Drinking did make it easier to meet new people, I am not going to pretend that it didnt.
It was what we did.
I knew I would feel better from not drinking, I just underestimated the extent.
Patrick Schöpflin
I PLAY EVERY DAY.
I AM MUCH MORE PRODUCTIVE.
I HAVE LESS CONTACTS, BUT MORE CLOSE FRIENDS.
Patrick Schöpflin
Drinking did make it easier to meet new people, I am not going to pretend that it didnt.
I AM IN CONTROL OF MY MONEY.
I did not have a turn off switch when I went out in just about every aspect imaginable.
Even the nights I tried to keep it tame I would blow through money.
MY WORK HAS MUCH MORE PURPOSE.
I have been straight commission, free-lance or a small business owner all of my life.
Combine this with a drinking problem and I was always chasing money and not purpose.
Not too long ago I used to believe that doing work with meaning was reserved only for the lucky.
I LIKE TO THINK I LOOK BETTER, IN FACT I KNOW I LOOK BETTER.
Around the time I really started to cut back on booze I lost 50 pounds.
EXERCISE IS MUCH EASIER.
Combine the weight loss and more energy, and the dominos just naturally started to fall.
I AM MORE CREATIVE.
I used to write when I was a kid.
When I started drinking on a regular basis, that stopped.
I SLEEP MUCH BETTER.
Some people claim that they do not need a good night sleep to perform well.
Lucky for me I have a constant reminder to reinforce this importance.
Never in a million years would I have thought that one day I would call myself a non-drinker.
I do not regret my drinking days at all.
I had some pretty incredible times with some equally incredible people.
