Sunday, November 7, 2010

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Video: Jill Clayburgh Dancing In Her Undies In 'An Unmarried Woman'

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 12:08 PM PDT

Actress Jill Clayburgh passed away last night, after a long battle with leukemia. We’re totally bummed about the news. And for those of you who are a bit to young to remember the 66-year old from her many films, you may recognize Jill from such shows as Nip/Tuck or Ditry Sexy Money. But we wanted to point you toward our favorite of her roles, as a recent divorcee in the 70s chick flick “An Unmarried Woman.” Check out this classic video of Jill dancing in her underwear from her Oscar-nominated role. And, if you are ever in need of a movie to watch with your girlfriends, grab a few bottles of wine and Netflix it. Between Jill Clayburgh’s performance and her awesome 70s wardrobe, it’s definitely a movie worth watching.

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Video: Jill Clayburgh Dancing In Her Undies In 'An Unmarried Woman'

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Come on, NC-17 isn’t that bad… Actress Michelle Williams is pretty depressed by the fact that her new movie Blue Valentine got an NC-17 rating. She says she’s taking a year off from acting. (EW)

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Interview: Marni Kinrys, The World's Greatest Wingwoman

Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:37 AM PDT

Marni Kinrys is the World’s Best Female Pickup Artist. For those of you uninitiated in the realm of Pick Up lairs and hard core date coaching, that means that thousands of voters at the Pick Up Artist World Summit awarded her with that title this year.

She has apparently perfected the art picking up women with her patented series of tips and strategies called The Winggirl Method. I caught up with Marni to talk about why men need help like this. And learn why some men are beyond help.

How did you become a pickup artist?
I have been doing this my entire life. I have male friends. And I’ve been their wing girl forever. I started doing this professionally six years ago. At mixers, or open bar parties, I noticed no one was talking to women, so I started pulling guys over and giving them feedback – what was working, what wasn’t. I went home that night, thinking, can I do this professionally?

I put out an ad on Craigslist, and I had 75 responses in Los Angeles. I wasn't usre what I was. What better way to attract bees than with honey? A couple of months later, I was introduced to David DeAngelo – the biggest pickup artist in the world (and a great marketer.) I ended up doing a seminar with him, and he put me up for the pick up artist  award. At a certain point I was the only woman. Now I'm considered the world's biggest pickup artist.

What is the “Pick Up Artist community”?
Until a few years ago, it was a really underground community. Now there are millions of men who are part of it. They meet on lairs – online lairs – the share information about their pick ups. That book The Game uncovered this community. And now, somewhere in the world, men are learning skills to pickup women.

How do you teach these skills?
I help men become better men. Manipulative tactics – that don't really help. They may help that man out for five minutes. But not in the long run.

What about someone like Mystery, who sometimes insults women to get them in bed?
I think for him – he was a virgin until he was 24 – he has not worked on himself as a man. There are certain artists who don't have strong confidence – they have a great routine and they feel superior to others. That allows them to pick up and sleep with great women. It doesn't allow them to keep them.

Why don’t negative strategies work? i.e.: putting women down to pick them up?
Listen, these strategies that many men in the Pick Up community have learned, that belittle women in order to gain attraction, may work for an evening. BUT will never work long term UNLESS a man’s goal is to be in an endless, dysfunctional relationship where a woman is constantly insecure, needy and fighting for his attention.  I hope that no man wants this.

These negative strategies don’t work with all women. They will work on young, insecure women.  Smart women will not fall for them, but if they are done subtlety even that smartest of women will succumb. Again NOT GOOD at all and I never advise any man to use these strategies. In fact, I would fire a client if I ever heard he was doing these things.

What do you do?
Men want to be able to sleep with or be with or date whoever they want. What I do, I help men reclaim their masculinity. They don't know, or they see things in a different way because they're not in the headspace of a woman. But I can look at a woman who has done X,Y or Z, and I explain why she's done it, what it means.

How many couples have you satisfied?
There are 6000 men who follow me and listen to my views.

Why don’t you help women find men? Are they all right on their own?
Nope. Women are not all right on their own, but I am not ready to start coaching them yet.  The reason I am so good at what I do is because I have access to the one thing my clients will NEVER have access to: a woman’s mind.  I have experienced it all from the female side, so I can explain this to them.

What’s the best place to pick up members of the opposite sex?
EVERYWHERE!!!  I find that people don’t realize the number of opportunities that are around them at all times.  I have a client who has been finding great success at his grocery store. You can meet women in line at the bank, walking on the street, activity groups, at a coffee shop, singles mixers, online dating, anywhere.  It’s a change in mentality. Once you realize that women are attainable, options are everywhere.

How much time/money should men expect to invest to pick up women with your help?
It depends on what they need.  Some men may need more time and work and others are quick. I will say that every man has his own sticking points.  What I do with them is discover these sticking point and then help them make tweaks so they can move past it.

This is my favorite part of what I do.  Once we discover the sticking points, it becomes so easy.

Has there ever been someone you couldn’t help? Where do you draw the line with helping clients?
I can’t help men who don’t want to be helped. You have to be open to working with me. You also have to be willing to put my advice to practice.  I can tell you what to do for three weeks, but if you don’t get off your butt and practice, take risks and try it, it’s never going to work. I’m not an instant magic pill.

Have you ever tried using your method to find yourself a man?
I actually met my man one month before I started my company.  He is the man that I teach men to become.  He was confident but not cocky, didn’t feel the need to say too much, was kind, caring and good but had boundaries and stated his expectations of me.  He was the first real MAN I had ever been with. He helps me understand men and is open to me exploring being feminine. Trust me, he gets coached but we have grown into a really strong couple that sometimes screws up but knows how to get back to a great place every time.  He is now my husband. We got married in April.

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1. What is the biggest misconception that men make when picking up women?

The biggest misconception men make about women is that they are better then them, simply because they are attractive. I have SOOOO many amazing, well-educated, attractive, GOOD men telling me that if they see an attractive women they think things like “she must have a boyfriend, I don’t want to bother her, I’m too short, too fat, too poor, not funny enough, I have nothing to say” etc.  These men throw away all respect for themselves and start doubting their self worth because of a woman they don’t even know.  These attractive women are not flawless, without baggage or even close to being perfect.  Yet these men believe they are.

My advice to these men is to believe in your own self worth and go after what you want, ALWAYS.  Stop rejecting yourself before you even give a woman a chance to do it herself.

2. Why don’t negative strategies work? I.e.: putting women down to pick them up at bars?

Good gosh, thank god they don’t.  Listen, these strategies that many men in the Pick Up community have learned, that belittle women in order to gain attraction, may work for an evening. BUT will never work long term UNLESS a man’s goal is to be in an endless, dysfunctional relationship where a woman is constantly insecure, needy and fighting for his attention.  I hope that no man wants this.

These “negative strategies” are harmful to both women and men.  They destroy women and they ruin it for other great men who really want to be good to a woman.

I will say that these negative strategies don’t work with all women. They will work on young, insecure women.  Smart women will not fall for them but if they are done subtlety even that smartest of women will succumb. Again NOT GOOD at all and I never advise any man to use these strategies. In fact, I would fire a client if I ever heard he was doing these things.

Why don’t you help women find men? Are they all right on their own?

Nope. Women are not all right on their own, but I am not ready to start coaching them yet.  The reason I am so good at what I do is because I have access to the one thing my clients will NEVER have access to, a woman’s mind.  I have experienced it all from the female side, so I can explain this to them.

I have never been inside a man’s mind, so I don’t REALLY know what is going on. But after 6.5 years of working with incredible men and being exposed to the PUA community, I am becoming better equipped to help women. I am finding that my advice is more grounded and many women tell me that the insight I provide them is very different from anything their female friends have said.

My long-term goal is to assist women and teach them how to think realistically, rather than ideally.

What’s the best place to pick up members of the opposite sex?

EVERYWHERE!!!  I find that people don’t realize the number of opportunities that are around them at all times.  I have a client who has been finding great success at his grocery store. You can meet women in line at the bank, walking on the street, activity groups, at a coffee shop, singles mixers, online dating, anywhere.  It’s a change in mentality. Once you realize that women are attainable, options are everywhere.

But remember, that everything is a pathway to something else. So if you join a group with the goal of meeting women, don’t get upset if there is no one you are attracted to.  Befriend others who may have women to introduce you to outside of the group.

You said you didn’t plan to become a wing girl? What did you want to be when you grow up?

I wanted to be in entertainment. When I was younger I danced, I was on TV shows in Canada. When I graduated from College, with a bachelor’s degree in Psych, I started working in production. My goal was to produce and make films about people.  People always fascinated me. The dynamic between men and women especially.

After a year of working in production I knew I had to move to NYC or LA if I was really serious. So I aggressively put out my resume and got a job in LA at a PR firm.  3 months later I quit, cause it was not for me, and I started my business.

How much time/money should men expect to invest to pick up women with your help?

It depends on what they need.  Some men may need more time and work and others are quick. I will say that every man has his own sticking points.  What I do with them is discover these sticking point and then help them make tweaks so they can move past it.

This is my favorite part of what I do.  Once we discover the sticking points, it becomes so easy.

What I am asking them in to invest in is themselves.  They are becoming better, stronger and more confident men so that picking up women comes effortlessly to them.

Can you give me a counterintuitive piece of advice that helps Men’s chances with women?

It’s not about what you say to a woman, it’s about how you say it. Women FEEL.  When you approach a woman, it’s not about how you look, well at least not after you open your mouth. It’s about how she feels you.  You can have the best line in the world to say to us, but if you don’t say it with a strong character behind it, it’s useless.

Also, has there ever been someone you couldn’t help? Where do you draw the line with helping clients?

I can’t help men who don’t want to be helped. You have to be open to working with me. You also have to be willing to put my advice to practice.  I can tell you what to do for 3 weeks but if you don’t get off your butt and practice, take risks and try it. It’s never going to work. I’m not an instant magic pill.

Have you ever tried using your method to find yourself a man? Have you
met any men for yourself at work?

I actually met my man 1 month before I started my company.  He is the man that I teach men to become.  I finally understood what I was looking for when I found him.  He was confident but not cocky, didn’t feel the need to say too much, was kind, caring, good but had boundaries and stated his expectations of me.  He was the first real MAN I had ever been with.  I have gone through so many experiences with him that have helped me with my coaching. He helps me understand men and is open to me exploring being feminine.  Trust me, he gets coached but we have grown into a really strong couple that sometimes screws up but knows how to get back to a great place every time.  He is now my husband. We got married in April.

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