My sticking points

So what's holding me up?

I've made great strides in terms of style, clothes, physical fitness, and generally taking care of my body and appearance.
Also, I've become way more confident, social and extrovert.
So what's holding me up?

1. Approaching girls
When a situational possiblity to strike up a conversation presents itself, I'm pretty good at exploiting it by now. The problem is when I know nothing about a girl, and the surroundings don't offer any clue (i.e. a club or a bar, as opposed to a bookshop or university setting). It just feels weird to use a canned opener, and I don't really know what to talk about.

2. Keeping it going
Quite a few times, I extend a non-personal business transaction or a chance encounter into a short personal conversation. But I fail to profit from it because I then run out of conversation and just say goodbye. Which brings me to...

3. Closing
I don't even want to know how many girls met me and thought "Seemed like a cool guy, too bad he didn't make a move, now I probably won't meet him again." Need to find more ways to get from casual acquaintance to phone number, or any other way to get in touch again.

4. Maintaining
Sometimes I get so caught up in work, studies or activities with friends that I just don't get around to making stuff happen with new girls I met, so the leads i do get dry up.

As they say, realizing one's shortcomings is the first step towards improvement. Here's to it.