Life According To Poker (Lessons 31-35) Lessons From The Felt
Posted on 10. Oct, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
Lesson 35 – One thing you can be sure of, the house always wins. Find ways to be on the supplier side of trends rather than just a participant. Lesson 34 – How you posture yourself has the biggest impact on the other players in the game. Always move confidently. Lesson 33 – The final [...]
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Life According To Poker (Lessons 26-30) Lessons From The Felt
Posted on 10. Oct, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
Lesson 30 – Sometimes, folding is the best option. Lesson 29 – Although often intense, it’s important to remember that it is just a game. Lesson 28 – Learning to know when someone is telling the truth will save you lots of heartache and money. Lesson 27 – At any time, you should be ready [...]
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Life According To Poker (Lessons 21-25) Lessons From The Felt
Posted on 10. Oct, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
Lesson 25 – If you consistently get your money in with the best of it, you will always come out ahead over time. Lesson 24 – Sometimes you need to just stand your ground and let people know you are here to play. Lesson 23 – Logic can take you incredibly far, but playing without [...]
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Life According To Poker (Lessons 16-20) Lessons From The Felt
Posted on 10. Oct, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
Lesson 20 – Take care of your body and mind. You need both in good shape to play well. Lesson 19 – You are capable of playing Aces the same way you play 7-2 offsuit. Attitude is everything. Lesson 18 – Math is important. Lesson 17 – It’s the core fundamentals, mastered over time, that [...]
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Life According To Poker (Lessons 11-15) Lessons From The Felt
Posted on 10. Oct, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
Lesson 15 – Your attitude often changes when you are short stacked or the chip leader. Power and attitude are a choice. Lesson 14 – Perception is far more important than reality. Lesson 13 – One decision can make or break your current results, but you can always play another day. Lesson 12 – Going [...]
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Life According To Poker (Lessons 6 – 10) Lessons From The Felt
Posted on 10. Oct, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
Lesson 10 – The only thing worse than making a ball call…is making it twice. Lesson 9 – When emotions run high, you often don’t think clearly. Control your energy, own your space. Lesson 8 – Be patient. You can’t win the tournament on the first hand. Lesson 7 – Discover your style, develop your [...]
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Facebook Is Kicking Google’s A**
Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
Everyone here knows I write a lot about Facebook. I do that because I generate a pretty substantial amount of my new business through this massive social networking platform. If you have been paying attention at all over the last few months, you will have noticed those little ads down the right side of your [...]
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Absolutely Brilliant! Is This The Future Of Video Marketing?
Posted on 20. Sep, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
Video marketing rocks, right? Well, just see how lame your video campaigns look when compared this this little piece of creative genius. You MUST watch the video and you MUST click on a choice (you’ll get it I promise.) Oh…fair warning…there is some potentially offensive language. I haven’t seen something this cool since the Old [...]
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The Child And The Man
Posted on 20. Sep, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
I found this piece I wrote years ago while traveling in Ireland. The Wicklow Mountains are a magical place if you have never been. There are sites in the mountains that from Pre-Christianity time. There’s a rural innocence to it all that is just breathtaking. Enjoy. ================================== The man sits on the edge of the [...]
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September 11th. Can We Create New Memories?
Posted on 11. Sep, 2010 by Keith O'Brien.
My parents often told me they remembered exactly where they were when Kennedy was shot. I was 18 when the Columbine massacre happened. I remember that clearly. But without question, from 9 or 10 year-olds through to 80 year-olds the event that is forever burned in our heads is the 9/11 attacks. Most of us [...]
