Do THIS After Quitting Alcohol (Must Do)

When it comes to stopping drinking alcohol , one of the saddest things ever is most people will fail , and the reason why is because they keep making such an easy to fix mistake and most people aren't even aware of it . But the fact that you've clicked on this video means that you will be aware of it and you can fix it .

Now , this video isn't going to be some generic mainstream advice . I'm not going to tell you to count to 10 or think about your childhood or any of that stuff . The mainstream way of stopping drinking failed me for 10 years . I struggled . For 10 years I was trying AA meetings . I was revisiting the past , going to church using willpower .

None of it worked for me . So this isn't going to be some generic mainstream stuff . We are going to go to a totally different level . So most people that try to stop drinking alcohol , what they do is go to the past , and I'm going to show you how . I did something completely different . I actually did the opposite and that just made things so easy .

Most people they're going to sit with a counselor and a therapist . They're going to talk about trauma and childhoods and stuff like that . I'm not saying that that isn't a valuable thing . It can be very , very valuable . But when it comes to stopping drinking , most of the people that I've spoken with that have tried this . It made them feel worse .

It actually made them drink more . Other people go to AA meetings . And what happens in an AA meeting ? Well , we all sit in a circle , we all call ourselves alcoholics , and then we share our stories , our war stories from the past , about how bad things used to be .

Then I've got to go and make amendments to all the people you've wronged and all the people you've upset , and say sorry and write letters and all this very past focused stuff . So what's the problem with this ? Well , my mentor taught me something so valuable . He said what you think about is what you think about .

So if you think about drinking and alcohol and all the bad things , then you think about drinking and all the bad things and it becomes what is known as a feedback loop . And my mentor said if you want to change who you are , you must change how you think , because what you think about is what you think about .

So what he said is you first got to select your beliefs . What beliefs do you want to have ? For me , when I was stopping drinking , I wanted to believe that I'd fixed the problem and I was moving on . And that was it , it was done . So that was it . It was done . So that was the belief I knew I needed .

So when I started thinking that way and then I'd live my day in the present moment , and then at the end of the day I'd reflect on it and I think of the day and think , oh yeah , I am able to not drink and it's not a problem . It would create a feedback loop .

So then the next day I had the thought again and my mentor would call this like the master algorithm of life , and he says it life and some people can become billionaires . It's all about these mental feedback loops . What I didn't want to do is have this feedback loop of oh , I wish I could drink , but I'm not going to drink because then what happens ?

I think about it again and this is actually how I've been able to go into an industry stop drinking that is dominated by multi-hundred million dollar rehabs , is dominated by medical doctors that have studied for 10 years . I've been able to go into this industry and create something completely different . It's unheard of .

I was like 27 when I started helping people and then I've built the biggest YouTube channel in the world . We've got over 20 million views . I've got clients that have got $100 million companies , multiple $100 million companies who have unlimited resources to work with anybody in the world . Yet they came to me and I'm not saying this to boast .

I'm showing you the power of these feedback loops . When I first started trying to help people stop drinking alcohol , I created this belief that I can actually help people , and then I'd live my day . I'd try and live in alignment with this belief .

I'd work with people , I'd research , I'd build content , and then I'd start getting messages like Leon , you've changed my life , I don't drink anymore . So then what I think about is what I think about , and it just ends up becoming this self-fulfilling prophecy . See , what you think about is so powerful .

If you're thinking of yourself as an alcoholic , as somebody struggling to stop drinking , as someone trying to not drink , then that is just going to be your circle and until you fix your beliefs , it's never going to change . The cycle that you're in will never change . So what's the answer ? Stop identifying as somebody who used to drink .

That is counting the days , any of this stuff that most people do when they stop drinking . Just stop it , because there was a time in your life where you were thriving without alcohol . Before you ever started drinking , you were confident , you were dealing with stress , you were totally fine . So you are capable of it .

You are capable of living your life without thinking of drinking . So why not just identify this way ? Think about it . Do you identify as somebody who doesn't do heroin ? Are you thinking about this ? Do you wake up and think , right , I better not do heroin today . Do you count the days that you've not done heroin ?

Do you need a support group to not do heroin ? You don't do any of that stuff because you don't think about it . It's not your belief and it's not your identity . And for me , this was the shift that changed everything no more recovering alcoholic , no more trying to stop drinking .

I'm just not that person anymore and my belief is I can stop drinking and that's it . I'm done . And that feedback loop just keeps going . It keeps going . So in the past , the longer I went without alcohol , the more I wanted to drink . Now it's the longer I go without drinking , the more positive feedback loops I've created , so the less I want to drink .

Do you see how powerful that could be ? And imagine if you apply that to your health , your fitness , your business . And I'm getting quite passionate because I learned this four or five years ago and I kind of forgot about it . It's always been in the back of my head .

But I've gone and spoke with this old mentor and revisited his lessons and it's been this massive wake-up call in my own personal life right now , unrelated to alcohol . But it's so damn powerful . See , think about it like this . Imagine your brain is like Google . Your brain gives you more of whatever you search for .

So when you're constantly thinking about the past and the war stories , what do you think comes up ? More of that stuff Versus . If you change your beliefs and change your identity , your brain will start looking for evidence of that instead .

When I was first stopping drinking , I said okay , well , I'm definitely going to be able to socialize and have a good life without alcohol . That was my new belief . I'd go and live my day .

I'd go to a bar , go to a club , go to a place where alcohol was , but I'd socialize , I'd go and meet new people , and then at the end of the day I would realize , oh , that belief is becoming a reality . So I'm stressed . My belief instead was I'm great at de-stressing , I don't need a drink .

Then I'd go for an evening where I de-stress without a drink and then that cycle would repeat . What you think about is what you think about . So a quick exercise think about the beliefs that you could create in your own mind , in your own worldview that would make stopping drinking easy .

Write them down , maybe write five to 10 ideas , and then what you can do is live your life with those beliefs and , at the end of the day , reflect on the day and look for evidence that those beliefs are happening .

Maybe for you that's going out socializing , going on a date , but try your best to create these tight , positive mental feedback loops and watch how your life changes . Now , if you want help shifting your beliefs , then definitely go and click the link in the description book a call . This is what my program is all about .

Or if you want information , just head over to SoberClearcom . But I promise you you can do this . Your life can change . You can fix this problem Like any other problem in your life . You can put it behind you and move on . I believe in you so much . Have a great day .

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