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I really enjoyed competing with other guys. We competed to see who could seduce a pretty girl faster (or rather, it wasn’t even seduction, but flirting). We called it quests, although it was a bit like a lottery.

Each participant in the quest paid $100 as an entry fee. The winner received the entire amount as a reward. So we were both players and athletes (so to speak).

The tasks were different, but always positive, and insulting girls or making them feel worse than they felt before we approached them was not allowed (this led to disqualification and exclusion from further participation in the quest).

Our motto was fun, joy and positivity! The girls also liked it when guys approached them, flirted with them and played different games.
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There is nothing better than self improvement, I remember when I was very fat, my wife would place bet that if I can do some exercise every morning for a year I will win $300 in December, nothing too serious and I took it seriously, I started going to road jog and before I know it I was very fit.

I love challenges but something in me at the time don't think about merely challenging myself to burn some fats, I just don't see any reasons why, no motivation about it, so when I do exercise today I feel like not doing it the next day until my woman challenged me.

Sometimes we need a reason to just into action, betting in this areas can help improvement for the better.
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For example, how about a challenge to do 50 push-ups a day for a month? Would you bet on yourself to complete it?
Does a push-up makes you gain weight?
To me I don't think push up make you gain weight rather it makes you balance your weight or loses a bit of your weight, moreover I think we have a push up thread at the speculation section were a lot of discussion is going on over there so I think this thread is mostly and would be greatly appreciated in that section or you can join the discussion over there to continue everything there.

About the gambling that you and your friend anticipated that is actually cool to do some rough betting that does not directly related to gambling but rather to help boost the physical health were a weight would be gained or could be loose, sometimes it makes one serious about their life or there well-being since it is a thing of challenge or bet.

The ones I have mostly involved myself with is exact time we could drive to the next city after work. This includes circumstances we could face on our way going, such as meeting high traffic, police checking point and bad roads to pass before the specific time is reached. Let say usually it takes about 2hrs driving to the next city but due to some circumstances it may take about 3-5hrs to the next city but most times we may not meet traffic neither do we see active check point on our way going, so whoever gets it correctly would have to pay our expenses as we leave.
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After both of you are fat, then you try to bet who is going to go thin first. That's the hardest part and I bet it will be fun. Cheesy

I had the same bet with my ex-girlfriend back when I was young, I had a big tummy and we had a bet that if I could get my tummy thinner then she would do what I asked her and if ever I won't complete the task then I would pay for all her needs before he goes back to being a librarian in a cruise ship. (It's worth $200+) Sadly I failed to slim my abdomen and I paid for her necessities on her next trip. But she did say there's a bit of a change but I don't see that although I did try. Cheesy
It's a fun thing to do with friends but both of you must keep it that way because once it gets serious, your friendship could get broken just because of a single bet/dare.
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Another question: What do you think would be a fun and effective self-improvement challenge we could all try?

Recently i and my brother made an agreement to roll over every daily win until we reach a certain target. The reason is because we have something in mind, we want to get so that was one way we can meet the money target.

Each individual has one or two projects in mind, while some set goals to reach them. Gambling can be a kind of process by which one can double an amount to complete his project

Self improvement betting is very good especially if it is in a positive senerio case, I can remember making a self improvement bet with my elder brother back then in my secondary school days, the deal was that if am going to take the first position in my class that was in my jsss(2), that am going to be having his portion of his meat or fish during meal for good two weeks and if I don't the reverse will be the case, he was actually the one that brought about this challenge reason being that all through my jsss(1) I  took  second position, I took this challenge very seriously and guess what? I ended up coming out the first position and that has really helped me improve in paying more attention to books as a boy, I love fishes and meats and way hahahahahaha.
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Have you ever had a friend or co-worker who enjoys making friendly bets to Self improve?

For instance, you could bet on losing X amount of weight this month?

Last year, I made a similar bet to gain some weight (I'm very thin). So in my case my friend was also thin so we make a Bet to reach some Amount of weight before the end of the month. The bet wasn't a big deal it was only to buy a full meal for the other person just in case of not meet the expected weight. For example If my friend don't reach the expected weight and I reach it, then my friend should pay my meal. I that occasion we both reach the the expected weight and none of us need to pay the other person meal.

Do you have some similar story?, please share it, i would like to read it.

This may not be a typical sports or casino topic, but I think self-improvement deserves some attention.

Another question: What do you think would be a fun and effective self-improvement challenge we could all try?

For example, how about a challenge to do 50 push-ups a day for a month? Would you bet on yourself to complete it?

I am a big fan of this type of bet. I think its truly one of the few ways that gambling can help to better yourself, or anyone that takes this kind of bet. This type of bet relies on your own dedication and puts you in control in a category that is almost purely dominated by chance and odds. Now the odds of you meeting that certain weight are entirely up to what you do day in and day out. This is actually something that I could find useful as I am trying to lose weight and it is extremely challenging. But you know what? I'd place a bet on me because I know I am going to win, at that point its just you vs you!
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So far I have never done it but I once had an agreement or you could say bet with myself and that was the amount of spending for whole month for gambling capital, for example I promised not to spend more than $50 in one month for gambling capital and if I exceed $50 then I have to add the same amount to the monthly savings allocation, this sounds silly but it is very useful for my own part while implementing it.
Maybe some people here also have agreements with themselves for certain things in every gambling activity, they will have the idea of ​​being able to take care of themselves even though by implementing different disciplines.
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For this category of bet some persons have lost their lives for the negative part. I can recall early this year about a cousin who broke his arm because he wanted to stood up to a challenge from his mate who puts a bet to him that he can't perform a particular stunt with the bicycle he was riding.

Each individual has one or two projects in mind, while some set goals to reach them. Gambling can be a kind of process by which one can double an amount to complete his project
I won't bet on that any day. Gambling as a sort of process to double money sounds wacky to me, I see it rather as a kinda process to lose quickly that money which you want to double. I think I'll always chose to lookout to somewhere else to double a project intended money than with gambling.
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I often bet with my friends like this (not betting money but about treating food) but not for self-improvement like your story but I like to do it in general games such as football matches and bet on who will win and if I win my friend will treat me to food I think this is quite entertaining and is a healthy bet compared to us having to bet a certain amount of money which I think is a little stressful and sometimes can also cause disputes between friends.
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It's funny and it would be a really fun competition lol. Unfortunately I don't see my friends much these days. I mostly spend most of my time with my relatives. They are quite serious people and I doubt they would be interested. In my case I have to talk more about losing weight than gaining weight but it's an interesting idea and I might try it in my life someday. The easiest way to compete is with my wife, we both would have fun making such bets. I once sold an apartment with a friend in a similar way. We agreed that the one who found a buyer first would win.
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Do you have some similar story?, please share it, i would like to read it.

This may not be a typical sports or casino topic, but I think self-improvement deserves some attention.


Actually that is quite of a wholesome history to read, I must say it is a very positive way to bet.
I have never bet on self-improvement myself in a long time, I believe last time I have betted on self-improvement was back when I was in school and I betted with a friend on which one of us could get to improve our grades in mathematics and physics for the incoming tests, I don't recall whether I ended up winning or not, but I definitely managed to get better grades talks to that little bet I had.
Nowadays, I don't think there is someone I interact everyday who would be willing to bet on something like self-improvement with me, I don't smoke, I am not overweight and the only vice I have is drinking a lot of coffee (I am already cutting sugar consumption).

Anyways, this thread has made me thinking whether I could try to do something with this with a family member in January, let us see..  Wink
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Another question: What do you think would be a fun and effective self-improvement challenge we could all try?
i am thinking maybe a hobby we all keep saying we’ll try but never do out of laziness or something else

maybe you want to learn an instrument or learn a language or finish a book it could be helpful if there were some kind of bet prizes in achieving any of these plus if i were to play with friends our competitiveness will be so fired up that i will actually end up wanting to win it and end up being productive

With the pressure that emerges from winning a reward or profiting from completing a specific task, gambling on self improvement goals  can easily help most players to hit their health, academic, or nutritional target. However, a default from one party can affect the success of this kind of bet, after first dedication and seriousness. While it'll be beneficial to trust a friend, the gambler may not work harder when in doubt if the bargain would be met after reaching the requirements.

Which could be discouraging. So it's best for people to find other factors that'll energize them to hit such goals, than gambling over it, as a failure in payment can terminate all the zeal built around achieving the self improvement goals.
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In my case, I prefer not to make these types of bets. I only make bets on betting sites and with small amounts, because here in my country the people I know have taken bets that involve money very seriously. So even in cases where, for example, we bet a lot on whoever lost weight quickly would win all the money. People would take it so seriously that they would do anything to lose weight and make money, even if it involved methods not recommended by doctors. There have even been cases of people who fought in the streets because one didn't want to pay a bet immediately.
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Do you have some similar story?, please share it, i would like to read it.

This may not be a typical sports or casino topic, but I think self-improvement deserves some attention.

Another question: What do you think would be a fun and effective self-improvement challenge we could all try?

For example, how about a challenge to do 50 push-ups a day for a month? Would you bet on yourself to complete it?

Not for self-improvement but I’ve done some random bets with my friends and most times it doesn’t even involve us betting with money but something that we know would be useful to one of us.

Not only do this type of bet bring rewards they also help you get closer to your friends and even develop the habit that was initiated with this bet, let’s say you bet on who ever doesn’t jog or whoever wakes late would have to pay Xzy amount then you’d start competing for who would wake first and eventually it will become an habit.
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Another question: What do you think would be a fun and effective self-improvement challenge we could all try?
i am thinking maybe a hobby we all keep saying we’ll try but never do out of laziness or something else

maybe you want to learn an instrument or learn a language or finish a book it could be helpful if there were some kind of bet prizes in achieving any of these plus if i were to play with friends our competitiveness will be so fired up that i will actually end up wanting to win it and end up being productive
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Do you have some similar story?, please share it, i would like to read it.

This may not be a typical sports or casino topic, but I think self-improvement deserves some attention.

Another question: What do you think would be a fun and effective self-improvement challenge we could all try?

For example, how about a challenge to do 50 push-ups a day for a month? Would you bet on yourself to complete it?
I find this kind of betting very interesting since it is channeled towards self development. In college I and my friends used to bet on who will get the highest score on some tests or the highest GPA. This bet usually motivate us to study hard because we want to win the bet.

In the college hostels, there was also a competition on who will carry the highest weight in the gym. This competition usually spurs students to keep training in the gym in order to lift the highest weight. Yeah, it is indeed a suitable means of enjoying ourselves and also improving ourselves.

Fifty pushups per day will be a good competition and I will be glad to engage in it. I will definitely bet on myself to engage in 100 pushups.
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Can that be considered gambling though? Gambling refers to the act of putting something at stake to win something of the same nature on top of it or lose the stake. When it comes to self-improvement, you are not getting back money or something, you make a bet, do something like a challenge, and possibly get something back if you win the challenge. So it's more like a challenge than a gamble, in my opinion.

However, when it comes to making such friendly bets, we surely used to make bets among friends in the past, maybe not always for self-improvement, but mostly for fun. Some of us would even make bets on impressing girls, etc.  Grin For example, I would say that there is this girl, and I'm going to impress her any way I can, and a friend would make a bet with me that I won't be able to do it.

Good point as to whether its classed as gambling...

I once had a friend many years ago who would bet with us on all manner of things
for very small amounts, less than a dollar. I wonder if his innocent childish bets with
friends turn into an addiction later in life? IDK.



In the OP's scenario though making bets with friends and colleagues to try and
instigate self improvement is a great idea, nothing like some monetary win/loss
as motivation to better yourself and win!

Personally I have not engaged with it in my adult life.

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I don't like to involve money with friends and family because I believe those two are bad combo and it can ruin the relationship over some silly things.

Well I agree with that that is why I just do that for some other activity together in exchange, like go to have a meal together, at the end when I get out with my friends usually we have fun and we don't matter if today one  of us pay, we know that the other is going to pay.

In any case there is no rush to ask the payback right if you see that they aren't going to make it, then is better not to ask, at the end if you already fulfill the challenge it is still a win for you.

If that's the case it's fine but we never know there will be always the same level of understanding, things started small might escalate to big ones which is why avoiding it completely is better than leaving the room for it to happen.

This just remind me of my college days, where we usually do such things like involving small money over betting silly events and I am not sure it always ended very well which is why I realised later not mixing these can help us a lot.
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I don't like to involve money with friends and family because I believe those two are bad combo and it can ruin the relationship over some silly things.

Well I agree with that that is why I just do that for some other activity together in exchange, like go to have a meal together, at the end when I get out with my friends usually we have fun and we don't matter if today one  of us pay, we know that the other is going to pay.

In any case there is no rush to ask the payback right if you see that they aren't going to make it, then is better not to ask, at the end if you already fulfill the challenge it is still a win for you.

Gambling itself is a waste of time and money but when it comes to betting on self-improvement this can actually propel you to improve the quality of your life. As responsible people you guys wouldn't bet an outrageous amount of money

Agree 100% with that last one

Update me, OP, if you have managed to start this. Make it a great bet!
Well even if i really like to read, i never did bets on that because it is not something really measurable, i prefer it on physical things. I just mentioned it as an example.


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Can that be considered gambling though? Gambling refers to the act of putting something at stake to win something of the same nature on top of it or lose the stake. When it comes to self-improvement, you are not getting back money or something, you make a bet, do something like a challenge, and possibly get something back if you win the challenge. So it's more like a challenge than a gamble, in my opinion.

However, when it comes to making such friendly bets, we surely used to make bets among friends in the past, maybe not always for self-improvement, but mostly for fun. Some of us would even make bets on impressing girls, etc.  Grin For example, I would say that there is this girl, and I'm going to impress her any way I can, and a friend would make a bet with me that I won't be able to do it.
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