Fear of losing is the major problem that keeps poker players holding back. Our society treating losers like they were worse people than others. That is total BS. Those people who have lost a lot, they are usually the people who have DONE more than others. Most successful people in any industry has failed tenths to hundreds of times before they succeeded.
Nowadays there are open thousands of poker learning websites, for example, Advanced Poker Training, number 1# poker learning website. There are also thousands of poker books, strategy guides, poker videos, and blogs. Poker industry has changed a lot, but one thing has not changed, and will not ever change – YOU MUST PLAY POKER! Even if you read all of the poker articles and books, watched all videos and listened to all podcasts and audio programs, you still have to do that work than necessary – to play poker. For example, there are many fitness guides, supplements, and personal trainers, but you still have to do that WORK to grow your muscles. You didn’t learn to ride a bicycle by reading “how to ride a bicycle” -book. You learned that by falling down and trying again, over and over. I learned to ride a bicycle immediately after I lost my front teeth (yes, it hurt).
You should not NEVER think about that failure and mistakes are the bad thing. They are not at all. They are just a way to learn. As Thomas Edison said while he tried to invent the light bulb “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work”. That quote is 100% true, every time when I “fail” I try to remember that quote.
In the poker, fear of losing is always in. You cannot be totally fearless, but you can manage that. Best way to manage the fear of loss in poker is to make a goal to play as many hands as possible. Do not worry about will you lose or win, don’t focus on that. The common factor with most successful people in any industry is that they have done more work than others. Daniel Negreanu, Jonathan Little and Phil Helmuth, they have played millions of hands before they became successful. They have failed and made mistakes more than you can ever imagine, and they still make mistakes even they are one of the best poker players in the world. So don’t be afraid of failing, be afraid of NOT WINNING. Perfectionism is not a good feature in a poker player. You cannot NEVER be perfect. Accept that. Being a perfectionist makes you unconfident every time you recognize yourself making some false move. The only way to get rid of perfectionism is to make as many mistakes than possible. Every time when you fail, be happy. Every penny you lose, be happy, it is an investment in your skills. Your goal in poker is to become better, and you can do that by failing as much as possible. It is always better to fail small in the beginning to avoid failing BIG afterward and ruin your poker career by that. By reading this blog you can avoid many pitfalls and common mistakes. It is always better to follow someone who has failed already to avoid yourself not making same mistakes. Believe me, I have failed a lot. But you can’t simply follow my path. You have to find your own playing style, make your own mistakes. Of course, this blog will be your major guideline, but you have to understand the only person who is responsible for your results is YOU.
Of course, one of the best ways to learn to play poker is to just play that. But it is still only second’s best way to learn said by researchers. Best way to learn poker is to teach others that you know already know. That’s why I recommend you to start a poker blog (as a poker diary). That is the main reason why I started NetBusiness Bro -blog, I want to learn as fast as possible by teaching YOU how to succeed in online poker and in other kinds of online businesses. Join poker forum like cardschat.com and share your tips with others. Network with other players. Make training goals. Play at least 50 hands on Advanced Poker Training as a warm-up before you start your poker playing session. Read at least one hour per day poker books like Poker Wizards or Poker mindset. Purchase Poker Tracker4 and analyze your hands. You can post them in here and ask advice from pro poker players. Be sure you work every day for self-development to become a better person than you were yesterday. My favorite books for business success are Think Big: Make It Happen in Business and Life and Goals!: How to Get Everything You Want – Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible. In my opinion, a most important feature of successful poker players is they feel good about themselves. Join a yoga class, start to go to the gym, do morning runnings. Best way to feel good about yourself is exercising and working hard. Remember also to take rest days, both psychically and mentally. Enjoy your life.
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Stop procrastinating. Your life is short and you want to achieve your poker goals as soon as possible. Best way to learn poker is by teaching that other. So, start your own poker diary blog TODAY. You can use free services like blogger.com and wordpress.com. Of course, it is always better if you have your own domain name and hosting service for your blog to make it look more professional. You can use Bluehost hosting service. Bluehost is one of the most trustable and quality-price ratios is excellent. JOIN HERE. Of course, you probably want also monetize your blog by an affiliate link. Join Advanced Poker Training and add your affiliate link to your blog. You will make money every time when someone purchases a membership through your affiliate link. You can also join Amazon affiliate program and promote poker books as Poker Wizards and The Poker Mindset.
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