The Andy Ramage Podcast: Recent Episodes
Andy Ramage
The Andy Ramage Podcast is my attempt to tell the powerful story of stories behind some of our greatest thinkers, thought-leaders, athletes, alcohol-free adventurers and everyday heroes. I want to share with you how they found deep meaning and purpose in what they now do while extracting their greatest wisdom along the way. I hope you enjoy the conversations!
To find out more, and to train with me go to www.andyramage.com
Andy's bio:
Andy is a former professional athlete and CEO of the Arete Group, which includes various self-development initiatives including the Arete Way and Arete Coach, which is his unique double accredited coach training course.
Andy is also the Co-Founder of OneYearNoBeer and Aalpha Energy brokerage. Author of two books, “Let’s Do This!’, & “The 28-day alcohol-free challenge' '. He also holds an MSc in positive psychology & coaching psychology and is a master practitioner of NLP and a mindfulness-based awareness coach.
Andy’s unique background, education and experience make him one of the world’s leading behavioural change experts and performance coaches. He also regularly speaks about behavioural change and peak performance.
Moderation sounds like the sensible middle ground. One or two drinks, stay in control, and carry on.
But I think there's a problem with that story.
For me, moderation means wanting more of something but using willpower to force yourself to have less. And when willpower inevitably runs low, one drink can become two, two can become five, and suddenly we're wondering what went wrong.
In this episode, I unpack why I believe moderation creates more mental noise than freedom, how confirmation bias convinces us we're better at moderating than we really are, and why those people who can nurse one drink all night might not be moderators at all.
Most importantly, I explore what happens when you stop negotiating with alcohol altogether and discover the peace, confidence, and freedom on the other side.
What You'll Learn:
- Why moderation relies so heavily on willpower
- How confirmation bias distorts the story we tell ourselves about drinking
- Why one or two drinks can so easily become five
- The difference between a moderator and what I call a "non-drinker in disguise"
- Why going alcohol-free removes the constant negotiation and mental noise
Timestamps:
00:00 – 03:00 Why I believe moderation is doomed to fail
03:00 – 06:00 Confirmation bias and the moderation story
06:00 – 09:00 Why two drinks can so easily become five
09:00 – 11:00 The "non-drinker in disguise"
11:00 – End Escaping the noise of moderation and choosing alcohol-free
If this episode has inspired you to explore coaching, I'd love to invite you to join my Diploma in Coaching & Positive Psychology (DCPP) cohort and train to become a life and executive coach, and specialise in Alcohol-Free Performance coaching.
Apply here: Diploma in Coaching & Positive Psychology
And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Let's do this.
Andy
This is one of the hardest truths I've ever had to accept.
No one becomes a better person because of a drink.
That doesn't mean people who drink are bad people. Far from it. It means alcohol never helps us become more authentic, more present, or more connected. It simply creates the illusion that it does.
In this episode, I explore why alcohol convinces us we're becoming the person we want to be, why that illusion is so powerful, and why the greatest transformation begins when you finally meet the real you.
What You'll Learn:
- Why alcohol creates the illusion of becoming a better version of yourself
- The difference between your authentic self and your alcohol-fuelled self
- How alcohol quietly fills the "gaps" we believe exist in our personality
- Why confidence built on alcohol is never lasting confidence
- The freedom that comes from showing up as your true self
Timestamps:
00:00 – 02:00 The uncomfortable truth about alcohol
02:00 – 06:00 Why alcohol tricks us into believing we're better people
06:00 – 10:00 The illusion of confidence and "filling the gaps" in our personality
10:00 – 14:00 What authenticity really looks like without alcohol
14:00 – End Why your authentic self is your greatest superpower
If this episode has inspired you to explore coaching, I'd love to invite you to join my Diploma in Coaching & Positive Psychology (DCPP) cohort and train to become a life and executive coach.
Apply here: https://coachbusiness.school/diploma-capp/
If you're looking to transform your relationship with alcohol, discover my Willpower Free Method and learn how to break free without relying on willpower alone.
Find out more: https://andyramage.com/
And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Let's do this.
Andy
What if the secret to transforming your mornings isn't another productivity hack?
What if it's removing the one thing that's stealing them in the first place?
For years, I believed I didn't have time. I thought I was too busy, too tired, and too stretched to exercise, study, write, or work on the life I really wanted.
The truth was, I wasn't losing my mornings because of my schedule.
I was losing them because of alcohol.
In this episode, I share how going alcohol-free unlocked the Miracle Morning, why those quiet hours before the world wakes up became the foundation for everything I've built, and how just a few intentional minutes each morning can completely change the direction of your life.
What You'll Learn:
- Why alcohol quietly steals your mornings and your momentum
- How the Miracle Morning became the foundation of my transformation
- The power of Hal Elrod's SAVERS method
- Why consistency beats intensity when building life-changing habits
- How one extra hour each morning can compound into extraordinary results
Timestamps:
00:00 – 04:00 Why alcohol-free mornings change everything
04:00 – 09:00 Discovering the Miracle Morning and creating time for yourself
09:00 – 15:00 How early mornings transformed my health, career, and coaching journey
15:00 – 20:00 The SAVERS framework and how to make it a daily habit
20:00 – End Building a life of purpose, one morning at a time
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register.
If this episode has inspired you to explore coaching, I'd love to invite you to join my Diploma in Coaching & Positive Psychology (DCPP) cohort. Apply here.
And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Let's do this.
We all spend our lives searching for that one goal that makes everything else easier.
The one habit. The one breakthrough. The one decision that creates a ripple effect across every area of life.
I believe I've found it.
Going alcohol-free isn't just another health goal. It's the foundation that makes so many other goals possible. Better health, stronger relationships, more confidence, greater consistency, sharper thinking, and the courage to pursue the life you really want.
In this episode, I explain why I believe becoming alcohol-free is the single most important investment you can make in yourself, and why it has the power to unlock almost everything else you're striving for.
What You'll Learn:
- Why alcohol-free living is the "one thing" that unlocks so many other goals
- How removing alcohol creates a ripple effect across every area of life
- The science behind why going alcohol-free transforms your health and wellbeing
- Why most people overlook the biggest lever for lasting change
- How focusing on one powerful goal creates extraordinary momentum
Timestamps:
00:00 – 03:00 Why alcohol-free is the most important goal you can set
03:00 – 05:30 The "one thing" principle and why it changes everything
05:30 – 07:30 The remarkable health benefits of taking a break from alcohol
07:30 – 09:00 Why alcohol-free living unlocks every other area of life
09:00 – End The one decision that creates lasting transformation
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If this episode has inspired you to explore coaching, I'd love to invite you to join my July Diploma in Coaching & Positive Psychology (DCPP) cohort. Apply here. (https://coachbusiness.school/diploma-capp/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Let's do this.
Going alcohol-free isn't just about giving up a drink.
It's about having the courage to question everything.
The beliefs you've inherited. The stories you've been told. The assumptions you've accepted simply because everyone else believes them too.
In this episode, I explore why choosing a different path takes courage, but why it's also one of the most rewarding decisions you can ever make.
I share how removing alcohol became the first domino in a complete transformation of my life, leading me to question my career, my health, my beliefs, and ultimately the way I wanted to live.
Because once you realise you don't have to follow the crowd, a whole new world of possibility opens up.
What You'll Learn:
- Why going alcohol-free is one of the bravest decisions you can make
- How courage creates momentum for transformation in every area of life
- Why challenging conventional thinking can unlock extraordinary opportunities
- How removing alcohol helped me redesign my career and my future
- Why your greatest growth often lies on the other side of fear
Timestamps:
00:00 – 04:00 Why it takes courage to go against the crowd
04:00 – 08:00 Escaping the alcohol trap and questioning conventional wisdom
08:00 – 13:00 How courage transformed my health and lifestyle
13:00 – 18:00 The courage to change careers and create a different life
18:00 – End Why courage is the greatest gift of the alcohol-free adventure
Going Dry Documentary Premiere
Join us for the first public screening of Going Dry at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival TODAY, 8th July 2026 at Cinema Nova, Melbourne. Tickets available here: Going Dry at MDFF 2026
If you're in Australia, I'd love for you to come along and be part of this special first screening.
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Let's do this.
For years, I thought I was showing up at my best on a Monday.
Looking back, I wasn't even close.
Like so many people, I was caught in a cycle of drinking, recovering, surviving, and calling it normal. I had no idea just how much alcohol was quietly stealing from me, not just my health, but my energy, ambition, focus, relationships, and productivity.
In this episode, I explore why I believe alcohol is the world's biggest productivity killer, how it quietly puts a lid on our potential, and why removing it gives you an unfair advantage in every area of life.
I also share the story of how going alcohol-free became one of the biggest competitive advantages in my own business, helping us break into one of the toughest industries imaginable.
If you've ever wondered what life could look like if you consistently showed up as your best self, this episode is for you.
What You'll Learn:
- Why alcohol quietly robs us of productivity, ambition, and momentum
- How the "Hero on Monday, Zero on Thursday" cycle keeps people underperforming
- The competitive advantage of living and working alcohol-free
- Why workplace drinking culture costs businesses billions every year
- How removing alcohol unlocks your true potential at work and at home
Timestamps:
00:00 – 04:00 Why alcohol is the world's biggest productivity killer
04:00 – 09:00 The hidden cycle of underperformance most people never see
09:00 – 13:00 How going alcohol-free transformed my business career
13:00 – 19:00 The real cost of workplace drinking culture
19:00 – End Why alcohol-free living is the ultimate productivity hack
Going Dry Documentary Premiere
Join us for the first public screening of Going Dry at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on 8th July 2026 at Cinema Nova, Melbourne. Tickets available here: Going Dry at MDFF 2026
If you're in Australia, I'd love for you to come along and be part of this special first screening.
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Let's do this.
When I first considered taking a break from alcohol, my biggest fear wasn't missing the drink.
It was losing myself.
Who would I be without alcohol? Would I still be fun? Would people still like me? Would I still be confident enough to walk into a room, dance at weddings, connect with people, and feel like I belonged?
Looking back, I realise those fears had very little to do with alcohol and everything to do with identity.
In this episode, I explore one of the biggest hidden challenges of going alcohol-free: rediscovering who you really are underneath the persona alcohol creates. I share my own experience, the stories I told myself for years, and why I now believe that finding your authentic self is one of the greatest gifts of this entire journey.
What You'll Learn:
- Why fear of losing your identity keeps so many people stuck
- How alcohol creates a version of ourselves that isn't truly authentic
- The difference between confidence and alcohol-fuelled confidence
- Why authenticity is one of the greatest gifts of alcohol-free living
- How removing alcohol helps you reconnect with who you really are
Timestamps:
00:00 – 04:00 My biggest fear about going alcohol-free04:00 – 08:00 The alcohol persona and losing touch with your authentic self
08:00 – 12:00 Why we fear being judged, rejected, or left behind
12:00 – 17:00 The power of showing up as the real you
17:00 – End The treasure waiting on the other side of alcohol-free living
Going Dry Documentary PremiereJoin us for the first public screening of Going Dry at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on 8th July 2026 at Cinema Nova, Melbourne. Tickets available here: Going Dry at MDFF 2026
If you're in Australia, I'd love for you to come along and be part of this special first screening.
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
If you enjoy these conversations, make sure you check out my YouTube channel, where I share even more insights on alcohol-free living, mindset, coaching, personal growth, retreats, documentaries, and the adventures happening behind the scenes.
Just search Andy Ramage on YouTube and hit subscribe.
And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Let's do this.
Breaking news.
My Dryy adventure is over.
After more than four incredible years, the Dryy app and community has come to an end. But this isn't a story about failure. It's a story about impact, courage, learning, and what happens when you dare to take a swing at something that matters.
In this episode, I reflect on the journey that Matt Pink and I embarked on together, helping tens of thousands of people transform their relationship with alcohol through the Dryy community.
I share why I'm incredibly proud of what we built, the lessons I've learned from entrepreneurship, and why this ending feels more like a beginning.
Most importantly, I explore one of the greatest gifts of alcohol-free living: becoming a dreamer of the day. The kind of person who stops talking about change and starts creating it.
Because when alcohol is no longer stealing your time, energy, confidence, and momentum, extraordinary things start to happen.
What You'll Learn:
- Why the end of Dryy is something I'm celebrating, not mourning
- The lessons entrepreneurship teaches us about growth and resilience
- Why alcohol can quietly become a killer of dreams and ambition
- The difference between talking about change and taking action
- How becoming alcohol-free helps you become a "dreamer of the day"
Timestamps:
00:00 – 03:00 The end of Dryy and how it all began
03:00 – 06:00 What we achieved and why I'm so proud of the journey
06:00 – 09:00 What's next for me and the alcohol-free movement
09:00 – 13:00 Why alcohol quietly steals dreams, confidence, and momentum
13:00 – End Becoming a dreamer of the day and creating your best life
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
If you enjoy these conversations, make sure you check out my YouTube channel, where I share even more insights on alcohol-free living, mindset, coaching, personal growth, retreats, documentaries, and the adventures happening behind the scenes.
Just search Andy Ramage on YouTube and hit subscribe.
And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Let's do this.
What if I told you that almost every reason people drink alcohol is actually created by alcohol itself?
Stress. Anxiety. Escapism. Boredom. Even the need to relax.
In this episode, I unpack what I call The Doom Loop. A powerful catch-22 that keeps millions of people stuck in an endless cycle where alcohol appears to be the solution, while secretly being the cause of the problem.
Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
This is one of the most important concepts I've ever shared because understanding the doom loop changes everything.
What You'll Learn:
- Why alcohol creates many of the problems it claims to solve
- The science behind stress, sleep, and the alcohol anxiety cycle
- How the "doom loop" keeps people trapped in unwanted habits
- Why relaxation through alcohol is an illusion
- How to break the cycle and build healthier ways to relax and unwind
Timestamps:
00:00 – 04:00 What is the doom loop and why it matters
04:00 – 08:00 The catch-22 that keeps drinkers stuck
08:00 – 12:00 How alcohol creates stress while pretending to relieve it
12:00 – 16:00 The hidden loops of anxiety, escapism, and boredom
16:00 – End Breaking free from the doom loop for good
If you want to go deeper and actually learn how to rewire your thinking, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
If you enjoy these conversations, make sure you check out my YouTube channel, where I share even more insights on alcohol-free living, mindset, coaching, personal growth, retreats, documentaries, and the adventures happening behind the scenes.
Just search Andy Ramage on YouTube and hit subscribe.
And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Let's do this.
This episode was sparked by something I recently came across that genuinely frustrated me.
Not because it was provocative, but because it touched on a belief about alcohol that I think so many of us have accepted without ever stopping to question.
The idea got under my skin enough that I felt compelled to unpack it properly.
Because when I look back at my own drinking career, I don't see alcohol making me a better version of myself. I see something very different.
This is a powerful conversation about identity, authenticity, and becoming the person you were always meant to be.
What You'll Learn:
- Why alcohol can create the illusion of confidence and connection
- The difference between your authentic self and your alcohol-created persona
- How alcohol slowly creates the very problems it appears to solve
- Why many of us become attached to a version of ourselves that isn't real
- How removing alcohol helps you reconnect with your true identity
Timestamps:
00:00 – 03:00 A belief about alcohol that got under my skin
03:00 – 06:00 Confidence, personality, and my early drinking years
06:00 – 10:00 The illusion of becoming someone better through alcohol
10:00 – 14:00 How alcohol pulls us away from our authentic self
14:00 – End Why alcohol-free living helps you become who you really are
If you want to go deeper and actually learn how to rewire your thinking, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
If you enjoy these conversations, make sure you check out my YouTube channel, where I share even more insights on alcohol-free living, mindset, coaching, personal growth, retreats, documentaries, and the adventures happening behind the scenes.
Just search Andy Ramage on YouTube and hit subscribe.
And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.
Let's do this.
Ibiza. No alcohol.
For most people, those two things simply do not belong in the same sentence.
But that’s exactly what happened on our recent reinvention retreat, where a group of complete strangers came together in Ibiza without a drop of alcohol.
And honestly?
It turned into one of the most powerful, connected, joyful experiences I’ve ever been part of.
In this episode, I unpack what really happens when people remove alcohol from social situations, retreats, holidays, and connection. Because what I witnessed in Ibiza completely challenged the old belief that alcohol creates fun.
I actually think the opposite is true.
This episode is about authenticity, connection, energy, and what becomes possible when people stop numbing themselves and start showing up fully as who they really are.
What you’ll learn:
- Why alcohol-free environments create deeper connection and authentic relationships
- What really happens when strangers meet without alcohol involved
- How alcohol often creates fake confidence and fake connection
- Why alcohol-free retreats unlock more joy, energy, and transformation
- The hidden ways alcohol steals momentum, presence, and real fun
Timestamps:
00:00 – 03:00 Graduation celebrations and heading to Ibiza
03:00 – 05:00 My old relationship with Ibiza and alcohol
05:00 – 08:00 What happens when strangers connect without drinking
08:00 – 11:00 How alcohol would have changed the entire retreat dynamic
11:00 – End Why alcohol-free connection is more powerful than ever
If you want to go deeper and actually learn how to rewire your thinking, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
Let’s do this.
A 17 year old completely destroyed me at a party recently.
I told him I hadn’t had a drink for 12 years and he hit me with: “That’s really boring.”
Then came the knockout punch: “I bet you’re fun at parties.”
Honestly, it made me laugh.
But once the dust settled, it got me thinking about just how deeply ingrained our cultural beliefs around alcohol really are. Before he’s even legally allowed to drink, he already believes alcohol equals fun and not drinking equals boring.
So in this episode, I decided to properly challenge that idea once and for all.
And spoiler alert… I think we’ve got this whole thing completely backwards.
What you’ll learn:
- Why society teaches us that alcohol equals fun from a very young age
- The “bore-off” exercise that completely reframes drinking
- How alcohol quietly creates many of the things we find boring in life
- Why alcohol-free living creates more energy, joy, confidence, and connection
- How to challenge the beliefs that keep you stuck in the drinking cycle
Timestamps:
00:00 – 03:00 Graduations, retreats, documentaries, and a huge week ahead
03:00 – 05:00 The 17 year old who called me boring
05:00 – 08:00 The “bore-off” and redefining what boring really means
08:00 – 11:00 Why alcohol creates the very problems it pretends to solve
11:00 – End Why alcohol-free living is actually the most exciting adventure of all
If you want to go deeper and actually learn how to rewire your thinking, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I share a powerful reminder of how to create lasting behavioral change without relying on the exhausting and unreliable tool of willpower.
This conversation is for anyone on an alcohol-free adventure who has ever felt "cursed by the willpower gods" or frustrated by their inability to just "decide and change."
This is not about grit or suffering through temptation. It is about understanding the "Willpower Free Method," identifying the love-hate relationship of ambivalence, and learning how to tip the scales so that living your best life becomes the easiest choice you can make.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- The truth about the Marshmallow Study and what it really means for your success
- Why willpower is like a "metaphorical muscle" that runs out by the end of the day
- The fatal flaw in the willpower-only approach to quitting anything
- How "Ambivalence" (the love-hate relationship) creates the need for willpower in the first place
- The Story of the 3 Andys: How perspective shifts from age 25 to 45
- Why life is a "beliefs game" rather than a test of psychological endurance
- Practical steps to tip your internal scales to "all love" or "all hate" for effortless change
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 Why we think we lack willpower (and why we're wrong)
02:00 – 04:30 Connecting with Sarah: The domino effect of positivity
04:30 – 07:30 The Marshmallow Study: Delaying gratification vs. facing temptation
07:30 – 11:30 The data on success and the "Cookie vs. Radish" willpower test
11:30 – 14:30 Why your willpower tanks are empty by evening
14:30 – 18:30 Life is a beliefs game: Lessons from the Stoics and NLP
18:30 – 21:00 Unlocking the code: How ambivalence drives your habits
21:00 – 23:00 The 3 Andys: Moving from conflict to the "Moonwalk" of freedom
23:00 – End Tipping the scales and the Willpower Free methodology
If you have ever felt called to something more, or sensed that your current path is not fully using who you are, this episode is for you.
If this episode resonated and you want to explore coaching further, here are a few ways to join me:
- If you want to train as a coach with me: Join us at Coach Business School.
- If you are already a qualified coach and want to build a sustainable coaching business: Join me inside Coach MBA.
I would love to see you on the journey.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I dive into one of the biggest hidden barriers to success in both coaching and alcohol-free living: overthinking.
So many people get stuck trying to figure everything out before they take action. They want the perfect plan, the perfect moment, the perfect version of themselves before they begin.
But that’s not how growth works.
I share why taking imperfect action is the real key to momentum, how overthinking keeps you stuck, and what you can do to break free from it starting today.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re “thinking about it” more than actually doing it, this episode is for you.
What you’ll learn:
- Why overthinking is one of the biggest blockers to progress
- How perfectionism keeps you stuck and stops momentum
- The power of taking action before you feel ready
- Why clarity comes from doing, not thinking
- Simple ways to build confidence through action
Timestamps:
00:00 – 03:00 Why overthinking is keeping you stuck
03:00 – 06:00 The trap of perfection and waiting to feel ready
06:00 – 09:00 Why action creates clarity and confidence 09:00 – 12:00 Breaking the cycle of hesitation and doubt 12:00 – End Taking action and building momentum in your life
If you want to go deeper and actually learn how to rewire your thinking, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I share one of the most powerful stories ever told about personal transformation, the story of the two wolves. This simple idea has the power to completely reshape how you see your thoughts, your habits, and ultimately your life.
I also connect this story to alcohol-free living, showing how what you focus on daily determines the quality of your life. If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or like life is happening to you rather than for you, this episode will give you a new lens to see everything differently.
What you’ll learn:
- Why the “two wolves” story explains almost all human behaviour
- How your focus shapes your emotions and your entire life experience
- The hidden way alcohol feeds negativity, stress, and disconnection
- Why joy is something you train, not something you wait for
- Simple daily habits to shift your mindset and transform your life
Timestamps:
00:00 – 03:00 April reflections, coaching events, and confidence rituals
03:00 – 06:00 Coaching, purpose, and why human connection matters more than ever
06:00 – 09:00 The story of the two wolves and what it really means
09:00 – 12:00 How alcohol feeds the “wrong wolf” and impacts your mindset
12:00 – End Feeding the wolf of joy and building a life you truly love
If you want to go deeper and actually learn how to rewire your thinking, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I tackle one of the biggest beliefs that keeps people stuck in the drinking cycle: the idea that alcohol is fun. It’s a story most of us have told ourselves for years, but is it actually true?
I break this down from every angle, exploring how our brains create and reinforce this belief, even when our lived experience tells a very different story. This is about getting honest, challenging the narrative, and seeing alcohol for what it really is.
Once you start to question the idea that drinking equals fun, everything begins to shift. Because when that belief falls apart, so does the hold alcohol has over you.
If you’ve ever felt torn between knowing alcohol isn’t serving you and still believing it’s “fun,” this episode will help you cut through the noise and see the truth clearly.
What you’ll learn:
- Why “alcohol is fun” is one of the most powerful limiting beliefs
- How confirmation bias keeps you stuck in old stories
- The truth about what drinking actually feels like (during and after)
- Why the “great night” story is often a cultural illusion
- How to redefine real fun in a way that actually serves your life
Timestamps:
00:00 – 02:00 The big question: is drinking actually fun?02:00 – 05:00 How the “alcohol is fun” story is created and reinforced
05:00 – 08:00 Challenging the belief and seeing the truth
08:00 – 11:00 The “great night” illusion and cultural conditioning
11:00 – End Redefining real fun and what actually makes life enjoyable
If you want to go deeper and actually learn how to rewire your thinking, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register. (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/)
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I dive into the real science of change and why slip-ups are not something to fear, but something to expect. So many of us believe that if we decide to change, we should be able to do it perfectly. And when we don’t, we beat ourselves up and assume something is wrong with us.
The truth is very different.
I explore the powerful “spiral of change” model and share insights from one of the world’s leading experts on behaviour change. You’ll see why lasting transformation is not about willpower or perfection, but about learning, adapting, and evolving over time.
I also open up about my own journey, the identity shift that comes with going alcohol-free, and how embracing your authentic self is the real key to freedom and confidence.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, frustrated, or like you keep “failing” at change, this episode will completely reframe how you see the process.
What you’ll learn:
- Why slip-ups are a crucial part of lasting change, not a sign of failure
- The truth about willpower and why it’s not the key to transformation
- How the spiral of change works and why you’re never back at zero
- The role of identity and stories in keeping you stuck
- How to turn setbacks into powerful learning that moves you forward
Timestamps:
- 00:00 – Why we resist change and stay stuck
- 04:00 – My story with alcohol and the identity trap
- 09:30 – The stages of change and what science tells us
- 14:30 – Why slip-ups happen and how to use them
- 20:00 – The real secret to long-term transformation
Links & Resources:
- Join my free coaching webinar TONIGHT at 7 PM. Register here: https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/
- Follow me on Instagram (live every morning): https://www.instagram.com/andyramageofficial
- Explore coaching training: https://coachbusiness.school
Let's do this!
This is one of the most important shifts you can ever make on your alcohol-free journey.
For years, I thought I had a drinking problem. That I needed more discipline, more willpower, more control.
But I was focusing on the wrong thing.
In this episode I break down the real reason we struggle with alcohol, and it has nothing to do with the drink itself.
It’s about how we think.
What You’ll Learn In This Episode
- Why alcohol is not the problem and thinking is
- How your beliefs shape your emotions and actions
- The three versions of “you” and how they experience alcohol differently
- Why willpower fails and what actually creates lasting change
- How mastering your mindset transforms every area of your life
Timestamps
00:00 – 03:00 Why this is a thinking problem, not a drinking problem
03:00 – 07:00 The three versions of you and alcohol explained0
7:00 – 10:00 Why willpower doesn’t work long term
10:00 – 14:00 Changing beliefs to change behaviour
14:00 – End Using this insight to transform your entire life
If you want to go deeper and actually learn how to rewire your thinking, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful and purposeful. Click here to register.
If you’re already a coach, you can join the Coach MBA, where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also explore my free courses, including The Alcohol Free Advantage and Train Your Brain, over at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
Let’s do this.
If you’re on the alcohol-free path, there’s one thing you absolutely need to understand.
It’s the difference between short term willpower and long term transformation. And it’s not just the key to going alcohol-free, it’s the key to building a life you genuinely love.
In this episode, I break down the real reason some people struggle and others thrive. It’s not about discipline. It’s not about motivation. It’s about something much deeper.
Your beliefs.
What You’ll Learn In This Episode:
- Why your relationship with alcohol is a thinking problem, not a drinking problem
- How beliefs shape your emotions and drive your behaviour
- The three types of drinkers and what separates them
- Why alcohol-free living becomes easy when your beliefs change
- How mastering your mindset unlocks success in every area of life
Timestamps
00:00 – 03:00 The real secret to an alcohol-free life
03:00 – 06:00 Why beliefs drive behaviour
06:00 – 09:00 The three types of drinkers explained
09:00 – 12:00 Why alcohol disrupts your ability to manage your mind
12:00 – End Using this skill to transform your entire life
If you want to take this work deeper, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
If you’re curious about becoming a coach, I run a free live workshop where I’ll show you exactly how this all works and how you can turn it into something meaningful, purposeful, and even profitable. Register here (https://coachbusiness.school/discover-coaching/).
If you’re already a coach, you can join us inside the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach you how to build and grow a coaching business.
You can also explore my free courses at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/), including The Alcohol Free Advantage (https://andyramage.com/unlock-your-alcohol-free-advantage/) and Train Your Brain(https://andyramage.com/how-to-train-your-brain/).
Join me this 21st March on a live training at Covent Garden in London and Unleash Your Limitless. Click here to learn more.
See you soon!
How do you want to check out of life?
Do you want to slowly limp out as your health and energy decline over the years, or do you want to live fully, stay strong, and keep your momentum right up until the very end?
In this episode, I explore a powerful idea that completely reframed the way I think about health and longevity.
Inspired by a conversation with former professional footballer and elite performance coach Christian Dailly, I share a simple graph that explains how most people experience life physically and mentally.
If you want to live a life full of strength, clarity, and momentum, this episode will give you a powerful perspective shift.
What You’ll Learn In This Episode
- The powerful longevity graph that explains how most people age
- Why many adults slowly “rust out” over time
- The hidden role alcohol plays in long term health decline
- How hangovers quietly destroy consistency with exercise and nutrition
- Why small lifestyle habits compound massively over decades
- The difference between simply living longer and living well
- Why alcohol free living restores consistency and clarity
- How to build momentum in your health and wellbeing
- The inspiring philosophy of “wear out rather than rust out”
- How to maximise the quality of your life for decades to come
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 How do you want to check out of life?
02:00 – 03:30 The return of the morning Instagram lives
03:30 – 05:30 The power of simplicity in health and training
05:30 – 07:30 The longevity graph explained
07:30 – 09:30 How alcohol quietly degrades health over time
09:30 – 11:30 Hangovers, exercise, and nutrition choices
11:30 – 13:30 Why small habits compound over decades
13:30 – 15:30 The difference between rusting out and wearing out
15:30 – 16:30 Building a life of strength, health, and longevity
16:30 – End A simple reflection on how you want to live your life
If this episode resonated and you want to go deeper, here are a few ways to continue the journey.
If you’re thinking about becoming a coach, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/). You can start with the Foundation Certificate in Coaching, which gives you a taste of what it’s like to train as a coach.
If you’re already a qualified coach, you can train with me in specialist areas like Alcohol Free Performance Coaching (https://coachbusiness.school/alcohol-free-performance-coach/), or join the Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
You can also access two free courses at andyramage.com (https://andyramage.com/).
The first is The Alcohol Free Advantage (https://andyramage.com/unlock-your-alcohol-free-advantage/), which explores the powerful benefits of removing alcohol.
The second is Train Your Brain (https://andyramage.com/how-to-train-your-brain/), where I teach simple tools to help you run your mind more effectively.
And if you’d like to work with me live, join my Limitless (https://andyramage.com/unleash-your-limitless/) self development event in London this 21st of March.
See you soon!
In this episode, I explore why training your mind is one of the most powerful things you can ever do for your happiness, performance, and longevity.
And I explain why removing alcohol is often the single greatest first step in that journey.
If you want to spend more time living in what I call a “friendly universe” instead of a hostile one, this conversation will give you a powerful new way of thinking about your mind.
What You’ll Learn In This Episode:
• Why life, sport, and business are mostly mind games
• The simple rhyme that explains success: train your mind or get left behind
• Why alcohol keeps your brain operating in “minus numbers”
• The hidden performance advantage of living alcohol-free
• Why elite performers rarely drink alcohol
• How alcohol disrupts sleep, recovery, and mental clarity
• The surprising research linking optimism to longer life
• Why most adults never experience a fully recovered brain
• How training your mind changes how you experience the world
• A simple daily practice to start training your mind today
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 Why training your mind changes everything
02:00 – 04:00 My coaching journey and alcohol-free breakthrough
04:00 – 06:00 Why elite performers rarely drink alcohol
06:00 – 08:00 The “minus numbers” effect of drinking
08:00 – 10:00 Friendly universe vs hostile universe
10:00 – 12:00 Life is a mind game but nobody trains their mind
12:00 – 14:00 The optimism study and living longer
14:00 – 16:00 Alcohol-free as the foundation for mental performance
16:00 – 18:00 Training your mind like an athlete
18:00 – End Finding the joy and building a better brain
If this episode resonated and stirred something in you, here are a few ways to take the next step.
If you want to become an accredited coach and learn the skills to change lives, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/). I will guide you personally through the training.
If you are already an accredited coach and want to build a sustainable, impactful coaching business, join me inside Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
If living alcohol-free is part of your journey, check out Authentic Brew (https://www.authenticbrew.com/), a functional alcohol-free drink designed to support focus, energy, and connection without compromise. 25% of net profits go toward building a foundation to do good in the world.
And if you want daily support, accountability, and structure on your alcohol-free journey, download DRYY (https://www.dryyapp.com/), my alcohol-free app and community designed to help you build clarity, consistency, and confidence.
I would love to see you in the training very soon.
I recently heard a quote that stopped me in my tracks:
“If you’re so smart, why aren’t you happy?”
In this episode, I wrestle with that question.
I unpack the famous parable of the fisherman and the CEO, explore the Western obsession with more, and dive into why so many intelligent, capable, successful people are still quietly unhappy.
And I share why I believe alcohol plays a much bigger role in that unhappiness than most of us are willing to admit.
If you care about inner peace, outer success, and building a life that actually feels good to live, this one is for you.
What You’ll Learn In This Episode:
• The deeper meaning behind “If you’re so smart, why aren’t you happy?”
• The powerful lesson in the fisherman and CEO parable
• Why chasing more does not automatically create fulfillment
• The difference between outer success and inner joy
• How alcohol subtly erodes happiness
• Why we outsource joy to the wrong things
• The hidden anxiety and mental noise alcohol creates
• How removing alcohol restores clarity and ambition
• Why self-development becomes easier alcohol free
• The foundation for building a life of real peace and progress
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 The quote that sparked this episode
02:00 – 05:00 The fisherman and the CEO story
05:00 – 07:00 Outer success versus inner joy
07:00 – 09:00 The Western trap of more, more, more
09:00 – 11:00 Alcohol as fake happiness
11:00 – 12:30 The mental noise alcohol creates
12:30 – 14:00 Building true success alcohol free
If you’re ready to build a life of outer success and inner joy, going alcohol free is the foundation.
If you want support on that journey, come and join me inside the DRYY app (https://www.dryyapp.com/), our alcohol free community designed to help you build clarity, consistency, and confidence.
You can also explore Authentic Brew (https://www.authenticbrew.com/), our functional alcohol-free drink created to support energy, focus, and connection without compromise. 25% of net profits go toward building a foundation to do good in the world.
And if this conversation has sparked something bigger in you and you feel called to help others, come and train with me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
Keep rocking it dry.
In this episode, I share a powerful reminder of why choosing an alcohol-free life is the ultimate foundation for unleashing your limitless potential.
This conversation is for anyone on the "alcohol-free adventure", whether you are on day one, curious about the path, or have been alcohol-free for years. We explore the 12 key lessons I’ve learned over 12 years of sobriety, from the compound interest of health and vitality to the return of the big, lofty ambitions we often lose along the way.
This is not about just "giving something up." It is about gaining everything: years of time, mental clarity, and the courage to design a life of joy, meaning, and abundance that you no longer feel the need to escape from.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why the alcohol-free adventure gets better and better over time
- How to overcome the 28-day and 90-day "humps"
- The truth about FOMO and why you actually gain more fun
- Why "training your mind" is the secret to happiness in a turbulent world
- How removing alcohol unlocks the "10-year goal engine"
- Why your biggest fears (like dancing or business success) are usually unfounded
- How to leverage the "Alcohol-Free Advantage" to become a specialist in your life
Timestamps
00:00 – 04:00 Special update: Unleash Your Limitless live in London & Online
04:00 – 06:00 12 years AF: The "Never Again" moment that changed everything
06:00 – 09:00 Compound wins and why you miss nothing and gain everything
09:00 – 11:30 Handling the humps: Confidence, resilience, and momentum
11:30 – 13:30 Escaping the trap and the power of training your mind
13:30 – 15:30 The return of ambition and the 10-year goal engine
15:30 – 17:30 Saving years of time and inspiring others through service
17:30 – 19:30 Overcoming fears: Dancing at weddings and professional success
19:30 – 21:30 The Alcohol-Free Advantage: Transforming your life in unexpected ways
21:30 – End Final call to unleash your limitless potential
If you have ever felt called to something more or sensed that your current path is not fully using who you are, this episode is for you.
If this episode resonated and you want to explore this journey further, here are a few ways to join me:
- If you want to join my one-day deep dive "Unleash Your Limitless" (London or Online): Join us at Andy Ramage Courses (https://andyramage.com/unleash-your-limitless/).
- If you want to train as a coach and work directly with me: Join us at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/).
- If you are already an accredited coach and want to build a sustainable business: Join me inside Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/).
I would love to see you on the journey.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I’m joined by Roo Hambly for a deeply honest and energising conversation about what really happens when you reach one full year alcohol-free.
We talk about expectations versus reality, identity shifts, confidence, and the subtle but powerful changes that compound over time. Roo shares what surprised him most, what changed internally, and why the one-year mark is less of an ending and more of a beginning.
This episode is for anyone who is curious about going alcohol-free, partway through their journey, or wondering whether the long-term rewards are really worth it. Spoiler alert. They are.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- What actually changes after 365 days alcohol free
- Why the first year rewires your identity
- How confidence grows quietly over time
- The emotional shifts you do not expect
- Why alcohol free living gets easier, not harder
- How consistency compounds self-trust
- The difference between short breaks and lifestyle change
- Why clarity improves decision-making
- How life expands without alcohol
- What surprised Roo the most after one year
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 Hitting 365 days alcohol free
02:00 – 04:00 Expectations versus reality
04:00 – 06:00 Identity shifts and self-belief
06:00 – 08:00 Confidence built through consistency
08:00 – 10:00 Emotional changes no one talks about
10:00 – 12:00 Social life and connection without alcohol
12:00 – 14:00 Why it gets easier over time
14:00 – 16:00 The compounding effect of clarity
16:00 – 18:00 One year as a new beginning
18:00 – End Why alcohol-free is worth it
If this episode resonated and you want support on your own alcohol free journey, here are a few ways to join me.
If you want daily structure, inspiration, and accountability around living alcohol free, download DRYY https://www.dryyapp.com/, my alcohol free app and community. It is designed to help you build clarity, consistency, and momentum without doing it alone.
If alcohol-free living is part of your lifestyle, check out Authentic Brew https://www.authenticbrew.com/, a functional alcohol-free drink designed to support focus, energy, and connection without compromise.
If coaching is calling you and you want to learn how to help others change their lives, come and join me at Coach Business School https://coachbusiness.school/, where I train and mentor coaches personally.
And if you are already an accredited coach and want to grow a sustainable coaching business, join me inside Coach MBA https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/, where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
I would love to see you in the community very soon.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I break down what I call the alcohol-free snowball effect and why taking a break from alcohol is often the fastest way to transform your entire life.
This is not just about drinking less or stopping something. It is about momentum. One small change that creates a powerful chain reaction across your energy, confidence, mental health, relationships, performance, and sense of purpose.
This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, tired, flat, or frustrated and knows there is more available to them than the life they are currently living.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why alcohol creates a negative snowball effect
- How one alcohol-free choice changes everything
- Why energy and clarity come back fast
- How confidence is rebuilt through small wins
- Why consistency becomes easier alcohol free
- How momentum transforms identity
- Why going against the crowd changes outcomes
Timestamps:
00:00 – The alcohol-free snowball effect
02:00 – The negative alcohol spiral
06:00 – Sleep, stress, and performance
10:00 – The turning point
13:00 – The positive alcohol-free snowball
16:00 – Momentum, confidence, and identity
End – Why this one change changes everything
If this episode resonated and you want support on your alcohol-free journey, here are a few ways to join me.
If you want daily structure, accountability, and live training, download the DRYY app and explore DRYY Plus
https://www.dryyapp.com/
If you want a grown-up, alcohol-free alternative that supports energy, focus, and connection without compromise, check out Authentic Brew
https://www.authenticbrew.com/
It is a functional, alcohol-free drink powered by Mother Nature, designed for people who want to feel great without numbing out. Plus, 25% of all profits go back into rewilding people and places.
If you want to go deeper and understand the alcohol-free advantage, take one of my free courses at
https://andyramage.com/
If coaching is calling you and you want to help others change their lives, come and train with me at Coach Business School
https://coachbusiness.school/
I would love to see you on the journey.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I break down why alcohol is the greatest trap ever invented for humans and how to finally escape it.
This is not about willpower, moderation, or fixing a drinking problem. It is about understanding how your brain actually works and why so many smart, capable people get stuck in patterns that no longer serve them.
We explore how alcohol hijacks your thinking, why it creates the illusion of relaxation, and how outdated evolutionary wiring keeps people trapped in a loop they do not even realise they are in. Once you see it clearly, everything changes.
This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, stressed, anxious, or quietly underperforming and wants a smarter, more empowering way to change their relationship with alcohol for good.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why alcohol is a thinking trap, not a drinking problem
- How alcohol bypasses rational decision making
- Why alcohol feels relaxing but actually creates more stress
- How habit loops keep you stuck
- The role of your subconscious brain in behaviour
- Why awareness is the key to lasting change
- How to escape the alcohol trap without willpower
Timestamps
00:00 – Why alcohol is a thinking trap
02:00 – How alcohol hijacks the brain
05:00 – The illusion of relaxation
08:00 – Habit loops and subconscious control
12:00 – What alcohol really does to sleep and stress
16:00 – Why the trap keeps repeating
20:00 – Awareness as the way out
End – Escaping the trap for good
If this episode resonated and you want support on your alcohol-free journey, here are a few ways to join me.
If you want to train your brain and understand how to change habits properly, download my free course Train Your Brain at https://andyramage.com/
If you want structure, support, and momentum around living alcohol free, explore the Alcohol Free Advantage course at https://andyramage.com/
If coaching is calling you and you want to help others change their lives, join me at Coach Business School
https://coachbusiness.school/
I would love to see you on the journey.
Let’s do this.
This episode is a reminder of why I fell in love with podcasting in the first place. No hype. No hard sell. Just a real, honest, deeply human conversation about life without alcohol and what becomes possible when you step off the drinking treadmill.
Jenny McDevitt joins me for a chat that starts with one of the most embarrassing moments of my early speaking career and turns into a powerful exploration of clarity, confidence, culture, and connection. From Irish pubs to emotional resilience, this conversation is full of warmth, wisdom, and laughter.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
• Why alcohol free living creates freedom, not restriction
• How removing alcohol clears mental noise and builds confidence
• The emotional shifts that can show up when you stop drinking
• Why Irish culture is quietly leading the alcohol free movement
• How clarity leads to braver life decisions
• Why consistency builds resilience and excitement for the future
• How alcohol free living strengthens family relationships
• What a real social connection looks like without alcohol
• Why sleep is the ultimate performance enhancer
• How one decision can quietly change everything
Timestamps:
00:00 – 03:00 How Jenny saved me from total mortification
03:00 – 06:00 From Edinburgh book signings to alcohol free beginnings
06:00 – 09:00 Taking a break and the mindset shift that matters
09:00 – 12:00 Irish culture, pubs, and alcohol free progress
12:00 – 15:00 Emotional releases and unexpected breakthroughs
15:00 – 18:00 Sleep, clarity, and better life decisions
18:00 – 22:00 Moving home, family connection, and courage
22:00 – 26:00 Resilience, confidence, and facing life head on
26:00 – 30:00 Advice for anyone starting an alcohol free break
30:00 – End Why alcohol free is the ultimate superpower
Links and resources:
Coach Business School
Train as a life coach, executive coach, or alcohol free performance coach with me
https://www.coachbusiness.school
Authentic Brew
Functional wellness at its best. Good for you, good for your family, and good for the planet
25% of net profits go back to rewilding people and places
https://www.authenticbrew.com
Andy’s Dryy App
Daily support, tools, and motivation for your alcohol free journey
Search “Dryy” in your app store
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Until next time, keep rocking it on your alcohol free adventures.
In this episode, I share a powerful and deeply personal conversation about what it really means to unleash the alcohol-free advantage and step into a more vibrant, intentional life.
This is not about giving something up. It is about starting an adventure towards your optimal self.
I explore why simply “stopping” drinking rarely sticks long term, and why real, lasting change comes from building a compelling life where alcohol naturally loses its appeal. We dive into performance, identity, energy, mental health, confidence, and why so many good people are unknowingly operating far below their true potential.
This episode is for anyone who feels tired, flat, stuck, or quietly underperforming and knows, deep down, that alcohol may be playing a bigger role than they have been willing to admit. It is an invitation to question the stories you have been sold, reclaim your authentic self, and consciously design the life you actually want to lead.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why quitting alcohol is not about restriction, but expansion
- The alcohol-free advantage and why it changes everything
- How alcohol quietly caps energy, mood, and performance
- Why self-development beats willpower every time
- The role of identity in lasting behaviour change
- How alcohol impacts sleep, mental health, and consistency
- Why most people are underperforming without realising it
- How clarity creates momentum
- Why confidence returns when you remove alcohol
- How to design a life where alcohol no longer fits into
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 What the alcohol-free advantage really means
02:00 – 04:00 Why stopping is not the solution
04:00 – 06:00 Alcohol and underperformance
06:00 – 08:00 Identity, personality, and alcohol
08:00 – 10:00 The middle-aged myth
10:00 – 12:00 Alcohol, joy, and false rewards
12:00 – 14:00 Escaping the alcohol trap
14:00 – 16:00 Why alcohol-free living creates an advantage
16:00 – 18:00 Building a compelling life without alcohol
18:00 – 20:00 Slips, learning, and self-compassion
20:00 – End Choosing alcohol freedom on your own terms
If this episode resonated and you want support on your own alcohol-free journey, here are a few ways to join me.
If you want daily structure, guidance, and connection around living alcohol free, download DRYY (https://www.dryyapp.com/), my alcohol-free app and community. It is designed to help you build clarity, consistency, and momentum without doing it alone.
If living alcohol free is part of your lifestyle, check out Authentic Brew (https://www.authenticbrew.com/), a functional alcohol-free drink designed to support focus, energy, and connection without compromise.
If coaching is calling you and you want to learn how to help others change their lives, come and join me at Coach Business School (https://coachbusiness.school/), where I train and mentor coaches personally.
And if you are already an accredited coach and want to build a sustainable coaching business, join me inside Coach MBA (https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
I would love to see you in the community very soon.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I’m joined by Jessica Clark for a powerful and honest conversation about what it really takes to change your relationship with alcohol and step into a more confident, intentional life.
We talk about identity shifts, self-trust, consistency, and why quitting alcohol is not about restriction or deprivation, but about reclaiming energy, clarity, and personal power. Jessica shares her lived experience, the challenges she faced, and the mindset shifts that made lasting change possible.
This episode is for anyone who knows alcohol is holding them back and is ready to lead their own life with more courage and self-belief.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why mindset matters more than willpower
- How identity drives long-term change
- The difference between quitting and upgrading your life
- Why confidence grows through consistency
- How to navigate social pressure alcohol free
- The role of self-trust in behaviour change
- Why clarity beats motivation every time
- How alcohol quietly erodes performance
- What it means to quit alcohol on your own terms
- How to lead yourself like a boss
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 Jessica’s alcohol free turning point
02:00 – 04:00 Why willpower is not the answer
04:00 – 06:00 Identity shifts and self-leadership
06:00 – 08:00 Social pressure and people pleasing
08:00 – 10:00 Alcohol and confidence
10:00 – 12:00 Consistency creates belief
12:00 – 14:00 Building self-trust without alcohol
14:00 – 16:00 Upgrading your life, not giving up
16:00 – 18:00 Owning your alcohol free choice
18:00 – End Quitting alcohol like a boss
If this episode resonated and you want support on your own alcohol free journey, here are a few ways to join me.
If you want daily structure, guidance, and connection around living alcohol free, download DRYY(https://www.dryyapp.com/), my alcohol free app and community. It is designed to help you build clarity, consistency, and momentum without doing it alone.
If living alcohol free is part of your lifestyle, check out Authentic Brew(https://www.authenticbrew.com/), a functional alcohol free drink designed to support focus, energy, and connection without compromise.
If coaching is calling you and you want to learn how to help others change their lives, come and join me at Coach Business School(https://coachbusiness.school/), where I train and mentor coaches personally.
And if you are already an accredited coach and want to build a sustainable coaching business, join me inside Coach MBA(https://coachbusiness.school/business-and-marketing-mastery/), where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
I would love to see you in the community very soon.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I share why I truly believe 2026 can become the most powerful year of your life.
This is the in-between space. Christmas is done, the noise has quietened, and there is a rare moment to reflect, reset, and decide how you want to live going forward. I talk about foundations, ambition, consistency, and why removing alcohol is often the single biggest lever you can pull to unlock clarity, energy, and momentum.
This is a rally call to dream bigger, think longer term, and stop repeating the same goals year after year. If you are ready to create a life of meaning, contribution, and real progress, this episode is for you.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why the in-between week is such a powerful moment
- How alcohol quietly destroys consistency and momentum
- Why consistency over time beats talent every time
- The One Thing that makes everything else easier
- How to dream five to ten years into the future
- Why most people repeat the same goals every year
- How Big Hairy Audacious Goals train your brain
- The role of ambition and moral ambition
- Why contribution creates meaning and fulfilment
- How to make 2026 a genuine turning point
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 Why this reflection window matters
02:00 – 04:00 Setting the foundation for your greatest year
04:00 – 06:00 Alcohol and the destruction of consistency
06:00 – 08:00 Why one year alcohol free changes everything
08:00 – 10:00 Consistency, time, and elite performance
10:00 – 12:00 The One Thing that transforms all others
12:00 – 14:00 Big Hairy Audacious Goals explained
14:00 – 16:00 Ambition, clarity, and long-term thinking
16:00 – 18:00 Contribution, community, and meaning
18:00 – End Why 2026 can truly be your greatest ever
If this episode resonated and you want to take the next step, here are a few ways to join me.
If you want daily structure, inspiration, and connection around living alcohol free, download DRYY, my alcohol free app and community. It is designed to help you build clarity, consistency, and momentum without doing it alone.
If living alcohol free is part of your journey, check out Authentic Brew, a functional alcohol free drink designed to support focus, energy, and connection without compromise. 25% of net profits go into rewilding people and places and doing good in the world.
If you want to become an accredited coach and learn the skills to change lives, come and join me at Coach Business School. I will guide you personally through the training.
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I would love to see you in the training very soon.
Let’s make 2026 an absolute cracker.
In this episode, I walk you through how to set goals that actually work. Not the kind you rewrite every January, but the kind that genuinely transforms your life.
For years, I wrote the same goals over and over again and wondered why nothing ever changed. The missing pieces were consistency, clarity, and removing the one thing that was quietly sabotaging my momentum.
This conversation is about thinking bigger, training your brain properly, and creating the conditions where your goals stop feeling like wishful thinking and start becoming inevitable.
If you want 2026 to be your best year yet, this episode is your starting point.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why most goals fail before February
- How alcohol destroys consistency and momentum
- Why big goals train your brain differently
- What Big Hairy Audacious Goals really are
- How your brain filters opportunities
- Why emotional connection to goals is essential
- How to stop repeating the same goals every year
- Why clarity creates confidence
- How long-term thinking changes everything
- The foundation required for real transformation
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 Why 2026 can be your best year yet
02:00 – 04:00 The problem with repeating the same goals
04:00 – 06:00 Alcohol, consistency, and broken momentum
06:00 – 08:00 Removing alcohol as the foundation
08:00 – 10:00 Big Hairy Audacious Goals explained
10:00 – 12:00 Training your brain to spot opportunity
12:00 – 14:00 Emotional connection and goal filtering
14:00 – 16:00 Consistency over time changes everything
16:00 – 18:00 Why most people stay stuck
18:00 – End Building a life of abundance and purpose
If this episode resonated and you want to go deeper, here are a few ways you can join me.
If you want to get accredited as a coach and learn how to do this work with others, come and join me at Coach Business School. I will guide you through the training from start to finish.
If you are already an accredited coach and want to grow your business and impact, join me inside Coach MBA, where I teach marketing and business specifically for coaches.
If part of your journey includes living alcohol free, check out Authentic Brew, a functional alcohol free drink designed to support focus, energy, and connection without compromise.
And if you want daily support, learning, and community, download the DRYY app, our alcohol free platform and community.
I would love to see you in the training very soon.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I share the extraordinary story of Neil Rutherford. A man who went from chronic illness, burnout, and quiet despair to reclaiming his health, identity, and purpose through lifestyle medicine and living alcohol free.
Neil’s journey is not about willpower. It is about removing the one variable that was quietly sabotaging everything else. Alcohol. What followed was not just weight loss or better blood results, but a complete shift in how he lives, leads, and shows up for his family and the world.
This conversation is living proof that the body wants to heal when you stop breaking it.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why alcohol is the most overlooked lifestyle medicine variable
- How removing alcohol accelerates every other health intervention
- The link between drinking, inflammation, anxiety, and chronic illness
- Why confidence without alcohol becomes internal and sustainable
- How identity shifts after health transformation
- Why lifestyle change beats medication alone
- The ripple effect of one person choosing an alcohol free life
- How purpose often emerges after healing
- Why men struggle in silence and how coaching changes that
- What freedom actually feels like on the other side
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 Neil’s introduction and why this story matters
02:00 – 04:00 Recruitment culture, identity, and drinking as normal
04:00 – 06:00 Obesity, anxiety, depression, and the hidden cost of alcohol
06:00 – 08:00 Quitting alcohol and discovering time, clarity, and choice
08:00 – 10:00 Lifestyle medicine, plant-based nutrition, and healing begin
10:00 – 12:00 Reversing diabetes, liver damage, and chronic inflammation
12:00 – 14:00 Gout, Christmas, and the moment everything changed
14:00 – 16:00 Anxiety, nervous system recovery, and real calm
16:00 – 18:00 Identity shift and becoming an Alcohol Free Warrior
18:00 – End Purpose, coaching, leadership, and the ripple effect of change
If this episode resonated and you want to take your alcohol free journey deeper, I highly recommend checking out Authentic Brew. It is a functional alcohol free drink designed to elevate energy, focus, and connection without the crash, the compromise, or the hangover. It is a powerful tool for anyone upgrading their lifestyle.
If you want to get accredited as a coach, come and join me at Coach Business School. I am there to guide you through the training and support you every step of the way.
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I would love to see you in training very soon.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I share seven powerful ways to not just survive Christmas alcohol free but absolutely love it. This is your chance to step into January already energised, focused, and flying while everyone else is trying to recover from December.
You will learn how to create new Christmas rituals, upgrade your festive drinks, protect your energy, set boundaries with kindness, and give your loved ones the greatest present of all. Your presence.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- How to flip the script on Christmas and love it alcohol free
- Why December is the most powerful month to take a break
- Seven practical strategies that make Christmas more joyful
- How to stay energised, connected and fully present
- Why going alcohol free turns you into a connection superpower
- How to show up as the real you for the people you love
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 Why Christmas is the ultimate alcohol free challenge
02:00 – 04:00 How December builds bulletproof momentum
04:00 – 06:00 Focusing on the wins instead of what you lose
06:00 – 08:00 Creating new uplifting Christmas rituals
08:00 – 10:00 Upgrading your festive drinks the smart way
10:00 – 12:00 Reclaiming your energy and your time
12:00 – 14:00 Becoming more connected and more present
14:00 – 16:00 Setting boundaries with kindness
16:00 – 18:00 The greatest gift you can give your loved ones
18:00 – End Bringing it all together and stepping into January strong
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Let’s do this!
In this episode, I sit down with Mike Mudie to talk about one of the most powerful stories I have ever been part of. Mike went from achieving the biggest professional success of his life straight into complete physical collapse. His body shut down. He could not walk. He could not lift a fork. And no one in traditional medicine could explain why.
What followed was a six-month healing journey into holistic health, nature-based medicine, and reconnection with the body. That journey led to something extraordinary. Together, we explore how his burnout became the birth of Authentic Brew, a functional wellness drink powered by mushrooms, botanicals, and pure Mother Nature.
This conversation is about more than business. It is about listening to your body, understanding burnout, the power of nature, and why sometimes life has to break you before it rebuilds you.
What You Will Learn in This Episode:
- What burnout really looks like when your body completely shuts down
- Why traditional medicine sometimes misses the root cause
- How nature and holistic healing helped Mike recover his health
- Why disconnection from nature is making so many people unwell
- The real story behind the creation of Authentic Brew
- Why most so-called energy and health drinks are misleading
- How functional wellness can replace stimulants and alcohol
- Why your darkest moment can become your biggest mission
- How we are using business to rewild people and places
Timestamps: (podcast)
00:00 – 02:40 Introduction and Mike’s background
02:40 – 06:30 Career success followed by complete physical collapse
06:30 – 10:20 When the body shuts down and doctors cannot explain why
10:20 – 14:30 Discovering holistic healing and listening to the body
14:30 – 18:10 Lessons from nature and the path to real recovery
18:10 – 22:30 How burnout became the birth of Authentic Brew
22:30 – 26:00 Functional wellness versus mainstream energy drinks
26:00 – 30:40 Mushrooms, botanicals, and how they change daily performance
30:40 – 35:20 Rewilding people and places through business
35:20 – 40:10 From collapse to contribution and mission
40:10 – End Final reflections, purpose, and what Mike wants people to take away
Links and Resources:
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👉 authenticbrew.com
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If this conversation moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. Someone on the edge of burnout. Someone on the edge of change. Someone searching for something more real.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I sit down with Claire MacAskill, someone I have known for many years and watched grow in courage, confidence, and self-belief. Claire has been alcohol-free for seven years, and in that time she has transformed her health, her mindset, and her entire life. From struggling with weekend drinking to becoming a world-class marathon runner in her fifties, her story is one of resilience, consistency, and pure inspiration.
We talk about everything from her early days as a grey-area drinker, to the moment she decided she wanted more from life, to running marathons around the world and qualifying for global championships. Claire’s honesty, vulnerability, and strength shine through every moment of this conversation. If you are looking for proof that life gets bigger, brighter, and more meaningful without alcohol, this episode is for you.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- How Claire went from weekend drinking to seven years alcohol-free
- Why removing alcohol unlocked her best fitness, mindset, and confidence
- How she became fitter and faster in her fifties than in her twenties
- The truth about heart rate, recovery, and how alcohol affects performance
- Why anxiety often disappears when alcohol disappears
- The mindset shift that turned running into her new pub and her new tribe
- How self-development and authenticity became central to her alcohol-free life
- Why is it never too late to step into your full potential
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 The three-layer formula
02:00 – 04:00 Seven years alcohol-free
04:00 – 06:00 From NYC hangovers to NYC marathons
06:00 – 08:00 Finding her tribe
08:00 – 11:00 Sliding doors: two possible lives
11:00 – 14:00 The hidden cost of ‘just one’
14:00 – 17:00 Alcohol-free: the real superpower
17:00 – 20:00 Consistency creates confidence
20:00 – 24:00 Reborn at 45
24:00 – End Medals, mindset, and meaning
Links and Resources:
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👉 Explore programs and resources at coachbusiness.school
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If Claire’s story lit something inside you, share this episode, follow the show, and join me in the growing alcohol-free movement.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Andy Garwood, a man who has completely transformed his life since going alcohol-free. Andy has lost more than 77 pounds, become fitter in his sixties than he was in his thirties, and discovered a new sense of purpose and joy. We talk about health, fitness, mindset, and how walking away from alcohol can open the door to a richer, more meaningful life. This is a powerful reminder that it is never too late to rewrite your story.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- How Andy transformed his health and life after quitting alcohol
- Why it is never too late to start over
- The power of community and connection in the alcohol-free world
- How walking, hiking, and nature can fill the space that drinking once did
- Why your story can inspire others, even when you do not realise it
- How living alcohol-free helps you rediscover your purpose, energy, and joy
Timestamps:
00:00 – 02:00 The comeback of a lifetime
02:00 – 04:00 From five days on to two days off
04:00 – 06:00 A father’s proudest moment
06:00 – 08:30 The silent impact you’ll never see
08:30 – 11:00 Boundaries and balance
11:00 – 15:00 Finding your tribe
15:00 – 18:30 Climbing higher, living fuller
18:30 – 22:00 Adding life to your years
22:00 – 26:00 The greatest gift of all
26:00 – End Becoming your true self
Links & Resources:
Join me at the Coach Business School: If your alcohol-free journey has sparked something in you and you would love to help others do the same, come and train with me at the Coach Business School. Whether you want to get accredited as a coach or grow your coaching business, I will guide you every step of the way.
👉 Explore programs and free resources at coachbusiness.school
Already Accredited? Take the next step with my Coach MBA: Marketing and Business for Accredited Coaches, designed to help you build a thriving, purpose-driven coaching business.
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If you are ready to live with more energy, confidence, and purpose, this episode will show you what is truly possible.
Let’s do this.
In this episode, I tackle one of the biggest questions I get asked: Can alcohol moderation actually work? After 12 years on this alcohol-free adventure, I’ve seen it all, from people who transform their lives during a break to those who try to “drink on their terms” and end up right back where they started. I unpack what moderation really means, why willpower alone doesn’t work, and the truth behind those “just one or two” nights that never stay that way.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- What moderation really looks like (and why it rarely lasts)
- The neuroscience behind why alcohol hijacks your brain
- Why willpower isn’t a long-term strategy
- The illusion of “social drinking” and how it keeps people stuck
- The difference between a moderation mindset and a mostly dry mindset
- Why going alcohol-free unlocks energy, joy, and true freedom
Timestamps:
00:00 – 01:00 The myth of moderation
01:00 – 03:00 The post-break trap
03:00 – 05:00 What moderation really means
05:00 – 07:00 The science of willpower
07:00 – 08:30 The prefrontal shutdown
08:30 – 10:00 The illusion of control
10:00 – 12:00 Mostly dry vs moderation
12:00 – 14:00 The non-drinker in disguise
14:00 – 17:00 Alcohol is a drug, full stop
17:00 – End Taste, truth, and freedom
Links & Resources:
Join me at the Coach Business School: If your alcohol-free journey has inspired you to help others, coaching might be your next step. Whether you want to get accredited as a coach or you’re already qualified and want to grow your business, I’ll guide you through both world-class coach training and business mastery.
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If you’re questioning moderation or curious about life beyond alcohol, this episode will give you the clarity and confidence to make the choice that truly serves you.
Let’s do this.
In person with Matt Pink on Alcohol Free and Spirituality
A deeper, slower conversation to open the new in-person era. Andy sits down with friend and creator Matt Pink to explore what really unfolds after going alcohol free. The chat ranges from grief and gratitude to spirituality, men’s work, and the courage to live fully in the present. Matt shares the encounter that jolted him back to life, the love story that followed, lessons from a professionally guided retreat, and why removing alcohol creates the space for meaning, purpose, and real connection.
What you will hear
- Origin story
How chance, inspiration, and early alcohol free experiments led Matt to change his life and identity. - Spirituality without the labels
Why many rediscover a personal spiritual practice once alcohol is removed, and how that supports courage, clarity, and calm. - Grief, love, and gratitude
Finding light in the darkest moments, becoming a present dad, and choosing growth over victimhood. - Real talk about sobriety
The highs, the hard bits, and why comfort habits can box us in while stilling the mind open up new possibilities. - Creating work with heart
Building useful things in the world, facing real-world constraints, and meeting them all with a firm step.
Timestamps
00:00 – 02:00 The power of presence
02:00 – 04:30 The alcohol-free ripple effect
04:30 – 07:30 A message from beyond
07:30 – 10:30 The stranger who saved my life
10:30 – 14:00 Finding faith in something bigger
14:00 – 17:00 Alcohol vs spirituality
17:00 – 21:00 Defining your own version of God
21:00 – 25:00 Gratitude, loss, and love
25:00 – 32:00 Beyond the past
32:00 – End The next chapter of awakening
Mentioned
- Journey of Souls by Michael Newton
- Rich Roll podcast
- Dry app and community called DRYY
Work with Andy
If you feel called to coach or to add more meaning and purpose to your work, explore Andy’s six-month Diploma in Positive Psychology and Diploma in Professional Coach Business & Marketing. Qualified coaches can join the Coach Business School for marketing and business training.
👉 Explore programs and free resources at coachbusiness.school
Taking a Break for the Summer
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Happiness is Hidden in the Struggle
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Why Life is as Good as the Stories You Tell
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No One EVER Steps in the Same River Twice
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More Wisdom from the Golden Buddha
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How to Find Your Meaning
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My Morning Manta 'Do'
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My Morning Manta 'Be'
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Why Mantras are powerful
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Ban worry for a week
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What all humans share
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How to find your soul-self
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How to be your authentic-self
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Don't miss this one we are going deep
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When the student is ready
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How to game life in one step|
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Addicted to the destination
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The health benefits of being in the zone
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How to find your purpose
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Self-development into soul-development
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The alcohol domino vs the alcohol-free domino
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We would rather die than change
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When the teacher is ready the student will appear
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How to put your negative thoughts in a box
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Why evolution does not care for happiness
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A challenge for you - take a day off your tech
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How to raise your standards
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How to find the courage to start your heros journey
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Don't miss your call to adventure
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Why your mind is like my trainers
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Who is Carl Jung?
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I have some incredible news.
Lots of people have asked to know more about the coach training I provide, which is not just a training course, my aim is for it to become a transformational experience.
So I have developed a free workshop just for our wonderful Dryy members.
Workshop: How to become a coach in 2023 so you can find your purpose, and develop a super skill for unsettled times, even if you’re unsure what you have to offer.
The LIVE Zoom workshop will take place on Thursday the 1st of June 7 pm UK time.
More breaking news - For the first time EVER I will coach you whilst you learn the art of coaching for 12 months!
So you won’t want to miss this one!
I am also committing to running the Diploma in North American and Australasia-friendly time zones.
So now is the best ever chance to train with one of the worlds leading alcohol-free performance coaches.
And remember - There is nothing to lose and potentially everything to gain by joining the workshop, it's free!
Here's what Andy will cover in the workshop:
- How coaching can lead you to the purpose you seek
- Why you DO have something to offer
- Coaching as a full-time career, or part-time income generator
- The 5 skills of a great coach & you'll be surprised at how many you have
- Why you have the time to train as a coach
- The common limiting beliefs about becoming a coach
- The treble accredited Diploma in Coaching and Positive Psychology
- Why alcohol-free coaching is exploding
- And so much more…
Join me for a FREE workshop
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How we outgrow our problems
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I have some incredible news.
Lots of people have asked to know more about the coach training I provide, which is not just a training course, my aim is for it to become a transformational experience.
So I have developed a free workshop just for our wonderful Dryy members.
Workshop: How to become a coach in 2023 so you can find your purpose, and develop a super skill for unsettled times, even if you’re unsure what you have to offer.
The LIVE Zoom workshop will take place on Thursday the 1st of June 7 pm UK time.
More breaking news - For the first time EVER I will coach you whilst you learn the art of coaching for 12 months!
So you won’t want to miss this one!
I am also committing to running the Diploma in North American and Australasia-friendly time zones.
So now is the best ever chance to train with one of the worlds leading alcohol-free performance coaches.
And remember - There is nothing to lose and potentially everything to gain by joining the workshop, it's free!
Here's what Andy will cover in the workshop:
- How coaching can lead you to the purpose you seek
- Why you DO have something to offer
- Coaching as a full-time career, or part-time income generator
- The 5 skills of a great coach & you'll be surprised at how many you have
- Why you have the time to train as a coach
- The common limiting beliefs about becoming a coach
- The treble accredited Diploma in Coaching and Positive Psychology
- Why alcohol-free coaching is exploding
- And so much more…
Join me for a FREE workshop
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The 2nd half of life is calling
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I have some incredible news.
Lots of people have asked to know more about the coach training I provide, which is not just a training course, my aim is for it to become a transformational experience.
So I have developed a free workshop just for our wonderful Dryy members.
Workshop: How to become a coach in 2023 so you can find your purpose, and develop a super skill for unsettled times, even if you’re unsure what you have to offer.
The LIVE Zoom workshop will take place on Thursday the 1st of June 7 pm UK time.
More breaking news - For the first time EVER I will coach you whilst you learn the art of coaching for 12 months!
So you won’t want to miss this one!
I am also committing to running the Diploma in North American and Australasia-friendly time zones.
So now is the best ever chance to train with one of the worlds leading alcohol-free performance coaches.
And remember - There is nothing to lose and potentially everything to gain by joining the workshop, it's free!
Here's what Andy will cover in the workshop:
- How coaching can lead you to the purpose you seek
- Why you DO have something to offer
- Coaching as a full-time career, or part-time income generator
- The 5 skills of a great coach & you'll be surprised at how many you have
- Why you have the time to train as a coach
- The common limiting beliefs about becoming a coach
- The treble accredited Diploma in Coaching and Positive Psychology
- Why alcohol-free coaching is exploding
- And so much more…
Join me for a FREE workshop
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17462 - No wise person ever wanted to be younger
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased, learning to coach is the greatest self-development course; with the bonus, it has the potential to set up a great side hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more, I recorded a FREE workshop called “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer.”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
17463 - Life is more than surviving successfully
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased, learning to coach is the greatest self-development course; with the bonus, it has the potential to set up a great side hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more, I recorded a FREE workshop called “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer.”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
17464 - We make heaven or hell in our minds
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased, learning to coach is the greatest self-development course; with the bonus, it has the potential to set up a great side hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more, I recorded a FREE workshop called “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer.”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
In today's episode, I cover...A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased, learning to coach is the greatest self-development course; with the bonus, it has the potential to set up a great side hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more, I recorded a FREE workshop called “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer.”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
In this episode, I cover...A secret about walking you must learn
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Let’s do this!
In this episode, I cover...Prioritize sleep to unleash performance.
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased, learning to coach is the greatest self-development course; with the bonus, it has the potential to set up a great side hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more, I recorded a FREE workshop called “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer.”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
In today's episode, I cover...Can you sit alone in a room?
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Days Left 17469
In this episode, I cover... Fools that live in the future
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Andy
Days Left 17470
In this episode i cover... having Happiness first, then succeeding
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Andy
Days Left 17471
This episode i cover...Its not events but our beliefs about them
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased, learning to coach is the greatest self-devlopment course with the added bonus it has the potential to set up a great side-hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more I recorded a FREE workshop called “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer”
head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
In this episode, I talk about...The secret to optimal nutrition.
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Andy
In this podcast i talk about...Meet death with a firm step!
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased, learning to coach is the greatest self-devlopment course with the added bonus it has the potential to set up a great side-hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more I recorded a FREE workshop called “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
In this episode, I will talk about - The greatest wisdom of all time!
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Andy
The old definition of the hero was not about good looks or a movie star body, it described someone who could go the distance. Someone who could keep showing up even during the tough times.
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased, learning to coach is the greatest self-devlopment course with the added bonus it has the potential to set up a great side-hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more I recorded a FREE workshop called “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
The key to a great life is to be disciplined consistently do the things that make the difference.
WP3
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Andy
“Happy is the man who can make others better, not merely when he is in their company, but even when he is in their thoughts” Seneca
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased, learning to coach is the greatest self-development course, with the added bonus it has the potential to set up a great side hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more, I recorded a FREE workshop called “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
“Tolerant of others, strict with yourself” Marcus Areulis
Raise your standards, and work toward them, always looking up!
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Andy
“There is a character difference between the man who feels safe and the man who lives his life like a spy in enemy territory.” Maslow.
What are you scared of?
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased learning to coach is the greatest self-devlopment course with the added bonus that it has the potential to set up a great side-hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more I recorded a FREE workshop called, “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
Andy
Why getting after it early is a superpower
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Andy
Cultivating a reading habit is one of the most powerful development tools at your disposal.
Just when insight, learning and creativity are most prized, the majority are caught in a trap. They don’t have time to read. So they get stuck at a superficial level - feeding off lightweight news and stories that never go deep enough to invoke those ‘big’ career and life breakthroughs.
So one of the greatest modern-day advantages is to read and read deep.
Check out the biographies of the most successful and you will continually find that they were great readers.
And you do have the time:
Be a hunter of excellence - find the dead time and fill it with one of the greatest habits of all - reading.
When you start to open your eyes to the possibility - you will find spaces that can be reused for reading without you having to find more time.
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased learning to coach is the greatest self-devlopment course with the added bonus that it has the potential to set up a great side-hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more I recorded a FREE workshop called, “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
Cultivating a reading habit is one of the most powerful development tools at your disposal.
Just when insight, learning and creativity are most prized, the majority are caught in a trap. They don’t have time to read. So they get stuck at a superficial level - feeding off lightweight news and stories that never go deep enough to invoke those ‘big’ career and life breakthroughs.
So one of the greatest modern-day advantages is to read and read deep.
Check out the biographies of the most successful and you will continually find that they were great readers.
And you do have the time:
Be a hunter of excellence - find the dead time and fill it with one of the greatest habits of all - reading.
When you start to open your eyes to the possibility - you will find spaces that can be reused for reading without you having to find more time.
‘If you are feeling inspired, why not learn to do what I do, and train with me to become a coach?
For me, and I am biased learning to coach is the greatest self-devlopment course with the added bonus that it has the potential to set up a great side-hustle or new career. It’s the ultimate win. If you want to know more I recorded a FREE workshop called, “How to become a coach and do what you LOVE, even if you are unsure about what you have to offer”
Click this link or head to andyramage.com and click free workshops.”
When you dig deep you will often find fear is at the root of our inability to act.
Fear is a powerful emotion and is designed to protect us, but it can also keep us small.
Through my coaching, I have noticed that too often fear prevents someone shooting for the stars.
It clouds their thinking so they can’t see the big goals they always wanted to achieve.
A false sense of fear keeps them stuck in thier comfort zone.This is where fear wants to keep you.
So here is your reflection for today - If you could not fail what would you do?
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Let’s do this!
Andy
When you dig deep you will often find fear is at the root of our inability to act.
Fear is a powerful emotion and is designed to protect us, but it can also keep us small.
Through my coaching, I have noticed that too often fear prevents someone shooting for the stars.
It clouds their thinking so they can’t see the big goals they always wanted to achieve.
A false sense of fear keeps them stuck in thier comfort zone.This is where fear wants to keep you.
So here is your reflection for today - If you could not fail what would you do?
If you would like to quit alcohol and unleash your full potential, then I have recorded a FREE workshop for you called, ‘The 7 steps to transform your relationship with alcohol’.
Click this link or visit andyramage.com and click ‘free workshops’
Let’s do this!
Andy
Not the usual mediation, this is a great conversation, and I did not want this episode to get lost. Shazza and Ben share the back story of the fabulous Over The Influence podcast. Enjoy.
Not the usual mediation, this is a great conversation, and I did not want this episode to get lost. Shazza and Ben share the back story of the fabulous Over The Influence podcast. Enjoy.
It’s not stopping that’s so hard, it's what happens next that’s the hard part.
When you stop you regain clarity in your brain and body.
With the fog of alcohol gone, you pull back the veil of delusion and see your world for what it is.
This is the HARD part.
Meeting life head-on without a cheap, easy, culturally-pressured escape route is tough.
Equally, standing strong and not running into a drink reignites your courage to do the hard work and make proactive changes that can make your life lastingly better.
So what about you flip your thinking.
Rather than thinking about staying stopped, what about you look at it as you starting your adventure to rediscover your best self?
Each day alcohol-free is taking you closer to who you really are.
If you would like to quit alcohol and unleash your full potential, then I have recorded a FREE workshop for you called, ‘The 7 steps to transform your relationship with alcohol’.
Click this link or visit andyramage.com and click ‘free workshops’
Let’s do this!
Andy
It’s not stopping that’s so hard, it's what happens next that’s the hard part.
When you stop you regain clarity in your brain and body.
With the fog of alcohol gone, you pull back the veil of delusion and see your world for what it is.
This is the HARD part.
Meeting life head-on without a cheap, easy, culturally-pressured escape route is tough.
Equally, standing strong and not running into a drink reignites your courage to do the hard work and make proactive changes that can make your life lastingly better.
So what about you flip your thinking.
Rather than thinking about staying stopped, what about you look at it as you starting your adventure to rediscover your best self?
Each day alcohol-free is taking you closer to who you really are.
If you would like to quit alcohol and unleash your full potential, then I have recorded a FREE workshop for you called, ‘The 7 steps to transform your relationship with alcohol’.
Click this link or visit andyramage.com and click ‘free workshops’
Let’s do this!
Andy
“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and learning how to live with insecurity s the only security there is.” mathematician John Allen Paulos
“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and learning how to live with insecurity s the only security there is.” mathematician John Allen Paulos
When you dig deep you will often find fear is at the root of our inability to act.
Fear is a powerful emotion and is designed to protect us, but it can also keep us small.
Through my coaching, I have noticed that too often fear prevents someone shooting for the stars. It clouds their thinking so they can’t see the big goals they always wanted to achieve.
A false sense of fear keeps them stuck in thier comfort zone.This is where fear wants to keep you.
It is too easy in both business and life to charge off in one direction expending all your energy into something that you later discover is not what you want. Years spent climbing the corporate ladder only to reach the top and find out it's leaning against the wrong wall.
The following story had a great impact on me when I first heard it. I do not claim this story as my own and I have no idea of where the original came from, so I apologise in advance for not crediting the correct source.
My hope is that this little story might also have a big impact on you:
**
One day a CEO was taking a break from his company conference at a beach resort near Mexico. In need of some fresh air, he took a stroll towards a little harbour where he noticed a few fishing boats jostling for position.
He decided to take a seat and watch the world go by. At the same time, a fisherman who had just finished pulling in his catch took a seat next to the CEO, stretched his legs and smiled.
It was just after midday and the CEO was intrigued to know if the fisherman was done for the day. So he plucked up the courage to ask:
‘Hi there, you seem happy with your catch, is that you all done for the day or do you go out fishing again?’
‘It is a fine catch and yes that’s me finished for the day’ replied the fisherman.
‘You’re a lucky man,’ said the CEO,’my day is only beginning.’
The CEO in full conference mode paused for a minute then asked another question:
‘Have you ever considered going out fishing again?’
‘No, why would I? I have enough money for my family and some nice food for dinner. My home is 2 minutes from here and looks out onto the great ocean. My lovely wife is waiting for me to return, so we can celebrate with a nice lunch, some loving, a siesta and wait for the kids to come home from school. Then as a family, we will catch up with the day's activities, share stories, eat some nice food, laugh, watch the beautiful sunset, maybe sing a little and then sleep likes babies.’
’Sounds nice,’ remarked the CEO he paused again.
The fisherman smiled and stretched his legs.
‘But just imagine if you went out fishing again - you could catch twice as many fish and make twice as much money. Fair enough you might not finish until 7 pm every day but you would have enough money to buy more boats.’
‘Hmmm ok,’ said the fisherman, trying to understand the point.
‘Once you have more boats you can employ other fishermen to do the work for you.’
‘Ok and what next’ said the fisherman.
‘Well you could expand your fleet. Of course, this would take years of hard work but there is no reason why you couldn’t create a massive business just like mine and if you’re really lucky, float on the stock exchange. I could help you?’
‘Ok and then what?’
‘Well by then you will be at retirement age and you could sell the company and buy yourself a house somewhere near the sea. You could kick back with your wife and grandkids eat nice food, take siestas, watch the sunsets, laugh, sing a little and enjoy the good life.’
‘I’m confused’ said the fisherman.
I hope this little story helps remind you of what's important.
I clearly remember writing my second book, “Let’s Do This”, which is all about the science of motivation and thinking -
I need some bloody motivation to finish this book, if only there was a book I could read”
It's true. We all lose our mojo at times, so I want you to know, it’s not your fault.
So don’t worry if you have lost some momentum.
The key is to start back nice and easy and work your way up.
BJ Fogg, not to be confused with Phileas, founder of the Stanford behavior design lab, suggests you,
“Take your aspirations and break them down into tiny behaviours”
So you start really small.
Rather than going all in.
Start so small that no matter what your level of motivation you simply have to do it.
I clearly remember writing my second book, “Let’s Do This”, which is all about the science of motivation and thinking -
I need some bloody motivation to finish this book, if only there was a book I could read”
It's true. We all lose our mojo at times, so I want you to know, it’s not your fault.
So don’t worry if you have lost some momentum.
The key is to start back nice and easy and work your way up.
BJ Fogg, not to be confused with Phileas, founder of the Stanford behavior design lab, suggests you,
“Take your aspirations and break them down into tiny behaviours”
So you start really small.
Rather than going all in.
Start so small that no matter what your level of motivation you simply have to do it.
2 years ago I commissioned a picture or infographic of my 2020 goals.
Yesterday another one of them came true.
And now it all makes sense I know exactly how the law of attraction works:
Let me quickly explain: Your brain would explode if it had to take in all the information that bombards you all the time. So it filters information based on your values. Or put another way - what you value you see.
When you set a goal you are making a statement to your conscious and subconscious mind that this goal is important to you. So you set up an internal filter for this goal.
Then as if by magic you start to notice the people, places, things, books, courses, wise guides you need to reach your goal.
This is the law of attraction.
2 years ago I commissioned a picture or infographic of my 2020 goals.
Yesterday another one of them came true.
And now it all makes sense I know exactly how the law of attraction works:
Let me quickly explain: Your brain would explode if it had to take in all the information that bombards you all the time. So it filters information based on your values. Or put another way - what you value you see.
When you set a goal you are making a statement to your conscious and subconscious mind that this goal is important to you. So you set up an internal filter for this goal.
Then as if by magic you start to notice the people, places, things, books, courses, wise guides you need to reach your goal.
This is the law of attraction.
Today I have a deep appreciation for my body.
For too long, I abused it with alcohol, lack of exercise and poor nutrition.
An injury ended my professional football career in my early twenties.
I’ve carried these injuries ever since.
More recently, I’ve been told to stop running, moving, deadlifting…
But my body just took me on an 88.5 mile (145 km) adventure over four days.
And I feel incredible.
Most anything is possible if you treat your body well.
Today I have a deep appreciation for my body.
For too long I abused it with alcohol, lack of exercise and poor nutrition.
Injury ended my professional football career in my early twenties.
I’ve carried these injuries ever since.
More recently, I’ve been told to stop running, moving, deadlifting…
But my body just took me on an 88.5 mile (145 km) adventure over four days.
And I feel incredible.
Most anything is possible when you treat your body well.
“The true self is what you have built from your nature, not just what your nature started out with”: David Brooks The Road To Character
Your true or authentic self is not a static persona that sleeps beneath your actions. You chisel your authentic self from the raw material of your nature.
You are the sculptor of your being. You don’t have to allow life to force you into a shape of its choosing, you can carve our the person you want to be.
Life will knock you into shape if you allow it, but life is a second-rate sculptor. You are the master.
Days Left On Earth: 17492
“Never be that drunk guy at the end of the bar who says I coulda made it if it weren’t for the…” My dad.
Have you heard someone say, or have you said, something similar?
“I coulda shoulda woulda if it were not for the drink, the problem, the luck, the other person…”
We have all heard the tales of woe, after a few drinks.
Days Left On Earth: 17493
“I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost
Are you willing to take the road less travelled by?
Let me know in the comments
Days Left On Earth: 17494
A few years ago I was given this advice by someone I admired greatly, "Don't try to be someone you're not'. This well-intended advice was both totally WRONG and RIGHT.
The person who offered the words of wisdom had assumed I was the persona that alcohol created and I should therefore stick to being this person.
But I was trying to NOT be this persona, I desperately wanted to be me.
Have you found that people confuse your authentic self with the persona alcohol creates?
Days Left On Earth: 17495
In the classic Robin Williams film, Dead Poets Society, where he plays the unorthodox teacher John Keating, he tells the boys to look at pictures of long past pupils and says,
“Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because you see, gentleman, these boys are not fertilising daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you... Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys, make your life extraordinary.”
Seize every day like it’s your last.
Days Left On Earth: 17496
“You are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, into a prison that you cannot taste, see or touch - a prison for your mind.”
Morpheus then offers Neo (Keano Reeves) a choice, take the blue pill and go back to your “normal” life or take the red pill and see the truth.
Morpheus offers one final warning, take the red pill and “See how deep the rabbit hole goes.”
If continuing to drink is the blue pill, then going alcohol-free is the red pill.
I took the red pill.
Once free of alcohol, the fog lifted and I could see my truth.
Life was a thousand times better without it.
So what’s it to be, the blue or red pill?
Days Left On Earth: 17497
Bede, known as the father of history, wrote:
“The sparrow, I say, flying in at one door and immediately out the another, whilst he is within, is safe from the wintry storm; but after a short space of fair weather, he immediately vanishes out of your sight, into the dark winter from which he had emerged. So this life of man appears for a short space, but of what went before, or what is to follow we are utterly ignorant.”
Maybe life is like the sparrow. We get a fleeting moment in the warmth to spread our wings.
So let’s seize the day and never waste it on a hangover.
Days Left On Earth: 17498
Almost all our instincts favour the short term.
The short term is easy.
It's easy to eat the cake, it's hard to resist it.
It's easy to drink, it's hard not to.
It’s easy to be negative; it's hard to be positive
It’s easy to skip the exercise class today and hard to show up consistently for the next 50 years.
Stop the rot
It is bullshit to think that I will do it perfectly tomorrow.
Tomorrow never comes, we only ever have today.
So what will you do today?
Days Left On Earth: 17499
I want to create new friendships with people who are on the same adventure as me.
I have little interest in late nights and drunk people. If you want to connect let's do it at sunrise!
Tara, my girls, brothers, best mates and parents are most important.
It’s on me to find different ways to connect in ways that do not involve alcohol.
Nurture new friendships and be brave enough to realise that some old ones will no longer fulfil you.
Equally, dont give up on friendships.
Be proactive and meet on your terms in a way that will create value for you both.
A hike or bike instead of a drink.
Days Left On Earth: 17499
I want to create new friendships with people who are on the same adventure as me.
I have little interest in late nights and drunk people. If you want to connect let's do it at sunrise!
Tara, my girls, brothers, best mates and parents are most important.
It’s on me to find different ways to connect in ways that do not involve alcohol.
Nurture new friendships and be brave enough to realise that some old ones will no longer fulfil you.
Equally, dont give up on friendships.
Be proactive and meet on your terms in a way that will create value for you both.
A hike or bike instead of a drink.
Days Left On Earth: 17500
After arriving back from a break, I was totally unprepared for the day.
I woke and my clothes were not ready, I did not have a plan,
I stumbled around tired and left the house.
I brought the wrong keys and could not get into the office. The day started on the back foot.
Why did this happen?
I did not prepare the night before.
This reminds me of the importance of not going to bed until the following day is prepared.
Clothes ready, time set and checklist ready.
You can’t change the world today unless you’re prepared the day before.
Days Left On Earth: 17500
After arriving back from a break, I was totally unprepared for the day.
I woke and my clothes were not ready, I did not have a plan,
I stumbled around tired and left the house.
I brought the wrong keys and could not get into the office. The day started on the back foot.
Why did this happen?
I did not prepare the night before.
This reminds me of the importance of not going to bed until the following day is prepared.
Clothes ready, time set and checklist ready.
You can’t change the world today unless you’re prepared the day before.
Days Left On Earth: 17502
Imagine there was an invisible line that predicted greatness.
Greatness for you might be found in launching an app, writing a book, taking a course, creating a community, a business or product that could make the world a better place.
Or maybe your greatness is to raise a loving family or inspire others, quit alcohol or transform your body.
Now imagine how many people have battled and struggled their way to the edge of their greatness.
Unable to see their toes touching the line and just when they needed one more push, effort, email, phone call or conversation they gave up.
They turn around and leave their greatness behind.
Here’s the thing:
Nothing great was ever achieved easily.
It will hurt. You will fail at times. Behind the mountains, you will find more mountains.
If your greatness might help you or others, Never give up.
Show up when it rains. Keep pushing, moving one foot in front of the other.
And refuse to turn back even when it gets hard.
The world needs you because you’re different.
Keep showing up, and one day you’ll look behind you and notice a line in the distance.
Days Left On Earth: 17502
Well sort of.
I love this wisdom, but I have to admit the thought of attempting this in a practical sense scare the pants off me.
Now in truth, this feels easier if you have some sort of rhythm.
A ginger middle-aged man throwing shapes is a different game.
But anything is possible.
Because the truth is no one really cares.
They are too busy worrying about what everyone else thinks of them.
Like a hall of mirrors most humans stunt their growth because they are too self-conscious about what other people think, but no one else is paying attention as they are too busy worrying about what other people think of them.
Reflect on this:
We stop ourselves from dancing like no one’s watching or making a change, starting a new career, becoming a coach, changing the world, or becoming happy, because we are scared of something that's not even true.
No one is watching.
Whether it's dancing, starting a business, losing weight or quitting alcohol.
Everyone else is too busy worrying about what you think of them.
Hopefully, this wisdom unlocks a secret.
Never allow a false assumption that everyone is looking at you - prevent you from dancing your dance.
Whether that’s to start a new business, travel the world or write a book.
Do like like no one is watching,
Because they aren’t.
Days Left On Earth: 17503
Imagine there was an invisible line that predicted greatness.
Greatness for you might be found in launching an app, writing a book, taking a course, creating a community, a business or product that could make the world a better place.
Or maybe your greatness is to raise a loving family or inspire others, quit alcohol or transform your body.
Now imagine how many people have battled and struggled their way to the edge of their greatness.
Unable to see their toes touching the line and just when they needed one more push, effort, email, phone call or conversation they gave up.
They turn around and leave their greatness behind.
Here’s the thing:
Nothing great was ever achieved easily.
It will hurt. You will fail at times. Behind the mountains, you will find more mountains.
If your greatness might help you or others, Never give up.
Show up when it rains. Keep pushing, moving one foot in front of the other.
And refuse to turn back even when it gets hard.
The world needs you because you’re different.
Keep showing up, and one day you’ll look behind you and notice a line in the distance.
Days Left On Earth: 17504
Here is a poem Eisenhower used to keep him grounded
“Take a bucket, fill it with water
Put your hand in - clear up to the wrist
Now pull it out; the hole that remains
Is a measure of how much you will be missed
The moral of this quaint example:
To just do the best you can,
Be proud of yourself, but remember
There is no indispensable man”
Newsflash the world does not revolve around you.
Every great person dies.
No one lasts forever. We are all dispensable.
Life will go on without us.
So don’t overthink it.
Show up and make a difference as best you can.
And don’t save your best for a tomorrow that might never come.
Days Left On Earth: 17505
Social media is run by artificial intelligence or algorithms. These computer programs decide what content you see.
And if you play along like a good human, the robots will show your post to others.
When someone likes your post, you become like one of pavlovas dogs salivating at the thought of a reward, which encourages you to do it again.
And again.
What happens next is devastating to humans.
The robot's objective is to steal a human's time. The longer we watch, the better. The longer people stay on our posts, the more we are rewarded by views and likes
These little dopamine biscuits train us, like good dogs, to give the algorithms what they want.
And because we humans are so wonderfully adaptable, we learn how to game the system.
So we get great at creating cardboard content that hooks people in but has no nutritional value.
More time on my post, more little rewards.
Here is the reflection.
Right now millions of humans and using up their precious time to create crap cardboard content to steal other humans time!
Pretty scary isn’t it?
Time is all we have and it's being wasted creating more content to take it away.
And so much of what we consume is total dross.
It adds no value.
But it steals our time. Time to create the dross and time to consume it.
I was totally guilty of falling into this trap.
On the verge of dedicating hours every day to create stuff to please the robots. I thankfully woke up to the matrix.
And I have this journal to thank. In these moments of reflection, I often see the wood for the trees.
Yes, I will continue to share, as I love it, and I will get caught in the machine at times, but I have vowed to only share things that hopefully add some value.
This is why I love doing LIVEs and now this podcast.
Hopefully, this is a minute or two well-invested.
And the LIVE’s hopefully provide some extra motivation.
The big rub is this - reflect on your relationship with your tech. Is your behaviour being moulded by a machine?
Is this serving you?
Is it making you happier, more human?
If not, maybe it’s time for a change.
Days Left On Earth: 17506
“We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge, but we can’t be wise with other mens wisdom” Montaigne.
Knowledge is easy, google it.
Consistent use of knowledge is hard.
Wisdom comes from the application of knowledge.
Your challenge today is to turn your knowledge into action and, therefore, wisdom.
Let me know
Andy
By saying yes to one thing, you’re saying no to a thousand other things you could be doing.
Saying yes to reading a book means saying no to a conversation with a friend, swimming, or cooking.
If we agree that saying yes means saying a thousand no’s, then it makes sense to fully immerse ourselves in what we’re doing, right?
You have chosen this activity from a thousand others. So rather than do it half-hearted while dreaming of something else, just do it. Go all in.
Stay with the present moment and enjoy the challenge. It is all you have.
By saying yes to one thing, you’re saying no to a thousand other things you could be doing.
Saying yes to reading a book means saying no to a conversation with a friend, swimming, or cooking.
If we agree that saying yes means saying a thousand no’s, then it makes sense to fully immerse ourselves in what we’re doing, right?
You have chosen this activity from a thousand others. So rather than do it half-hearted while dreaming of something else, just do it. Go all in.
Stay with the present moment and enjoy the challenge. It is all you have.
“The true self is what you have built from your nature, not just what your nature started out with”:
David Brooks The Road To Character
Your authentic self is not a static persona that sleeps beneath your actions. You chisel your authentic self from the raw material of your nature.
You are the sculptor of your being.
You don’t have to allow life to force you into a shape of its choosing, you can carve the person you want to be.
Life will knock you into shape if you allow it, but life is a second-rate sculptor.
You are the master.
Who do you want to be?
Days Left On Earth: 17509
Business has fallen into the same trap as psychology.
For years psychology was so focused on healing the sick that it forget its origins, to help those in need AND nurture talent and boost well-being.
Healing the sick is wonderful and vital.
But so is creating thriving individuals.
Fortunately, 20 years ago, the head of the American Psychology Association and the biggest role in psychology Martin Seligman, escaped the trap and enhanced traditional psychology by creating Positive Psychology, which is designed to use science as a way to develop well-being and performance.
Currently business is doing much better at catering for those who are suffering. Mental health first aiders, better policies.
But like psychology of 20 years ago, business is also missing a major point.
Mental health is not just about healing those who need help.
It is also about creating resilience and nurturing talent.
Better mental health leads to better performance in business and life.
Think about this.
The science of positive psychology, Seligman pioneered has clearly demonstrated that those with higher well-being perform better and therefore improve business and generate more revenue.
And they are happier whilst they do it!
If life well-being were on a spectrum from -10 to +10.
Business is starting to do good work helping those in minus numbers get back to zero.
But what about helping a +5 become a +7?
And how about providing the skills for a 7 to get to 9?
Just imagine the difference this would make to the well-being of your staff and the performance of the business.
If you want to know more drop me a direct message.
Days Left On Earth: 17510
Franz Kafka was one of the 20th century’s great novelists. His short story ‘Before the law’ gave me so much courage that I wanted to share it with you.
For this episode, I will read this short story and then look at the reflection I wrote in my journal.
What does Kafka's parable mean to me?
The man wants to be handed the law on a plate. He is posturing to be let in but, deep down, does not have the spirit to make a move. To risk failure and open himself to bigger, meaner gatekeepers.
So he sits and waits - hoping for someone or something to gift him entry.
All his attention is focused on the first challenge, and he can longer see the wood for the trees.
He waits.
When in truth - these obstacles in life are meant just for us. No one else.
No one invites us in. There is never a perfect moment,
They are our gatekeepers.
And we must take action even when it scares us, or we will never know what's on the other side.
My big gatekeeper was alcohol.
For years I waited outside waiting to be welcomed in.
I even wished a soft-rock bottom that did not hurt too much would force me past the gatekeeper.
Back then, I did not have the courage to take action.
Then after years of waiting, unlike the man, I forced my way past the gatekeeper and found my courage on the other side.
Once inside, I found another bigger, scarier gatekeeper.
I wanted to leave the broking world, but everyone thought it impossible. No one gets past the gatekeeper with the golden handcuffs.
Until I did.
The great insight is that your challenges are unique to you, but in taking action in the face of fear, you grow stronger and more resilient.
Which builds the momentum to get past the next gatekeeper.
One last thing.
The gatekeepers are never-ending.
Or, as Ryan Holiday says, “behind the mountains are more mountains.’
Happiness is found trying to climb them.
Days left on earth: 17511
We are so busy doing, getting stuff done, rushing, getting through it - for what?
In the hope that one day life will slow down and we can experience its wonders?
But this is to assume you only experience the wonder and beauty of life when you have your to-do list is done, financial freedom, promotion, retirement…
Most people are living this way. Dreaming of a perfect tomorrow that might never arrive.
Climate change, AI doomsday, war, and sickness are all possibilities.
So why wait?
Why push your happiness, joy and wonder off into an uncertain future?
What about your bank wonder, joy and happiness right now?
The raindrop, hot cup of coffee, hug, oak tree, bird song, children playing…
Wonder is not in some far-off land, it is now. You just have to look for it.
Here’s my glimpse of paradise on earth: Waking up my Ruby and her saying, ‘Love you dad’
What’s yours?
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Days Left On Earth: 17512
A life without problems would be horrifically dull. Yet no one welcomes obstacles.
But what if your challenges are specifically designed to make you stronger?
I like how Thomas Merton describes it, “Souls are like athletes that need opponents worthy of them. If they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of their powers.”
The universe is testing you.
Do you want what resides on the other side of the obstacle?
Happiness
Success
Joy
Relief
Peace
Love
Connection…
If so, the barricade is not a reason to give up, it is a sign to push on.
Or as Marcus Aurelius, arguably the last great Roman Emperor, penned in his private journal, known as the meditations:
“The impediment to action advances action.
What stands in the way becomes the way”
Today meet your obstacles with a smile.
Thank you, Ryan Holiday, ‘The Obstacle Is The Way’ for the inspiration.
Days Left On Earth: 17513
You can meditate all you like.
Exercise like a hero
Eat like a saint
But if you’re still drinking too much you’re missing an essential ingredient of performance that almost everyone overlooks.
In summary - You can’t out mediate, out exercise or eat your way out of the hole a few drinks creates.
These are the facts. Even a few drinks destroys the quality your sleep. All the science suggests that poor sleep destroys performance.
We all been there on a Friday morning after a few on a Thursday. Hows performance on these days?
And what about the day after?
As you age it takes longer to recover.
For years I was drinking and under performing. I just never questioned it. Then 8.5 years ago I stopped and it transformed ny buisness, career, income, health and happiness.
I also discovered that going alcohol-free is a superpower in a business world thats awash with booze.
So why are we not talking about tactical breaks from alcohol as a superpower performance tool?
The truth is that its a cultural blindspot. Most everyone is boozing therefore its a level playing field.
Or is it.
And the world of business is rapidly catching onto the idea of tactical breaks.
All the athletes, and elite business performers I work with have now stopped drinking.
The elite athletes and business professionals I work with are taking more and more time away from the booze.
They too have unlocked a secret alcohol-free super power.
So if we are going to talk performance surely its time that we also speak about tactical breaks from the booze.
Days Left On Earth: 17514
You can't keep up with the Joneses because you will notice more Joneses living on a better street with better stuff as soon as you catch them.
So it would help if you worked longer and harder to keep up with a moving target.
You'll permanently adapt to the bigger house, better car. But you will never get the first school assembly, nativity play or netball match, sunrise or adventure back.
All the cars in the world can't mend a broken relationship that runs fallow because you're too busy trying to earn money to pay for everything to be happy.
What is important to you?
What brings your joy?
Equally, I love those who strive to achieve. I am one of them. The secret is to ground yourself in the essential things and use this as your non-negotiable foundation of success.
Family first, health, gratitude for what you have rather than chasing a material moving target.
You can wave the Joneses goodbye from this place of power because you are taking life to a place where they're not. Your foundation is not external; it's internal.
Andy
PS I have noticed that external economic success often follows from this internal foundation of success!
Days left on earth: 17516
Earning £38 per week as a football apprentice was the wealthiest I ever felt.
Living at home with no bills, with everything taken care of by my lovely mum and dad, all I had to do was play football and afford the odd night out.
Driving a beat-up Ford Fiesta that you could start with a house key, with no heating, so I had to wear ski gloves in winter - I felt like a million dollars.
Then a few years later, I earned a million dollars and felt trapped and overwhelmed by living expenses.
I know this is ridiculous. But it's so many people's stories. The numbers will differ, but the sensation of feeling trapped by a desire for more is universal.
But there is a skilful way out that takes a ton of courage.
You stop to “actually” smell the roses.
This does not mean you stop trying to be successful or earn money. I enjoy both.
But you stop trying to find happiness in what you don’t have.
And start feeling grateful for what you do have right now.
A hug with a loved one
The cup of tea made with love.
Cuddles with a pet.
Laughs with friends.
These moments create happiness but are too often missed trying to earn more money to be happy!
So today, focus on one thing that brings you joy in your life.
Here’s mine - A cup of coffee while I write these words.
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Days Left On Earth: 17516
' It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.' - Seneca.
As I read these words from one of my heroes, Seneca, the roman philosopher, all I could think about was death. Even writing the word 'death' feels uncomfortable. To be clear, my thoughts were happy ones. I suddenly realised that no one has the right to a long life. Fait could take it away at any moment. There are no guarantees: Saints, heroes and villains all pass at some point. Just because you are a 'good' person does not mean you will live until a ripe old age passes serenely in your sleep.
In this moment of reflection, I feel strong and confident that I am making the most of this beautiful life. Equally, I understand that this is easy to say as I write these words feeling fit as a fiddle.
But what of fate?
The drunk driver, cancer, heart disease or sickness. Present-day health has nothing to say about such events. Life is so fragile. It takes the slightest slip, and it's over. Please understand me. This is not meant to sound morbid, and it did not feel like my mind was wandering toward my demise.
It was strangely liberating.
To know if I left the building of life, I could do so safe in the knowledge I have lived it.
What now?
Do I start to walk across roads with my eyes closed?
Why should I care about living well in the present if I am fearless of the future?
This mind exercise produced a simple answer:
I am more determined than ever to enjoy every second of this beautiful life. I will eat well and exercise to nourish my body with the elements required to thrive. It gave me the energy to extract every last drop from this beautiful life.
I will look after my mind as though it were a precious gem that should never be lost.
And I will never let a hangover rob me of another minute.
It is time to lift my head and smile at the stranger, for I am not scared of life anymore. No one or nothing can take it away from me before it's time.
I am ready, born ready. There is nothing to take, only extra to add. I will not sit around and wait for it to decide my ending.
I will write my script from this day on. If my play last's for another 20 minutes or 70 years, I will enjoy every second as best I can.
What will your story say?
Days left on earth: 17517
“This space that has been granted to us rushes by so speedily and so swiftly that all save a very few find life at an end, just when they are getting ready to live.” Seneca
The majority have it wrong.
They are waiting under the illusion at some point in the future, everything will be perfect, and they can live happily ever after.
But it rarely works out this way.
So they wait until it’s too late and only start to live as they can see the end.
The regrets of the dying are all around us.
So here’s an idea.
Start living now.
Really living.
Breathe life into your bones. Stop to smell the roses. Smile through adversity. Hug your loved ones like it's the last time. Connect with old friends, catch a sunrise, not tomorrow or at a later date - today.
Days Left On Earth: 17519
We live like we're immortal under the assumption that there will be enough' time when we might not wake up tomorrow.
The brutal reality is all around us, yet we often choose to ignore it until it's too late.
A top regret of the dying, according to Bronnie Ware, is, "I wish I had not worked so hard."
Ware's words are not pessimistic. They are joyous.
Living under a false assumption of a guaranteed tomorrow means we miss the bliss in the present.
These are not throw-away platitudes; our happiness lives in our ability to pause to smell the coffee.
Here is a radical idea.
What if every day was a lifetime? How would you live it?
Would you hug your loved ones and breath the feeling into your bones?
Perhaps you would savour a moment in nature or stop to smell the roses?
A conversation with a loved one might take on a whole new dimension if it were your last.
Or the small talk with a stranger might be enthused with loving energy that leaves a glow.
If today is your lifetime, how will you live it?
Days left on earth: 17519
In this episode, I tell you why 'Less But More' is a more efficient approach for those early mornings where you need to cram in as much as possible, but in reality, it's Quality > Quantity.
By listening for just a few minutes, you will learn how to make your morning routines much more efficient and why doing less work will make your results higher quality.
We spend so much time trying to optimise time, with the dream of finally getting on top of the to-do list, yearning to complete the bucket list. All the while, there is background anxiety of time slipping away.
Here is a radical idea - could you do much less but better?
Rather than cramming your day with ten things to do before breakfast, could you do one really well?
With all your energy, commitment and presence?
Let me know what you choose.
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Today I am 48, and if I live to the same age as the Queen, I am halfway.
Put another way; I have 2496 weeks left
Or 17520 days
Or not.
When I first thought about how few weeks I had left a few years ago, I freaked out.
I had so much I wanted to do and not enough time.
But I now feel the power of embracing the shortness of life.
I might get as long as the Queen, or I might not.
Today could be 17520 days until I depart this planet.
Or it could be one day.
I don’t know. None of us does,
Yet I was guilty of years of assuming I had forever. Therefore I could put all my dreams and goals off into the distant future.
You could hold a grudge or carry resentment because you would get over it in a few days.
But when you accept the randomness of your time left. Every day becomes a gift.
There is no point holding a grudge or allowing the news to piss you off all day.
Or putting off important things into a future that is uncertain what you could do today.
Forget the cliche.
Why not live each day as if it were your last?
How would you behave?
Would you pause and hug your loved ones with all your mind & body?
Would you feel grateful in your bones for the song of a bird?
Would you smile more, love more, and enjoy more?
So I plan to dedicate this podcast and blog to daily reflection.
There might be 17520 episodes. Or not.
Each day I will share something from my private journal that I have never really shared before.
These reflections will be deep and more philosophical.
I hope you enjoy and if you know anyone who might benefit, please share.
Andy
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Amanda is the CEO of the game-changing NoughtyAF - the first top-quality alcohol-free, organic, vegan, halal, low sugar sparkling. But thats not all; Amanda is an incredible businesswoman and now a fantastic ambassador for the whole alcohol-free industry. In this episode, Amanda shares her story of how she first found the courage to infiltrate the male-dominated industry of Champagne and is now leading the charge toward top-quality sparking and fine wines. With the global non-alcoholic market expected to reach an estimated $1.6 trillion by 2025, Amanda is one to watch!
The Flynn brothers, David and Steven are known as the Happy Pear. And there is a secret about the lads that will SHOCK most people.
The Happy Pear is the perfect name for the fun-loving, charismatic duo who are much loved in the wellness space worldwide. I first met the lads with Rich Roll on his retreat, and we became great friends. I have since visited the lads many times for a sea swim, coffee and the craic.
Not only have they created a massive social following and inspired millions to transform their health they have also built a global franchise.
And in this podcast I want to share their secret with the world!
Let’s do this!
Andy
Ollie Ollerton
Why tough guys can manifest too
Today's guest is one of the stars of the massive hit show SAS who dares wins. Ollie is a former SBS soldier, great mate and an alcohol-free legend. This episode is from a LIVE session I hosted with Ollie with my ongoing self-development mastery group, where we have a monthly special guest such as ollie, which is pretty cool. Right?
And I thought I would share this session with you all.
Because Ollie shares something so powerful that you have to hear for yourself.
If you’re loving the show, you can help, please tell your friends and share this episode in your groups and as always, make sure to download and subscribe.
Finally, check out andyramage.com, where I have no1, not 2, but 3 free workshops for you to choose from. One if you want help going alcohol-free, another is self-development, the vital next step, and then if you want to train with me to become a coach. Go to andyramage.com.
Alright, let's do this!
Thomas Bell
How community can save your life
Welcome back
Today's guest went from struggling to thriving through the power of community. It began with an alcohol-free challenge that ignited a love of Spartan races, which has resulted in Thomas creating his very own version of an endurance race to inspire connection, community and joy!
Don’t forget if you want to support the show please download and subscribe as we have some incredible guests coming up that might just change your life.
Make sure you go to andyramage.com where I have three FREE workshops for you. One is designed to help you go alcohol-free, another is self-development your vital next step, and then if you want to train with me to become a coach. Go to andyramage.com.
Alright, let's do this!
Andy Dielderfield
Unfit, overweight to ultra-endurance athlete.
I have been lucky enough to see Andy’s AF adventure take him from struggling to thriving. Like many alcohol-free adventurers, Andy stop drinking and started consistently running.
Beginning with a marathon, he progressed to ultra-ice marathons and his story will blow your mind.
He has even started a group dedicated to the joys of sober running which you can find on Facebook called, “Alcohol Free Runners”. Make sure you check it out.
Don’t forget if you want to support the show please download and subscribe as we have some incredible guests coming up that might just change your life.
Make sure you go to andyramage.com where I have three FREE workshops for you. One is designed to help you go alcohol-free, another is self-development your vital next step, and then if you want to train with me to become a coach. Go to andyramage.com.
Colm is the host of the brilliant sober mess podcast and one of most warm and genuine guys you will ever meet.
This episode was recorded in a car park just outside Dublin, 60 seconds after we first met, and shortly before we went for a hike and sea swim in the Irish Sea.
When does that happen??
Well since I quit the booze almost 8 years ago things like this keep happening. The sober or alcohol-free community are so welcoming that you can end up going on adventures you never expected.
As you will discover, Colm is full of wisdom and someone I admire greatly. I am sure you will love this episode it is raw, genuine and heartfelt.
Alright let's do this.
Andy
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Kate and I recorded this episode in a broom cupboard at the back of the Happy Pear cafe minutes before we went for a glorious sunrise sea swim in Greystones Ireland.
THIS SAYS SO MUCH!!
Memorable mornings like this were not on our radar only a few years ago and here we were having never met - talking like old friends and Kate's beautiful book, ‘The Accidental Soberista’ before jumping into the freezing Irish Sea together!
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Inspired by Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ and Tony Robbins here is a visualisation that will blow your mind.
Do you recall how Scrooge went to bed a horrid, selfish, tight-fisted, scrooge of a man consumed by a limiting belief that being mean had helped him become successful.
But then something happened that transformed his life.
He was visited by the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
Each of the ghosts helped Scrooge feel the pain of how his limiting belief was hurting others and himself.
Scrooge was lucky. He got to LIVE this pain in such a powerful way in the past, present and future that his limiting belief, that he had to be mean to be successful, was crushed. He could feel it in his bones that being a grump was not making him successful, it was destroying him.
So in an instant, he changed
He woke with a gift of a new belief - rather than being mean and selfish he would give joy to others.
Nothing else had changed, only his belief.
This is the power of our beliefs.
As a gift to you, here is a mind exercise inspired by Scrooge and Tony Robbins that has the power to transform lives.
It’s about time we leveraged the power of technology to improve our relationship with alcohol and Jonny is doing exactly that.
Jonny’s ‘Better Without’ App is the world's first app for alcohol-free discovery. It’s like your alcohol-free pocket guide to the best drinks and alcohol-free ideas. Think Hitchhiker's Guide to alcohol-free!
Come on in and listen in to our conversation as Jonny and I wax lyrical about the alcohol-free drinks revolution and discuss how technology can help transform your relationship with alcohol.
Let’s do this
Andy
Listen in as I share my 10 top tips to love any social occasion alcohol-free!
And listen out for the unexpected ones!
The focus of the first series of the podcast was about how people find meaning and purpose. The major insight was that most people find their meaning after a fall or stumble in life. And this is exactly how I found my purpose. Stopping drinking was a major social and business hurdle for me and the learning provided has filled my life with meaning.
The second series of the podcast will focus on my alcohol-free heroes. Those brave and courageous AF-adventurers who help inspire people take a break and transform their lives. For me, going alcohol-free is the ultimate life and performance tool and my hope is that this series will inspire, motivate and encourage even more people to join me on the fun side of the island!
Nilesh Satguru - How lifestyle medicine might save you
This is the last episode of the series. My aim for the first series was to warm up the podcast, and discover how our guests found their meaning and purpose in what they now do. Having already launched almost 30 episodes, with tens of thousands of listens it is time to get back to my roots!
For the second series we are going to talk about all things alcohol-free. I plan to share some of the most inspirational stories from my alcohol-free heroes, and introduce you to the world's leading alcohol-free experts and authors to enlighten us with their wisdom.
And I can’t wait!
So I wanted to close this series with one of my favorite conversations. Nliesh Satguru is a friend, and someone I admire greatly for his work as a lifestyle medicine practitioner and coach. I have helped train some of his medical students on the wonders of alcohol-free and equally Nilesh keeps me updated on the best science that prompts health and wellbeing.
A Lifestyle medicine practitioner is a GP that has added the speclism to deliver medicine through lifestyle changes. So rather than prescribing pills, Nilesh might prescribe exercise, or a plant-based diet.
I love the lifestyle medicine concept and I am sure you will love this final conversation of the series.
Alright let’s do this.
Jo Roberts - Finding your true-self in the wilderness
Jo Roberts is the Chief Executive of the Wilderness Foundation Charity.
Jo focuses on the effects of wilderness on developing sound youth leadership built on environmental awareness and ethics, and developing positive wellbeing and mental health in young people who are vulnerable or at risk.
The wilderness foundation also helps those who have suffered domestic abuse, or addiction reconnect with themselves through wilderness experiences.
And the Wilderness Foundation headquarters are just up the road in Essex, this is what I love about doing the podcast. I had no idea. And next week I will be joining Jo Hall, who has featured on the podcast and Jo Roberts for a walk and talk as we check out their 400 acre wilderness site near Chelmsford.
I love the idea that wilderness experiences can heal and reconnect us to what's important. This is a subject I am becoming more interested in, and my aim is to inspire you to get outside and leverage the power of nature.
Also do check out their website which is https://wildernessfoundation.org.uk/ as they are always looking for volunteers and any donations will be greatly appreciated.
Alright kick back, let's do this.
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Monday 20th Emma Prideaux - (Alcohol-Free) Non-runner at 40, to potentially UK's fastest EVER!
Aged 40 Emma Prideaux was a Mum of three, who had not run since she was 16. Her daughter Rosa, another fantastic athlete, was training with Christian Dailly who you met on the podcast before and if you have not listened to this conversation make sure to go back and revisit. It's a cracker.
After watching Rosa make great progress, Emma became interested in Christians Zone1 health and longevity method of low-intensity training. So aged 40 she started to train with Christian using the exact same methods as her daughter Rosa.
Fast Forward 8 years and Emma is on track to become the fastest EVER age-rated marathon runner in the UK. She has never been to a physio and keeps getting faster and faster!
It's quite unbelievable.
Emma has a cracker of a story and is full of wisdom that might totally change the way you feel around age, exercise and health!
Alright, let's do this!
This recording is taken from an instagram LIVE with an alcohol-free hero of mine. You will notice the audio is not of the same quality as the full podcast, but equally these are great stories to share. If you love the alcohol-free space, then you will love these midweek chats.
Alright let's do this,
Andy
Catherine Gray is the author of one of my all-time favourite books, “The Unexpected Joy Is Being Sober.”. Not only is this a great quit-lit book, but it’s also a cracking read.
Since the runaway success of her first book, Catherine went on to write the Unexpected Joy Of Being Single and Unexpected Joy Of Being Ordinary.
So much has happened since we last spoke and I can’t wait to share Catherine’s story, and also talk about her latest book, ‘Sunshine Warm Sober.’
You are going to LOVE this one, so settle in and enjoy the ride.
Alright, let’s do this.
Cassie has a superpower - kindness. I first met Cassie after delivering my first ever TEDX talk, ‘The Limitless Pill.”. We instantly became friends, and Cassie is a key part of everything I do. Especially now I am turning my focus back towards the alcohol-free space.
Cassie is also the founder of alcohol-free essex, a fantastic mum and a wonderful lady.
I am sure you will find so much you can identify within our conversation about all things alcohol-free.
Alright let’s do this.
Freddie Bennett or Freddie Wellies as I like to call him is an Alcohol-Free Superhero, although he is clearly missing part of his superhero outfit as in most photo’s he is half naked.
Freddie is also a record-breaker. The fastest ever marathon runner. Dramatic pause. Dressed as a fisherman, wellies and all.
During our conversation, Freddie shares his powerful backstory and how he turned his life and why he is now on a mission to inspire 1 billion people to transform their relationship with alcohol. And I will join them every step of the way.
I love what Freddie and Sharon are doing with the Over The Influence Podcast and the community they are building. I am a massive supporter of what they are doing and we will do lots together over the coming years.
This is one of those conversations that's full of laughter, emotions, inspiration and a rallying call to all your alcohol adventurers to unite to collectively make a difference in the world.
Alright let’s do this.
Matt Pink, how to socialise without alcohol and LOVE IT!
Matt Pink aka Better_Life_Guy is making waves in the alcohol-free space. His social media is inspiring tons of alcohol-free adventures and the sober curious to have fun, be social and love their AF adventure.
What I love about Matt’s story is that he trained with me in the early stages of his AF journey and is now out there inspiring many others to do the same. On a personal note - this is my major focus - trying to inspire more people to get out there and inspire others!
To take his development to the next level, Matt will also train with me again to become an accredited coach to add a world-class qualification and even more credibility to what he is doing in the alcohol-free space.
I am super proud of what he has achieved and will always be a massive supporter.
On September the 18th, Matt is hosting, in his words, ‘The first-ever no-booze cruise up the Thames in London.” Since the time of recording this event has sold out many times over.
I will be joining Matt on the 18th throwing some shapes, well maybe not, and having a great time without any booze in sight!
You will love this chat about sober socialising with Matt and why we believe when you stop drinking your social life gets even better!
Alright let’s do this!
Dave Cornthwaite, Say Yes More to adventure!
Dave Cornthwaite started saying yes to adventures in his mid-twenties and created a lifetime mission called the Expedition1000 with the aim of completing twenty-five different journeys, each over 1000 miles, spending less than £1000 and using a different form of non-motorised transport. So far he has completed fifteen, just ten to go! And these amazing adventures take a lot less time than you think.
So what’s stopping you and what’s stopping me from great adventures?
The biggest barrier is our mindset.
We are too quick to say no to adventures and close down the possibility.
When Dave asked a group of people if they wanted to go wild camping too many said no, but some said yes! Those who attended the impromptu camping session were encouraged to say yes more, which inspired Dave to start a movement called, ‘SayYesMore’
The SayYesMore movement has over 10,000 members from all over the world. They even have their own festival called the ‘Yestival’.
Dave’s message is so powerful - what would happen if you started to say yes to adventure more often?
Alright, let’s do this.
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Nick Littlehales - World’s first sleep coach, busting the 8-hour sleep myth!
Nick Littlehales went from a slumberland sales executive to the world's first-ever sleep coach with Manchester United. Alex Fergeson had heard of his groundbreaking ideas about sleep and performance and brought him in seeking the marginal gains that make all the difference. Which they did and Nick was present for the class of 1992 treble-winning side!
Following the success his sleep coaching skills had achieved in professional football, Nick was asked to become the sleep coach for the Team GB cycling team, which produced one of the greatest ever cycling performances in the 2012 Olympics.
But it gets better, Nick was then instrumental in the marginal gains philosophy that Sir David Brailsford brought to Team Sky in a bid to be the first-ever British team to win the Tour De France, which they did.
And if there was a symbol of this philosophy it was seeing the rider’s mattresses being ferried from hotel to hotel to optimize their sleep. This was Nick's idea!
Nick has a brilliant story and tons of wisdom to share, you are going to love this one!
Alright let’s do this,
Andy
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Jo Hall - Finding the courage to help transform the wellbeing of the NHS
Just a few months ago Jo Hall was working extremely hard as part of an NHS team when something happened that was to change the course of Jo’s life.
It started with a proactive break from alcohol, which led to a personal development journey and health transformation. As part of this adventure, Jo committed to training with me and is now a member of our fantastic self-development community the Mind&Body Gym and is currently training with us on the AreteWay Coach accreditation to become a coach.
Jo could see that while the amazing NHS staff and partners were giving their all to keep everyone else healthy, they were suffering themselves.
As you will discover during our chat, Jo found the courage to take a gamble and approach her manager with an idea that might help improve the well-being of the overworked NHS staff and partners.
Jo’s courage paid off and led to the creation of 'Live Life Connected' a new personal development programme that's already reached over 45,000 NHS staff and partners with the aim of transforming their wellbeing and I am so proud to be a part of this brilliant initiative!!
Jo’s great story is a wonderful example of how collectively we can move the needle in a positive direction.
You will love this conversation as we follow Jo from her moment of struggle to the point at which she is now on the verge of rolling ‘The Live Life Connected’ out to many thousands more!
Alright, let’s do this!
Christian Dailly: Footballer on how to age strong, increase longevity and optimise your weight to feel good and look great!
If you want to age strong, protect against disease, reduce inflammation, increase longevity whilst also optimising your weight to look and feel great then you have to hear this message.
Christian Dailly, former West Ham and Scotland Captain has a new passion in life - helping athletes and people just like you to live strong and healthy.
Since retiring from football almost 15 years ago Christian retrained in sports science, nutrition and exercise science while coaching world-class athletes to elite performance.
As part of his evolution from elite footballer to world-class health & fitness coach, Christian created the “Zone1 Health and Longevity Centre”, which is a blueprint for optimal health to protect against disease, increase longevity, optimise your weight so you look and feel great.
*If you want to know more follow @zone1health on Instagram & Facebook.
On this note, I am helping Christian and the Zone1 team deliver a virtual and in-person half-day masterclass on the Zone1 Health & Longevity Formula at the end of August. DO NOT MISS THIS! It is world-class and something I believe everyone should know about.
Here’s a quick overview of what you will get on the masterclass
Understand how your heart works, how to protect it and how to make it stronger than ever.
Learn how to use the Z1-HR formula to train in the right heart rate zones, and why 80% of the Zone1 formula is based on Zone1 heart rate training.
Find out how to AVOID the heart rate black hole, by skillfully using your zone1 HR knowledge.
Discover the dangers of exercise following alcohol intake, and how the Z1-HR formula can protect you while building you to optimal health.
Reduce inflammation, optimise weight, and protect against disease with the Zone1 nutritional strategy.
Create natural energy in your body by burning fat, so you can LOVE LIFE more!
Master the techniques to protect your body & mind against decline.
Learn how your strength ratios between the upper body and lower body can predict ill health and equally be improved to promote health.
Overcome the barriers to health - self-management, by learning exactly how to create your own health and longevity plan.
Learn the skills to transform your health and perform at an elite level should you wish.
This masterclass is exclusive for listeners of this podcast and those who follow me.
Head to andyramage.com and select courses - zone1 to find out more and sign up.
Also, make sure to follow the Zone1 team on Instagram and Facebook Zone1Health.
What I love about Christian’s formula is that they treat everyone like an athlete, because all humans both respond in the same way to a set of health pre-conditions.
Once you know how to create these preconditions you optimise your health. It’s that simple.
These health pre-conditions create the same foundation an athlete requires to win gold, and the everyday hero needs to protect against disease, age strong and flourish mentally and physically.
I have been trying to bring Christians “Zone1 Health and Longevity Formula” into the mainstream for years as his approach is not just excellent, it is WORLD CLASS! So make sure to come and join us.
If you want to know how to take back control of your health and learn how to LIVE young and strong to look and feel years younger then this conversation is a great place to start.
Alright, let’s do this!
Andy
Jenny Thompson - Why growing your own vegetables is our greatest well-being tool
When I first read the ‘Blue Zones: 9 Lessons For Living Longer, by People Who Have Lived the Longest’’ by Dan Buettner, which explores the pockets of people who live the longest, healthy and thriving lives, I noticed a trend.
Many of these healthy outliers, who were fit as fiddles into their 90’s and beyond all grew their own vegetables.
This observation sat in my mind for years, until I met with Nick Littlehales, the world's leading sleep coach.. Nick, who will also appear on the podcast, and I started to talk about the benefits of natural daylight on the body. This was followed by a workshop with our ongoing self-development community the MBG with the chairman of the UK’s forest bathing committee Gary Evans, who explained the almost unbelievable health benefits of time spent in nature.
Next, I reflected on my podcast chat with Dr Alan Desmond in the first episode, who explored the science and benefits behind plant-based nutrition.
Then, finally, the penny dropped.
Growing your own fruit and veg could be one of the best activities that we could all possibly partake in.
And that's exactly what Jenny and I will explore in this episode.
Jenny’s Instagram, The_Organic_Allotment_Girl is one of my favourites. Jenny’s posts inspire me every day and she has such a great story that I can’t wait to share it with you all.
You will love this chat, and I am positive you might even be tempted to take part in the latest wellbeing craze and grow your own.
Alright
Let’s do this.
Drew Schapper, PhD rockstar still rocking the after party alcohol-free!
There is almost an expectation for our rockstars and creatives to be hardcore partying, addicted messes, who find genius at the bottom of a glass. Drew Schapper followed the well worn path to the verge of destruction.
But something happened, which we will explore during our conversation, that changed the course of his life.
Drew has just written a beautiful book, ‘After Party: The Path to Sobriety’, which showcases the real brutal essence of rock star addiction, and how Drew fought back to sobriety and wants to inspire millions of others to do the same.
I have known Drew since the very start of his alcohol-free adventure, when he decided to take a OneYearNoBeer challenge. From his first post you could feel his pain and artistry shining through. His facebook posts into our group became legendary for their honesty and prose.
Even though I have stepped down from OneYearNoBeer to start various new initiatives to help people reach their full potential, I feel so privileged that we started a movement that’s inspired people such as Drew, who in turn is now attempting to inspire millions!
During this conversation we explore the full crazy tale of how Drew went from a Phd, to a rockstar, to a sobriety superhero.
Drew is charming, articulate and has a powerful message to share. I feel privileged to be even a tiny part of his story and what a story it is.
So strap yourself in. This is a roller coaster ride.
Alright let's do this
Jules Evans: Philosopher and author of a book that transformed my life
Every now and then you read a book that changes your life. Jules’s Evan’s book, “Philosophy For Life And Other Dangerous Situations” did that for me.
I knew nothing about the great philosophers, although, without me knowing, their wisdom had already made a huge impact on my life.
The reason I am writing these words is that 10 years ago I read, ‘Awaken the Giant Within’ by Anthony Robbins. There was one line in that book that changed my life, “It's not events that shape our lives, but our beliefs about them.”.
When I read those words, it was like an explosion going off in my mind. For the first time in my life I realised that I could control how I felt by changing my beliefs about the things that were happening to me,”
This one realisation was the catalyst that transformed my business, health and happiness.
Then I read Philosophy for Life and discovered the true source of Anthony Robbins' wisdom.
Over 2000 years ago the great Stoic Philosopher Epictetus said, “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. “
Epictetus also went on to say that we only ever have control over one thing, our beliefs. Therefore we have TOTAL control of our lives, because if we can control our beliefs about the events that happen to us we can control the emotions and actions that follow.
You will love this conversation with Jules, who has so much timely wisdom to share. During this conversation you will discover how a freak skiing accident helped Jules heal from a life of misadventure with drugs, and led him all the way back to the Stoics of Ancient Greece.
Jules' story is like a great adventure, and there is so much more to come. So kick back and prepare to have your mind taken on a great adventure into the world of philosophy and other dangerous situations.
Alright let's do this
Andy
Why EVERYONE must strength train
We lose 10% of our muscle mass every decade after 40. If we don’t use it we lose it.
A strong body supports a strong mind, plus you look great!
In my opinion, the gyms of the world should be full of 60,70,80 & 90-year-olds.
Forget battering yourself with HITT sessions and high-intensity workouts. Start something that you can maintain for life - strength training.
And if you really love HITT you will build a strong foundation so you can enjoy it without always being injured.
Maybe reflect on this: Why would you not strengthen your body and mind as you age?
Who is the age police who suggests we should GIVE UP?
Come on.
Picture yourself super strong as you age still chasing the kids, grandkids and great-grandkids!
My challenge to you is to find a great trainer, join a gym, get on youtube and experiment in the right way and start strengthening your body today.
Let me know if you already strength train or if you are going to take action?
Adrian Webster - Milkman to Motivational Guru
When you witness someone performing at their peak it’s a beautiful thing, whether that's on the sporting field, in business or when delivering a speech.
This week's guest Adrian Webster is one of the greatest motivational speakers I have ever seen.
Every month I invite a special guest speaker to host a workshop for our on-going self-development community the Mind&Body Gym. Adrians talk was exceptional, it was like watching a master at work. There were tears, loads of laughs and tons of learning. And you could feel the passion behind every word.
Adrian has clearly found his calling and his Arete.
But it wasn’t always this way.
Adrian started out as a riot police officer. After realising this was not the career for him, he spent several years helping to grow a milk business by selling door to door. To help reframe the experience of rejection as he knocked on door after door he started to give them names. Instead of taking rejection personally he would look forward to seeing how many ‘Neg Ferret’s’ or ‘Bloaters’ he would meet.
Eventually Adrian left the milk business and moved into IT sales. However the skills he mastered during his time as a milk salesman enabled him to become one of the top salesmen in the whole industry, eventually running a team of over 150 sales staff.
As the team grew Adrian started to motivate the whole team with stories of ‘Neg Ferret’s’ and ‘Bloaters’ which evolved into his first book, ‘The Polar Bear Pirates: A grown up book for kids at work’.
During one of these talks a client happened to be in the office and was so impressed that he asked Adrian to deliver a talk to his staff and the rest as you will find out is history.
Adrian is a wonderful example of how you can grow into your passion during the many twists and turns of life.
I hope you enjoy our chat, which is hilariously funny at times with a powerful message.
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You can achieve whatever you desire if you have just three things.
Time, consistency, and ability to handle failure
Let me explain:
As Bill Gates once said, “We tend to massively overestimate what we can achieve in a year and underestimate what we can achieve in a decade.”
You can achieve virtually anything in 10 years - fact.
It would be totally possible to go from a total beginner to climbing Everest in 10 years. All that’s required is consistent incremental action during this period.
It's consistency that most people struggle with.
Showing up day after day to incrementally build a skill takes effort and time. This is the key to your dreams. Most people won’t stay the distance and they also lack consistency.
All you have to do is keep showing up and your skillset will build to such a point you can climb your Everest.
The biggest killer of consistency is alcohol.
That’s why removing it is another key to your dreams.
When you combine alcohol-free consistency with a longer-term view you can achieve ANYTHING!
Let me know, what is the Everest goal you will summit using your alcohol-free consistency?
Let's do this!
Andy
Dr Alan Desmond: Starting a Plant-Based Revolution
You will often hear me say what matters most about nutrition is that you care about what you eat. If you care about what you fuel your body and mind with, you’re on the right track regardless of the style of food you choose.
Whether that's Mediterranean, paleo, vegetarian or vegan.
If you care, you’re halfway there.
However there is now a mountain of scientific evidence to support the health benefits of a particular type of diet - the wholefood, plant based diet.
Nutrition is an emotive subject and it feels like everyone has an opinion. But I implore you to listen to what Dr Alan has to say, it really might change your life.
Why?
Because Dr Alan is one of the leading voices in the world of plant-based nutrition. He walks the talk, and backs up EVERYTHING with hard science. Plus his day job as a gastroenterologist means he is at the forefront of gut health and sees upclose the consequences of certain types of diet.
No one is better qualified to have the conversation about nutrition than Dr Alan.
Dr Alan is my go to guy in the world of nutrition and as you will discover we have become great friends I also have a small part to play in Alan’s rise to the forefront of plant-based nutrition.
You will LOVE this conversation and all I ask is that you leave your mind and heart open as you listen to Dr Alan’s cracking story and the nutritional wisdom he shares.
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There is one way to make every day a great day, and that’s to feel grateful.
Gratitude is a superpower emotion that dissolves negativity and connects us with the positive.
Not in a happy-clappy way. In a real deep meaningful way.
I would love to know what is the one thing you are grateful for today?
A powerful message that keeps being retold on the podcast is how our greatest struggle can often turn out to be our greatest gift.
One of my first guests, Shahroo Izadi, the UK's answer to Brene Brown, was addicted to food from the age of 10 and wrestled with this problem for years.
Shahroo now finds deep meaning and purpose in helping others to transform their lives by changing their relationship with food through her books such as The Kindness Method and The Last Diet.
Another fantastic guest on the show was Drew Schapper, PhD rockstar who fell into drink and drugs. After turning his life around to health, fitness, and family he wrote a brilliant book,“After Party” to inspire others to do the same!
Recently I interviewed Matt Pink aka @thebetterlifeguy LIVE and once again he shared a story that’s every parent's worst fear, and after almost taking his own life, he is now on a mission to help others make their life BETTER!
Equally, I fully acknowledge that when we are going through our hard times they just hurt.
However, the message I really want to share through the podcast is that over time, our biggest mess can eventually become our most powerful message.
I would love to know which of your biggest struggles has turned into a story that could help others?
When I first started my alcohol-free (AF) adventure back in February 2014 AF-drinks were hard to find and tasted average at best.
Today, they taste better than the alcoholic ones!!
This is because the alcohol-free revolution is here. The reason for the explosion of AF drinks is that we are demanding quality grownup beverages that don’t contain the part that acts like Kryptonite to our dreams!
My guest this week, Johnny Johnson is a brilliant example of how going alcohol-free can unleash your creative & business superpowers.
After taking a break from the booze, Johnny was frustrated at the lack of quality beers available. But rather than talk a BIG game and then do nothing, armed with the consistency and clarity that comes from alcohol-free Johnny actually did something about it.
With ZERO experience in making beer, Johnny sourced an expert alcohol-free beer maker and created his own brand called UNTLD.BEER. And I LOVE IT!!
Not only do the bottles look cool, but they also taste great.
During this episode, we explore the brilliant story of how Johnny now finds deep meaning in providing alcohol-free beers and IPA’s to fuel the AF revolution.
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Here’s my definition of success: Someone who is leading a vibrant, energised life full of contribution and purpose often in service of others.
As part of my research over the last 10 years I have noticed several habits that most successful people use.
- They plan and then plan some more, often using a journal to start their day full of purpose and intention.
- They read or listen to books. Reading is the superpower of the successful.
- Recite daily affirmations to send a powerful message to their central nervous system that they are in charge of their destiny
- Finally the fastest-growing habit of the super successful: They DON’T drink or rarely drink, because they know at the elite level of life there is no time for the inconsistency that alcohol brings.
Which of these habits do you feel is most important?
Don’t do what the 80% are doing
I refer to the brilliant Mark Twain, “When you find yourself on the side of the majority it's time to pause and reflect.”
Just because the majority do it does not make it right.
Here’s an idea. What if they all have it wrong?
What if we have discovered something on the fun side of the island that is so powerful but totally overlooked by the masses?
Well, we have.
NOT drinking is a superpower in a land where everyone drinks.
“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king!”
How will you use your alcohol-free advantage today?
Do you experience a constant digital tug towards your technology? Do you check your emails way more than is necessary? Do you double screen by flicking through your phone whilst watching TV? Have you forgotten what it's like to be bored or to simply switch off?
If so you might be heading towards digital burnout and today's guest experienced exactly that. After suffering a breakdown due to inbox-anxiety, Laura Willis had to learn the art of managing her devices to leverage their power while avoiding the overload.
I first met Laura when she was delivering a talk on how to better manage technology to improve digital well-being.
During the talk, which we cover in this episode, she presented a slide that made me so sad.
The slide was a representation of how our "free time” has developed over the last 13 years.
Free time is those moments in life when you can just do what you wish.
Over the last 13 years, our work time and free time has not really changed. But what we do with our free time has altered dramatically as you will discover during this episode. But I warn you in advance this stat will make your heart sink. Equally, as it did for me, it might inspire you to transform your relationship with your tech.
After a moment of enlightenment during a meditation, Laura experienced a vision of her holding a phone that she could not escape, so she set out on a mission to transform her relationship with her tech.
This led to the creation of “Shine Offline”, whose aim is to “Improve employee focus, collaboration, wellbeing and work-life balance in an ‘always on’ world”.
You will LOVE this conversation, Laura has so much timely wisdom to offer and a great story to share.
Alright, let’s do this.
The no1 thing to know about positivity is that it's a skill you can learn and then train.
Just imagine through your own efforts you can become more positive and avail of the benefits this offers such as improved health, happiness, income and recent studies show you will even live longer!
Here are some quick positivity tips:
List three things you are grateful for, this is a superpower power positivity technique.
Take a break from alcohol and watch the dark cloud lift and the positive vibes flow.
If you don’t have all the evidence then you have a choice as to what you think. So train yourself to take one of the potential positive outcomes rather than defaulting to the negative.
I hope you enjoyed this episode from my LIVE show, “The Funside of the Island with Andy Ramage” which you join every day at 07:15 am BST by following @andyamageoffical on FB, Instagram and on YT search for Andy Ramage.
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Episode 2. LIVE: HELP I’ve lost my motivation
Don’t panic, it happens to us all.
I clearly remember writing my second book, “Let’s Do This”, which is all about the science of motivation and thinking - I need some bloody motivation to finish this book, if only there was a book I could read” haha!
It's true. We all lose our mojo at times, so I want you to know, it’s not your fault.
So don’t worry if you have lost some momentum. The key is to start back nice and easy and work your way up.
BJ Fogg, not to be confused with Phileas, founder of the Stanford behaviour design lab, suggests you, “Take your aspirations and break them down into tiny behaviours”
So you start really small.
This is the opposite of what most people do, this is why I like the way Fogg’s mind works.
Rather than going all in.
Start so small that no matter what your level of motivation you simply have to do it.
If you want to find your motivation to go jogging again.
Put your gym kit on, open the door, breathe in the fresh air then sit back down again.
That’s it.
The next day at the same time, put your kit on and walk outside then come back in again.
The following day walk to the top of the street then increase it daily by another street.
After a week you are still in the ridiculously easy territory that with almost no motivation you can keep showing up.
However something powerful has changed.
You are forming a habit.
The distance is irrelevant. What’s important is that at the same time each day your brain and body are getting ready to move.
The fact that you started tiny, allowed you to start showing up.
The showing up is more important than the distance.
All of a sudden a habit is forming, which requires little motivation as now its running on autopilot.
Sounds too simple, but we are simple creatures, so try it.
Let me know if you found your mojo, by joining me on my LIVE show “The Funside of the Island with Andy Ramage” which you join every day at 07:15 am BST by following @andyamageoffical on FB, Instagram and on YT search for Andy Ramage.
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What if there were another way, a way that obliterates shame, and leads to lasting change, empowerment and happiness?
Let me introduce today’s guest who has discovered that kindness is the key that can transform your life.
Meet Shahroo Izadi, recently dubbed at the UK’s answer to Brene Brown, who is a speaker, coach and author of the brilliant “The Kindness Method” and “The Last Diet”.
Shahroo and I first became friends following a meeting at our Pan Macmillan Bluebird launch of our first books, The Kindness Method’ and ‘The 28-day Alcohol-free Challenge,” since then we have spent many hours waxing lyrical about all things behavioural change.
Shahroo’s message is powerful and real. Her own struggles with body image and weight led to what she describes as an addiction to food from a very young age.
We discover during our conversation that like so many great thinkers Shahroo’s biggest struggle became her greatest gift and she now devotes her life to helping people make empowered changes to their wellbeing and lives using the power of kindness.
I really hope you enjoy this conversation with Shahroo who is beautifully articulate, funny, inspirational and drops so much wisdom that you will not only hear the story behind her story, but also leave with a new super-skill that might change your life - kindness.
Alright let’s do this…