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Message: [QUOTE="Adventurebound2, post: 826610, member: 1035447"] I simply can't agree more. There is a lot of wisdom in Zach's posts and ChuckT's posts as well. You should re-read all three of these guy's posts in the order they were posted. I want to touch on some points you said and that were said by others too. First off you made a point about freedom, man are you in for a big surprise when you become fully self employed as to what that freedom is. Sure, there is no "boss" to answer to in most people's minds but in reality you become the boss and must answer to yourself. No BS excuses gets by that boss unless one is dillusional. I've been self employed most of my life and have had plenty of employees. Trust me it isn't as easy by any means and you'll decidedly put in far more hours self employed than anyone does in a regular job. Time off is money down the drain. Taxes, soc security witholdings, insurance etc. are much higher too and must be factored in to the equation. No paid vacation time...Ever! Next point, I see your dismay at the realisation of losing $400 vs losing $40. If you're going pro you'd better realise $400 is nothing. I've seen HU play where the buy in is 4K and players reloading 4 times in as little as 15 minutes! Sounds insane but it's the way it is. btw, that was Hoyt Corkins vs a guy from Sweden, Hoyt had a good day but it could have easily gone the other way around. A week latter I watched Hoyt drop 8K in about the same time (15 minutes) and leave the table empty handed. This is online play, $$ gets much bigger live. We all know some pro's win/lose $400K a night but they are BR'd for it and used to losing that kind of money and can handle it emotionally. Are you mentaly prepared to drop that kind of cash several games in a row? That's a question only you can answer yourself. In ending, Chasing a dream can be a very good thing as long as one is prepared to do so to the very best of his abilities. Never stop learning or you will quickly see those dreams come to an end. Finding your life's calling and living it is priceless. I found mine (not poker) and have lived to experience so many things most people only dream about I could never count them all. Perhaps Poker is yours, perhaps it is not. You will know because no matter what you will be eager to work each new day and with each passing day your skill in your chosen path grows exponetialy. The day you truely arrive is when you've won the best of the best but inside yourself you know you still have a lot of things to learn and try all the harder to become better at your chosen path. If you do chase your dreams make sure you use your head and do it with achievable goals one step at a time. Don't rush yourself, it'll only lead to ruin. . Now, go re-read those three posts I mentioned again and the read them at least one more time after that. Double check Zach's Cliff notes too while you're at it. (in his first post) [/QUOTE]

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