What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas
June 5, 2010 No CommentsQuote of the Day
“You don’t quit playing because you get old, you get old because you quit playing ” - Doyle Brunson
365 Days to a Balanced Life – Days 5-12
Here I am on the verge of going to Las Vegas for 7 days to play some World Series of Poker events and so I thought “hmmm, I know, let’s start the blog 4 days before I go to Vegas. That won’t be too stressful!”
I have a history of overloading myself with commitments, projects, work etc. If I am going to get organized I am going to do it all at once – the house, garage, my health, appointments, repairs and so on. This is one of my idiosyncrasies I want to change this year (and believe me there are many).
I also tend to sabotage most new endeavors. Like starting a new fitness regime right before my birthday, Easter, Christmas (or the World Series of Poker??).
Rather than stress about writing 7 blogs before my Saturday, 8am flight, I have decided it will have to be good enough for me to put into practice the four daily habits covered in this week’s blog. Plus today’s daily habit – be present in the moment. That means being at the WSOP without worrying about posting blogs every day. I will just enjoy my moments there doing something I love, playing poker, and then I will look forward to coming back home to something else I love doing (exposing all my flaws to you apparently).
Just so you know, I have been implementing all but one of the daily habits. I am drinking my lemon water, walking 30 minutes a day, drinking 100 ounces of water a day (BTW that is NOT half my weight in ounces, I added more for good measure ).
I have to admit though I haven’t meditated. I told you I had not fully embraced that concept yet. However, first thing Sunday morning prior to playing I will start my meditation practice. It is probably a good time to test the results being that I will be having long days that require focus and calm.
The WSOP can be stressful and exhausting but I wouldn’t miss it for the world! What better place to implement these first few basic strategies for staying healthy. I am playing two back to back three day events. We usually play 11-12 hours a day with only a few breaks so that is a lot of sitting. In order to play my best it is essential that I eat as clean as possible, exercise daily and get a proper amount of rest.
I usually find that I drink several bottles of water during the day and try to limit myself to 2-3 coffees. Since I do not drink soft drinks (I’ll be covering the evils of soft drinks in a future blog) and I don’t drink alcohol while playing, I should remain well hydrated! Personally, I think it will be my meditating like a Zen Monk that will be my secret weapon this year.
Wish me luck and see you next week!
Roneen
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