Pud's Poker Progress / Matthew Pitt / 18 May 2009 / 3

Over the past week I have been feeling down in the dumps and a little sorry for myself. I can't 100% put my finger on anything specific but I think I need to make some drastic changes if I am to make something of myself and lose the tag of underachiever.

I actually tried to do a good deed today by giving blood but was told that since I received plasma back in the early 1980s, I am no longer eligible to give blood or anything to do with blood. Bit of a pisser but rules are rules I guess, even if they are retarded!

I left school at 16 with 10 GCSE's but I never did my A-levels, well I did a term or two of them before dropping out and going to find work. It came as a shock to those around me as I was expected to sail through my A-levels and then go onto University but something didn't feel right so it never happened. Fast forward twelve years later and I now wish I had gone to uni, earned a degree and had some sort of career or the chance of one.

With Pud Jr turning six this Thursday and the arrival of Baby Pud in April, I have been contemplating a few things, especially the future. I'm sorry to be morbid but if I dropped dead tomorrow then I would have almost nothing to leave for them nor would I feel that I had done anything worthwhile in society or achieved anything other than touching a few people's hearts and made a couple of cracking kids.

I have always loved the idea of teaching and teaching biology in particular but I have always been too lazy or too money orientated to try and make a go of it. When I say too lazy I mean in the sense of having to go get a degree and by being too focussed on money I mean not being prepared to give up my salary at the time in order to study.

When I was made redundant in 2001 I actually enrolled in an "access to higher education" course but pulled out at the last minute as I was so used to earning good money in my previous job. Now I have little in the way of money, a lot more time and need to make some changes.

I am currently enquiring about doing a biology degree through the Open University and learning from the comfort of my own home. During the three or four years it will take I will decide whether I want to move into the teaching field or just use the degree as an extra feather in my cap for some other career. It's early days as I have only looked at courses this morning but it should give me something else to focus on.

Those of you who know Yorkshire Pud but are not as acquainted with Matthew Pitt are probably sat laughing right now as I am the king of starting things and never seeing them through but I'm totally different with education as I love learning, I love the challenge of it.

I am also going to start swimming twice a week as I have no energy at the moment which is partly down to lack of sleep but also due to the fact I am really unfit and this does not help my mental state either. I love swimming and with it being a zero contact sport I shouldn't ache like I've done ten rounds with Mike Tyson which should mean I don't get discouraged from the start.

Hopefully, by doing the above and also reducing the alcohol content during the week I should start feeling more positive, stop being so snappy with people and start to build towards a better future for me and my family. You are very lucky if opportunities fall straight into your lap but for the most part you have to go out and put some hard work in if you want to reap the rewards.

I actually tried to do a good deed today by giving blood but was told that since I received plasma back in the early 1980s, I am no longer eligible to give blood or anything to do with blood. Bit of a pisser but rules are rules I guess, even if they are retarded!

I'll leave it there for now because there has been no poker of note since the last post, just a mere nine games of which I won seven, taking my ITM to a unsustainable 65.7% and an ROI of 27.3% or in profit terms $49.35. More poker in the next post I promise!

Current bankroll - $205.32

As always thanks for reading and best of luck at the tables!

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1. Gavin | 18 May 2009

   I'm 41 years young mate and did nothing with my education when I was younger (Not alot was expected tbh lol). However I started a part time foundation degree (3 year course with the option of a 2 year topup) last year (fortunate enough to be sponsored through work) and though it was a struggle early doors to get back into a learning environment it is one of the best things I've done. (Still got 2 years to go so my opinion might change as the pressure ramps up)

   Good luck mate

2. Ryan | 18 May 2009

   I wouldn't necessarily say that becoming a biology teacher would make a major difference on what you leave behind if you died tomorrow.

   Family, friends and being a good, respectable person are the most important things that I hope to improve on.

   I do appreciate money, status and other things that a lot of us can get caught up in too often. But you do have to have some balance in your life.

   It is certainly nice to have a lot of money to leave behind for your kids, but you could do them a lot more by giving them the skills needed to become great, successful people themselves.

   Take an extreme example, say you were offered a job that required upwards of 80 hrs a week of your full focus and attention, but you get compensated 1 million dollars a year. Now, you won't see much of your kids, won't have much of a relationship with them, but if you die in 10 years they will be very wealthy.

   On the other hand, if you just spend your time with your kids now, and work hard enough to provide for them so they can take the insight and tools you give them and make something for themselves, it is much more likely to be a more rewarding experience for everybody involved.

   You could leave a family legacy of 30 million dollars to take care of future generations of your family, but often enough they'll end up like Paris Hilton or many others. If that's one of the better end results of your quest to provide and make a name for yourself, I would certainly reconsider.

   Money is important, but when it takes time away for your family that you can already provide for, that's one sacrifice I don't want to make. It may seem right, just and noble to try to leave them a great deal, but the most important things you can leave them are lasting impressions and lessons they can use everyday, not monetary shortcuts.

   Anyways, I see you talk a bit about heads up sngs on here from time to time. I hope a shameless plug of my site is not inappropriate (www.husng.com), I think we are by far the leader in the heads up sng training industry.

   Good reading, take care,

   Ryan

3. Yorkshire Pud | 19 May 2009

   Gavin - I actually miss learning and bettering myself knowledge wise. I soak stuff up like a sponge, or at least used to, so I get bored when I'm not busy or learning.

   Ryan - Thanks for stopping by and leaving possibly the longest comment ever on record! Also very thought provoking. I agree with the spending time with family etc

   I'm going to do the degree for my own sake as doing it from home will take 3-5 years, by which time I'll be in my early 30s and if I want a career I'll be able to have a 30 year one if I wish. If I put it off for another 3-5 years, I may have another mouth to feed and may have lost interest in learning.

   I've read the HUSNG.com coaches blogspot blogs for a while and respect all of your games. Once I have a larger roll I'll be joining up for certain.

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