http://www.fivesomething.com Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:32:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Basically what happened was I thought I made a lot of money ($4,000) when I didn't and it was actually the companies fault as far as I can tell for not updating a scraper that pulled stats from Ladbrokes.  I spent most of last night thoroughly enraged, but I will ... http://www.fivesomething.com/business/i-got-fucking-shanked Just wanted to write a quick news bulletin that my friend Brandon Berndt has finally started his own blog after 1 year of procrastination and utter laziness. For those of you that don't know, Brandon is the director of Chan Poker and is thought of as one of the ... http://www.fivesomething.com/business/brandon-berndt-launches-personal-blog While it seems that I have done a good job at neglecting this blog for quite a while and to be honest there has been lots of things going on so I don't feel that bad about it :)  That being said, I would like to get back into the ... http://www.fivesomething.com/life/long-time-no-post Just doing isn't good enough, you NEED TO INNOVATE! Although this is a simple statement that anyone (including myself) can bullshit, this is one of the most fundamental mistakes that people make when they enter an industry and create a business. In the present business climate, there is ... http://www.fivesomething.com/business/just-doing-isnt-good-enough This post is a little overdue but nonetheless I think it is worth writing about. Last week Jeremy Enke of Poker Affiliate Programs launched the first ever Poker Affiliate Radio show. Although the show is still in Beta and this was the trial broadcast, things went really well ... http://www.fivesomething.com/business/internet-radio-is-awesome Situational Prison: A condition, action or way of living that prevents you from doing the things you really want to. Situational prison is something that I think many people inherentely get stuck in one way or another at some point in their lives. This doesn't neccessarily mean situational prison is ... http://www.fivesomething.com/life/are-you-in-situational-prison You may have noticed that I just put a "Reading Music" section in the sidebar of the blog. Personally, I have found music to be an incredible motviator for accomplishing work and creating a positive attitude. I realize that all of you may not have my "exquisite" taste ... http://www.fivesomething.com/business/music-is-a-great-motivator Back on the money side of things, I thought I would put a positive light on being rich rather than dwelling on the negative aspects. No matter what anyone tells you, there are specific traits, characteristics and actions that all successful people embody that greatly improve the way they ... http://www.fivesomething.com/business/20-traits-of-highly-successful-people This post was sparked by the continuing happenings at a poker affiliate forum that I regularly visit and is not targetted at any specific individuals or comments, but more to the overall concept of learning to change your business strategy when things don't go your way. In any industry, ... http://www.fivesomething.com/business/adapting-to-a-changing-industry I may not be qualified to speak on this topic or maybe I am, but either way since it is a personal realization I will share it anyways. Basically after doing a lot of thinking recently I came to the conclusion that being very rich and having tons of ... http://www.fivesomething.com/life/being-rich-scares-me-a-little