1on1 in Stockholm with Rokker (and HiRoller)

(I took a bootcamp i NY recently, and everything worked out excellent, but when I came home, my game came to a grinding halt. It's like what worked in the apple didn't apply home in dull and grey Stockholm. Probably because my abysmally low self confidence needs more than just a bootcamp to improve and last.)

We met up in Stureplan and first went to TGI Friday's to get to know each other and plan for the night. Luckily for me another guy (i think he's an instructor in the making), HiRoller, met up so I had two guys devoted to me for the whole night. We talked about where I stand and what I need to focus on. Since I'm very much a beginner at this, with very poor social skills even for an AFC, we focused on the opener and the transition.

Unfortunately I was very tired that night, turns out I had a flu coming, and spent the next week coughing and throwing up, and also I reacted very badly to the single blowout I had, and lost all my confidence, so I turned out to be one TOUGH student to teach

Rokker and HiRoller really gave it all they had. You could expect someone who picks up women for a living to be a bit self centered, but these guys really did all they could for me. I repeatedly wanted to give it up, but they pushed me on and on.

The best moment of the night was undeniably when I saw Rokker sarge on a 2set, while HiRoller stood by and commented the whole thing for me. There is so much to it that you don't see as an AFC, that makes the difference between success and failure. Most notably here, the two women started to walk away from him, and as HiRoller pointed out, Rokker called the shit test by standing still where any other guy would have followed in fear of loosing them. Sure as hell they came back immidiately when he wouldn't follow. Amazing to see!

My lasting impression of the 1on1 was that, even if I didn't advance quite as far as we wanted me to that night (I never got passed transition), I saw with my own eyes how "easy" it can be, that I can actually aquire the skill, so the feeling of hopelessness that sucked away my motivation is gone (for now at least, knock on wood... hehe). Despite all the theory, nothing compares to actually seeing it happen.

As I told Rokker and HiRoller, best damn investment in my life.