Don’t Be Afraid To Make Mistakes

[taptop]

I’m not suggesting that you should start playing like a donkey in order to gain ‘life skills’ where life mirrors poker, that’s just foolish and you’ll get what you deserve in the end. No matter how much you read or how much you are told about all the mistakes that you shouldn’t make in the real world, we still make these mistakes time and time again. As children we are guided by our parents who tell us ‘stay away from that road’ and we only really take heed when there’s a close call. As adults we are guided by waiters in restaurants who tell us ‘careful, the plates are hot!’ …but are they really though? Armed with an attitude of ‘well there’s only one way to find out’ … a burnt finger later, we turn to the table and ask ‘why the hell did I do that!?’ – Who knows, but unless that plate really is hot you’ll continue to do it.