Hi all.

I decided it was time to make a drastic change in my life which consequently will lead to a drastic change in poker as well. Because of this I thought it would be a good idea to ditch my old Op thread that was basically filled with tilted complaints and spewy hands. The purpose of this blog isn't so much to write long drawn-out posts (though I'm sure there will be some) but is more for me to simply keep track of where I am.

As anyone who has spent any amount of time on IRC with me knows; I tilt.... very hard. This tilt isn't exactly specifically poker related either and stems from a long history of anger and emotional blow-ups mostly related to competition. I used to always lose it while playing sports but especially during my high school years I began to get it all under control. I feel that one of the most important things that helped me do this was a structured routine with meditation involved in it. Thusly, I have recently written out a daily schedule that includes a new workout plan that I created along with regular meditation and yoga. I feel that these things will be absolutely vital to my success as a poker player and as a baseball player next year.

I've never dealt well with failure so I am taking all possible steps to now avoid that. I'll be updating this Op very regularly with some brief thoughts and hands, as well as weekly BR updates; which I am hoping will be the only times I purposely check my bank roll. I appreciate anyone who takes the time to read this whole deal and I would like to keep up the music posting as part of this blog so to start off, here is one of my absolute favorite dubstep tracks of all time.

YouTube - M'Black - Heartbreak (Bare Noize Remix)

TL;DR

Dude tilts away insignificant amount of money.
Breaks TV remote in frustration.
Realizes deep seated anger issues.
Makes life style changes.
Profit.