Off-Center and the Losing Game Whenever one begins to discuss the “inner game,” most players just say, “Yeah, yeah. Let’s turn the page and move on to something that will make me a better selector.” What they fail to realize is that the way the inner game is handled affects the selection process, and, ultimately, […]
Losing to Winning the Great Leap | Chapter 5: What Am I Doing?
Chapter 5: What Am I Doing? Share What exactly am I doing? Well, if you have gotten anything out of this article, the truth is what I am doing probably won’t matter much to you. Chapter 1 suggests that each person has to find their own approach. So, if I give you my approach, it […]
Losing to Winning – the Great Leap | Chapter 2: Finding My Approach
Chapter 2: Finding “My” Approach Share So, how does one find their personal approach? Before addressing that question, let’s make sure we are one the same page. First, we have established that you believe you are capable of winning, right? (If not, go back to the first chapter again.) Second, we have established that there […]
Losing to Winning – the Great Leap | Chapter 3: Taking Responsibility
Chapter 3: Taking Responsibility Share So, how do we take responsibility? Let me tell you how it worked for me. I began with a system to test, a notepad file and a commitment to handicap 50 races without making a single change from my “system.” As I handicapped each race, I logged the results in […]
Handicapping the Kentucky Derby
Handicapping the Kentucky Derby You are sitting in an airport bar, impatiently waiting for your flight to Louisville. You strike up a conversation with the guy sitting next to you. He says that he loves the Kentucky Derby. Never misses it. Watches it every year. On television. You decide that you might have a […]