I literally haven't told anyone.

I started my self-improvement journey about 7 years ago. It was amazing! Reading and listening to all this mind bending material taking me outside my current beliefs and opening my mind to the endless possibilities of life.

Obviously I wanted to spread the word.

So I told my best friend; He had very similar thoughts and feelings to me, so bought him books to read... It would be great to have my bestest buddy with me on the journey with me.

He laughed in my face. Told me it was a load of old tosh. Then belittled me for even needing to look into that 'stuff'. Great friend.

I realised then that people don't want to be preached too.

The other reason that I haven't told anyone is because, for me, this is a very personal journey. My feeling is that if I told my close friends / colleagues, they wouldn't truly understand what I am trying to achieve and will label me as a cowboy hat wearing, black eye liner wearing magician trying to shag as many girls as I can.

If someone asks me straight 'Are you a PUA?' I would say 'No way!” I don't identify myself as a PUA. I'm still me, but I've become part of this community to improve my social skills and to understand and counter my approach anxiety.

On the flip side to all this... I would only tell someone about the community and various game skills if I believe they are asking the right questions. If someone wants to know how to improve their social skills then I will go right out and tell them because they are ready to be directed (skills or the community). No point wasting your breath on deaf ears!