Start Your Morning Out Right, Part 1

On-season, you can have a lot of busy days as a serious punter.  You may be balancing a day job with your betting, and may have a lot of work to do each morning catching up on the latest developments and news for your sport.  Even if you did a lot of work in the off-season, the research and analysis involved with making smart, profitable wagers is ongoing, and can be intense. 

That is why you want to make sure to kick off your morning right!  Here are some tips to help you to get into the zone right from the start.  That way you can be as productive and clear-headed as possible.

• Start the night before.  At the end of each work day, or later that night before you go to sleep, make sure you have the next day’s to-do list ready to go.  That way when you wake up in the morning you can get right to work, instead of sitting there trying to figure out what to do.  Make sure you get a full night’s sleep!  The full night of sleep will give you the energy you need.  The to-do list will ensure you make the most of it.

• Try to get up the same time each day.  Your body functions best on a routine.  If you are constantly switching up your schedule, your body does not know when it is supposed to be going to sleep and when it is supposed to be waking up.  If you get up at a relatively consistent time each day, you teach your body when it is time to be awake, alert, and productive.

• Do not look at your inbox.  This one takes some serious discipline.  We are constantly urged to be constantly connected through email, voicemail, our chat programs, and our social networking sites.  Resist the urge in the morning, since all of these can really distract you.  You need to focus on wagering, not on other peoples’ problems.  Resolve to wait to check your inboxes until later in your day.

• Think about waking up half an hour earlier.  If you constantly feel rushed with your routine, the solution may be to just start getting up half an hour earlier each morning (you need to also get to sleep half an hour earlier if you choose to do this).  Often this gives you the time you need to slow down, think, and make smarter betting decisions.

All of these morning habits will help you get the right start to your day.  Whether you bet on sports full time or you juggle a day job alongside your wagering, you need to be able to make the most of the limited time you have if you want to be profitable.  Be sure to read Start Your Morning Out Right, Part 2 to learn even more great morning rituals and habits to start your day out right for betting success!