Interview with Jonathan Bennett, author of Be Popular Now
“Be Popular Now: How Any Man Can Become Confident, Attractive and Successful (And Have Fun Doing It)” is essentially a handbook of male popularity. A handbook? Written with my twin brother David, “Be Popular Now” offers concrete tips to help men increase confidence, approach women without fear, become the center of attention anywhere they are (even online), and much more. Every chapter is entertaining and informative, with real world examples and practice exercises. So if we had to label it with a genre, which would it be? And what kind of readers is it intended to help? Complete this sentence for us: if you like _________________, you’ll love our book. So that’s the change readers can expect to experience? At the risk of being blunt, is this just a book that teaches guys how to have sex with lots of drunk women? We not only draw on scientific principles, but also spiritual ones (like mindfulness and detachment). We try to create confident guys who can attract anyone: friends, dates, networking partners, etc. On the dating side, we believe women are attracted to confidence and excellence. A truly confident and excellent guy, by his nature, can meet the basic romantic needs of most women. So, he has no need (or desire, we’d hope) to go out and take advantage of drunk women. Now we know your definition of attractive, what about successful? We believe that success is ultimately becoming your best self (and this varies depending on the goals of an individual), and impacting a lot of people in a positive way in the process. We meet a lot of individuals and always try to leave them better off than before they met us. Ultimately, we want to train guys to do this too: to make others feel better, give them more meaning in life, help make a day at their crummy jobs better, etc. And we hope those they impact will in turn do the same. We call this “energy amplification.” The more positive impact we can send out to the world, the better everybody will be. Can women read this book too? Yes, for a few reasons. First, a lot of the book’s biggest fans are women. Many of them want to help the men they love (sons, brothers, etc.) find a greater degree of happiness. We offer that. Second, a lot of our tips are gender neutral success principles. Finally, in several chapters we offer tips for women as well. They may be reading it on behalf of a son, brother, etc. and we feel they should get some extra value for themselves. Have you guys written any other self-help books? Tell us a bit about yourself. I’ve actually been down the road where many guys find themselves: bored, frustrated, and unhappy. My tips to help guys become popular and attractive aren’t just theoretical; they actually worked for me. Is that the motivation behind the book? But, our attractiveness and popularity didn’t just benefit us. We helped people laugh, developed deep friendships, and made the lives of others better. Our lives had become so amazing we felt the need to share our tips with the world. We truly want to help guys experience what we have. Do you have a website where we can keep up with your work? How can we follow you on Twitter and/or Facebook? What’s next? |
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