13 Years Sober
Today I am celebrating 13 years of continuous sobriety, one day at a time. That is 4,748 days strung together without picking up a drink. An amazing achievement for me—someone who was a daily drinker for decades.
New Year’s Eve Recovery
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.
Podcast: Sailing Through Recovery
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:
How I Made It Into Recovery
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.
Dealing with Issues that Affect Your Legacy
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.