Blog | Coach David J. Greer

New Year’s Eve Recovery

Post author:David Greer
Post published:December 31, 2021
Post category:Alcoholism
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The photo is me on New Year’s Eve 2001. I’m smiling. Why wouldn’t I be? I’m living the dream. On board our sailboat Dragonsinger living in Port Vell in Barcelona. What you can’t see behind the smile, but which I see in my eyes, is that I’m loaded.

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Podcast: Sailing Through Recovery

Post author:David Greer
Post published:October 12, 2021
Post category:Alcoholism Entrepreneurs
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Duane Osterlind hosts the Addicted Mind Podcast. Duane has overcome addiction and family crisis. He draws from these experiences to help others in recovery find happiness. We covered these topics in our podcast interview:

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How I Made It Into Recovery

Post author:David Greer
Post published:September 30, 2021
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As we come to the end of National Recovery Month, I wanted to share how I got into recovery. This photo was taken in July 2007 after dinner. Looking at it, I can tell that I’ve had lots to drink. My face is puffy and my cheeks a little red.

The thing is we don’t know what’s going on in the inside for another person. Others that night probably didn’t even know I was drunk. I wasn’t yet ready to concede defeat to my alcoholism then, but the journey to recovery had started, even if I didn’t know it.

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My Process to Achieve High Performance and Growth-Building

Post author:David Greer
Post published:September 28, 2021
Post category:Growth Performance
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You can learn a lot from my second podcast interview with Lois Sonstegard on her Building My Legacy Podcast. Find out:

How to create high growth, high performing businesses.
The benefits of using the Verne Harnish One Page Strategic Plan.
How planning 3-5 years ahead and working backwards is extremely effective.
Strategic planning is a process that requires an entrepreneur and their team to get off site every quarter.
When doing strategic planning, focus on the wins (what’s working) and then the challenges.
High performing businesses have clear who, what, and when lists for the senior executive team.
Key Performance Indicators give you real-time feedback about how your business is doing.
Every employee needs to know week by week how their work is contributing to the corporate goals for the quarter. (more…)

Dealing with Issues that Affect Your Legacy

Post author:David Greer
Post published:September 21, 2021
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Listen as coach, leader, legacy builder, and podcaster Lois Sonstegard interviews me on her Building My Legacy Podcast where we talk about these issues that impact your legacy as an entrepreneur:

How difficult and emotional big business transitions can be.
Moving through your fears.
How I used alcohol to cope with fear, stress, and the challenges of running a business.
My path through recovery from alcoholism.
The importance of a good coach to an entrepreneur.
There is hope no matter what you suffer from or with.
Have empathy for anyone who is suffering from alcoholism or addiction.

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