Long-term goals should be supplementing your income, not making a living at this. i play one fade a day from an on-line writer, and hope i go 4-3 or better each week. some weeks are 3-4 or worse. 4 out of every 7 plays is 57+%, in my opinion the best you can do long-term. i've disciplined myself to do this and only this. i've become patient to wait for the positive results. it's a very boring way to win, but the only way i've ever had success.