Delicately Developing Diligence

The past three years of my poker career can be broken down into the following three categories [as best described in third person]:

High School (3-2 years ago) : Coming of age time in one's life. Here character is developed as one is pushed around by upperclassmen and you stick closely to anything or anyone that helps you get by. Most situations are awkward and you do whatever is necessary to survive; whether that be working at a fast food joint or making fake tickets to the school play for extra cash. Graduation is a much awaited ceremony, yet you look back on these times with a peculiar fondness.

College (2-1 years ago) : The perfect time in one's life to experiment with new things and meet new people. As one loosens their morals the double edged sword slowly reveals itself. Nearly regardless of one's prior background and future earning potential everyone tends to find themselves in a bind for cash from time to time. The opportunity cost of the whole situation is what you make of it; you devote some of your most prime years for the sake of raising the ceiling for the rest.

Post Grad (1-0 years ago) : The search for your true earning potential is not always as swift as one would hope. Returning from the stereotypical European backpacking experience oft leaves one waiting tables and tending bars before wall street leaves that much awaited message. Nonetheless, grinding it out helps develop a greater appreciation for the better times to come. There's a little AKoChainsaw3 in all of us.