Hey readers

I have been feeling ultra motivated as of late so decided to write a quick post. I have added a new section for the site for my poker coaching, it can be found top right or here.

I also decided to change the “weekly” quote, something I haven’t really done weekly but will endeavor to do from now on.  Unfortunately I couldn’t find the author for the quote, but I thought it was very true, “Failure is not the worst thing in the world. The very worst is not to try.” Sometimes people are so worried about the results of an action before they have even tried, to anyone out there that is being indecisive about something just get in there and give it a go. Most people who have acheived great things in their life did so by learning from their mistakes and failures.

On a side note I recently ordered a shiny new Dell 30″ LCD monitor which arrived today, boy was I excited when I plugged it in(it’s the simple things I guess?).

Newman.

Poker – I have had a stellar month so far in May although I haven’t played as many hands or hours as I normally would of by this stage of the month. I have been focusing on playing the higher limits and really taking my time when playing. I have also been talking a lot of strategy with a few other high level players which has been a great help to my game mentally.

As I woke up late today I had a look at the poker games running and they didn’t look particularly easy with lots of good players sitting, I figured I would reward myself  with a day off (I don’t normally have many in any given month). The day crept on towards the afternoon and I had made no plans so I decided I would sit down and play a few hours of poker, boy am I glad I did!

Best day ever:

Coaching - So after writing about coaching in my last blog I received a few emails from candidates asking me more about what I was offering which was good. I have done a whole pile of coaching so far in May and have started backing (and coaching) players again, mainly players from 2+2 and guys I have met and talked too along the way. If anyone has any interest or questions about what I am offering, feel free to email or skype me, my details can be found in my “contact me” section.

Fitness - So after complaining in my last blog about being lazy about getting back to the gym I finally did it. I went in and signed up for 12 months ($500 something dollars!!!) and have been going 4-5 times a week since. I normally go for 45-90 minutes depending on how I am feeling on the day. It has left me feeling a lot better, more awake and has improved my mental state which is always helpful for the poker.

Unfortunately we don’t have a basketball team running right now so I haven’t been playing as much as I enjoy. Our team has put in an application to play at a different center to our last league, they have a waiting list and we have to wait for a team to drop out before we can get a place so hopefully it doesn’t take forever.

Share trading - I haven’t really had a chance to read the books that I acquired regarding share trading because I have been so busy with work and other stuff. Unfortunately the Australian market has taken a huge dive ever since I jumped on board.

The graph (oh how I have a love for pretty graphs!!) is of the all ordinaries index from March (when I started purchasing shares) to date. It is essentially a representation of the Australian share market as a whole. Basically shows a huge downswing which is unfortunate, but a part of the game which I am all but used to. Hopefully there will be some recovery in the near future and I can start turning a profit from some of my holdings.

Photography – So I sent my DSLR back to Canon in the east of Australia after I had broken something small whilst traveling in Thailand. I got a phone call two days later saying the camera is working fine and they couldn’t find anything wrong with it?

A little dazed and confused I asked the lady on the phone if she was sure, she said yes the service team tells me it has been tested and is working perfectly. I gave the lady my credit card details and after a $50 fee for a service it was back in my hands within a day, thanks for the good service Canon! (although I did feel a little stupid because I tried for hours and could not get the camera working at home).
I plan on taking a whole pile of new pictures now that I have got my camera fixed so look out for some photos to come in future blog entries

Barcelona, Spain:

Lola is growing big fast:

Until next time!