how can i tell how i am being percieved?

this question goes for life in general too... where is the mirror?
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please don't say hire a coach i have no money and no one to talk to... I don't feel like a calling station... i don't feel aggro... i don't feel nitty...
i'm using fulltilt... what stats should i be copying and pasting here for advice?

and if you hate my noobness u can thank olivier busquet, he mentioned this place on poker after dark the other day, so here i am...
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and a very special "thank you for your patience" to whomever has been closing my threads!

see... i live in palm springs california,and there are half a dozen poker rooms within driving distance... they get alot of tourists and fish, and i feel like if i can get sharp i can really be a grinder... 10 hours a day every day, thousands of hands, only playing the choicest ones... is that crazy? if you can't tell by the style of my posts, i really suck at everything...

The best advise I can give you is to not be a player that CAN be perceived.. at least not one that stays a certain way. Tight/Aggressive play image is good to establish, but mixing it up at the right times can make for a lot of success in pots you might not normally think of playing. Establishing a tight image can get you a lot of steals.. and steals can make the difference in being successful or being a losing player. Grinding is what it's about IMO, but don't allow your play to get too rigid. You seem to know a bit more about the game than most self proclaimed noobs, so get you image established and then turn that against them at opportunistic moments and you will find more success than totally playing very tight.

Using this strategy in tourneys can get you a lot of respect especially later in the game and players will have to play you more straight up and not be able to sit on you. Use this in cash games to grind away and keep them off balance after you establish yourself. Being too predictable can be your undoing, but turning the tables on your opponents with good timing can confuse and place doubt in their minds. Seek out the fish? Sure.. and use good bait and trap those fish into submission.