Quote from: TheLittleMatchGirl on 05 November 2012, 10:51:41 pm

Its hard to explain what im asking here just something along the lines of do you think theres a certain kind of girl/woman who goes into this career? Do you think there tends to be a pattern with lots of WGs having similar traits?

I don't think there is generally; lots of people (and more than ever nowadays) are sticking up a profile on AW or whatever and deciding to give it a try, and the only common denominator is wanting more-cash for doing what they initially perceive to be not-much. They come and go in my town like the weather, anyway - I assume most fall by the wayside when they realise there's a bit more to it than they thought and just disappear into Erotic Content Only limbo, or whatever.

I do believe the people who are successful long term tend to share some character traits, but the same traits could be applied to most successful self-employed people, I think .

I have a lonnnnnnnnnng customer-service background, and my favourite thing in all of that work was actually the customers - even the really awkward ones - so I'm sure that helps a bit. I find it gratifying when someone goes away happier than when they arrived. More so if it was my input that made their day a bit better.

Quote from: EmilyJones on 06 November 2012, 04:41:05 pm

Oh - independence is definitely something that, in my experience, most successful escorts have. A "why ask for help when I can do it myself?" attitude. Because, at the end of the day, you could have ten thousand security buddies and a fleet of drivers and bodyguards, but it'll just be you in the room with the client so you'll be the one in charge of what happens in each moment of the booking. Lots of small but importance decisions to be made even during a half hour appointment. If you aren't used to making decisions yourself, life as an escort will be much more stressful/tricky, probably.

I was trying to think of a way to word this, but I would agree - you really do need to fend for yourself a lot of the time. Related attributes would be confidence and assertiveness which I think are vital, and should not be confused with aggressiveness; the ability to stick to your boundaries firmly and handle difficult situations with people who may be aggressive themselves (or even just nervous or defensive) whilst keeping things sensible is incredibly important, and as Emily says, once you're in the room nobody else is going to be doing that for you.