4 Years Sober
4 years ago I made the decision to quit drinking, for good.
It was honestly the best decision I’ve ever made (apart from marrying my beautiful wife π).
Even just one drink was affecting affect my sleep, my health and my quality of life.
I had a line in the sand moment travelling through Tassie with my family 4 years ago.
We were driving through Cradle Mountain in the most picturesque scenery.
And I was hungover after 2 beers with my father in law.
The family was laughing, singing along to music.
And I was tired, grumpy and snapping at everyone.
Not the version of myself I was proud of or who I wanted to be at all.
So in that moment I made a decision.
Not one more drink – ever.
And I haven’t since.
It was incredibly hard at first.
My mates didn’t know how to engage with me.
They (and I) felt awkward that they were drinking and I wasn’t.
And it made me realise that I’d probably kept up drinking for longer than I wanted…
…just to fit in.
Now don’t misconstrue my message here.
This isn’t a judgement on anyone who likes to have a drink.
I used to love it too.
(In fact I drank enough at college, uni and share housing for multiple lifetimes π ).
But when you keep doing something because you feel like you should to fit in.
Rather than because you genuinely want to.
That’s when it becomes a problem.
So I drew a line in the sand and I haven’t looked back.
My health, my relationships, my sleep, my quality of life and my business are better than they’ve ever been.
At the end of the day - life is short.
You do you and you do the things that make you feel good.
I’m sharing my story in case it helps you.
To your success,
Josh
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