Poker and Life

[Good Idea]

I'll be turning 40 on thursday. My Grandpa used to tell me that a man lives until he dies, so make sure you live. I didn't know what he meant by that when I was your age.
One thing I have learned over the last forty years is that family and friends have a tendency to try and hold us back. Sometimes to protect us and sometimes to keep us from rising above them, which is really proctecting themselves from feeling like failures.
You're 24 and free to chase your dreams. My advice for you and everyone else in your position would be to chase them. Chase them with all the passion and energy you can muster because tomorrow it will be you turning forty.

Regards,
G.I.