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Rejection SUCKS - but it doesn’t have to paralyze you… *Learn How*

What's the Turtle Exposure Method? 🐢

Imagine this, your heart races as you match with a captivating woman on a dating app.

Eagerly, you send a message, hoping for a connection as electrifying as your initial attraction.

But then, DAYS tick by without a reply. The familiar feeling of self-doubt creeps in, and you can't help but feel that sinking sense of rejection.

Even though you KNOW that not everyone responds to every message.

Surrounded by friends who share their dating success stories. And, while you love your friends – you can’t help but feel envious that you don’t have similar stories of your own.

You feel inadequate and start to pull away from social gatherings. The last time you went to one –

It went something like this…

You see a highly attractive girl that you want to have around your arm. With sweaty hands and a little push from your friends – you muster the courage to approach her.

Starting the conversation your voice shakes and squeaks like a pre-pubescent little boy.

Every word feels like a potential misstep, and your anxiety begins to surge.

You struggle to maintain a natural conversation. Thinking that any moment of awkwardness will lead to her laughing in your face.

You walk away from the conversation feeling a sense of emptiness and a loss of confidence that lingers for weeks.

You’ve replayed scenarios like that in your head for weeks on end. Wondering where you went wrong.

The SOLUTION (you’re not going to like it):

First off, you have to kill the idea of perfection in your mind. No matter how long you pursue physical/personal perfection you will NEVER achieve it.

If you approach self-improvement like this you’ve got it all wrong –

“When I look like (Y) I’ll get (X)” or “When I accomplish (X) I’ll finally be happy.”

This comes from a place of insecurity and will only leave you frustrated when you inevitably can’t accomplish perfection.

Here’s what you need to do…

I call this the “Turtle Exposure Method

The fastest way to overcome rejection paralysis is to TAKE ACTION.

In the beginning, you’re going to be scared to death from years (maybe even decades) of overthinking.

To overcome this you need to gradually come out of your comfort zone. Like a turtle’s head, you’ll be popping out and then going back inside.

Over time breaking completely free.

Couple this with setting realistic goals. At first, go out once a week making it a point to have 1 conversation with an attractive girl.

Then, in the second week go out once and make it your goal to have 2 conversations with 2 attractive girls.

Gradually upping the ante weekly coming out of your shell.

In just two months, by setting and achieving realistic goals week after week, you'll witness your fear of rejection gradually fade away like morning mist, revealing a more confident, resilient version of yourself.

I believe in you bro.

Always the best,

Cleopatra

PS:

I’ve been debating creating a course around this topic.

If this is something you would like to see from me and you would find it helpful; Reply to this email with the word “Turtle”.

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