| What? Are you mad? You want to dodge bullets in | | | | chances, starting conversations under all kinds of |
| Afghanistan, narrowly escape drowning in a shark | | | | situations. Once you've gotten used to that, you can |
| tank in the Caribbean, or negotiate with an | | | | focus on the skills of seduction and get your own |
| overweight megalomaniac gold fetishist while | | | | Bond girl. Just watch out for femme fatales, though I |
| strapped to a laser torture apparatus? If so, I can't | | | | hear they can be loads of fun. |
| help you. But if you want to go to exotic locations, | | | | If you've worked on your looks and your social skills |
| meet interesting and beautiful people, and live the | | | | then you've got one final part to take care of. You |
| more glamorous aspects of the James Bond lifestyle, | | | | must set yourself up to live a life of travel. Whether |
| then keep reading. | | | | through freelance writing, the creation of your own |
| If there's one thing about James Bond that is | | | | physical or informational product, or by working |
| undeniable, it is his impeccable sense of dress. For a | | | | abroad, if you earn your money in dollars and travel |
| man performing some very dirty business he always | | | | in countries with a weaker currency you can actually |
| makes sure to look his best. He is, after all, a | | | | increase your standard of living! The best places for |
| representative of the Queen. So in your quest to live | | | | this are Southeast Asia and South America, where |
| the James Bond life style, you must always look | | | | there's no shortage of leisure and adventure. |
| good (actually, not always-you don't have to sleep in | | | | Those three broad components form the core of |
| a tuxedo). Wear clothes that fit you: both your body | | | | the James Bond lifestyle. The details, though, will |
| and your personality. And get fit as well. Channel that | | | | require great amounts of work on your part. Luckily |
| James Bond grit and lift some weights. | | | | you won't have to join the military and work your |
| But looking good is only one part of James Bond's | | | | way to the CIA, but forming a new life style takes |
| aura. He knows how to get anything he wants out | | | | patience and effort. Even so, you'll probably be |
| of anybody. It helps that he has teams of writers | | | | sipping a martini in Monte Carlo some day, glad that |
| scripting his lines for him. For you though, that means | | | | you took control of your life. Well, maybe not a |
| you need to learn the dynamics of social interaction. | | | | martini, and maybe not in Monte Carlo, but you'll still |
| Look a person in the eye, smile cordially (or goofily if | | | | be glad. |
| your favorite Bond is Roger Moore) and take | | | | |