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It was then, that I had a light bulb go off inside my head and I realized that I truly needed to be open-minded about this dance and cannot bring my old habits and integrate it into the dance.

different dance styles and techniques require different mindsets

I decided, I was going to take a step back and then deliberately posed a question to myself “I am going to completely ignore whatever I learned in salsa and try to learn tango as it is really taught”.

I was immediately surprised at my rate of improvement in the dance after I switched my thinking like this. I then realized what it truly meant to be open-minded.

To others it may seem obvious, but this was my rationale in thinking and which helped me overcome this difficult hurdle in appreciating this new dance.

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Although having previous dance skills in another dance helps but the techniques and nuances of the dance are very different from each other and one needs to ‘open’ up to this dance without introducing the rigid and fixed rules of the previous dance.

learning a new skill faster requires a truly open mind

It is only when you go with a truly open mind and do not bring your previous habits or make any correlation with the previous dance, then you can expect to accomplish greater and faster results.

Suffice to say that not only did my dancing improve in Tango, but my dancing also improved in Salsa.

This kind of philosophy of thinking and attitude applies to many areas of learning where specialized skills are involved.

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Keeping this in our mind, we can go about discussing some of the concepts of flirting as it relates to social interaction.

atitude of mind can take us to great places

The article is not going to go into great depths on this subject but we will highlight the essential points of this topic.

We have already covered the first essential points of the importance of flirting and the mind-set one needs to learn more effectively in this area.

The other aspect of this learning dictates answering some of the following questions

‘Is it worth while learning…”
“What if my personality just doesn’t allow this…”
“I already have a satisfactory life, why do I need to know this..”
“It seems like a big effort…”

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Some of these questions have been answered in part earlier, but we as humans have a habit of questioning and being curious of our own motives for doing something new.

some people are content with life as it is

We are all engaged in doing many new things and keep ourselves busy doing it.

If we are content with how we are and what we are doing, then the need for self-improvement on this topic is not required for some people.

Some people are driven and they want to learn and apply new ideas and thought processes that will help them in their daily lives.

If you fall into the last category, then you are likely to make use of the information here.

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However, the fact remains that any self-improvement programs if applied effectively can bring an increased sense of value and accomplishments and hence a more positive outlook to peoples lives.

self-improvement books are widespread and in demand

We all want to feel happier in our daily lives and therefore there is an abundance of self-improvement programs and books widely available to us.

Flirting is a subtle way of interacting with other people mainly of the opposite sex and trying to make yourself and the other person feel better about themselves.

This requires an understanding of all the available dynamics of human interaction that comes into play and not just observing it but making USE of it.

It is like a dance where you engage with that person in the mind and acknowledge each other in whatever activity you are doing.

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