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So , despite stopping drinking in 2018 , if I wanted to stop drinking alcohol today , here's what I'd do , because , after almost 10 years of drinking and almost six years of being a non-drinker , I've tried pretty much everything , and I'm sure that we'd all agree that the world is changing .
The old way of doing things , the old way of stopping drinking it , doesn't seem to be working for everybody . Aa meetings , rehabs , therapy I mean these things can help people , but it doesn't seem to be the final solution . People are still struggling with the problem . So today I'm going to share something that will help you stop drinking alcohol this year .
It will completely change the game for you . Not only can this video help you stop drinking alcohol , but it could double your business in the next 12 months . It could give you a six pack or get you in the best shape of your life , and can improve your relationship with your family , with your kids .
The concept in this video won't just change your relationship with alcohol . It will change your entire life .
Now , just before we unpack exactly what I'd do if I wanted to stop drinking alcohol right now , we just need to go back a little bit , because there's kind of a new way to stop drinking that will break down , but there's an old way of stopping drinking .
The old way might mean going to AA meetings right , it might mean doing a 12-step approach going into a room and calling yourself an alcoholic , which can work for some people . Doing the 12 steps has helped many people , wasn't for me , isn't for most people , works for some , isn't for everybody , despite what they say .
Another old way would be going to see a therapist right , sitting down talking about the past , unpacking all the bad things that have happened in your life , and hopefully that will help you stop drinking . The other way is just doing it on your own right , using nothing but willpower .
Is just waking up one day with a hangover saying , nah , I'm good , I'm never going to drink again , and then just quitting drinking and you never really tell anybody . You just use willpower every single time you want to drink and all these things work . I'm not here to say don't try things right . I'm so happy for you .
If one of those other things helps you even better , it doesn't make a difference to me . I just want you to fix this problem and I'm not going to sit here in this video and unpack why I don't think these methods are the most effective . But things are changing .
See , when my mum stopped drinking alcohol , it was almost 25 years ago that she stopped drinking . She stopped and started numerous times . She just couldn't crack the code and she knew it was causing massive damage in her life . And what my mum did 25 years ago was she went to Alcoholics Anonymous and that organisation changed her life .
She took a 12-step approach . She gave her life to God . She's a Christian . She's , you know , completely changed her life through that program and that program worked for her . Now , when I tried it , it didn't work for me and when I actually looked into the data , it isn't for most people .
There's a small percentage of people that are very dedicated to that program . They'll sing its praises all day . They're very vocal about it . Program doesn't work for , but 25 years ago we lived in a very different world . What we didn't have was access to information . We didn't have the internet . Oh , and forgive me for my history .
Maybe the internet was in its infancy , I can't really remember . Actually , yeah , I think the internet was , because I think I got my first computer when I was about eight or nine . Oh man , I'm just getting this memory now I'm going to quickly a quick sidetrack . But my mum bought a computer and it was £1,000 , which was $1,200 .
And I think when I was younger , my mum made about £1,000 a month . She just started her career because she just stopped drinking alcohol and she bought this computer and it was like my teachers were amazed . They were like whoa , you got a computer ?
Oh , I think I'm going to call my mum after this video because that was like an amazing thing that she did for my future . I feel like crying . That's a nice memory , but anyway , let's get back to it . So when my mum stopped drinking alcohol , what did she have access to ?
Right , nobody knew how to stop drinking and I guess that back then it was just either go to a doctor or go to an AA meeting , and probably everybody goes to an AA meeting . But times are changing because now we have access to so much more information about alcohol and about addiction . We have so much good quality information .
There are books , there are podcasts , there are Instagram accounts , there are YouTube channels . There's just so much out there . And listen , I'm not going to say that .
What I'm teaching is this groundbreaking scientific breakthrough First Principles Thinking is a very simple mental model to help you break problems down into its component parts , which is what we talk about mostly on this channel . But my message , my ideas , they're out there , right . There are many other people with a similar message , but here's the trick .
Here's the secret to actually stopping drinking this year , if you want to make this year your year . And this is exactly what I'd do if I wanted to stop drinking alcohol today , because even when I stopped drinking alcohol , this really wasn't a thing . There weren't as many people sharing their story and information online as they are today .
But what I would do is I would find one person . I would find one person who had the beliefs that I needed to put into my own mind , and I would find somebody who has a story that resonates with me and somebody who inspires me . And I would find one mentor for this problem and I would go all in on that mentor .
I would understand how they think , I would consume their content , I would buy their coaching . I would do everything with this one individual and I would study them , and what I would ask myself is what do they see that I don't see ?
Because , clearly , if somebody's not drinking alcohol and they're not doing it the old way they see something that I don't see , and I would ask myself this question until I figured out what is it ?
Because once you see what somebody else sees that has a better belief system that you need to implement to solve this problem , you'll be able to stop drinking alcohol . So that's what I would do is I would find one person and this isn't just relevant to stopping drinking and changing your belief system when it comes to alcohol and addiction .
I've used this in so many areas of my life . I've done it with my mindset , I've done it with my finances , I've done it with my business , I've done it with this YouTube channel , I've done it with CrossFit , with Olympic weightlifting .
I've hired so many different coaches and I've found people that I respect who have a better result in an area than I currently have , and what I've done is I've hired them and actually I've just remembered I actually have a call this evening with somebody who specializes in hiring .
It's a recruitment agency but they actually train you up in the process of hiring employees . Listen , I'm not going to sit here and think I'm Mr Amazing at hiring . I've never done it before . I've hired a few people , but I've got very lucky with hires because there were people that found me and they came to me .
But I've realized that to get other talent , you need to go out there , you need to actually put jobs out , you need to interview , there needs to be a systematic approach to this problem . So I'm not going to try and figure this out on my own .
I've found an expert , I've found a consultant , somebody that helps with this process , and I'm going to pay them to teach me how to do it , because it's the shortcut to getting any result in your life . It's finding a mentor , it's going all in , it's getting skin in the game and I promise you that to learn more about how we work with people to help .