I've decided to post this on here, after originally posting it on RSD Nation.

This is a LONG write-up - for those who just want the summary, go to Part 2 and scroll through to The Important Bit - What I learned from World Summit 2011.

For everyone else, get yourselves comfortable and read on.....

I've wanted to go to Vegas for while, and when I saw this back in March I thought to myself this looks like the deal for me.

As I sat on the plane to the US, I knew that this trip would be life-changing. I had some scepticism - were these guys really the real deal? I would find out over the next week or so.


SUNDAY - Tyler
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Takes me a while to locate the conference room (directions aren't really something they focus on in Vegas casinos) but eventually get there. As it turns out, there were people from all parts of the globe in attendance and the majority, like myself, are first-timers.

Tyler opens his seminar with a lengthy infield video, and all I can say is that smashed to pieces any remaining doubts that this would be a waste of time. This is how I would summarise the first 2 infield videos:

1) A demonstration of how 'deilbrate illogicality' can build attraction, as well as physicality and dominance. The relentless quest to get the girl, even when faced with scary-looking Russian dudes. Having a strong sense of self.

2) Plowing through NUMEROUS shit-tests, when many a guy would have bailed out at some point.

These two videos set the tone for the rest of the session. Tyler provided the foundations for good game:
- continually going out means you are 'constantly grounded in reality';
- re-frame sticking points in a positive way - you are on a verge of a breakthrough, exciting shit is about to happen;
- EXTREME non-neediness is the aim, i.e. abundance mentality
- it doesn't matter what you open with, as long as there is grounded confidence and intent;
- having an 'icy' demeanour, where you draw state from within rather than the environment

I liked Tyler's energy and enthusiasm, and the theoretical stuff was punctuated with lots of anecdotes.

And that was the first day done - time to go out!

SUNDAY NIGHT - Pure
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Gonna keep the night FRs short and sweet, the main story was not extracting the girl I was with out of the club. Once the window had passed, she went cold on me after that. A harsh lesson learned.....

MONDAY - Nathan & Ozzie
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Nathan

Having never read any of his stuff before, it was great to get a different perspective on things. This would be the running theme for the rest of the week, but at the same time some fundamental principles came through that I will write down at the end.

Nathan was very down to earth and chilled, and provided some very good points and insights:
- LOGIC is the enemy; logical conversation with a women can cause loss of attraction, thinking in a logical way (e.g. Tyler said 'do this') puts you in your head, therefore messing with your state;
- disengage logic and engage the emotional;
- view it as a social game; be social with EVERYONE;
- be outcome-free - have no expectation but to have a good time;

He also mentioned that the game can be structured around 3 areas - heart, creativity and technicals.

Ozzie - 'fear technology'

This was the focus of this particular session. Ozzie's message was that fear destroys performance, and you have to keep using fear as 'fuel for performance'. He believes in challenging yourself CONSTANTLY to improve. So what did he mean by this?
- 'Escalate until you find resistance' - 1 step back, then 2 steps forward
- set challenges for yourself
- Risk & Reward - you have to take the risk to try and gain the reward

The infield videos were particularly funny (read any of the Ozzie BC testimonials to get an idea of the challenges you are set), but also reinforced the message that a lot of fear and doubt is created in the mind.

Goran and Matt (London Crew) also gave short presentations. Goran showed an infield video of him plowing through the initial resistance of a girl, getting the makeout, and then fighting off repeated cockblock attempts by the fattie friends.

Matt talked about the benefits of taking a BC, and how whilst it was very useful ultimately it is YOUR responsibility to keep going and use what you have learned in the field.

MONDAY NIGHT - Marquee
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AMAZING club, absolute mayhem inside! Went with another of the guys from Summit who turned out to be a very good wingman, we were hitting up groups everywhere. Two main lessons from this night:
1) Talk to guys - as well as keeping him occupied whilst your wing does his thing, they will sometimes introduce you to single girls in their group as well!
2) Pulling the trigger - this was a problem that night for both me and my wing - we simply weren't taking a risk and escalating.

TUESDAY - Todd & Ryan
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Two different styles of game explained today.

Todd

There was a lot of theory mixed with some improv exercises to help stay 'out for your head' during the night. These were the main points:
- 'Vibing' is important in an interaction;
- go beyond the obvious - go from A to C in the conversation instead of A to B - more creative, more interesting conversation, be 'in the moment';
- Value + Comfort = SEX, you need to have a fairly even ratio of both;
- view the interaction as a fire - don't let it go out! Turn up the heat (Escalate) or let it explode (Blowout) but either way, don't let the conversation fizzle out;
- think of yourself as a $10,000 cheque - if someone chooses not to accept it, that is their loss;
- interrupt boring talk with random statements;
- build a sexual vibe through physical escalation - let them know you have a dick!

At this point I had my first of several epiphanies - the girl will not escalate as she will not want to look like a slut. Therefore, the emphasis is on you as a MAN to lead the interaction. This theme of leading and escalation was talked about by all of the RSD instructors that week.

- build intrigue e.g. make a statement about the woman, then wait for the response.

There was a lot of emphasis on the importance of building comfort through physical AND emotional connection.

Ryan

This was very much a 'no-nonsense' speech that had everyone in the room engaged. These were the main points:
- view extraction as a series of small steps e.g. cloakroom - front of club - outside - taxi - front of house etc, making the whole process easier to manage;
- ALWAYS view yourself as high value - the girl is NOT the top priority, and be prepared to walk away if necessary (abundance mindset);
- if she is asking you questions (shit tests), she ISN'T shutting you down;
- relate to the woman on a PERSONAL and EMOTIONAL level;
- for younger women, tell her what is going to happen.

TUESDAY NIGHT - Pure
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Spent quite a lot of time with one girl, but had the 'scarcity mentality' which messed me up in the long-term. Afer a hour and a bit, she said she was 'going to the toilet' and never came back. So I had nothing, she had a free drink. Not good! The rest of the night was Blowout City....oh well.

WEDNESDAY - Tyler (II) & Alex
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Tyler

In the first half of the session Tyler went away from PU and talked about the concept of the 'Yes Man' society, where people's minds 'are conditioned into a low state of consciousness' by the media, internet (particularly social networking sites), junk food and other such things.

The second half went back to PU. The main points to come out of this was:
- personal tranformation can be painful, akin to a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly - it doesn't happen instantaneously;
- 'success will be hundreds, but failures in the THOUSANDS'

Alex

In his speech Alex had a lot of things to get off his chest, and this session really resonated with me regarding some of the things I had been thinking about prior to Summit. He started off by saying that state 'is a virus' and that 'relaxation is the variable that allows you to get laid'. For me, the two are definitely linked as I'm quite laid-back. In his speech, some very good points were made:
- 'influential legacy' mindset - be a source of INFLUENCE and EXCITEMENT;
- girls will present continual shit tests....to find you out;
- have no outcome, except to have fun!
- physicality separates a friendly interaction from a flirty one;
- time is your friend
- 'the more comfort there is in the interaction, the wider the bandwidth of heart-to-heart communication'

Alex also showed an infield video of one of his interactions which was a great example of plowing - for the first 20 minutes or so the girl is giving him nothing but a load of shit tests. Many a guy (including myself) would have bailed, but Alex just amuses himself in the interaction. However he still shows intent, and the girl eventually warms to him. Seeing that was another epiphany in terms of being persistent.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
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No major outing as I was fucking tired, did a little bit of street game with 2 other guys. There was still a lesson learned from the interactions - NEVER ASSUME. One girl that I was talking to claimed that her boyfriend was standing next to her, yet I was up in her face and definitely getting interest. Turned out they had only just met the guys that night...it's those pesky shit tests again! So an early-ish end to the night.

TO BE CONTINUED........