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/
📸Instagram: @jared.alderman
🐦X: @jaredalderman
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