Pat Stedman Blog

When You Get Turned Down

So in my other job, I recently had a big sales opportunity. I was selling a high-quality product at a low price point, to a place that had the space to sell TONS of the product. It would have been a huge coup for me to make this sale… and I was confident about it […]

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The Cougar Ascendancy

Everyone who’s at least somewhat awake to gender dynamics understands, when it comes to preselection, women desire men who are high status and good-looking. Bad looks, you need status. Low status, you need looks. (though note: status is relative to the environment, so don’t think you need to be an international celebrity to have high

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In Defense of Attacks

I talk a lot about the importance of strategy over tactics. As in, not focusing on short-term actions that undermine the broader goal. Some examples? – Trying to get a girl when the very act of pursuit undermines your frame– Gaming a girl who is not a good fit for your broader relationship goals– Orienting

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Review of Pat Stedman by DatingAdvice.Com

Looks like we’re moving into the big leagues! In December this site got reviewed by Hayley Matthews, Editor-In-Chief at DatingAdvice.com The article was a great look at how I got to where I am today and some of my philosophy of “what’s important” when it comes to helping men. Take a look: http://www.datingadvice.com/for-men/pat-stedman-a-holistic-approach-to-improve-dating-mindsets

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What Is #Upstream?

WHAT IS #UPSTREAM? There have been a lot of comments and questions about #UpstreamTwitter in recent days — what it entails, what we stand for, what we hope to achieve. We appreciate the interest. But I’ll admit, although the the group nominated me to take a stab at it — these aren’t easy questions to

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Doping For Dopamine

I am in a serious rush today, so this will be a bit of a “basic bitch” email. But I want to get it out anyway since it’s been awhile since I talked to ya’ll. (in my “other” job this is a very busy time of the year, and as some of you have seen

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