Confidence.

I am amazed at the way some people carry themselves, or the way they show they aren't confident. I know when I feel uncomfortable in a situation, I try to act as confident as possible and attempt to blend in or act like I am supposed to be there. As I break my way into the advertising world, I find myself going to more and more "functions" some of which I know no one but the people I went there with and others where I run into everyone I've ever known. Either way, it's a new experience for me to have to do the random chit chat with people. "Where do you work? What accounts do you work on? Do you know so and so?" Every freaking time. Everyone in the Ad world is connected in some way or another. But I realized that no matter the situation you have to make the best of it- I already knew that but the point was definitely reiterated this evening. I also noticed how much the company you are with can make or break your evening. Or their lack of confidence can rub off on you. I'm not a fan of that. I think that is why I like friends who are sure of themselves, because then that rubs off and in turn makes me happier/confident. Or perhaps that is how we choose friends or the people we want to be around. Naturally we would not choose to hang around someone that was always dragging us down, right? I feel like I've just had an epiphany on this topic, or maybe it's just the first time that I've ever really thought about it. Either way for the first time in a while I fee like I have friends that bring out the best in me and we have a good little group of people going. I haven't had a "group" of friends that I hung out with consistently in a long time, high school days in fact. I never really replaced or found a group of people that were sincere, with similar interests, and fun to be around. It really is difficult to find that in a group of people.

Okay- How I met your Mother.

It's been a long week, but consistently "how I met your mother" starts it off strong. I believe the episode on this week was when Ted and Barney went to Philly to follow some girls. I think her name is Lilly (the one that is engaged to Marshall) tried to pick up some guys, or at least wanted them to talk to her. I'm sure we've all been in that place (or just me, it's okay, I understand if you're not willing to admit it) where you feel like you are invisible. The nights that you want someone to talk to you/buy drinks, it never happens, but when you least expect it, bam free drinks all night. Maybe it all comes back to the confidence thing and that when you have it, it attracts others. I think I'm on to something.