Being grateful

So despite this lovely economy, yours truly has a summer job. However, I'm not sure if this is how the business world works, but does every job require connections? My first job in High School I worked at the local ACE hardware. I got the job because I knew the bosses son. Second job, worked for Kelloggs cereal. Got the job because my dad's girlfriend works for Kelloggs. This new job, my best friend's sister works for the deli that I will start working at now. Don't get me wrong, I work my ass off when I'm working, but it seems that the business world that I've been a part of is all about "It's not what you know, it's who you know." I'm also very grateful that I've obtained these jobs and I seem to be at the right place at the right time.

I've always had the careless mindset that I will get a job with little trouble (before any of the connections listed above have come arise). It's kind of the luck I attract when everyone around me is talking about their bad beats and here I am with AA on the button. I certainly have had my fucking share of bad beats, but I am not one to dwell on my shit, which I think works in my favor in a spiritual way. I sway where the wind blows me. When I was little, I led my soccer team in scoring while my dad was the assistant coach. He told me (and it was true) that I just got garbage goals. I somehow ended up exactly where the ball was going to be. I never had the skillz, the speed, but I had the crazy skillz for opportunity

Poker works the same way for most scenarios, but opposite when I play large MTT's. I will be in my flow for around two hours, but immediately when I start to think about the payouts, my game detiorates and my mind gets hazy. This has obvious effects on my game, but also completely changes my mental strategy of swaying where the wind blows me. Instead, I am constantly on guard and concerned about my hand rather than other peoples. I think this mindset has my friends plagued with the need to find a summer job. I'm sure there's a logical explanation to everything, but fuck it, this metaphor I'm crafting at 1am is workin'.

Anyway, I'm kinda stopping on the whole MTT's for awhile and just focus on cash since that's where my big-time success is. I'm gonna try to only limit my play to off days because I know that I will just steam-tilt my br away if I play after work. Plus, I my aggro-exploiting self when I my mind is thinking efficiently (John Madden comment). Hope everybody has a good weekend!