The other week I had an interview with Richard E Grant for a documentary for BBC Worldwide. Now you probably think that I’m uber confident, well I am in some situations and not in others – like many people. You might be able to speak to a boardroom full of people, but then not to [...] Read more »
Dating Advice for Men – Date Coaching Feedback
Today I wanted to share with you a lovely email I received from one of my coaching clients (with his consent of course Hi Rebecca, I just wanted to email you to say thank you for such an insightful first coaching session with you. You asked me to let you how I found you and [...] Read more »
Dating tips for men – Be Assertive. Powerful Technique to Build confidence Approaching Women
I don’t know how many of you watch The Apprentice? I know you guys in the US may not be familiar with the show, but I want to share a powerful technique that someone used on there to collect women as potential customers for a ‘beauticians task’. In a nutshell, (for those that don’t know), [...] Read more »
Dating advice / tips for men: “My friend fancies you”
What you have to remember is that most of what we communicate doesn’t come out of our mouth. 97% is non-verbal communication, leaving a measly 7% for our patter. With this in mind how come we get so hung up on what to say? I always feel disappointed when I hear the “my friend fancies [...] Read more »
‘She looked/smiled at me she fancies me’…. Possibly, but how about other reasons…
1) she unintentionally caught your gaze whilst looking around 2) she heard you and was inquisitive as to where the noise/voice came from 3) she’s in a good mood and smiles at you in the street, just like she smiled to others on her way past 4) she’s on the phone and smiling at the [...] Read more »
The dreaded ‘friend’ trap
I hear this dilemma from so many guys in my coaching, so I’m going to endeavor to give you some tips here. To avoid getting into the ‘friend trap’ down the line you must when you meet a woman (whether she has a partner or not) express your interest in her initially and keep reminding [...] Read more »
Rebecca Dakin, Dating advice for men: Here’s how not to do it….
1. Peacocking (wearing an outrageous prop eg; pink tie, bright green cowboy hat) works but you have to have the confidence to back it up. The hat wasn’t a strong peacocking prop because it was a dull colour and looked non descript if it was pink, then that would have been 2. His lack of [...] Read more »