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- Buddy's like, "Ah, man, I want to ask Nicole." And you're like, "All right, man, why don't you go ask her?" He's like, "What if she says no?" He's like, "Well, then you're in the exact same position you are now, which is you have no prom date.
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0:00Let's say you and your buddy are thinking about asking a girl to prom. Buddy's like, "Ah, man, I want to ask Nicole." And you're like, "All right, man, why don't you go ask her?" He's like, "What if she says no?" He's like, "Well, then you're in the exact same position you are now, which is you have no prom date. You will also have no prom date. But you'll have experience of asking one girl. What happens when you talk to the next girl? You'll probably be a little less nervous. And you'll probably realize that you'll survive. You will live if you hear a no. If you ask 100 girls, do you think one of them will say yes to your prom date? Probably. And in that situation, what are you now? Better off than you were before you asked. The moral of the story there is that you lose nothing from no.
0:30You only stand something to gain from yeses. And one yes can change your entire life. If you're willing to be rejected and see the rejections as you learning, meaning you win, and see the yeses as you also winning, then you can't lose.