Tag: break from alcohol
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Are You Escaping, or Are You Evolving?
It’s been a long, hot summer. And there’s still plenty of it left. But keeping focused on work has been harder than usual. The day job has quite rightly taken priority, and as a result, I’ve been much quieter on LinkedIn and Instagram over the last couple of months. And you know what? I think…
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Today, I Have Reached18 Months Alcohol-Free.
Going alcohol-free had been a long-term ambition of mine. I tried…many times. Some attempts lasted a few days.Some a few weeks.Most never really got going. Looking back, I think there were two reasons. Firstly, I wasn’t completely ready. Secondly, I simply didn’t know how to make lasting change. I thought I needed more willpower. What…
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“Why did you do it?” “How did you do it?”
When I first went alcohol-free, I kept it to myself. Partly because I’m naturally introverted. Talking about personal challenges has never come easily to me. But there was another reason. For years, I’d been what I call a middle-lane drinker. I wasn’t drinking every day. I wasn’t hitting rock bottom. From the outside, everything looked…
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Brain Drain
I used to think the most exhausting part of my job was the constant decision-making. The more senior you become, the more decisions land on your desk. Some affect your team. Some affect your customers. Some affect the business. And in manufacturing, engineering, and operations, those decisions can have real consequences. The decision-making at work…
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Why I Didn’t Quit Alcohol Overnight
For years, I might have looked successful professionally, but I was relying on routines that were quietly costing me more than I realised. I worked.Led teams.Handled pressure.Delivered results. From the outside, everything looked great. But had habits had quietly become part of how I managed stress, switched off, and rewarded myself after difficult days. When…
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When “Switching Off” Starts Holding You Back
Bank holiday weekends used to mean one thing for me: Switching off… usually with alcohol. And for years, I didn’t think it was affecting my leadership. I was performing.Progressing.Delivering results. From laboratory technician to Senior Leadership Team within 10 years, my career looked strong from the outside. So I never questioned the habits that came…
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