UPDATE: 25 Jun '13
Feel like I've sorted my priorities out, I've set some goals and now I'm ready to progress with life.
GOAL:
GETTING THE FUCK OUT!!!
Not happy with the situations I seem to find myself in, I want to escape!
I finish my placement at work in 4 months so I'm doing everything I can to be able to board a plane (if I still want to) and leave this country for a while.
Where I'll go, I'm not even sure. Just need to leave this place!
How will I do this? By keeping on top of my priorities (WEPAT)!
W - Keep work happy.
E - Manage time/energy effectively.
P - Crush NL25 over 100K hands.
P - Able to play 2K hands a day and still find time to review and improve.
A - Invest spare capital into currency exchange.
T - Start the Earn 1K course.
T - Start learning web development.
If I can build sufficient poker skill and also technical skill then I'd be able to earn money anywhere in the world. Combined with profits from exchanging currency on line, I think I could live a very nice life by my standards.
Finally, something I can work towards!!!
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Hi all!
Welcome to my blog which will focus mainly on poker and self-development, but may include some situations from my personal life. So let's get started by seeing my current goals.
Current Poker Goals - PEN
- PROCESS MODEL - practice the process model every session, hand and decision
- ENERGY LEVELS - don't play when tired, or otherwise unable to concentrate
- NOTICE IMPROVEMENT - see improvement of weaknesses (hand-reading and 3-bets)
For anybody wondering what the hell this process model is, it basically is a more structured way to improve faster at anything in life. By constantly preparing, evaluating and analyzing ourselves, we can make progress much easier to obtain.
If you seek more information, read 'The Mental Game of Poker', which has been one of the best investments of my life so far.
Current Self-Development Goals - SEW
- SLEEP - get up at 05:00 everyday, go to sleep by 22:00.
- ENERGY LEVELS - everyday, go for a walk/jog when you wake up. Don't eat sweets!
- WATER - keep it around you all day and sip it constantly.
Goal number 1 is going to be the hardest for me. I struggle to get out of bed sometimes. However, I'm got into this habit before, I just need to ensure I get back into it and keep it going for a month!
In order to do this, I will use
this gem of an article and also remember the reasons why getting up early is beneficial (
EAT):
- ENERGY LEVELS - since my sleep schedule will be more regulated, I will have more energy for use when awake.
- ARISTOTLE SAID SO - "It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom."
- TIME - I will also have more time to do the stuff I love such as study computing or play poker.
OK, so now that I have set my goals, I will go out and start to achieve them. I have also started keeping a time log so that I can see exactly where my time is going, and what I can do to better spend it.