The ''Ultimate'' Simulation Game Right In Your Own Hometown
 

The thread below regarding Poker, Blackjack, Roulette, Monopoly and the rest is an interesting read...

Blackjack is my favorite game in the casino and Poker, outside of the casino. I hate playing the "flop" in a casino. I want my own cards, thank-you!

One important element which is missing from all of the above computer simulators and board games are actual emotional, physical interactions.

If any of you really want to feel the adrenaline surge... Head to your local pub!

Sit there for awhile and drink a Pepsi or Coke. Watch the people interact with each other. Try to get a feel for what they are doing. Is the guy in the red ball cap going to take the young blonde home??? Heck no!!! Look at her expressions! She wishes he'd leave already!

What about the booth in the corner??? They are holding hands and looking into each others eyes... Good for them!

But... The couple in the next booth... He's watching the game on the TV while she's trying to talk to him! Examples are endless. Watch how people act and react in situations.

Now you'll not see everything in just one evening... So tell your spouse or significant other, you need to do more research for your business tonight! LOL (Just kidding! Take them along with you and make a game out of it. When was the last time you two went out without the kids anyway?)

Here is the adrenaline part... Watch a certain table or booth for awhile... Then walk over and introduce yourself and begin a conversation about a different topic within their group. See how they respond and act. Do they follow your lead? Are you petrified? Can you hear your heart pounding in your ears? IS your breath becoming short? Do they blow you off and you walk back to where you were?

Ross made the most valid point in the whole thread. He posted in regards to actually getting out and doing something. Ross talked of people buying the Chattel Report, but have all of them put it into actual use? Most likely not. Ross is correct! Most haven't!

As for games, there are great Daytrader Simulators out on the market. Also the very best Flight Simulators money can buy from Microsoft! Even though I own both... Never would I attempt to actually fly, or daytrade, with just simulator experience. Too much to lose. It's safer "playing" at my desktop!

But then I also have casino games on my computer! And when I head to the casino... I wil experiment. Because I can afford to lose some cash. Not the $10,000 daytrading though... Nor my life while trying to pilot a plane. Just because I can takeoff and land safely on the simulator, doesn't mean I have the know how to do the actual thing!

Walking up to strangers, introducing yourself and begining a conversation will cost you nothing!!! Nothing but your pride, ego, adrenaline dumps, and a long walk back to your seat.

And sadly enough... Ross is right. Not many will risk "Having a GO!" with this one. Sitting in front of your computer screens playing games is a safe place for you.

Marketing online is a safe place as well. Until someone questions you or your product on a forum and then all logic ceases and people start flaming one another.

In the real world, when someone is questioned... We better have a dandy response to cement the deal. Attacking someone personally doesn't garner you favor in front of anybody, especially business people!

So get out to your local pub or restaurant and "Have a GO!!!" It cost absolutley nothing and will be the closest thing you ever get to "simulations".

Unconditional Lifetime Guarantee!!!

I will absolutely guarantee you... You will have a feeling in your stomach which no board game, flight simulator, Monoploy game or computer game will give you.

So....

"Have a GO!!!

"What if she laughs in my face! I'll be humiliated!"
 

Hi Mike,

> Here is the adrenaline part...
> Watch a certain table or booth for awhile...
> Then walk over and introduce yourself and
> begin a conversation about a different topic
> within their group. See how they respond and
> act. Do they follow your lead? Are you
> petrified? Can you hear your heart pounding
> in your ears? IS your breath becoming short?
> Do they blow you off and you walk back to
> where you were?

Mike, that would be an interesting experiment....

I tend to first try to establish rapport (even without thinking about it).... So rather than leading straight off the bat, I'd do some pacing first.... I'd see if I could notice anything similar between me and them before I even approached the table....

I actually find it *harder* online, because you're going on much less information.... I find it much easier to talk on the phone than I do to write an email. On the phone, at least I can hear the tone in the other person's voice.... And in person, it's even easier, because I can see their reaction in addition to all that....

But online? Part of it is guesswork.... It's a much harder row to hoe....

You can't see their expression. You can't hear the tone in their voice. You don't see any gestures. You have to fill that all in by guesswork....

> Walking up to strangers, introducing
> yourself and begining a conversation will
> cost you nothing!!! Nothing but your
> pride, ego, adrenaline dumps, and a long
> walk back to your seat.

I know what you mean....

It's a bit like asking a woman/girl for a date (from a male perspective)....

When I was in high school, I had no idea how to do it! My reaction was like you said.... My heart beat faster, my palms got sweaty, I'd start to think -- "what if she laughs in my face! I'll be humiliated"....

But, after you've asked a couple of girls out -- and they didn't laugh at you -- it becomes easier.... You learn how to be subtle (at least that approach fits my personality). yet still clear enough so that she understands what you mean, which is that you're interested in spending some time getting to know her.... You both get pretty excited.... :)

> Marketing online is a safe place as well.
> Until someone questions you or your product
> on a forum and then all logic ceases and
> people start flaming one another.

Yes, such a thing can be a problem....

It's actually a lot tougher, in my experience online, because a significant chunk of communication disappears.... I've read that around 93% or so of emotional communication is usually non-verbal - the tone of the voice, the facial expressions, posture, gestures, and so on....

All that is lost online which makes it tough....

You can read more about this at http://www2.pstcc.cc.tn.us/~dking/nvcom.htm ....

Good comments, though.... Good food for thought....

Cheers,

Dien

Re: "What if she laughs in my face! I'll be humiliated!"
 

Dien and Mike -

Interesting posts. Thanks for the link, Dien.

Another place to try RH and simulation along these lines is at business receptions and trade shows, where you can join and try to influence several conversations with strangers all day.

The benefit here is that you may get some business or gain knowledge in your field while practicing influencing others and rapport-building skills.

Bob

You Lookin' At Me?
 

I said... Are you lookin' at me?

No.

Are you lookin' at my girl?

No.

NO! Why? Ain't she good enough for ya!?

No, no. She's very attractive.

Oh, so you were lookin' at her then!!!?

Gulp.

Forget CATS. Forget Oaklahoma. Forget Broadway.

The best theater is the human theater. And it's playing every day at a shopping mall near you.

Just go on down. Grab a Coke and dog. Have a seat and enjoy the show.

Watch the silly man get to the top of the escalator, just stop and let everyone behind him bunch up trying not to knock him flying while he figures out which way he wants to go.

See the slow walking woman zig and zag from one side of the main walkway to the other while the fast people play dodgemcars trying to not walk into the back of her.

Look on as the old man leaves his shopping cart in the middle of the isle, sideways, while he stands with a lost gaze staring at the wide selection of denture cream.

Be amazed as little Johnny gets his mom to buy him a gross of chocolate bars.

Hold your breath as the young woman tells the dress shop owner that while they reserve the right to check her bags, she reserves the right to tell them to go to hell - look, it says that very thing on her t-shirt.

Close your eyes and peek through your fingers as old Gladys tries to park her teeny tiny car in the huge space and needs 38 goes to get it right.

Ah, the human theater. The best show on earth. It's free and it's playing across the nation NOW.

What will you see today?

Michael Ross.

Great to Learn by Doing.... :)
 

Hi Bob,

> Another place to try RH and simulation along
> these lines is at business receptions and
> trade shows, where you can join and try to
> influence several conversations with
> strangers all day.

> The benefit here is that you may get some
> business or gain knowledge in your field
> while practicing influencing others and
> rapport-building skills.

Thanks for that great suggestion.... :)

As they say, "practice makes perfect"....

Great advice from you and Mike to start learning by doing, You get out there and do it, and essentially you learn the skills.... :)

Great stuff! :)

- Dien

How to Profit from the Human Theater....
 

Hi Michael!

Great thoughts.... :) The "human theater" around us can not only be interesting, but also profitable....

In at least two ways.... BOTH to do with trends!

I remember hearing a radio interview that the successful product developer Bill Myers gave.... In it, he talks about going to trade shows and fairs to see what people clustered around, what they were interested in.

It was a good way to get a finger on the pulse of upcoming trends.... To see what kind of products were getting HOT....

As a product developer, he wants to be at the early part of the trend, and catch the wave as it's surfing by.

From his research, by watching a certain section of the "human theater," he would get valuable information to help him with his product development activities, so he could have a product ready for the public when the trend was starting to heat up!

The second way to use the "human theater" for profit was given by Peter Lynch, who was one of the world's most successful professional fund managers. Here's the guts of the technique he gives in his books (like "One Up On Wall Street" -- a great book)....

He would go to places like shopping centers, and see what shops were BUSY. Where were people doing their shopping? What were they buying? What was HOT?

Then, he'd use this kind of information to help guide his stock-picking....

For example, he was shopping with his wife and daughters, and his daughters wanted to go to the BODY SHOP.

This was when the Body Shop was brand new....

When they got there, the place was jam-packed full of people. It was busy!

So after seeing that, Peter Lynch was no fool. He invested in the stock, and it skyrocketed....

Again, he watched the "human theater" to see what trends were happening....

A fascinating way to work! :)

Thanks Michael.... When I'm not staring at my computer screen, I like to get out among the public too, and see what's happening, and what people are doing....

It can clearly be lucrative, whether you are developing products or picking stocks.... :)

Cheers :)

Dien