"If you want to attract the guy outlined in your brief, you need to curate your photos to match him," Benjamin explained. In the meantime, though, I devoured the rest of Appily Ever After and collected a few more dating tips to try out in the wild. While spending some time in my hometown, I met up with the son and we had a good time! But the jury is still out on whether enough sparks will fly across the country to warrant a second date now that I'm back in NYC. I gave him my business card and hopped off that plane as if I owned it. Before I knew it, he was graciously inquiring if he might connect me with his handsome and successful adult son. We lightly chatted about the companies he'd built and sold, and I told a dreamy story of my ambitious move to New York. A seasoned CEO type, the gentleman to my left looked like he could fly the plane if he needed to, but was just as content to enjoy his 2 p.m. I boarded, ordered champagne, and inadvertently bewitched my seat mate. When I caught the next leg of my flight from Chicago to San Diego, I got an unexpected upgrade to first class. I was suddenly and inexplicably radiating pure confidence through this awareness of my greatest strengths. I felt so satisfied and confident in the things that made me exactly who I am. By the time I arrived at the gate in Chicago, I had also landed on "reasonably athletic" and "nails usually look nice" for numbers 49 and 50. The exercise was meditative, captivating and at times, and really hard, but it resulted in magic that I've since been trying to replicate. I had forgotten how intuitive I am with animals and children, or the fact that I have a particularly delightful disposition (unless I'm very hungry). Trapped 30,000 feet in the air, I embraced the challenge and wracked my brain for another 40 lovable attributes, slowly rediscovering myself in the process. Benjamin and his book insisted I keep going and not stop until I'd come up with all 50 qualities. Sure, I'm cute, ambitious, and have a membership to the Museum of Natural History, but after about 10, I was coming up short. Next up, "Your Value." Benjamin instructs you to write out 50 qualities that make yourself a great catch.
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