Really good question.
It's important for newbies to realize that everybody, even the seasoned vets, bust sometimes. One time, whole caravans of chasers played SW Kansas on what looked like a sure thing on paper...and we all busted...in stereo. Longingly we watched the sky above Sublette KS...as the cap held and we all got a nice eyeful of fair weather. There wasn't even lightning (the pièce de résistance for me) to be had. However, I met a nice friend that day, and she and I keep in touch to this day.
Weather thumbs its nose at chasers, all chasers, once in awhile. If it was predictable and easy, it would be boring. Its elusiveness and capriciousness is what lures us! I love that it's defiant. I love that it's hard. The difficulty is part of the draw.
Plains or Monsoon - if I bust, I do not beat myself up, even when I play the right forecast and get the total brush off from Mother Nature. Sure it's disappointing, that's true, and I feel it keenly just like anybody. There is a lot of personal investment in my time, money, learning when it comes to chasing, to do my best.
One year however, lessons were learned when several of us literally saw a chaser lose it because he busted. He was so competitive the he morphed into some kind of Wolfman when he didn't get a tornado, having words with his nowcaster friend, damaging their friendship, he wanted to be "right" so badly. I would suggest for someone like that a sport like football. While playing the game, physical aggressions get worked out on the field. I hope newbies don't fall into the same trap. A tornado lasts 10 minutes. Friends, relatives, family, professional relationships last a lifetime.
If chasing was easy, something we could do from our livingroom with zero training, none of us would be here. The odds are in the house's favor and Mother Nature holds the cards. That also means that when it does pan out, it has a sweet taste, and if we do it relentlessly, there will be plenty of winning days.