Can you imagine feeling relaxed and comfortable in social situations?
I couldn’t. I’d “freeze” around people. I was clueless about social rules and often misunderstood. People betrayed my trust, disrespected me, and treated me like a doormat.
The Social Gladiator helps you overcome these same issues.
Yeah, this guy in the white shirt who looks like a hobo about to ask you for some crack money. Take a good look at him.
That was me in high school.
I was obsessed with becoming liked, respected, and accepted by people around me. Instead, I was that weird guy who would draw cartoons in the back of the class, talk about things nobody cared about, and look creepy in social gatherings.
Don’t believe me? Look at this photo.
I didn’t even know how to play the guitar. I was thought it would make me look cool and impress people when I post it on Facebook.
The worst part is that I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. Here I was, just as “normal” as everybody else, yet I had so much trouble talking to people without feeling like I’m diffusing a bomb.
I had no self-esteem, no confidence, and worst of all… no idea how to improve myself. I’m guessing you can relate to this, right?
I went on Google and typed in stuff like “how to become popular” and “how to improve my social skills.
This led me to a lot of bad advice.
From self-help “gurus” to pickup artists, everybody claimed to have “the magic formula” or “the golden technique”.
I tried everything I could. Some things worked, most didn’t. After almost two years of constant effort, I was pretty much the same person. Insecure. Unsocial. Unhappy.
Most people around me just seemed to “get it”. They knew how to behave in social groups and say the right things.
I didn’t. And this made me frustrated and anxious. I mean, I felt like there was something wrong with me. This stuff isn’t supposed to be so complicated. And I’m a pretty smart guy. Why can’t I figure it out?!
Instead, my mind was filled with thoughts like…
I honestly never believed I would ever be able to say these words, let alone truly believe them. But these days, I can’t imagine socializing being a source of stress for me. In fact, it’s a source of great pleasure.
Can you believe that this is me? The same weird-looking creepy guy from the beginning?
When people see my photos from high school, most of them can’t believe how different I used to be. When I tell them I was awkward, shy and insecure, they literally think I’m lying.
My personality is so different that people can’t imagine there was ever a time where I wasn’t a social and outgoing person.
Believe it or not, I wasn’t posing for this photo.
It looks like I was because I look confident in myself. You can see I’m. comfortable in my own skin and that power is visible even on a random, casually-taken photograph.
You cant tell by my body language, posture, look, and the way I dress that I have completely transformed.
Hi. I’m Phil Janecic, the guy behind Mind of Steel.
In 2014, I started sharing ideas about building mental strength, becoming disciplined and improving your social skills.
My writing was harsh and honest because I thought nobody would actually read it. It turned out that my brutally honest way of approaching important subjects was something a lot of people needed to hear.
Don’t pretend to be someone you’re not. Become someone you want to be.
This is a unique book on socializing that teaches you how to understand and overcome your issues instead of just masking them with fake confidence tricks.
The Social Gladiator is a combination of:
Understand what's causing it and how to make it almost non-existent.
Develop a more positive self-image and deal with your insecurities.
What's confidence? How does it work? How to increase it?
Learn to present your thoughts in a better, clearer way.
Where do you meet people? How to choose your approach? What to do next?
How to tell when you should trust someone and when someone is just using you.
Find out what makes people like you and how to present yourself in a better way.
This 274-page PDF book is the combination of years of research and experience. It teaches you how to understand your cognitive biases, overcome your insecurities and improve your social skills. You can view it on any device or print it out.
These tools and exercises allow you to track your progress along with the book, apply the advice to your own life, and do the exercises that come assigned with some chapters.
Since starting Mind of Steel in 2014, I’ve received thousands of questions about dealing with specific social situations.
I’ve combined all of the best questions I’ve received via email and social media and gathered my advice and detailed advice in this add-on booklet. These questions and answers teach you how to apply advice from The Social Gladiator to everyday situations and how to deal with common problems.
Most of this advice has never shared anywhere else online.
A collection of exclusive, never-before-seen interviews with people who managed to overcome their social anxiety. We explore advice on dealing with bullies, traveling, dating, business relationships, goal-setting and more.
With almost five hours of video interviews, it’s easy to get lose sight of the most important lessons and practical advice.
To make things easier, I’ve highlighted the most important information from each interview, including a short summary, important lessons and advice you can directly apply to your life.
An exclusive podcast episode that has never been published anywhere else on the web. I go into more details about my own struggle with social anxiety and how I managed to overcome it. It also explores why and how I made the book, as well as how to best use it.
Whenever this product is updated, whether it’s improving existing files or adding new ones, you will always have access to the latest version of everything in your package.
To make this a no-brainer, I’m giving you full 30 days to see what this book has to offer. If you realize you don’t like it for any reason, I will give you a full refund.
Seriously, I’m that confident that this book will help you improve your life. If you don’t see the value in it, simply email me within 30 days of your purchase and you will get every single cent of your money back.
No hassle. No forms to fill out. No complication.
Worried about buyer’s remorse? Don’t be.
This product comes with an ironclad 30-day money-back guarantee. If you start reading it and think — “Wait, this sucks. It doesn’t help me at all.” — just shoot me an email and I’ll give you a full refund.
No hassle, forms to fill out or hoops to jump through. I make sure you’re 100% satisfied or I don’t want your money.
“Books are an investment. I hear from people all the time who tell me they plan to buy this book or that book. Plan? Just buy it. I promised myself a long time ago that if I saw a book that interested me I’d never let time or money or anything else prevent me from having it. Not money, not time, not my own laziness.”
Ryan Holiday, Bestselling Author
No, this book is digital only. It is available in three formats: PDF, EPUB (for most e-readers) and MOBI (for Kindle devices). This means you can view it on almost any device (computer, phone, tablet, Kindle, e-reader). You even get a PDF you can print out.
No. Even though I’m a guy and my personal experience is from a guy’s perspective, this guide is focused on how anybody can deal with their insecurities and improve their social skills.
Yes! In my teens and early 20s, I was extremely shy and awkward around people. I’d go out every week with the sole intention of talking to one new person — then fail every single time. This book is all of the advice I needed at the time, but couldn’t get.
YES! Your information is safe, it stays private, and I don’t have access to your data.
Buying things on the Internet can seem scary, but I made sure that your purchase is as safe as possible. For processing purchases, I use a service called Gumroad. They rely on infrastructure of payment processors Stripe and PayPal, who implement many measures to make sure your information is private and secure.
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No problem! I’m sure you will find it extremely useful. But if you don’t feel it helps you, email me within 30 days of your purchase and I will give you a 100% refund. No hassle or forms to fill out. Just email me and that’s that.
I have personally dealt with all of the issues the book covers. I also spent years researching psychology and understanding this topic, as well as coaching other people in becoming social.
I interviewed five people in total. 4/5 of people who had trouble being social and managed to overcome their issues (some with my direct help). They talk about dealing with issues like bullying, dating, travel, business, moving to a new place, etc.
One person I interviewed is someone who is very social and extraverted. He provides a lot of useful insights into how naturally social people view the world of social dynamics.