Daily blog (audio): Would you do Heart FM's 'Make me a millionaire'? [Bird in the hand and all that]

<p>Would you do Heart FM's 'Make me a millionaire'? [Bird in the hand and all that]</p> <p><br></p> <p>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>I was driving along (singing a song) the other day……..</p> <p>When I heard the DJ on the radio talk about a competition.</p> <p>Heart FM’s “Make me a millionaire”</p> <p>You can text in to enter (at a cost)…….</p> <p>And each day someone wins an amount of money (between 1 and 30 thousand last year apparently – 7k in this case).</p> <p>They can then choose to keep that money or be entered into the draw for £1 million with the others that have done the same.</p> <p>What would you do in this case?</p> <p>A million quid is a lot of money.</p> <p>I’d be tempted.</p> <p>But let’s change the question.</p> <p>You’ve got 30 grand in the bank.</p> <p>Would you put it on a horse at 33 to 1?</p> <p>Or you’ve got £7,000.</p> <p>Would you put it on something 150 to 1?</p> <p>I know I wouldn’t.</p> <p>Not a chance.</p> <p>But the first version feels very different, doesn’t it?</p> <p>We’re worried we’d always question if we “should’ve gone for it”.</p> <p>The second we’d think was a terrible idea to even consider.</p> <p>Rephrasing the same situation can often help us see it differently.</p> <p>Have loads when it’s a buffet / free meal / all inclusive / free bar?</p> <p>Probably.</p> <p>Would you gain weight, reduce energy and have a body you like the look and feel of less if I paid you?</p> <p>Probably not.</p> <p>That “getting our money’s worth” or “making the most of” mindset feels very different, doesn’t it?</p> <p>But it doesn’t have to.</p> <p>“Leaving that workout for today because I’m tired and busy” versus “Feeling worse when I could feel better and having less energy tomorrow”.</p> <p>“Having a drink because ‘I’ve earned it'” versus “Temporarily sedating, but not actually helping and, maybe, making it worse overall”.</p> <p>If we re