The Road Not Taken

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

This poem is well known by many and has true meaning in my recent poker life. I have had a nice start to the year and with that success I was faced with some decisions.

I was given a few opportunities to travel, go to Vegas and a couple other Live poker trips. Yet, instead I decided to take the conservative choice. To save my money, to stay home and continue to grind long and hot hours in my room that has no AC.

For I truly believe that this decision to commit and to work harder than ever will lead to better things. How easy it would be to take some of my personal $5k roll and book a flight or Bus to Vegas and go have a great time meeting my friends and heroes, yet making the harder decision as Frost says I trust "will make all the difference".

Many times in our life we face difficult choices, and it is not always the easy choice that will lead to us reaching our goals. Sometimes we must take the "road less traveled" if we truly hope to achieve our goals and dreams.