Daily blog (audio): "That's not a knife" ["That's a knife"]

<p>"That's not a knife" ["That's a knife"]</p> <p><br></p> <p><br> We're on a mission to help one million people RISE by 2030 - join the movement at <a href="http://www.myrise.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.myrise.co.uk</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Anyone who was alive in the 80s (and a fair proportion who weren’t) will recognise that quote.</p> <p>“That’s not a knife – that’s a knife”</p> <p>From the film Crocodile Dundee.</p> <p>When the eponymous Mick Dundee and Linda have a group of “street hoodlums” attempt to mug them.</p> <p>One is brandishing a small pocket knife.</p> <p>And Linda suggests that Mick hand over his wallet in response.</p> <p>He pulls out a considerably larger knife of his own whilst uttering the famous line before slicing the young assailant’s jacket open.</p> <p>When he only knows the ‘proper’ thing, that doesn’t even register as a version of it.</p> <p>It’s bit like planning not to do something isn’t a plan.</p> <p>It kinds ‘looks’ a bit like one, sure.</p> <p>But when you’ve seen how much more effective the real thing is, not so much anymore.</p> <p>When you go into the week with a ‘plan’ to “not eat crap” or “not drink till the weekend”……………</p> <p>It might happen.</p> <p>But experience has shown us it probably won’t (at least not enough).</p> <p>But if we plan what we are actually going to eat…………</p> <p>Or plan some other stuff that brings similar benefits to the drinking (if it’s relaxation, and it usually is, it could be exercise, mediation, yoga, some other thing we enjoy, etc)……….</p> <p>That’s more likely to happen.</p> <p>And if we have got as far as setting a plan, could we set a tighter one that is even more likely to happen?</p> <p>“I’m going to exercise at some point”………..</p> <p>Is less likely to happen than “I’ve booked my workouts for Monday, Wednesday and Friday at X o clock” isn’t it?</p> <p>People often don’t plan as they feel it’s restrictive and boring.</p> <p>When it’s the exact opposite.</p> <p>It creates freedom and opportunity when we get done the things th