As a rejection of alcohol helps to achieve more in business and life
A Life / / December 19, 2019
Reymidzh Andy (Andy Ramage), author of the program OneYearNoBeerIt helped to rethink habits of more than 10 thousand people. Thanks to its expertise and experience of others, he became an expert in instilling love for healthy habits.
Three years ago Reymidzh decided to live a year without alcohol. Many thought that this was impossible. They felt that it hurt his brokering. But in fact, avoiding alcohol helped change his life and business in a better way.
How it all began
Reymidzh was one of those who first came to the bar and the last of it out. Spirits helped him to celebrate holidays, to relax, to make friends, socialize and entertain clients. With Reymidzhem was fun, but always there was heard the clink of glasses or bottles.
Happiness Reymidzh evaluated by only 5 points out of 10, that has nothing to do with his successful career and a great family. In it discontent grew. He had dreams and goals that eluded him. It was unsportsmanlike and sluggish. His life has become a vicious circle, which consists of work, family and stress.
search for causes
Reymidzh wanted to be much happier, so for the first time began to appreciate everything. He rethought his diet and sports mode, began to meditate. But it did no good: in the exercise is not enough time and motivation for meditation Reymidzh was too tense, and a healthy diet nullified lunches with clients and night snacks.
He continued to look for and once realized that I had to deal with much more serious problem - alcohol. But the refusal of alcohol it is incredibly frightening, even though he was not an alcoholic.
Nevertheless Reymidzh understand that alcohol does not allow him to move forward. He wanted to stop drinking to be a better father and husband, become more fit, fast, healthy and productive life and work.
Three weeks without alcohol
Refuse alcohol, living in a big city, it is very difficult. Most people will do everything possible to prevent you stop drinking.
But after several attempts Reymidzhu still managed to live without alcohol for three weeks. Finally, he began to feel the benefits of giving up alcohol.
The transition to the "boring" Area
Social pressure grew, rumors began to circulate. Reymidzh went to the corner of the boring non-drinkers, from which he was allowed to return only if he starts drinking again.
He decided that if because of this begins to suffer his business, he would give up his test. If it broke, then do not occurred to the turning point, which radically changed his life.
Benefits of giving up alcohol
Three weeks flowed smoothly in four, then two months, and then three. And then we began to occur dramatic changes.
Reymidzh very quickly began to gain fitness. No longer have to give up exercise because of hangover. No alcohol it has become easier to understand which foods and activities energize and which deprive it. All of this helped him to lose weight: for the year he lost 19 kg and fat levels decreased from 30% to less than 10%.
Reymidzh returned to university, got a degree and moved on to a master's program in positive psychology and coaching. He helped create a 30-day Mindfit program to combat mental health problems in the city. He also co-founded OneYearNoBeer.
Relationship Reymidzha successfully evolved both at home and at work. Its brokerage business has grown rapidly, the motivation was at height, he felt fine.
There is time for a life outside of work
A drink takes a long time for a hangover - even more. As soon as you quit drinking, you have a lot of time and energy on old hobbies and interests. You begin to live, not to exist again.
Your relationships thrive
Customers appreciate that someone with no hangover in the morning and with whom you can communicate normally. Children appreciate the father, full of energy and happy to play with them. Wife still loves her new and happy man.
Growing confidence
The false confidence that gives the alcohol destroys the real confidence. Restless or nervous condition caused by a hangover, reduces the willingness to fight to an end. Without alcohol your inner confidence is growing.
Reveals the mental capacity
Alcohol and hangover harmful to the mental well-being. With booze Reymidzh felt very anxious. It seemed to him that he falls into the pit: the longer the hangover lasted, the deeper the pit was. He completely got rid of that feeling when stopped drinking, and it was a real eye-opener for him.
improving health
Everyone knows how badly affects the use of alcohol on health, but still continue to drink. Hangover destroys the motivation to exercise and creates cravings for harmful food. When you throw a drink, it's easier to eat healthy, have more energy to exercise.
You be creative for entertainment
Giving up alcohol, you begin to more carefully and creatively to choose entertainment, and it improves your relationships with people. Customers enjoy activities such as yoga, karting and cycling. But for a party with booze Reymidzh not received the letter of thanks once.
improved sleep
Dream - an integral part of the performance. And it can even spoil a small amount of alcohol. Even one glass is able to knock you, but you sleep so bad that the body does not have time to recover. And when you still not have enough time to sleep, the productivity tends to zero.
How to stop drinking
Take a break
First is to change their attitude to alcohol. The only option - to pause. It can be 28, 90 or even 365 days.
It is impossible to gain complete control over himself, without showing that the social and business life, you are able to do without alcohol.
Put the sport goal
Challenge yourself, going beyond your abilities. Let, for example, it will be a regular five-kilometer run, if you are just starting out, or a marathon, if you run 10 kilometers without any problems.
So you become a more focused, your body and mind will become stronger. In addition, you will gain confidence and begin to usefully spend time is before you took up drinking.
Having made a mistake, do not worry
Learn, grow stronger, and compare their achievements in anything do not blame yourself. Forgiveness leads to responsibility and guilt makes excuses.
It is widely believed that the bug - it's a failure. Because of this, people start overeating or excessive drinking, and feel weak.
Realize your mistake, think about it and become stronger. Remember that nobody is perfect.
Find replacing bad habits
The best way to get rid of bad habits - to find a replacement. Look for a trigger - it may be time, place, emotion, action, or person. Find a driving force, for example, can drink to relax or to join the group.
Then simply replace the bad habit on the healthy to the trigger and the driving force remained the same. If you drink alcohol, to socialize with friends, go with them to a bar and a gym.
Use excuse
Most of us need a good reason to give up alcohol. But if you are not pregnant and not sick, then all arguments are shattered when friends, family or colleagues ask you to drink with them.
The justification may well be your nonalcoholic program. The next time you start to pour, say, "No, thank you, this year I planned a lot of things, so I decided to challenge yourself and do not drink 28/90/365 days."
Tell us about your desire to the world
Share your decision with others, for example through social networks. The more people know about it, the easier it will be your path.
You will not have to explain to everyone you meet, why do not you drink. And yet, you will have extra motivation, because instinctively everyone wants to please his surroundings.
Write down every reason for which you want to make a non-alcoholic pause
Tell us why you want to give up alcohol. It helps to change habits. Ask yourself why you need a life without alcohol. What has led to this?
Use paper, tablet or laptop - choose what suits you the most. For extra motivation, place a list of reasons where will see it daily.
Plan
If you decide to give up alcohol, begin to carefully plan their lives and prepare for the unexpected. At any moment, on the threshold may be an old friend whom you have not seen a hundred years and who will want to miss you for a drink. At that moment, just smile and remember what is written in your list of reasons.
If you're going to an event, make sure that there will be soft drinks. If the celebration will take place in a bar or cafe, call back and check.
Imagine how you order a soft drink, have a good time and tell others how well you live without alcohol. A similar technique is used in the preparation of athletes for competitions.
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