The Death of a Cycle is a New Life

This is my 3^rd and final installment on cycles.  Many things happen in sets of 3, have you noticed?  Even life itself is in 3 parts.  It has a beginning (birth), middle (experiences), and an end (death).  Which of course the latter part we don’t like to talk about.  Lol. However,  I have a new perspective on death these days that I guess comes with maturity.   It is that you can’t have life without death, they are interdependent of each other.  

I realized that one of the major reasons I had trouble completing things is that I didn't want them to come to an end.  However,  realizing the death of one cycle is simply the beginning of a new one, has liberated me from that excuse. lol.  The deeper my understanding of this goes,  allows me to complete things and move on rather then "hang on for dear life," and leave things unfinished. 

This is the “poker life,” blog so I will indulge so as to make the connection to poker.  Any effective poker strategy must come from the understanding that you have to be "willing to die in order to live. "  Operating then is a liberating and freeing experience in which there is no fear of loss. This allows you to act intellectually, rather then emotionally clinging to something you don’t want to let go of, such as your chips, or the poker experience itself.

Back to my topic of 3’s - A play or movie has a “BME” cycle - beginning, middle and end.  The timing of a good joke happens in beats of 3. This pattern of 3’s has a natural rhythm to it.  And so I have come to understand that the pattern in which I operate well, called my growth cycle is to; Study – Learn – Grow.

A problem can develop when a person gets stuck in one area of this cycle.  As a coach, my job is to help a person get “unstuck,” and strategize with them on how to engage the next step in that process.  I've noticed that each person’s challenges are different.

One person may stop studying, which affects their learning, and thus inhibits growth.  Another may do a lot of studying but doesn’t apply the lessons, and as such doesn’t learn.  Their problem may be in fear of the application process of doing something with what they are studying.  They consequently may not experience growth as quickly as they otherwise would if they applied their studies.

Yet a third person, who has studied and learned may still find growth stilted if they refuse to embrace the last, and most crucial step of this growth process; letting go.

And so it is time for me to “let go,” of this cycle of blogs (on cycles, lol) and move on.  When I complete and "let go," it clears the path and space for a new life of another cycle.  In this case, a new topic for my continuing Poker Life blog.  Thanks for joining me.

Enjoy the Journey,

KJ

www.winningatpoker.net

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Letting Go of Unfinished Business

Have you noticed that when you complete a cycle you feel lighter and uplifted?  Ask any women and she’ll tell you!  But I’m talking about cycles that by completing tasks, lead to an end.  So I’m in a cycle of blogs, writing about the importance of completing cycles. Lol.

The first one was titled, “finish what you start.”  But let’s just say that you have 20 things you’ve started and are at some stage of development, what do you do? 

A key strategy might be to make a list of any unfinished cycles. Then, like cleaning out a closet, separate them out.  Then, prioritize and determine which cycles you really would like to complete.  If your closet is too full, then get in there and clean it out.  I’m talking about the closet of your mind here.  For it's those nagging thoughts in our minds of things being incomplete that can weigh us down and moving slower.  

Have a process of how to handle you’re unfinished cycles.  This is one type process you could use;

1.  Write out each major cycle on a 3x5 card

2.  Put cards in order of priority

3.  Determine which cycles you no longer want to complete.

4.  PLAN TO COMPLETE OR RELEASE

Don’t forget that you can reach completion by letting go.  Physically burn any uncompleted cycles.  If you no longer want to hold onto them and work on them, this will then complete them in your mind, and the thoughts of being incomplete will no longer weigh you down.   You should let them go if the cycle no longer holds your interest or if it isn’t on your current path of purpose in life.  Letting go, is a key component to growth. 

Finishing what you’ve started, or Releasing old uncompleted cycles is the first step.  Step 2 is to only start what you intend to finish.  In this way we’ll be operating more effectively in what we do and consequently feel more productive and better about ourselves.  Try it and observe.   

Kenna

www.winningatpoker.net

Finish what you Start

This post will start a series of blogs on the importance of cycles, and the techniques on how to effectively manage and complete them.

Understanding cycles, and being aware of the pattern can be very helpful in leading you to success.  A cycle is defined as having 3 components: 

A beginning, middle, and an end.  You must have all three to complete a cycle.

The secret of success is completing cycles.  For when you complete a task you’ve started, you’ve achieved a measure of success.  The challenge is in completing cycles.  People in general don’t like to complete things, and for various reasons. Being an idealist who overestimated his abilities, I can relate.

The importance of completing cycles can be realized by observing successful people. People, who are successful, have learned the secret of how to bring things to completion.

I’ve noticed about myself that I overestimate my abilities to complete even the most simple tasks and intentions. Take, for example, making a phone call.  How simple can it be to pick up a phone and call someone?  And yet, I’ll still hear myself say, “Oh, I’ve been meaning to call you!” 

Little things, left undone and incomplete, tend to accumulate and weigh heavy on our consciousness.  That weight can slow us down.  And since power in the physical universe is about speed and force this is a significant inhibitor.  I now realize the power behind the truth of the successful old adage;  “finish what you start.”

Kenna

www.winningatpoker.net

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Morning Motivation

Some days it can be hard to get out of bed.  Especially if you don't have a clear direction of where you are heading or if it is to a job working for someone else.  Brian Tracy said, "The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves."  


We do the things we do for a reason, even if that reason is to just pay the bills.  One of the keys to success is to turn that reason into a purpose and then grow your purpose instead of getting stuck in your reasons.  


Check out Eric Thomas motivational video below.  I shared this with my son at breakfast this morning and thought of posting it here for you.  Each morning at breakfast we share a motivational or success video to jump start our day.  Don't think about clicking it just "dive in," the water is warm.  You'll know what I mean by that when you watch the video.


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Make the Effort and the rest is easy!  


KJ

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