Hi everyone!
My name is Mike (WalmartCNXN on PS) and I live in the Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario. As I've found it very motivational to post previous blogs on 2p2 I have decided to put this one up as well. If you haven't read any before you can expect: grind, a lot of random ranting, hopefully some nice graphs, and if the past is any indication; some serious run good
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Now what's different in this PGC? Well, all of my previous blogs have been all about some combination of: maximizing volume, maximizing profit, maximizing study/efficiency, getting in shape, improving relationships, and eating healthy. Moreover, an ongoing process to become an elite poker player and fund my life along the way. What's different about this PGC is that it is actually going to be about playing less poker and eventually leaving the game entirely.
The reason I am giving myself the year 2018 for one last run in poker actually boils down to a few factors:
-Leaving the game entirely will be extremely difficult for me. I've put in so many hours of grinding, studying, or even just thinking poker in the past ~8 years. It's so tough to leave something that's almost become a big part of your identity.
-I want to give myself time to research/find other passions and have enough time to prepare a reasonable segway into them.
-The enjoyment I have playing poker has declined along with it's profitability in recent years. I feel like the opportunity cost of staying in the game becomes higher and higher each year I play, whilst the profitability shrinks.
-I have always felt like living a normal life is very difficult (for me personally) when grinding so many hours. It has been extremely difficult to be present in my relationships (mentally and physically).
-I am so far in my comfort zone in poker. The time is just beginning to feel right to move into some other avenue that fosters more growth for me as a person.
-Quitting altogether I believe is best. I have always had difficulty with moderation and I really do not want to have poker on my mind all week when I am at some job or w/e.
-The last reason I am staying in the game until December 31st this year is that I feel like there is still a lot of freedom for me in this game and a few things I want to achieve. Funding my life for another year and maybe using the freedom to travel the world a little bit would be really cool.
So anyways, that's why I've decided that this will be my last year in the game. It's a brutally tough decision and it will be tough to part with the game when the time comes. However, I do have one last year to complete the following goals:
-Get my health back to a level where I can feel confident/happy/energetic/proud. I feel pretty good right now but there is a heap of room for improvement. This will be done via gym sessions 4x/week and following a dietary plan...more on those things in another post.
-Continue to improve my dating life. Work on having more selection with women and continue working to screen for suitable longer term relationships.
-Continue to fortify and foster relationships in my life. Give less attention to the ones that are degenerative or toxic.
-Travel a warmer country when the weather is bad to live in a grind house and experience living in another culture.
-Practise meditation regularly and keep working on mindset. Mainly focus/confidence/happiness.
-Find a new career or primary money making venture that can replace poker.
-Grind my ass off for another year and hopefully end up with some nice profit and results
-Come to terms with quitting for good and moving on.
Anyways guys, that's about all I can think of for now. To sum it all up: we can say that 2018 will be dedicated to: health, wealth, relationships, and starting to explore some exciting opportunities that lie in this big dark abyss, that is life outside of poker.
I welcome you to follow and would appreciate it. Off to PCA to get this year started right!
Life beckons....