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In the first part of our series on achieving a work-life balance, I talked about the dangers of investing too much of your time and energy on sports betting and not spending enough time on your other obligations.  When you are impatient to start making serious money, it is easy to forget about the rest of your life.  But when you do that, your physical and psychological health suffers, your relationships erode, and you lose much of the important perspective you need to make new

As a serious sports bettor, you have to put in a ton of time and energy in order to see results.  If you have been wagering for a while, that is something you know from experience, and if you are a novice, it is something you are probably beginning to find out.  While the problem for a lot of gamblers is a lack of discipline and hard work, the problem for other gamblers is the complete opposite.  You can easily become lost in your pursuit of wealth and achievement and forget to maintain a proper work-life balance. 

Let’s say that you have adapted a certain sports betting strategy you found online for your wagering.  You know that the system has the potential to deliver great results, because the system’s creator has publicly posted his results over time.  The system is not perfect, but it doesn’t have to be.  The system’s creator achieves wins 84% of the time.  You cannot seem to get better results than 65%.  Why is your system failing you, when it should work?

In our previous article on money shock, I talked about the forms a financial windfall can take, as well as some of the different emotional responses bettors can have.  While we all want to make lots of money betting on sports, a lot of punters are not psychologically prepared for the reality of a sudden change in their fortunes.  Guilt, fear, or excessive excitement can all lead the unprepared punter right back to the poor house.  How can you deal rationally with a financial win