Is Your Mentality Right For Winning?

How much does winning mean to you?

From my observation, very very few people are actually confident and sure when they place a bet, but yet at the same time they "hope" and "expect" to make some decent profit from this. Now this truly scares me, how can you expect to profit from something that you are not even positive about?

A couple of days ago, I was catching up with a friend over coffee and he asked me how the hell do I actually do it, making a consistent earning through sports betting to sustain the lifestyle that I choose, because he just lost a neat 4 figures on a pretty disastrous midweek UEFA cup fixture list.

I asked him a few questions and shockingly discovered that while he believes he can win money from sports betting and takes it relatively seriously (buying tips, books etc), he does not believe that you can profit consistently. He believes that LUCK is the biggest deciding factor at all times.

I was really appalled by the statement that he made and therefore it didn't take long for me to understand why it seems so difficult for him to profit. In anything that you do, self-doubt is the one thing that can keep you well away from your desired result. I am sure to many out there, there were times when you initially picked the winning team, only to get influenced by other "experts" just before you placed the bets and decided to change your bet to follow the "experts". You end up following the crowd, and dying with them. How did you feel after knowing that you lost? It's probably the worst feeling in the world because you doubted yourself so much and ended up paying the bookies because of the wrong judgements by someone else.

Ask yourself this, is it possible to win from sports betting? If your answer is positive, is it possible to win over a long period of time (months, and even years)? What's your answer now?

Let me tell you, most people don't believe that it's possible to win over a long period of time because they believe that one day their luck will run out. So, if this is what you really believe in, then why are you still betting? If you know that you will lose over time, then for goodness sake, stop right now!

In my opinion, luck has got nothing to do with betting on sports. It is all about carving out a clear path to your profits by coming up with systems for your success. After which, you simply apply and get there with a positive mind.

When I first started betting, I used to place a bet and immediately start feeling an overwhelming insecurity. I was so unsure and disturbed that I ALWAYS feared for the worst even before the match, and no exaggeration here at all, the worst almost always happened in such scenario.

I am a walking example of you are what you believe, and once I embraced this motto my life changed. I was in debt for about 10months worth of salary at one point but once I made this significant change in my mindset, I crawled all the way back to the top slowly but surely (quitting my job in the midst :) ).

Just like what I told my friend, there is really no secret to winning in sports betting. The formula looks something like this:

Positive mindset (including confidence and responsibility in your choice) + The right system(s) + Good level of discipline = Profits,

My note to you is, the positive mindset is the beginning for everybody who wants to make a difference between profiting and losing. Trust me, once your mindset change, it will lead you to the right system, and a positive mind will help ensure that you build up a good level of discipline.

The above are my personal opinions, I'd love to get some feedbacks, and should you really be interested in changing your mindset for the better, do check back regularly as I am planning to make another post on it soon.

Have a great winning day ahead!