“Dude- It’s A Sausage Fest.” Ughh…Not Really.

Posted on | September 21, 2008 | No Comments

“There are so many guys here. Where are the girls? Dude- it’s a sausagefest.”

Now how often do I hear those words come out of a guy’s mouth at typical social events like a happy hour when they find that the ratio of guys to girls is unevenly distributed.

Till this day, I am amused and baffled whenever I hear this. Of course, I’m the same guy who walks into the room and never bothers to notice if it is truly “dude-city.” My mind is focused on other things rather than trying to figure out if the guy-to-girl ratio is even….or not.

And then I start to hear how guys make all sorts of excuses as to why they can’t talk to one single girl in the room. The excuse typically runs along the lines of how too many guys are making it difficult to any one girl. So that is one way of looking at things. But here’s another;

Let’s just assume that the ratio of guys to girls is 60/40 or dare I say, 70/30.

A wise a businessman once told me that you could make money or you could make excuses, but you can’t do both at the same time.

In this particular scenario, most guys choose to make excuses. They don’t care to make money… or honey, in this case.

Here’s how to turn that glass half-empty approach to a glass half-full approach.

Consider the fact that most guys never make a move on a girl anyway. So if half the guys out there never bother to make a move, your true ratio is not really, say 60/40. It’s now 30/40. Wow- look at that. Now women outnumber the men. Or at least, the “real men” in the room.

Moral to this story?

Losers always find a way to lose. Usually, they end up buying into the status quo beliefs of others.

Winners find a way to win.