Experiments, Goals

Experiments In Sobriety - 5 Things I’ve Accomplished In 1 Month

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I like experiments and analyzing then enhancing performance based on the results.

When I announced that I was going to be experimenting with not drinking any alcohol what-so-ever for three months, I sparked some controversy. Mostly, my readers called me gay or told me I should live my life. There wasn’t a lot of positivity floating around.

The main reason I chose to experiment with no alcohol was because I wanted to remain focused on several goals I have right now. I needed to break the party cycle I’d been on for the last 5 months in South America.

Below is what I’ve accomplished during this past month without taking a sip of alcohol.

  1. Readership on Live Uncomfortably has increased by over 7X.
  2. I’ve had 3 travel articles published (a 4th is on the way) and got a lot of good feedback.
  3. Talk Muse is starting to get interesting. I found a hungry market and I’m going to go ahead and create an information product. I’ll be posting updates there in the next day or two.
  4. I’ve Increased every lift in the gym by at least 20 lbs. Some by 30 to 40 lbs.
  5. Energy levels have been through the roof.

At first glance, these results sound incredible. I might think, “Why would I ever drink again?” But that’s NOT the conclusion I’ve drawn from it.

The reason I haven’t come to that conclusion is because I believe I could have had these same results if I had drank a bit of alcohol during this month. I don’t think drinking a few beers on my nights out would have negatively effected any of my accomplishments. And that’s the reason why I got rid of alcohol in the first place.

So now I’m going to be adding a few drinks back into the equation. No, I’m not going to be getting trashed and I’m still going to be measuring progress and viewing this as an experiment. If I notice alcohol starting to interfere then I’ll phase it out again. I know my goals and I intend to reach them.

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