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It's Raining Down Down Down

12/11/2012

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Who would be a tipster? It can be so so depressing when you have a losing run, which is exactly what we are experiencing now. Those amazing highs of profit after profit and accolation after accolation have you feeling untouchable, and then WHACK, loss after loss and complaint after complaint hits you square in the face.

To be fair I am quite fortunate in having a very educated Membership base and the core have been with me through some amazing highs and they appear to be able to take this roller coaster ride better than most. As a tipster it does also get a little easier. I have experienced down turns before and let me tell you the first one nearly broke me. I had sleepless nights, the shakes and was receiving emails from people saying they had lost 10k, they wanted to kill me or worse still, fu*k my arse! I'm not joking....it was horrific. With each loss I tried even harder to find the perfect tip. I spent longer researching, analysed even more leagues....and kept losing. Members left me like rats leaving a sinking ship. I lost 73% of my membership in a 2 month period! Suddenly I didn't care I was losing and the membership had reduced so much the pressure was off and guess what?...I relaxed went back to my basic principles of selecting tips and we are now where we are today.

Today, we are experiencing another downturn and it is still depressing for me. I haven't received the abuse of previously mentioned but it still effects my mood at home, you don't sleep well especially when games are playing through the night. You are always desperate to get back in front of the computer and do more research or make sure you watch the games. My motivation levels to do jobs around the house or social things with the family just drop but that is getting much better indeed. I think having a child helps here because they are so much more important than a football match. Her smile lights you up and you forget about everything else!

Anyway, I'm not sure where I'm taking this blog entry but thought I would give you an insight to how a tipster may feel during a bad run. I'm actually excited about turning this latest episode around which I haven't felt before. Usually, I feel nervous about every tip but this time if feels different because I know if I keep to my criteria and find value we will come out the other side to meet a beautiful rainbow and a pot of gold.
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Daniel link
13/11/2012 07:20:38 pm

I only found your blog today as it was referenced in another blog that I read, but I really like it, It's not just the profits and losses from a particular day or set of bets, but insightful and human in it's delivery and content. It's nice to be able to learn from some elements of the post while also being able to empathise with other parts. Keep up the good work!

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James
14/11/2012 05:49:04 am

Thanks Daniel - Appreciate the feedback. This particular post has provided my website with a record number of hits. So I'm guessing it resonates with a few out there!

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Scot
13/11/2012 09:07:24 pm

James, a great post. Maybe a bit graphic for my sensitive eyes but it does hit home. Writing a blog can be quite therapeutic!

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James
14/11/2012 05:50:34 am

Scot - it certainly is therapeutic and I reckon I could have produced War & Piece in this last post....I could have gone on all day.

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