Goal Spread
admin 4/13/2022
My goal for this year: having writing this perfect! Create a personal goal journal. This gorgeous spread attacks 2019 goals by breaking them down into goal, purpose, obstacle, and action plan. With goals thought through like this, it makes it easy to achieve that goal. Divided by personal and business goals helps keep them focused. A point spread could solve that problem. Using a 2-goal spread, the odds might look like this: USA +2.5 (2.0) Brazil -2.5 (1.5) If you are betting on Brazil, then Brazil has to win by more than 2 goals for you to win. Thus, if the score is 3-0 for Brazil, then you would win since it is higher than the point spread of 2.5. In terms of this type of betting the line, a goal spread is meant to establish a favorite and an underdog and then draw a handicap to even out the playing field. The goal spreads in soccer are typically small, with a half-goal up to two goals the spread that is seen most often. Each month, when I create my monthly spread, I take a few minutes to consider last month’s unaccomplished tasks, as well as my goals for the year. How do my goals this month tie in to my annual goals/long-term goals? Add Positivity Daily. I get motivated really easily, but staying motivated is much harder for me (I was a wind-up toy in a past.
Here, I am going to teach you Tarot spread for achieving goals. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can use your Tarot cards to help you plan for success.
Sometimes, Tarot reading can be brutal. This art form is not just about learning the meanings and then getting the answers you love. You either get an outcome you do not like, or the cards are not what you would have preferred.
I love Tarot spreads, I even wrote an e-book on love Tarot spreads. I know that having the right spread can really make the difference in your Tarot reading.
If you have performed a spread which gives you negative or neutral cards (cards which are silent on the matter at hand) then you should try another spread to see how you can get the outcome you desire.
How Sally Can Achieve Her Goals
For this post, I am going to use an imaginary seeker called Sally because I have used this example previously in the yes/no posts. Sally is a dress-maker who wants to make a career from her passion. In her last readings, the outcome was not what she wanted so I am going to do a spread that can show her the steps she is to take to make her business a success.
If the cards are somewhat neutral (positive but silent on the matter at hand), then I would say you should perform another spread to see how the seeker can get the outcome they desire. This spread outlines ways in which the seeker can achieve their desired outcome in several steps.
The Tarot Spread
Here are the steps for creating this spread:
1. Decide if you prefer using 5, 7, or 9 cards for this spread. I am sticking to 5 for the sake of making this post shorter in real life probably go for 7.
2. Pick your question. “How can the seeker achieve their goals of x” is pretty safe. In Sally’s case, we are asking how she can reach her goal and make a good living from her business.
3. Go through your deck and select whichever card represents the seeker’s current situation. Sally, I will take as being represented by an Ace of Wands because she has the basic foundations of her business and has already received the first financial rewards for her hard work. Place whichever card you chose down on your work surface.
4. Go through your deck again and pick a card that represents what the seeker wishes to obtain. Sally wants a half-decent living so for this I shall select a 9 of Pentacles but other, similar cards will do. Place this card next to your first card with some distance like this:
5. Shuffle your deck and lay the number of cards that you have decided to use on your work surface.
Goal Spreadsheet
6. Turn the cards over. Your reading should now look something like this:
7. Interpret these cards. These cards predict the steps which the seeker needs to take to receive the life which they would like. Here is my interpretation.
A Tarot Spread for Achieving Goals – My Interpretation
“Sally firstly receives a Page of Pentacles which I would read as her having the resources which she needs to make her business successful (talent) but not the money to do so. There are also things she needs to learn, possibly how to manage her money. The King of Swords represents an expert who gives decent yet costly advice. Sally doesn’t know the first thing about business so may need to invest in a coach or consultant to assist her. Sally also needs to think out logically how she can make a business successful as, in business, passion is not enough. A logical approach mirrors the idea in the 7 of Pentacles which is associated with planning for the future. She must make long-term plans for her business instead of taking it day by day. I would say that a business plan is a necessity if she is to achieve any of her goals. After this, her business will be sustainable”.
In a real-life reading, Sally would be given an action plan to work through and then told to come back once she has done those things. If she has, then her reading would have changed, and she will be living happily ever after. If not, then she will not be in the position which she wants to be in the future.
Some may wonder why I go into an ‘advisory’ reading when I specialize in prediction. It is falsely assumed that those who read for prediction believe that the future is fixed. Destiny, fortune-telling, and free will is something in which I deal with at length in other parts of this website.
Tarot Spread for Achieving Goals – My Conclusions
While there are many Tarot spreads you can use to help you achieve your goals, I believe that this goal achieving Tarot spread is up there with the best. Give this spread and try and see how you get on!
I’m interested to know your thoughts – feel free to share in the comment section. How did you like this Tarot spread? Do you intend on using it in your Tarot practice?
(Please note that I do not interpret other people’s readings for them. If you’re looking for help interpreting your Tarot readings, feel free to check out the Love Tarot Spreads e-book).
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As a fan, you don’t care if your team wins by a point or 100. A win is a win, though that 100-point win would be a little easier on the nerves.
In sports betting, how much a team wins by is usually all that matters.
The most popular way to bet for the two most popular sports, basketball and football, is with the point spread, also known as the “side.” Most baseball, hockey and soccer bets are on the moneyline, which is betting on a team to win straight up with adjusted odds. Football and basketball have moneyline bets available too, but most people will take the point spread.
The concept can be a bit confusing if you’ve never dabbled in sports betting before.
Why bet with the point spread?
The point spread was created to attract more action on a game. When the San Francisco 49ers are expected to blow out the Arizona Cardinals, it’s not enticing to lay $300 to win $100 on a moneyline. But when the 49ers are 11-point favorites and each side is -110 odds? That’s much easier.
In that example, the 49ers are spotting the Cardinals 11 points before the game starts, at least for bettors. The 49ers have to win by 12 or more points to cover the spread. If the Cardinals win or lose by 10 or less, that side wins the bet. If the game lands on 11, like a 21-10 49ers win, it’s a push and all bets are refunded. If you see a -11 that means that team is favored, and +11 means you’re taking the underdog.
Nothing sharpens your math skills better than trying to figure out how big your lead as a bettor is if you have a 22.5-point basketball underdog that is losing 90-72.
Goal Spreadsheet Excel
The problem with the point spread can be when a team — which really doesn’t care that you bet the favorite at -11 — has a 14-point lead but gives up a meaningless score at the end to win by only seven points. They’re still happy with the win. You, as a bettor, are not.
© Provided by Yahoo! Sports Sportsbooks have large boards that display point spreads for all games that day. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)Point spreads lead to bad beats
The most infamous example of a bad beat with the point spread probably came in the 2004 Final Four at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
Duke was a 2.5-point underdog against UConn. The Huskies rallied late and took a 79-75 lead on a free throw with 3.2 seconds left. The game itself was over; Duke couldn’t score twice in a few seconds. But Duke guard Chris Duhon pulled up for a running 3-pointer just over the half-court line and banked it in at the buzzer. Duke lost 79-78, but bettors who had Duke and 2.5 points won. March Madness is a huge event for bettors, and reports at the time estimated that Duhon’s “meaningless” shot resulted in a $30 or $40 million swing in Nevada. UConn players celebrated at the final buzzer. UConn bettors doubled over in pain. That’s the difference between betting the moneyline and the point spread.
Baseball and hockey have point spreads too, the “run line” in baseball and “puck line” in hockey. It’s generally 1.5 with odds adjusting accordingly. Taking a big baseball favorite at -1.5 runs can make the odds more palatable. Of course, betting the New York Yankees at -1.5 to bring down the odds from -190 to -110 isn’t too fun when they win 4-3 and you don’t cash a bet.
Goal Spreadsheet Template
Betting on the point spread is the most common way to wager on sports. And the first time you take a favorite that wins the game but doesn’t cover the spread, you’ll understand every bettor’s heartbreak.