. You are the one that controls how people perceive you. How you project yourself is how others will perceive you.
Negative Thinking
Harboring negative thoughts leads to a vicious cycle. Negative thinking leads to negative actions. Negative actions lead to self doubt and low self esteem. This leads to more negative thinking and the cycle continues in a downward spiral. Luckily, the exact opposite is also true. Positive thinking leads to positive actions. Positive actions lead to confidence and high self esteem. There are 2 keys to creating this path:
First- Get to the root of the negative thoughts. Where do these negative thoughts stem from? Get out a piece of paper. Write a list of everything that you feel is holding you back. This may be physical, emotional, financial, or whatever. Truly look within yourself and confront your fears. Don’t hold back. Now this list in going to contain 2 different kind of things: things you can change and things you can’t.
First, the things you can change. Too fat/skinny/un-athletic? Hit the gym. Bad acne? See a dermatologist. Too poor? Get a job. Whatever it is, you hold the power to change it if you desire to. Next are things you can’t change. If you are too short or tall or ugly or whatever- you can’t change that. You have to learn to accept this. Look in the mirror. What do you see? That is what you are stuck with. That is what you have to work with. You don’t get a reset button or a second chance. Accept what you have. Love what you have. These attributes aren’t holding you back- it is your perception of these attributes that is holding you back. You influence the way people perceive these attributions. If you think they are negative, other people will perceive them this way too. If you embrace them, then other people will embrace them too. Once again, you hold the power to create other people’s perceptions of you.
Second: Start thinking positive (which goes hand in hand with: stop thinking negative). Not just about women, but everything in life. This is going to take a conscious effort on your part. You have to literally recognize every time a negative thought pops into your head and change it. It is a simple as that. Change your negative filter into a positive filter. Give everything a positive spin. The entire world opens up when you make the paradigm shift from negative to positive thinking. Things you didn’t think were possible all of a sudden become obtainable.
Putting it Together/ Self Actualization
Maslow describes Self Actualization as "the desire for self-fulfillment, namely the tendency for him [the individual] to become actualized in what he is potentially. This tendency might be phrased as the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything that one is capable of becoming."
Notice that he describes the "desire" as the means of achieving what one is capable of, not some external factor. So must you if you wish to achieve what you are capable of. Only your desire and commitment will allow you to achieve your goals. This is done through:
*Facing your fears and self doubts so they can be removed.
*Removing your own preconceived notions of how people judge you.
*Developing your own sense of being of who you are and projecting that to other people.
*This is achieved by removing negative thinking from your life and replacing it with positive thinking.
*At the same time, you must strive to be the best version of yourself by improving yourself and accepting the attributes about yourself that cannot be changed.
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More Awesome Behind the Scenes Pics from Raiders of the Lost Ark – Unreality Mag
Seven Industries that Rip you off Because You Don’t Have Much of a Choice – Uncoached
Buy a Toyota GT86 and your wife will hate you – Bro My God
40 Photos Of French Fox Julia Frauche – DJ Mick
Rihanna on the Cover of GQ’s Men of the Year – Yeeeah
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Supermodel Mommy Matchup: Miranda Kerr vs Alessandra Ambrosio – Moe Jackson
Life…According To Disney – Knowd
The pursuit of happiness is as old as modern civilization. Books, elixers, religions, and philosophies are all devoted to it. Happiness is a quest, an obsession, and a universal aspiration.
But what does it take to be unhappy?
In some ways, it’s easier than happiness itself. New research and much life experience offers a simple recipe for genuine discontent.
Buy things you can’t afford or don’t want. Either choice is a sure fit for unhappiness. When you buy things you can’t afford, you go into debt, which limits the other choices available to you. When you buy things you don’t want, you lie to yourself about the real source of your unhappiness.
Compare yourself to others. The love of comparison is the root of much misery. Therefore, judge your success or worth based on other people, especially those with a different background from you. Do this on a continual basis, always looking for a new idol or competitor in which your ideal unhappiness lies.
Take no joy in the journey. Focus only on the destination without appreciating the ride. Fail to celebrate small successes, and neglect to pause for reflection on how far you’ve come.
Respond instead of initiate. Take no responsibility for your schedule or preferences. Let other people set the agenda for your life. Take the lead for your schedule from your Inbox, voicemail, or someone else’s demands.
Allow other people to determine your values and priorities. Set no compass point for your life. Drift in the wind. For best results, allow your values and priorities to shift as you waver between bosses or role models.
Refuse to challenge yourself. Take it easy and settle into routine. Choose to believe that all stress is bad and seek to live as relaxed a life as possible.
Whine and complain to anyone who will listen. Explain how the world isn’t fair and how you would do things differently if you were in charge. Bonus: this practice also allows you to contribute to other people’s unhappiness.
Focus only on yourself. Refuse to forgive. Hold on to grudges. See the worst in people. Do not give out free lunch.
Settle. Accept things as they are no matter how unsettling they might seem. It could always be worse, right? Live in the complacency of your situation and refuse to fight for something better.
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