2008 new years resolutions

so here we are in 2008, and just like everyone else i'm going to be putting down a series of resolutions, goals or whatever you would like to call them to map my progress against where i would like to be at the end of the year.

2008 is going to be a big year for me and will hopefully form the foundation of some big things in 2009, i will post more on this in a post entitled 'taking a shot' later this month. therefore there will a number of study related goals as well as the obligatory 'increase the old bankroll'! i hope i can stick to what i outline below and i will be posting quarterly reviews/recaps on my progress as i really want the resolutions to be more then just a forgotten post.

so here goes;

1) play 4000+ plus cash hands per month

2) play at least one mtt or mt-sng with 100+ players a month

3) read at least one poker theory book a month, slanksy, malmuth et al. these will be no limit holdem books as thats my poker of choice. master one variant before trying another is what i say!

4) analyse my play and discuss with others. i want to know where i went wrong in every big pot i lost that went to showdown. feel free to get in touch if you would like to discuss anything.

5) be an active reader and contributor on the 2+2 forum. i'm setting myself a minimum of 1000 posts to achieve this

6) use tutoring tools and videos at sites such as cardrunners or stoxpoker to improve my play and decision making in difficult spots

7) have a bankroll of between $4000 - $8000 by the end of 2008. i don't care if this comes through winning poker, rakeback, bonuses or very welcome donations!

so there they are, 7 resolution/goals for 2008. i hope i can achieve them all, i will certainly be giving it a shot, and we will see where we stand in 366 days time (leap year!)