Quote Originally Posted by givememyleg
Sometimes I just watched the 200/400+ nl games and I see the same people all the time. I just don't see how I could bring my game up to there and seriously think about beating it. I don't know if it is a confidence issue, motivation issue, or whatever; but I can't see me bringing my skill as it stands today and beating those levels. I am even nervous to take shots at 100nl. I have some learning to do.
I was having a conversation just yesterday with one of my MTT compadres. He was talking about looking up tourney results for people like beLOW aBOVe, Tmay, etc and being disheartened by how well they were doing. I think he said beLOW has cashed 90K this month already (LOL). I told him that it can be inspirational as well, keep working on your game and you should be able to at least approach this level of success. I told him to think about how much his game has improved over the last year - he said he can see a huge difference just since May. I'm constantly amazed at how far I've come and what I've learned since I signed on here. Think about that for a bit and hopefully it will improve your confidence and your perspective. I like what you're doing with this thread, keep it up.

Here's something from the back of a Starbucks cup that I liked:

Quote Originally Posted by Anne Morriss, Starbucks customer
The irony of commitment is that it's deeply liberating - in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life