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I used to freeze up at parties. Not anymore. Here’s why...
it was THIS simple all along
Alright, mate.
Last weekend, I went to a house party.
Packed room. Music blasting. Strangers everywhere.
A few years ago, that would’ve been my personal hell.
I’d be standing there, drink in hand, forcing a fake smile, overthinking every word, terrified of saying the wrong thing.
I’d try to “play it cool” with women—relying on tactics, rehearsed lines, and whatever bollocks I’d picked up from YouTube.
And yet, under all that?
Crippling anxiety.
I felt like an imposter in my own skin.
Like I was acting confident, but inside, I was screaming.
Fast forward to last weekend…
I wasn’t overthinking. I wasn’t strategizing.
I was just me—fully present, relaxed, having a blast, flirting effortlessly, connecting deeply.
And it wasn’t because I magically “got better” at talking to people.
It wasn’t because I learned the perfect opening line.
It was because I fixed the real problem.
I dropped the social mask.
I stopped trying to be who I thought people wanted me to be.
I stopped putting my self-worth in what other people thought of me.
And when you stop living for approval?
When you become the self-respecting leader of your own life?
That’s when real confidence kicks in.
The kind women actually find attractive.
The kind people are magnetically drawn to.
No scripts. No pretending. No anxiety.
Just you, showing up fully, as the strongest, most magnetic version of yourself.
But most guys never get there.
Most guys stay stuck in a loop—learning tactics, watching YouTube videos, trying to “game” their way into confidence.
And they never realize that confidence doesn’t come from pretending.
Confidence comes from owning fully who you are at your core.
That’s what changes everything.
And that’s exactly why I created Pleaser to Leader—my 12-week coaching program that turns shy, people-pleasing "nice guys" into confident, grounded, and authentically attractive men.
It’s not about memorizing lines or playing some fake persona.
It’s about rewiring the way you show up—so you never have to pretend again.
So you never have to feel invisible again.
Because here’s the truth:
Women don’t reject guys because they’re too nice.
They reject them because they don’t trust them.
And why would they?
If you’re constantly filtering yourself…
If you’re always saying what you think she wants to hear…
If you’re afraid to show the real you…
Then how is she supposed to believe in you, respect you, or want you?
That’s what we fix inside Pleaser to Leader.
If you’re tired of second-guessing yourself…
If you’re done feeling like an afterthought…
If you’re ready to stop watching other men succeed and actually become that guy yourself…
See you inside.
Oliver