| I conducted a survey on my horse betting systems | | | | Vader. |
| blog not too long ago, and one of the questions asked | | | | Perhaps you have travelled a similar path with your |
| "What do you find to be the biggest challenge when it | | | | betting habits? For sure, we all KNOW we need to |
| comes to making your betting pay?" | | | | have a plan, and stick firmly to that plan. We all KNOW |
| Far and away the most popular answer was | | | | we should always be looking for value in our bets. We |
| DISCIPLINE. I found this surprising. The biggest | | | | all KNOW that a prudent money management |
| challenge did not seem to be finding enough winners. It | | | | strategy would be in our best interests. |
| was not finding the time to study form. It was not that | | | | But we also KNOW we should be getting regular |
| could not get a suitable staking system to work for | | | | exercise, we should stop smoking, and eat our five a |
| them. | | | | day of fruit and vegetables, right? |
| The most painful thorn in the proverbial sides of the | | | | Becoming more disciplined is simply a matter of |
| majority of my readers would seem to be a lack of | | | | establishing beneficial new habits. |
| will-power, a lack of discipline. | | | | How can you start to achieve this? |
| So let's examine the topic of discipline as applicable to | | | | First of all, cementing habits takes time - you will |
| horse betting systems. I'm going to start my story.... | | | | struggle to make big changes overnight. It takes 60 |
| ....A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..... | | | | days for your brain to recognize and become |
| You know the Star Wars saga, I'm sure, but just in | | | | comfortable with a change in behavior, so that |
| case you don't, it concerns the story of Anakin | | | | eventually it becomes a habit. |
| Skywalker who was the ambitious young apprentice | | | | Having a strong motivation to make changes will make |
| to Obi Wan Kenobi. Anakin desperately wanted to | | | | things easier. High motivation will help you to resist in |
| become a Jedi Master. He had the Force strong within | | | | those moments of weakness. Bottom line, if you really, |
| him, but he was not focused, and like many of us | | | | really want to make money from horse betting |
| punters he lacked discipline. He was maverick in | | | | systems you will find yourself not easily distracted. |
| character. He allowed himself to be distracted from his | | | | I hope you have found this article has gotten you |
| duties when he fell in love with Princess Padme | | | | thinking a little more about how 'discipline' relates to |
| Amidala. Eventually he was persuaded by the evil | | | | becoming a successful punter. I have a lot more to |
| Emperor to join with him, and he was seduced by the | | | | share on this topic, so I'm off now to start writing |
| powerful forces of the Dark Side, becoming Darth | | | | Episode 2. |