Everyone wants to do well and thus everyone loves to know the secret of success. What will allow me to be first? How can I be guaranteed that this song will be a hit? What should I do so that this presentation is going to be loved? The fact of the matter is that there is no instant recipe for success. If you follow a number of steps, you can increase your chances of being successful but there are no guarantees.
Because there are no guarantees other than hard work, many people are attracted by the lure of short cuts and cheating. This is why steroids are so popular in athletics and why doping is so horribly rife in cycling. The horse racing industry has been beset by scandal of people taking unfair means in order to take an advantage. With the millions of dollars at stake, people feel the risk of being caught is worth it. Also the horse, doesn't get much of a say in the matter.
So what can you do which is allowed? You can be organized, prepared and methodical. You can wake up early, go to bed late and in between put in the hours to make sure that you can do everything you can possibly do to have the best chances of being successful. This isn't as glamorous nor does it have the thrill of doing something which is illegal. That's just the way things work.
Unfortunately many people are put off by the thought of putting in the hours and working hard. On the flip side, it
means that if you are prepared to do it, you can come out on top. Glory via cheating is short-term. Eventually you are caught and then have to live with the shame and the guilt. This is a huge difference from success that comes via hard work - here you are left with a sense of achievement and pride that never goes away.
Marion Jones may have been the darling of the 2000 Olympics which took place in Sydney but now she is disgraced. Her medals were taken away and she went to prison. A similar thing happened in baseball with Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds who will never go into the Hall of Fame. The greyhound racing world was shocked when a highly successful trainer was found out to be cheating. He went into hiding and hasn't been heard of since.
In the corporate world, there isn't enough punishment for those who break the rules. People who embezzle and are guilty of insider trading are given a slap on the wrist. The classic example is Bernie Madoff but what could happen to him where the punishment truly fits the crime. The magnitude of his crime means nothing could ever fit the bill.
Some would say that the cheaters are just given us what we want. We want people to cheer and support and that is what they are providing us. This seems like a weak rationalization for doing something which is wrong. They want to succeed and are prepared to do so at any cost. Well is it worth this much?
Author Resource:-
Michelle Stevens is a well known journalist that writes for many newspapers and online news sites. She has recently written a number of articles on sports betting where she compares the traditional sport of horse racing to greyhound racing in Europe. This article amongst many others will appear on the popular sports betting sites.
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