Daily blog (audio): "No - don't attack me like that" ["Hit me this way"]

<p>"No - don't attack me like that" ["Hit me this way"]</p> <p><br> <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>Who remembers being at school and your mate has been to his first martial arts session.</p> <p>“Hit me” s/he says.</p> <p>“Go on. Hit me. I can defend myself now”</p> <p>So you slap them round the side of the head.</p> <p>“Ouch. Not like that. Reach out towards my shoulders with both hands”.</p> <p>I’m assuming that’s not just a memory of mine as I saw it several times over the years.</p> <p>That false confidence we can get about being able to deal with a problem.</p> <p>But only if it happens in a very specific way.</p> <p>It’s why we often struggle with many challenges in life.</p> <p>They don’t happen quite the same each time.</p> <p>It’s often not obvious what’s going on until it’s kinda too late.</p> <p>We’ve missed another workout.</p> <p>Made another food and / or drink choice that we regret.</p> <p>But, like marital arts, we’ll get better with practice.</p> <p>Getting hit isn’t really practice.</p> <p>It’s the blocking and the dodging that is.</p> <p>We won’t get much better by just getting hit over and over.</p> <p>Like we won’t get better at making the food, drink, exercise and lifestyle choices that serve us…….</p> <p>By not making them.</p> <p>Sure, working through some of those hits can be part of us getting closer to the next block and getting better at that…….</p> <p>But only if we actually do some of those blocks.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Much love,</p> <p>Jon ‘Karate White Belt’ Hall</p>