Didn't set any goals for 2013 & am sure glad I did not. Learnt a lot more poker than ever, worked on my game quite a lot (there's always room for improvement), began the year nicely w a bunch of profit. Then all things failed in life in april/may/june and that reflected in my game all the way after WCOOPs. Managed to barely save the year and bank on the 1.5 profitable months I was on my own at the beginning of the year, profitable MP investments, profitable liveaments poker wise(down w costs) and extra income from coaching.
2014 will definitely be the first year I actually set some goals, won't list all of them here for the same reasons Shane doesnt, but poker/life wise they look something like this:
[ ]profit 150k in the first 6mo including the 3-4 planned live trips (csots included)
[ ]profit 20k+ in the first 6mo from cash games (Im back at msnl) and get real good at it
[ ]learn PLO cash enough to beat 400NL online and transfer those skills in MTTs
[ ]10k MTTs + grind more small/midstakes to offset HS swings
[ ]take 1mo break and travel a LOT during that time in June
[ ]go on my own the last 5mo, profit 100k in all areas poker related (coaching/vids inc)
[ ]read 40 books or more (on track already for that goal for the past 4-5mo)
[ ]gym regularly, quickly get into calisthenics following April
[ ]quit smoking completely (dont do drugs, on track for the smoking goal already)
[ ]hate even less
[ ]be grateful even more
[ ]plan vacations ahead of time (and stuff in general), dont leave it on the spur of the moment
etc...
This is mainly ^ to have something to come back to, during the hard times (which Im sure will come)
Happy New Year and lots of GL to everyone honestly desiring to achieve their goals
P.S. Props to moertelmu, one of the true poker bosses around here. GJ & GL buddy ! (I'll prop you at some point during 2014 about the beer drinking
)
P.P.S. one more important goal, as 2014 will be the year of changes: KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING, from poker profit to life costs, accomplishments, travels, random acts and experiences etc.. basically keep a very accurate journal, maybe even write in my blog - which has just 1 entry FML