Discovering Inspiration in the Unexpected
Lessons from a World Class ... Poker Player
Yes, you read that right. Phil Hellmuth is a an American professional poker player who has won a record seventeen World Series of Poker bracelets. (Seventeen as of today. I'm sure there are more to come.) In my recent research to become a better poker player myself, I found an amazing poem he wrote that resonated with me. Maybe it will to you as well proving that inspiration can come from various different places.
The man had a dream
He knew what he wanted, it seems
Once he was sure in his heart this was it
He vowed someday that he would achieve it
He wasn’t quite ready to do his thing
But he felt fairly certain what the
future would bring
When one day the time was right
When he was ready to fight the good fight
He conquered all his excuses and set forth
To take the risk-fraught first step
without any remorse
Once he took the first step down the line
The universe conspired to help make sure
he was fine
He never dreamed he would accomplish so much
That the universe would give him such
incredible luck
Now older and wiser he understood the hardest part
Was convincing himself that it was time to start
-Phil Hellmuth
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