I went straight up to the manager of the venue, told my idea, shared details and shook his hand. From that day on my life changed completely, I now own my own business, have an office, have performed across the world and gained national recognition. I highly doubt I would have made that decision had I been sobar as my usual pessimism would have kicked in telling me all the problems and flaws in such a proposal.

Which brings me onto my next point: I’ve stopped consuming alcohol. It may seem strange as it seemed to have helped me in that situation but it was the situation that it allowed me to be in that built up my confidence and made me into an optimistic person. It was this change in attitude that allows me now to see the good in my decisions and focus on what will work rather then dreading what won’t, as soon as this happened I was able to let go off the grip and dependency on alcohol. It shouldn’t have been a case that I needed it or such but now I am proud to say that I don’t need alcohol for anything and see of it as more of a nuisance.

During that time I used to drink a glass of wine on Friday nights, i sipped the bubbly while in the bubbly tub. OR a starbucks latte with a shot of smirnoff the night before a math test. (I tend to do better at math with a little vodka, no joke.)

I don’t drink now, partially because its bad for my health. But partially because, eh whats the point??

I’m totally drunk on life and do all the 7 listed without sugar, caffeine, alcohol, or any kind of drugs. Life is so intoxicating, why bother with a hangover?

I was just in California and what an amazing place it is! I agree with both you and Arvind. For me now, since I made a strong decision when I was younger, i’ve stuck to it since. But I’m not as strongly against alcohol as I once was.