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Well, well, well… 2009 is over.  New Year’s has always been one of my more favorite holidays.  I like to reflect and set forth new paths.  It’s just who I am.  I also like to drink… so yeah… New Year’s is a natural fit for me.  :)

2009 really was another year that was pretty weird.  I’ve spent the last couple of years going through a lot of  changes and 2009 was no different.  It was my first year where I had to pay rent and everything as a professional poker player.  Made it through that without anything close to a problem.  There were typical life issues that got in the way of poker.  Looking back at 2009 now though, I realized that it was a very big personal growth year.  I was in some weird situations and I found out a lot about myself.  I’m looking forward to 2010.

I’m expecting 2010 to be a year where things start to come together.  I expect to play a lot more poker in the upcoming year and I expect to move up in stakes at some point.  I’m looking forward at 2010 with a great deal of optimism like I never have looked at a year before.

So, I’ve written out a list of goals for myself in 2010:

• I’ve recently, through Tommy Angelo’s excellent series “The Eightfold Path to Poker Enlightenment” on DC, really started taking an interest in mediation and related studies.  I intend to make this a daily study.
• 700k hands.  I want to really log a lot of hands and make some cash this year.
• I’d like to play some $2/4 and potentially some $3/6 if things go well.
• I’d like to cut a little body fat off by getting back in shape and eating healthier.  I’ve gotten a little lax about this over the last few months.
• Continue working on tiltlessness.  This is both a poker goal and a life goal.
• Continue growing as a poker player.
• Be more organized.  I tend to let my living area get a little too crazy.  I want to put stuff into storage that doesn’t need to be out and just create more space.
• Continue placing emphasis on personal goals and enjoying each day.

I might add more to this list as it the year goes on.   As I said before, I’m really pumped about this year.  Go 2010!

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