The Problem Solver





There is a possibility you’ll strike out! Well we weren’t gonna lie to the guy, I mean it’s happened to me a few times! In this line of work you got to know how to communicate as well as listen! Listening is very important,, not enough people listen, I mean really listen, get to know what the other person thinks. Practice is another thing, Saying hello to someone, communicating with the guy at the store, getting to know the folks around you, I tell them it’s useful, especially when you’re about to meet someone for the first time and you’re really sweating!

I wait in the car., it’s a downtown bar in L.A ! He checks his tie before crossing the street, clutching his phone incase he needs advice, I mean come on it’s only natural for the guy to feel nervous in a place like this, especially where there’s competition.

A few seconds later he tells me he sees this broad at the bar, instantly he knows she’s the one; I tell him there’s a conversation theory, that men feel they can’t talk to women, “I mean really attractive women” the way they talk to other guys or ordinary looking women without it seeming like a come on! “Just be natural, treat her as a person and don’t come out with any corny lines like telling her she’s beautiful!” “A woman like her probably hears that a thousand times!”

“What shall I say?”

“ Anything.” “Find out what she likes, “Start by offering to buy her a drink!

“What if she refuses?” he inquires as if expecting to fail.

“Then we’ll just have to try something else/”

, Remembering my advice to stay calm. He replaces his phone in his blue suit and sits on a stool a few feet away, I notice that he keeps looking around, clearly he’s nervous, with a broad dressed like that any guy would be !. Realizing he’s gonna blow his chance, he offers to buy her a drink? She hesitates for a second, before accepting! He orders two Vermouths, then the conversation begins. “I can tell by her body language that he isn’t making her uncomfortable, it’s important I always tell them, recognizing someone’s body language, that and being a good listener!

Outside people are leaving with their dates, he hails a Taxi; I drive off knowing my mission is done!

It doesn’t mater where he takes her, come to think of it it doesn’t matter where we take any of them, male, female, business, friendship, it always ends the same! I make a call and tell the guy we’ve connected with his wife and to send the money to our account in Sicily.

The next day the headline reads:

Wife Of Corporate Boss Found Strangled In River.

Sometimes it’s hard getting to know people and gain their trust, but like I tell all our recruits, when you gain their confidence this job really pays off!

THE END