I have to do it.

At some point in your life, you realize what it is you want to do.

At some point in your life, you make a plan on how you will accomplish that.

At some point in your life, you make the first step towards doing it.

What I want to do is write.  I want to write comedy and be a comedian.  I want to make people laugh.

This isn't something you apply for and hopefully you get the job and then they're paying you while you work towards your goal.  This is something you have to sacrifice and plan for.

I am a good poker player.  I have to become a great poker player.  If I am a great poker player, I can have that be my full-time job.  While I make my own hours, I can write comedy and do stand-up and take classes at the UCB.  Poker, if you are good at it, is a unique opportunity to set your own hours.  I am good.  I need to become great. 

Step 1 - Improve your poker game so that you can make a minimum of $50,000 a year playing.
Step 2 - Build a bankroll large enough to play poker full-time.
Step 3 - Write, Write, Write.
Step 4 - Sign up for the UCB.

This is what I want my life to be.  This is what I'm starting now.