I hate my job, could I become a great player ?

[Toffler]

Most people would envy my current situation. I make $140,000 per year. Unfortunately, I loathe my job. I am willing to do any amount of study to become a professional player and would settle for a $20,000 pay cut but no more. I think I'm intelligent enough as I graduated with honors in chemistry from UNC, Chapel Hill and have a graduate degree. I have no "feel" for poker and tend to play mechanically based on the books I have studied. The weakest part of my game is reading hands. By nature I am weak tight, but have overcome this through study, but when things are going poorly I will sometimes slip into weak tight mode.

So, is it possible? Do you have to be a natural? I am willing to do anything to get there over a 2 year period if it is possible.

Toffler