 Hi there, this is James Swannick and you're listening to the alcohol-free lifestyle podcast where you learn how to take that control over alcohol and live a life of health wealth love and happiness Are you scared to quit drinking? Are you scared who you'll become are you scared you'll lose your friends? Are you scared that you'll be losing this friend of alcohol that you've had so many years at the end of a night? That you think believes you have your stress or anxiety. I get it My name is James Swannick from the alcohol freedom formula. I've helped tens of thousands of people around the world now quit drinking There's some free resources down below for you. I get it. You're scared to quit drinking It's scary because who will you become when that actually happens? Maybe you've got the story in your head where it's like can I really do this and you're scared that if you begin and Then go back to drinking you'll think of yourself as a failure So there's a fear of failure. Yes But what I found in helping tens of thousands of people around the world is that people tend to have a fear of success a Fear of who they'll actually become when they live the alcohol freedom lifestyle When they are clear of alcohol and have clarity and focus and energy and productivity Then they actually step up and start achieving their dreams. They grab their dream job They start that amazing business. They grow their business. They scale their business. They attract their dream partner They actually get the body of their dreams They now can't blame it on this thing called alcohol on This low energy and this fogginess because now there's no excuses. I get it. It's real when I became a sports center anchor on ESPN I first was doing my audition back in 2010 and And yes, I had a fear of failing. I had a fear of doing the audition and failing and them not giving me the job But my biggest fear was a fear of success if I actually get this job and I'm on TV People are actually going to realize that I'm not as good as I always thought I was Maybe because I'm on TV and maybe because I'm doing greater that and I have a you know low level of fame Maybe my existing friends will leave me Maybe I'll have to move city, which is what I ultimately did. All of that was scary So you have a choice where it comes to your drinking Are you going to choose to step into this vision of yourself that you know that you're capable of or you're going to stay? Where you are and then years and years and years and years go by and you may think you're staying the same But really you're actually going down because time Runs out father time remains undefeated and over time if you're continuing to drink continuing to stay foggy Continuing to have six out of ten relationships Continuing to have six out of ten friendships or a marriage will be a poor role model for your children Or just to have a mediocre business or a mediocre mediocre job mediocre life mediocre feelings of happiness Alcohol is going to keep you stuck there. I Get that it's scary Totally get that it's scary Because you're used to coming home each night and having that glass of wine or beer and it's like a companion, right? It's like this trustworthy friend of this reliable friend who's always there Three o'clock four o'clock in the afternoon rolls around and you're thinking oh She's I can't wait to have a drink at the end of the day And then you do you open the bottle of wine you have the drink you have the beer you meet a friend at a bar A pub you have a dinner you order some wine you don't get drunk You're not an alcoholic, but your life is being destroyed Silently right underneath the surface you're staying in this vicious cycle of fogginess and Mediocrity and you're not going for your dreams. You're not stepping up to the plate. I Know it's scary Quitting drinking is scary It is it's scary. It's a new you This identity that you have had all these years Will be replaced with a new identity and that's hard to let go totally get it But is that as scary as staying where you are Is it a scary as Staying in the status quo of drinking most nights or every night Staying comfortable, but not super happy Staying in the same job having your business store out not Writing that book you always dreamed of not taking that trip Not spending quality time with your children not being present for your family Isn't that scarier than making the change for choosing alcohol freedom and Alcohol freedom gives you clarity focus energy happiness big smile on your face You do get better looking your relationships improved. You're more present for your wife or husband. You're more present for your children You finally say enough and you take the action And you make the change If you want different results, you must take different actions and the action of Sitting at home each night pouring yourself a glass of wine or beer or whiskey or vodka or whatever it is He's going to keep you in the same results You want different results? You must take a different action. I know it's scary But join me on the alcohol freedom lifestyle. It will change your life. Please comment down below Please share it with anyone who you feel may benefit from this There are some free resources for you down below to get started for you to quit drinking today Thank you so much for listening. I have some free stuff for you If you go to James swanik.com forward slash guide I will send you my formula for reducing or quitting alcohol If you'd like to watch the video versions of these episodes then you can watch them at my youtube channel Which is at James swanik if you'd like to send me a direct message on Instagram You can do so at James swanik if you would like to try a three-day challenge a free three-day challenge You can go to James swanik.com forward slash three day challenge If you would like to try the 30 day no alcohol challenge You can go to 30 day no alcohol challenge if you would like to schedule a 15 minute Exploratory call with one of my coaches to see how we may be able to help you in your alcohol free journey You can go to James swanik.com forward slash schedule and my request is if indeed you enjoyed this episode Or you have enjoyed the podcast Would you please go ahead and rate the show in iTunes and would you please write a review a review might just be a sentence saying great? Listen, hey, this was fantastic. Oh, I really enjoyed this whenever you give a rating whenever you write a review it surges our podcast up in the rankings enabling more people to see it and hear it and Potentially inspiring someone out there to reduce or quit alcohol and potentially transform their life So yes, while it does help me to get ratings and to get reviews You will actually be directly contributing to helping someone's life by having them discover this podcast So if you are open to inspiring others and to helping me in the process Would you please go ahead and give this episode a ranking and would you please write a review? Thank you so much for listening and I will catch you on the next one