Health:
Workouts Completed this week: (5/4)
Times leaving diet guidelines: 4
20 Minute Meditation Session: 4/7
Books Read: 0/1
Body Weight +/-: -21 lbs. (since beginning of year)
Wealth:
Training Videos Watched: 1/1
Hours in the lab: 3/2
Sessions played: 4/4
Hours put into researching new avenues of revenue generation:2
Weekly Proft: +6933
Yearly Profit: +35 247
Live Poker Profit This Year: +9 963
Book Review: I was supposed to read "Think and Grow Rich" this week. Unfortunately, I got caught up in reading a book I already finished last year. Will read this week.
Hands:
https://www.boomplayer.com/24672580_9377544803
decent reg in BB. think this is an ok bluff given its very difficult for him to have a nut hand here whereas i have heaps of AK and flushes etc.
https://www.boomplayer.com/24669428_61043C4BC3
really hated myself after this. absurdly thin on river but figured villain is super sticky reg who might find some hero calls. prob wrong.
https://www.boomplayer.com/24669295_2FDC817AE1
villain is super aggro reg fish
https://www.boomplayer.com/24666175_65D3A01AF7
need to start finding exploit folds in these spots. villain is nitty lithuanian like 18/14/6 or something. its a good spot for him to be light but i just feel he isnt light ever. talked myself into making the donation.
https://www.boomplayer.com/24665124_A491130C86
wanted to jam turn and probably should in hindsight.
Random Rant of the Week
Ask yourself this question: if you had no fear...what would you be doing tomorrow? this month? this year? in your life? I want to explore down this rabbit hole a little bit as I've come to realize that the main thing that's held me back from some amazing things in life is fear itself. Whether consciously or unconsciously.
What is fear? "An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that something or someone is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat." Why is this a thing? Well, one of the theories is that we are biologically developed over thousands of years to have very advanced detection systems that can evoke our "fight or flight" response if need be. As per the name, this response makes the body aware that it either needs to fight or run away from enemies of a neighboring tribe or avoid becoming the dinner of a sabre tooth tiger. This response enables a rush of various hormones and physical bodily responses that prepare us for the worst. In short, this is probably a big reason why the human race has survived for so long. We are so good at avoiding and combating danger.
Here we are today in the present year 2017. If you're from Southern Ontario like me you will probably realize that there are close to 0 life threatening animals or insects in the wild. There's no grizzly bears, saltwater crocodiles, sharks, or sabre tooth tigers. However, there are actually several things we face on a day to day basis that could be life threatening. Ever realize how dangerous cars could be? All you need to do is step in front of one and you could be dead in a heart beat. Walking through downtown KW? You could get jumped/stabbed. So why aren't these life threatening events terrifying? I think it's simply through mass exposure to the events and thousands of affirmations that they are not dangerous, that the mind recognizes them as "safe".
Where I want to go with this is that our "pre-historic monkey brain" evokes our flight response so often that it disables us from achieving outstanding goals. It wants us to stay comfortable and survive. Let's be honest: the thought of getting rejected by some random girl in a night club often stops us from talking to her in the first place. In exchange for staying in our comfort zone with our beer held up to our chest, we're rewarded with the comfort of our right (or left) hand in that respective evening. What else do we miss out on? Potentially amazing sex, an amusing night, a potential friend, a potential partner, or maybe just a "no thanks". When you really think about this the risk is a small conversation starter that might get shot down...but just think of the reward. It's amazing what lengths we will reach to protect our ego. If you're finding yourself stuck in your "comfort bubble" like I have for so long, here's a few tips that have worked well for me:
1. Meditation: clear your mind and do this regularly. you will notice substantial differences in your presence and being able to identify certain emotions when you are feeling them.
2. Hynotherapy: try Elliot Roe or some of the free recordings by Michael Sealey on youtube.
3. Spend time mapping out your fears/barriers and working to find out what is causing them. Understand the barriers and devise a method to defeat them.
4. Prop-bet: Wager an amount of money to force you into a habit that the loss of the money pain outweighs the pain of performing the activity.
5. Small steps.
6. Have a social circle or mentors that will push you in the right direction.
As you guys can probably tell I'm running out of material for these rants as we're probably on about number 40 or so
I might actually start working a little bit harder on them throughout the week and doing more research etc.
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I'm feeling really good and I start with my personal trainer on Tuesday. I'm doing a 1 month bootcamp with him for 300$. Included in this price is 10 1 hour sessions+ a workout plan+a nutrition plan/grocery list. On top of this I have to go to the gym twice per week on my own without him. As I promised myself at the start of the year I would meet my health goals above all else and this is the next stepping stone imo. Really time to start buckling down.
Also on a side note I completely dropped the ball. So I had a friend who is friends with timex vouch for me to write blog posts/articles for pokershares and I got put on a list of ~10 guys where essentially we had to write a post and they would select a regular writer or two for $. I had this opportunity and dropped the ball by not even submitting my work to them. Was so busy this week but this would have been a cool experience to gain more writing experience and a nice addition to the resume.
On a bright note, yet another week of solid progression towards my long term goals and I can find great satisfaction in that. Thanks for reading/posting. Til' next time -Mike
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." -Nelson Mandela