Today on Seeking Balance, Jared sits down with Melanie Weisner! Melanie is a accomplished tournament player, performance coach, and one of the most thoughtful voices on the mental side of the game. In this episode she sits down with Jared to talk about why the best players never play their B-game, how the skills that make you great at poker transfer far beyond the table, and why your biggest breakthroughs might actually be doing nothing for you.

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Timestamps:

00:00 — Intro

00:55 — Melanie's poker background and career timeline

04:17 — How the game has evolved and finding your edge

06:35 — Why Melanie stepped back from grinding and what replaced it

08:45 — The difference between good and great players on tilt

09:57 — Crossing over to trading and finance performance coaching

13:38 — Trusting live reads and the epistemological side of poker

18:52 — Why every hand is practice, not performance

29:15 — The fog of war and judging your own decisions

33:37 — Why aha moments don't actually change anything

40:21 — Anchoring bias and how to use it instead of fight it

46:08 — Check Out The Poker Performance Field Kit!

46:51 — Normalizing decisions under pressure

01:05:49 — Freedom requires discipline

01:10:18 — Learn More About The Coaching Group!

01:10:43 — The holistic human experience

01:12:31 — Is there anything in Buddhism you disagree with?01:16:46 — Interpersonal relationships as the real test of practice

01:22:22 — Where to find Melanie

Find Melanie:

📸Instagram: @melanieweisner

🐦X: @melanieweisner

Host: Jared Alderman

Performance Coach

🌐Website: https://www.jaredalderman.com/

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