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Jennifer Matiran

Your Goals Are Closer Than They Appear

This year I will quit smoking…

This year I will lose weight…

This year I will love more…

This year I will finish the book I’ve been writing for the past five years…

This year I will not miss any of my children’s sporting events…

This year I will buy my wife the Mercedes she’s been asking for forever…

This year I will retire…

This year I will hug and kiss my family more…

This year I will in at least two poker tournaments a month…

This year I will get my kid the braces he’s needed for the past two years…

This year I will play the most disciplined poker of my life…

This year I will smile at strangers…

This year I will be a less angry driver…

This year I will apologize to my parents, even if it was their fault…

This year I will ask her to marry me…

This year I will cook dinner a couple times a week…

This year I will make it to the World Series of Poker…

This year I will exercise for the entire month of January to ensure it becomes a habit…

This year I will compliment more and complain less…

This year I will be thankful for everything…

This year I will donate to the less fortunate…

This year I will be on time…

This year I will become more successful…

This year, I will dream again, hope again and believe again…Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, HAPPY NEW YEAR!…After the last ten seconds of the year I will make sure to leave last year behind and begin exploring the possibilities of the new. I will not burden myself with past mistakes or losses. I will stop kicking myself. I will look forward. I will not look behind me while walking forward; I realize that’s why I’ve been crashing.

This year I will enjoy the moments. I will enjoy everything the day has to offer, from beginning to end. I will enjoy it all, the way it looks, sounds, smells, feels and tastes. I will enjoy the ups, the downs and everything in between. I will enjoy all the moments that are spent with those I love.

This year I will play disciplined poker or I will not play at all. I will risk a budgeted amount, if I lose it, I will leave, I will not go to the ATM for more, I will not borrow money and I will feel great about my new found self control. I will play only goodcards, no matter what; I will not get sloppy because I’m bored, impatient or just plain out of control. I will quit if I win a certain amount, I will not hang around and give it all back. This year I will learn and grow as a poker player. I will be the type of player that has self control and strength. This year I will be proud of who I become…

Until next time, remember “the strength of winning and losing is the length of your own belief system.”

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