2014 Poker goals??

[Razvan729]

going to first to post.... took me 2 years to get from 2nl to 25nl and then 1 year to be a winning 50nl... not a big winner, just 1.5ptbb/100 and that's under the average winning rate for solid 50nl players.
1st goal, get over my fear of loosing money this hand, today and try to see more the long term. in principal this why i dont evoluate and why it took me so long to get to 50nl. i know the theory, although there is a lot more to learn, but i still cant aplly it 100% in my game
2nd goal , get to at least 3ptbb/100 at 50nl.
3rd goal , try to at least brake even at 100nl, i cant manage that.

[jyms]

2nd goal , get to at least 3ptbb/100 at 50nl.
3rd goal , try to at least brake even at 100nl, i cant manage that.

I do know a few things about goal setting and managing your expectations. These are not goals you can set, these are results. It's admirable that you want these, but setting these as your goals fails to identify what you plan to do to achieve this. You need to figure out what it is that will allow you to make these targets and make those actions your goals. Does that make any sense?

[griffey24]

I do know a few things about goal setting and managing your expectations. These are not goals you can set, these are results. It's admirable that you want these, but setting these as your goals fails to identify what you plan to do to achieve this. You need to figure out what it is that will allow you to make these targets and make those actions your goals. Does that make any sense?

Yah I agree with jyms, these are the 'end', but you need to establish the means to the end. The methods for getting there.

Your goal of being 'less scared to lose money' is definitely a good goal. Especially as you move up, you'll have to embrace variance more and more. So you can't be afraid of making mistakes.

You can learn from mistakes. If I'm faced with a 0 EV decision between calling or folding I probably always choose call. Calling I can see hands, I can get a better idea on ranges and how ppl play in certain spots. Certainly I've made a lot of 'calling' mistakes in my past, but that has also helped my hand reading today.