A few days into 2015 I now finally have a bit of time to top and tail 2014 and also write out my hopes for 2015.
I have broken last year into a few areas and think that 2014 was a pretty big year for me as I probably grew up a bit and the biggest change in me was from July when I started my hypnotherapy which resulted in after the second session a period where I have not placed a bet, other than prop bets for dinner or my tournament entries (one of which is probably neutral ev and the other -
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So 2014 consisted of
Personal - After 20 years of being a punter I managed to stop sports/horse betting as a result of 9 hypnotherapy sessions that meant I was in day to day control of what I wanted to do with the pound in my pocket and it wasnt even a downswing or knocking a chunk in that made me want to rid myself of the leak, with it coming down to the fact I have too much going on in the back end of 2014/2015 plus a realisation that I am never going to bet in units/volume enough to change my lifestyle in a positive way so can devote the time to other areas of my life that will be more rewarding in many ways.
Business - We opened up two small business in 2014, one being the shop in Slovakia which coming up to its first year soon and a set of initial costs included will have turned a profit of £6k for about 3 hours per week in our time devoted to it and it keeps her mum and her mums friend in employment so this should make 10-15k next year.
The leaflet business has made £8k from a standing start and if I am honest I have not done a jot with it as once it was up and running I was moving onto my next venture so I have to give myself a fail here even though it has made money in escence for me just picking up a few boxes of leaflets and dropping them to the droppers to drop. I do plan to work a bit harder on this over the coming weeks once we have the next venture wrapped up and the work in the background begins meaning I have a few hours more.
I started work on the 2015 project which is the most exciting venture and one that will be documented more this year....
Work - Having more time due to not punting or studying form meant I had more time in normal work which was good as my role was upgraded to looking after the profitability and staff management of the 3 offices on the estate agents side of which for the 3rd consecutive year our turnover increased with us turning over £1.13 million in income which is a 15% uplift from 2013 and sets the stall out for 2015 as we have set the guys a target of £1.5 million for this year.
Family - Due to the changes in my punting I think I became a better Dad all round and really enjoyed the joys that my family as a whole bring and I think I am pretty blessed with the life that they enable me to lead and the flexibility they give me and for that I am very thankful/grateful.
Poker - Coupled with being in a good place mentally I think I had my best year in poker (even if there were not any particularly big scores) with imo the consistency in the few events I play improving. I played 21 tournaments in total across the year ranging from £100 events to £1000 with entries totalling £9360 (which is the total entries including any satelites but excluding the monetry amount if I had satt'ed in) and with one the GPS Sheffield Main event missing from my herbert and my Heads up deal with Pretty Boy Alex Martin (£1k more) not showing I cashed 8 times for £14785 which as a recreational punter on a beano I would take every year.
If I keep putting myself in these spots in 2015 I hope to have a decent score somewhere along the line as had fairly deep runs in a few decent comps but need to rid myself of my current min cash tag with another flag from the only event played so far this year last weekend.
I will come onto 2015 later on....
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