Life

Hopefully some of the readers will be able to help out with this one.

Being single currently I was thinking about meeting women and how this relates to being in business.

I had a couple of thoughts but this could almost be a group writing project - I want to hear what you guys think.

1.) You don’t want to come across as too desperate. If you need a woman too much, or are earnestly seeking her approval, it’s a clear sign that you haven’t had much prior success. It’s the same with business : value the client, but contact them too much and they will resent you.

2.) Image counts. Women ‘aren’t visual’, they say. And then they step out into the real world and discover how life actually works. What I’m wearing, how recently I have shaved (either 1 hour before or 3 days before works nicely, nothing else), and how my hair is styled has made huge differences in my own life from one day to the next. Nearly all guys have natural disadvantages (I could use some cosmetic dental work) but if they let these define their package, they’re gone for all money. It’s the same with businesses : investing in your image creates an aura of professionalism. It could be the difference between a client choosing you over someone else.

 3.) Success breeds success. Women gravitate to those who are confident in themselves and in their ability to deal with females. They’ll also gravitate to the famous/powerful/rich people in a room. It’s the same with business. You don’t necessarily need to be successful but if you’re a financial adviser who’s driving an 82 Volvo you won’t exactly inspire confidence. The way you dress (for example :)) speaks volumes about how much success you are having, and in turn, how much confidence is already being placed in you by other customers.

4.) It takes all your money, time and emotional happiness. Ok, that was just for a laugh. Load me up with some of your ideas!

Tyler Cruz recently ran an April Fools prank where he said that he was getting sued for trademark violation.

It took me back just a few months to December where I received legal threats for comments made on my website Jonk’s Bargains.

Under my grouping of discount cards I had listed 22 percent off, a card that offered discounts at Australian locations. It was the only website listed across the whole of Jonk’s Bargains that I criticised. I said the deals were crap (they were, and still are) and they had wasted a whole lot of money advertising a useless product.

Within a week of me releasing the site onto the internet I got a call from them threatening to sue for defamation unless I removed the information on the site pronto. I didn’t accept that, told the guy that it clearly wasn’t defamation and that if his lawyer said that it was, he needed a new lawyer.

As soon as I hung up I called my elder sister, who is a lawyer, and asked her advice. She said I was on the money.

Mark at My Opinions Are Important took an interest and wrote a huge post about Defamation law in Australia. In summary, corporations can only sue if they have nine or less employees. While 22 percent off probably fits this mold, they didn’t have a case as I was making a fair comment in the public service.

A month later I removed the comment from the website as it wasn’t really in the spirit of Jonk’s Bargains.

.. got me thinking in a slightly twisted kind of way.

Here’s a pick-up line in a pub or night-club.

“Hey guess what, you just won a competition ! ”

– “Wow great,what did I win?”

“A night out with me. ”

Actually, the best advice I have yet received has come from Jared, an 11 year old I know.

‘Look deeply into her eyes.. smile slightly.. and say, in your smoothest, sexiest voice..

“I like cheese.”‘

He reliably informs me that this works wonders. And weirdly enough, I can kind of see that.