We Become What We Think About

Hey guys, I just made this post on facebook for some girls that were complaining about not being able to watch some show. I was trying to decide if I wanted to post it in my blog or not, because I have been trying to make posts on self-improvement and I don't really want to make someone waste their time on tv, so make sure you don't do that and set aside only short periods of personal time in your schedule to watch tv.

I also learned that the VPN is not neccessary if you are in USA, but is if you are outside the U.S. Just contact the VPN site with what you want and your location and they can recommend something for you as i'm not an expert at this. And remember the whole point of this is to get rid of your tv bill or reduce it if you are having to pay for bunch of crap, don't waste too much time though. The TV stick cost me ~$50, VPN is like ~$10 a month and might be cheaper if you buy like 6 months or 1 year in advance. The live tv is not that great on this apparently but if you want to stream any show or movie, it's quite good and you can get it in HD.

Wrote out a how to for those of you complaining you couldn't watch SOA.
How to get Kodi on your TV or computer
you will need to purchase or already have:
-computer and/or android tv stick *make sure your TV has an hdmi port but it should*
here is one I just purchased. My research suggests that android tv sticks are better than apple tv.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EE4KKDA/
-kodi
kodi.tv
-VPN (optional for extra security)
http://www.intl-alliance.com/store/aff.php?aff=024
I have spent a lot of time researching VPN's for personal, job use and I have recently switched to IAPS from another VPN.
IAPS is by far the best I have come across in terms of speed and support.
-Wireless mouse/keyboard
plug the usb dongle into the android tv stick to control it.
How to set up for Android:
-connect your HDMI android TV stick to your tv. (will be used as monitor)
-connect to your internet
-connect to vpn using your sn and pw purchased from IAPS VPN
-go to settings enable Unknown Sources, otherwise you won't be able to download anything but from Google Store.
-go to google and type in kodi.tv > downloads > android > x86 for android 4.0 or later.
For your computer:
-connect to the VPN following the insturctions that came in the email with your purchase.
-go to kodi.tv >downloads> choose your operating system and download.
How to set up Kodi
Kodi comes stripped with nothing on it, it's the add ons that make it powerful.
Most popular add ons: fusion, super repo, phoenix.
Popular repos: blaze, eldorado.
Genesis and 1channel have pretty much every movie and show you want.
How to get fusion:

You can install all of them through the add on wizard or go through adding the ones you want one by one.
there is a way to download all of the add ons, but you may not want to do that as it will take up a lot of resources especially
on android stick, so just pick the ones you like.
Controlling Kodi:
wireless keyboard or mouse.
phone, in kodi go to system settings and enable kodi to be accessed through port 80 or port 8080
search for xbmc remote in your apps, download connect etc.
Enjoy and remember google is your friend.

This is so gold on so many levels. Everyone should watch imo
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Still stuck 4.3k for the month, volume is still meh. I'm not too upset about it to be honest, I spent few days updating OS, setting up RD and virtual machine, now I pretty much have access to my computer anywhere in the world. So it's not like I just wasted time not doing anything, it was quite productive and super +EV long term, now I can play while at parent's house or if I'm away from my house. I just got to buy a laptop sometime soon which means I need to grind more and run better. Like 3.3k below ev for the month and 11k below ev over like 150k hands of mostly 1/2 and little 2/4. It's pretty frustrating tbh but I can definitely tell I'm getting better at the mental game. Things tend to bother me less now, but of course I still have a point where I can't control my emotions, happened to snap yesterday at one point and insta quit my session. Luckily now I can easily tell when I'm upset and can just quit. The gym routine is going well, I definitely could have better results if I ate even more than I do but of course it's important to just slowly increase calories and be patient. Muscles feel sore but it feels great to be back in there doing squats, deadlifts etc. I have been studying that field a bit more as well and feel like I'm pretty knowledgeable and have a really good idea of what I'm doing.

Good news, yesterday I got unstuck for the month :f_love:. Overall I'm happy with how the month is going but of course as usual there is room for improvement. I'm quite a behind pace on my grinding and working on poker due to the few days I spent updating my OS and getting everything set up. Also few days I just lost so much or was having technical problems that caused me to angrily quit. I get more upset about getting d/c or timing out during a hand than I do when I actually lose, speaking of which I timed out with AA for the first time in like forever yesterday as well because I haven't set up my hotkey program yet. My own fault for that but I still managed to 14 table with out is fairly well, it just happened that moment I had a lot of tough decisions across several tables.

Also I can tell that it's easy to let things get out of hand unless you are on top of everything and get stuff done daily, which is of course easier said than done and of course it's a lot easier to do so when everything is going right. Something Jared Tendler talks about in his MGOP is the inch worm concept of improving your worst and comparing it to your past worst (meaning when you are in a ds) before improving your best. I can definitely tell both my mental and the actual poker game are getting better when in a downswing. I realize that I and many others think about it illogical and have self-entitlement to win but it's important to just put in the hours and make best decisions. However, I noticed myself checking hm2 to see how long I have been grinding yesterday and thinking to myself I better just quit now because the previous day I was up 6 buy ins and then lost 5 buy ins right before I quit and that upset me a bit. Of course it's natural to get emotional but I might have to try and either remove the results from hm2 or start not to check it if I think it will affect me, but I'm not sure how much it will help because in the back of my mind I still know if I'm up a lot. Maybe it just had an effect on me because I was down 6k for the month and now that I was unstuck it was really important to me to stay in the positive. The funny thing is I could play tonight and lose 2k.

Another thing is I also noticed it's difficult for me to have all of my sessions at the end of the day. Although that's when the games are best, I find it that I'm a bit tired by then already and it's very draining, followed by trying to fall asleep after can be difficult. It could be perhaps because of my high level of stress lately, worrying about everyone else, having a ton of things on my plate that needs to be done. Anyway, I think I will try to mix in a 2 hour session early in the day and see how that goes. Perhaps I will also get zma to help with sleep. I read that's one of the supplements that actually works for humans but I will think about it and do some more research. For now my only supplements are protein, creatine, fish oil, vitamin C and to be honest I don't even take those every day. Mostly on my work out days. I'm eating super healthy and getting a lot of natural macros. The whole putting on weight and getting fit is like a second job to be honest. I tried to structure my routine in a way that will have me achieving the goals I want while not getting burned out from it. My studies show that more volume leads to better/faster results given you are adjusting the intensity of the work out and what % of RM you are working in. Have been learning quite a bit about that and I try to spend some time studying working out, nutrition, mobility as well but I think I have it set up pretty well right now.

The year is not over still and I'm not even sure if I want to do a long post reviewing 2014, basically it was the year of the learning. Many many ahhh moments, poker skill level reaching new levels, mental game improved quite a bit, learned a lot about working out/nutrition, learned how to cook better, improved set up a lot, just overall great year in terms of moving forward and figuring out lots of things. With that being said I know I can do better in all areas. I have basically learned a lot of skills necessary to have a really big 2015 both in terms of getting better, rising through the ranks and getting pretty fit and strong.

I think this is going to be one of my last result screenshots, I don't really liking posting them tbh so I won't. If I'm winning I feel like I'm bragging, if I'm losing I just feel meh. Instead in 2015, I will try to make more insightful posts, random updates, and perhaps post some fun hand histories. I'm pretty lazy about posting hands in my blog actually.

My last 35k hands or so. Was down over 6k for the month, up about 2k now and 2 more days to go!

Official 2015 goals

Fitness related:
-Squat 405lbs, deadlift 405lbs.
-Weigh 165lbs.
-stick to my nutrition
-continue educating myself about nutrition, working out, mobility.
-don't quit working out like in the past lol.

Poker related:
-Shoot for 2300 hours grinded.
-700 hours studying.
-Crush 1/2 - 3/6. Get to 5/10 by the end of the year hopefully.
-Possibly considering getting into doing coaching/ coaching people for profit type stuff. Possibly make more training vids but i don't know how I feel about giving away the type of info I know.

Life Related:
-Continue with personal self improvement.
-Learn to cook more items.
-Try to be a better friend/family member + add value to others. I have been really bad at staying in touch with people at times.
-Learn more about investing. Basically make my net worth bigger. That also ties in with the spending less, making more etc.
-Improve personal schedule.

2014 was truly an amazing year for me, perhaps one of the best. The amount of information I learned combined with how much I have developed has been truly incredible and makes me very happy. I'm the type of person to never be happy and always just expect more but for once I just want to take the time and pat myself on the back but it's very important to not get content and keep moving forward. That's why I have such high numbers for hours of studying. I'm going to try to keep this one short and sweet. I wish everyone a great 2015! :f_drink::f_thumbsup::f_cool:

Nice goals there! Wish you all the best for 2015!

Originally posted by vonki
Nice goals there! Wish you all the best for 2015!
Thank you vonkers :). I expect 2015 will be a great year. I would like to either put myself in a position to travel in 2016 or start travelling in 2015.

Originally posted by serverm07

Originally posted by vonki
Nice goals there! Wish you all the best for 2015!
Thank you vonkers :). I expect 2015 will be a great year. I would like to either put myself in a position to travel in 2016 or start travelling in 2015.

Sounds awesome! I also love travelling! Where would you plan to go?

Originally posted by vonki

Originally posted by serverm07

Originally posted by vonki
Nice goals there! Wish you all the best for 2015!
Thank you vonkers :). I expect 2015 will be a great year. I would like to either put myself in a position to travel in 2016 or start travelling in 2015.

Sounds awesome! I also love travelling! Where would you plan to go?

As of right now, I'm not sure. I have friends all over the place. A close friend of mine lives in California and that's a really nice place so I might go there in the summer for a week. When I have traveled in the past, it's always has been either with someone else or travelling to see someone. I have never just traveled to a place on my own just to explore that area of the world. I have been reading that it's a very good idea to do that and while a little intimidating I do like it. Right now is not a very good time since I have a lot of work going on and I would like to be more financially stable before I allow myself to take vacations such as mentioned.

I just started a coaching for profit deal with a student, I'm also involved in some study work and lastly I just created a new video for pokerstrategy so expect that to be out shortly. The last few days have been a bit hectic with staying up working for 12-16 hours straight to create content but I'm hoping it will all pay off eventually. How are things going so far in 2015 and did you find the right laptop?

I figure it would be a good idea and time to update my poker blog since I just updated my online work out training journal not too long ago. I made a decision to keep the two separate and document my work out progress in a different place. But if any of you guys are interested, I can send you a link or copy the posts in here as well. January is definitely off to a great start. Poker wise I started off with a -6k d/s first 10 days and then was able to recover and go on a 13k heater as well as having my biggest day in a while two or three days ago :profit:.

I have began doing coaching for profit with someone and honestly it has been super beneficial for me as well. I end up having to spend a bit more time examining whatever it is teach I'm going to teach to get a better understanding of it myself so I'm able to teach it to the best of my ability. It's also really awesome to have a great student who is willing to work hard as well as asks great questions. I don't want to brag him up too much since he may or may not read this but I have a really good feeling it will be a great year for him. I can't share details about him as it's part of our contract but I will definitely make updates on his progress. I would like to add 1 or 2 students to the squad so if any of you are interested, let me know and I will give you an application to fill out. I'm ideally looking for trustworthy/talented players that are somewhat experienced and struggling to move up on their own.

I think in my next post, I will look for some fun hands that I have played so far this year since I never post any in here. Maybe some big pots won/lost and some street poker ♠_cool:. What's a poker blog without poker hands right?

I'm a little unhappy with how crazy and inconsistent my hours have been, staying up too late some days, sleeping inconsistent hours etc but so it goes sometimes when you get really focused on getting something done. It mainly had to do with creating content for coaching as well as some sessions going for a bit too long because of too much caffeine. Anyway if you are reading this, please feel free to post and share about how your 2015 is going so far :). Seems like there are a ton of people with a lot of great goals, cool new blogs, etc hopefully nobody gives up and has a successful year.

Largest Pot won so far

SB: $1,523.42 (253.9 bb)
Hero (BB): $1,579.19 (263.2 bb)
CO: $813.33 (135.6 bb)
BTN: $1,195.11 (199.2 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T J
2 folds, SB raises to $18, Hero raises to $54, SB raises to $141, Hero calls $87

Flop: ($282) 7 A 8 (2 players)
SB bets $141, Hero calls $141

Turn: ($564) Q (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $300, SB calls $300

River: ($1,164) 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $997.19 and is all-in, SB calls $941.42 and is all-in

Results: $3,046.84 pot ($2 rake)
Final Board: 7 A 8 Q 9
SB showed K A and lost (-$1,523.42 net)
Hero showed T J and won $3,044.84 ($1,521.42 net)

Largest pot lost so far
It's definitely debatable and I could have taken a different line but I don't want to spend too much time commenting on hands as I plan to go cook some food soon.