{"id":37138,"date":"2011-10-01T20:23:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T04:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=37138"},"modified":"2011-10-01T20:23:28","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T04:23:28","slug":"friendly-luke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=37138","title":{"rendered":"Friendly Luke"},"content":{"rendered":"

People relate to me without the beard. It makes me appear more friendly, more accessible. Women dig it.<\/p>\n

A guy said to me in shul over Rosh Hashanah that I have the friendliest face.<\/p>\n

Frankly, I haven’t been particularly friendly since my three shul
\nejections in 2001. Though it was all my own fault, it took a
\ntoll on my psyche.<\/p>\n

Working in the underworld for all those years, it gave me a reflex of retreating from people, afraid that they’d hurt me once they found out what I did for a living.<\/p>\n

I feel different now that I have an honorable profession — teaching
\nAlexander Technique.<\/p>\n

The most common question is — what do you do?<\/p>\n

Now I can say, “I teach Alexander Technique” and 50% of people want to know what that is and that starts an interesting conversation for
\nme…and possibly pick up clients.<\/p>\n

I’m coming out of my shell. I went to a Rosh Hashanah party Wednesday night and met a lot of people.<\/p>\n

I’m determined to be outgoing again.<\/p>\n

I’m leaving the hovel after more than 14 years. This is my last night. <\/p>\n

My new place is a nice apartment. No hovel. No shame bringing someone back there for a lesson. The Ford Center! (Hat tip to Marcus)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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