2009-04-25

Introducing Schastar

Hello everyone. I am Schastar and together with MindGame, I am the founder of G.O.D.

About me:

I feel honored to be in the company of such great colleagues and good friends in my network – my life is a privileged one. I do not watch TV – sorry, too boring. I try not to read tabloid magazines (though I admit to occasionally picking one up when my brain is really fried). Instead, I love philosophy, riddles, new information (including a lot of useless facts), meeting people and other things that teach me about this strange thing called life.

I am in the highly enviable position of having a job that I simply love. It allows me to travel the world, giving me much stimulus. And, I can quite confidently say that I am also pretty good at what I am doing. Somehow, critical thinking and problem solving has always come naturally to me – I make no excuses for blatantly abusing this talent to rise quickly to fame in my industry.

I am 34 years old and the last 1 year has been the most  crazy year in my life so far – I have transformed myself. Before my transformation, I felt quite awkward around people – I never really understood the hidden signals people send (thought they expect others to see them) or the mechanism (pardon the choice of words – I am a scientist by heart) of human interaction. But today, it is different.

Through rigorous study and forcing myself into many awkward situations, I have learned how to be comfortable interacting with other people. I have read psychology and negotiation technique. I have studied personality archetypes, body language and human nature. I sought to understand mindsets different than my own – and learn to cherish the differences - or walk away from the really crazy types. And yes, I admit it, I have also tasted the forbidden fruit of game theory – the art of picking up women. In the process, I have become a more sociable being, more tuned to the feelings of others. Though I still makes many social blunders around others – I know how to correct them now and how to improve. I feel comfortable apologizing, giving and receiving compliments and socializing. In other words, I no longer feel clueless or “geeky”.

It wasn’t easy. In the process, I have been doing many strange things. I have met many interesting people (including a good amount of sexy women) - and generally socialized a lot.  About a month ago, I decided that I had learned enough and changed enough to feel comfortable and worthy.  Yes, there was a social stigma that had to be overcome. We all carry emotional baggage around from our early years. But, unlike most people I have met, I believe it can be dumped and replaced with better behavior.

I feel comfortable around pretty much anyone and can small talk with most people – though I am still picky about the ones I really make sacrifices for. I am fundamentally a “giver” – I love being good to people I like.

The time has come to put my new skills to another use. I am sick and tired of one night stands, single serving friends (see Fight Club) and bickering men and women sucking up my life energy. Fortunately, I have kept (and met) good friends during my transformation – the time has come to pool our resources and improve our life quality together.

During my year of change, I was part of the Gamer community – a pack of men focused on nailing down, once and for all, the secrets of how to charm and seduce women and become successful at meeting other people. It was a useful skill to acquire, but there is more to life than seduction, body language and small talk.

The Gamer community taught me that support from people who dare to challenge each other, really help you learn and develop as a person. But I needed to leave the Gamer community before turning into a pure Casanova. I needed a new way to be challenged and become an even better human being.

With MindGame, I decided to start G.O.D. A small group of people that have similar goals: a balanced life of high quality – based on morals, integrity, honesty and respecting the needs of others.

This is our blog, I bid you welcome and hope our knowledge will be of use to you as well…

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