This is about the time we should look at the excuses you are likely to make as to why you will do something or not do something to make your punting successful.
An “excuse” is a justification for doing or not doing something. The dictionary implies that it’s a “reason”. The excuse you give when you are late for work is due to the traffic, but, the real reason is you did not give yourself enough time when you left home. Excuses are never the reason for why you did or didn’t do something. They’re just the facts you use in order to help yourself feel better about what happened or didn’t happen.
Punters are the best at making an excuse as to why they will or won’t back a horse, and most punters actually have a lot of favourites they use over and over. I’m sure you have yours starting to emerge by now.
So, making excuses won’t change the situation, but getting to the real reason behind it can change the situation. That’s the difference between being a Gambler or a Punter. Excuses are for people that will not take responsibility for their actions and their life and how it turns out. Excuses will never improve your punting.
It’s good to know which ones you use on a regular basis. Do any of the following sound familiar:
- I don’t have the money
- I am over worked and tired
- I don’t have time to study the form
- I couldn’t get my bet on
- the price wasn’t right
- the tip wasn’t any good
- the people I punt with are losers
- they forgot to tell me about that horse
- and so on.
Bored yet? I know I am! I had to reach deep to come up with some of those excuses. How many have you used? Now ask yourself if any of these excuses ever improved your punting skill? I doubt it.
So why do people make them so often? Nothing about them will move you to a better situation. The fact that you “only have bad luck” is not going to improve your punting. And, if you tell yourself that long enough you will start to expect it and things will continue to be bad.
True punters understand the difference between making excuses and providing actual, sound reasons for successful events. Successful punters:
- don’t make excuses they either do the work, don’t punt or find someone to give them a solution
- see all the situations, problems and opportunities
- solve problems by using good software, services, information and customer help lines to be financial successful
- never use excuses for anything
“Nothing happens to you; it happens because of you”
“If it is to be, it is up to me” Grant Cardone
Find out how RaceBiz Members Selections can take away your excuses. Read More here