(Is anyone taking anything from these posts?)

State of Mind and your poker game.

You can study all the poker theory, strategies, ect. In the world, master them and still lose. Especially in online poker. You state of mind is a key component to a winning poker game. If you find yourself unable to focus and play poker you will lose. Had a bad day at work and can't forget about your boss? Don't load up a MTT, Tired, and find yourself zoning out, don't load up a game. Despite how much you want to play it will be a fruitless game.

How to get in the right state of mind.

Do your housework, exercise, or do anything ACTIVE. Teach yourself to focus on positive events and feelings, learn to teach your mind how to focus. You have to forget about the everyday humdrum of life, and your anxieties, fears, sadness, ect. These will not help you win, but they sure will hinder you if you cannot focus past them.

Play the game.

Often times in movie's and life you hear people talk about "The Zone", "The Field", what have you. That’s where you have to be. You will know when you are there, you can feel it. This is simply an intense focus on what you are doing, what your opponent is doing, what’s being played, ect. This is when you win.