# Episode 175
**Summary:**
In Episode #175 Ari – joined by special guest host Kavon of the Less Doing Mastermind Group – interviews Tripp of [TrippAdvice](http://trippadvice.com/), a company wholly dedicated to helping men move past traditional female dating roadblocks. Listen as Ari and Tripp discuss women, sex, entrepreneurship, and a whole lot more!
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**Time Stamped Show Notes:**
- 29:05 – Introduction of Tripp from [TrippAdvice](http://trippadvice.com/)
- 29:28 – How Tripp got started in the world of dating advice
- 31:19 – Creating general principles for dating
- 31:36 – Dating starts with what a man is, what a woman is, and what creates attraction
- 32:15 – Finding a mate and getting married is such a _huge _part of life
- 32:40 – Not all rules are set in stone and that goes for dating rules too—sometimes breaking the rules is the best thing you can do
- 34:40 – Try and kiss a girl on the first date
- 36:05 – Ari is terrible at networking—man or woman
- 36:30 – You’ll always get that butterfly in your stomach when you meet new people
- 36:50 – Comfort comes with practice
- 37:25 – Practice systematic desensitization to conquer social anxiety
- 38:00 – It’s not so bad to go up and talk to a stranger—remember that they’re people just like you
- 38:06 – Most people will actually be relieved that you broke the ice so they didn’t have to
- 39:24 – When you approach people at an event you’re automatically going to be seen as a social guy/gal
- 39:50 – Women want to be approached, they want to meet a man
- 40:19 – Give women the opportunity to meet you because they _want _to
- 41:00 – Develop and own a confident smile
- 41:09 – If you go up to a woman and say “Hi, I just had to meet you” you’re going to give her butterflies because most men don’t do that
- 42:00 – People are paying less attention to you than you think
- 43:50 – A lot of guys are afraid that everyone will be looking at them if they go up and talk to a girl
- 45:27 – Working 1-on-1 wasn’t a scalable business model for Tripp
- 46:01 – Tripp’s _Top 3 Tips to be More Effective_
- 46:13 – Fail fast
- 47:19 – Realize that _everyone _has to put themselves out there—we’re all fragile and have egos—Don’t assign value to people or yourself
- 48:58 – Successful people do what unsuccessful people are unwilling to do—take risks and work hard
- 52:25 – [TrippAdvice](http://trippadvice.com/)
**7 Key Points:**
1. If you suffer from social anxiety, practice systematic desensitization.
2. Give women the opportunity to meet you because – guess what? – they want to.
3. Just saying “Hi” is one of the most powerful pickup lines of all.
4. Understand what a man is, what a woman is, and what creates attraction—that’s the key to dating.
5. People are paying less attention to you than you think.
6. Develop and own a confident smile.
7. Successful people do what unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.
**Resources Mentioned:**
- [Text2Mindmap](https: