A client insisted I write this tweet: Being present doesn’t just get you paid more, it gets you laid more too.

Sometimes a ten hour session flies by while you enjoy each minute. And sometimes two hours at the table feels like five minutes and you desperately want to leave. All just comes down to how present you are.

The worst thing the mindset coaches came up with is the "reframe": "Don't feel bad and stop thinking about it" As if you can control these things—and so when you try and fail and feel worse, it makes you think there's something wrong with you.

Me giving dating advice to a poker player while filming my latest YouTube video. He says he's not going to show this to her—I think this is how you find out if she's a keeper.

How I know I made a good YouTube video: "I am 2 min in and this is the worst advice I have ever seen" See for yourself here: youtube.com/watch?v=4lOc2X…

When I run coaching groups, Player A will say: "I wish I had Player B's life—playing that big, winning that much." Player B will then say: "Trust me, you don't want to be me, I hate it. That's why I'm here." Happens every single time.

If you rely on "hating to lose," you won't enjoy winning. If you can't enjoy winning, you will burn out. If you burn out, you'll eventually stop playing, and if you stop playing you can't win. This will end your career if you never fix it.

People love to preach "don't complain." But if you do it in your head, that's still complaining, and it's just as miserable. The secret is that the whining stops once you're present with the feelings you're having—because accepting how you felt was the actual problem.

There is probably no more damaging belief poker players have than the idea that there is some solution to make your fear go away. You can't. You can only be present with it and accept it—or not. If you do, you'll be fine.

People write to me often wanting to debate who is right—me or them. I don't care. I'm not here to convince anyone of anything. I enjoy sharing the ideas I've implemented with my clients that have helped them win way more money while feeling better than before—if when you hear

If you struggle to perform well under pressure, this one's for you

The poker player who needs to win in order to feel validated, content, proud, and secure is living in hell. Living this way, you're never at your best. And even if you win, you can't truly enjoy it.

Poker players in particular should know: If everyone and everything is bothering you? The problem isn't them, it's you.

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The more study tools for poker that come out, the more miserable people get. When you believe that with enough knowledge you'll be emotionally bulletproof? You're in for a rude awakening.

Poker players will feel great shame and embarrassment when they run above EV. Then whine and complain endlessly when below EV. When "something is wrong" 99% of the time, of course you're going to burn out and lose your passion for the game.

Most poker players play longer when losing, and quit too early when ahead, both of which signal the same problem. Needing to avoid discomfort. When you can't be present in these moments, you will prioritize this need and act in ways that cost you money.

"Nothing is ever good enough" as fuel is a performance trap. It can get you lots of money and trophies, but eventually you start to question whether all the work is worth it and realize it's not. Because by definition, nothing is ever good enough.

You'll probably either really like this or really hate this: youtube.com/watch?v=POgv9p…

Me losing my mind when people ask if I have a background in psychology