 James Swannock here. Welcome to the Alcohol Free Lifestyle podcast and today our top coach Victoria English is interviewing her father, Bob English, who is an 83-year-old man who's been alcohol free now for 42 years. And Bob is a business owner, a former Ironman. He's a husband, dad and grandfather. And he says that he nearly surrendered to the grips of alcohol many years ago, but he's turned his life around and he's 42 years alcohol free, which is incredibly inspiring. I'm running into so many people these days who are choosing alcohol free. I'm recording this right now from Bali, Indonesia and I just met someone yesterday who has been alcohol free for two years and a lot of my new acquaintances or friends here are either alcohol free and have been for a good year or two or they have a drink on occasion. So I'm not sure whether this area of the world attracts that type of person, but I am just noticing so many more people who are attempting this, doing this and choosing to live an alcohol free lifestyle. I'm having a look on CNN.com at the moment. I'll go on to FoxNews.com as well, just so I've got the left and the right. So no one's going to accuse me of bias. But it's interesting, all these things in the world. CNN's headline is this invisible gas could seal our fate on climate change and they're talking about, there was a big report coming out about climate change. New Zealand is slowly reopened to the world from early 2022. Tom Hanks' son is ranting against vaccines despite parents COVID battles. There's a story about sex in the city being back. There's a story about cryptocurrency, $600 million of crypto being gone. Let's flip over to Fox News now. Fox News is saying cops feel under attack as Democratic Mayor Defends Court of Rush send off a slain officer. I don't even know what that means. Andrew Coymo or Cuomo, the New York governor just resigned yesterday as I'm recording this. President Biden refusing to release visitor logs from Delaware despite his frequent trip. I mean all this stuff that's going on. I'm telling you, where is all the stories? Where are all the stories about alcohol, about the damaging effects of alcohol? And I know that you will feel inspired by this upcoming interview with Bob English, Coach Victoria's father, because he made the choice 42 years ago to give up alcohol and completely transformed his life. And his daughter, Victoria, who's now working in my organization as the top coach of Project 90, got to benefit from that. And her daughter's got to get to benefit from their grandfather, Victoria's father. But I'm looking at CNN and Fox News.com. I'm not seeing anything here around all the damaging effects of alcohol. I'm not seeing things here about people trying to encourage people to reduce or quit alcohol. It's all political fighting and infighting. You know, not that these stories aren't important, that they're publishing. They are, but surely talking about the damaging effects of alcohol and the inspiring effects of alcohol if you stop drinking it should be more prominent in our media today. But anyway, that's my little somewhat of a rant over. If you would like to get my daily email, you can go to alcoholfreelifestyle.com forward slash guide, and I will send you my alcohol freedom formula. It's the same process that I've been walking through our clients through in Project 90. That's a free guide. If you go to alcoholfreelifestyle.com forward slash guide, I will send you that free guide and you will end up getting my daily email. If you don't like daily emails from me, don't do it. So just a warning, having said that my daily emails are pretty awesome. I think lots of knowledge bombs talking about health and wellness and all kinds of things. Likewise, if you would like to speak with Coach Victoria, who you're going to hear on this podcast and potentially join us in Project 90, then you can do that by going to alcoholfreelifestyle.com forward slash schedule where you can book a call. And if you want some more details about Project 90 in general, you can go to alcoholfreelifestyle.com forward slash project 90. Okay, enough for me. Let's get into today's episode with Victoria English, the inspiring Victoria English, I should say, interviewing her inspiring father, Bob English. Hi, everyone. This is Victoria English, top coach with Project 90. I am once again taking over James's podcast and I have a very special guest today, very special to me. And I think by the end of this episode, he will be special to you as well. I am interviewing my father, Robert English. He goes by Bob. I've known him well all my life. And he has an incredible story, which some of our current Project 90 members know a little bit about. And he just the little bit that they know has inspired all of us so much that I was asked to interview him. So please welcome Bob English, my dad. Hi, Daddy. Hi, sweetheart. Hello to everybody. Yeah, thanks for being here. So I live out in Denver. My dad lives in Lakeland, Florida, a little town between Tampa and Orlando. That's where I grew up from age, I think four to 17. And yeah, we're just going to talk a little bit about your life, your story and how giving up alcohol changed just about everything for you. So let's start with just a little bit about your background. Where did you grow up? What was your childhood like, things like that? Okay, well, I was born in 1938, 83 years old. I was born in the Coler regions of Pennsylvania, Frackfield, PA. And I had three brothers growing up and four sisters. So we had a large family. My father died when I was 10 years old. But he actually left for the TB Sanatorium when I was eight. So I knew him up until I was eight years old. He was a strong disciplinarian. But I remember him being that, but I have some warm memories of him going out picking huckleberries and him watching me pitching ball games and so forth. But I didn't have him to help me grow up, but I did have my brothers and they looked out for me. And all in all, we were a very happy family. My mother did a good job of raising us. We had a strong ties to each other. I know family was always very important to you. And as your daughter growing up, I could see the pain of growing up without your dad. And I'm sure that was incredibly difficult. When you graduated from high school, I know you went into the service. Tell us a little bit about that. Yes, I joined the Coast Guard in 1956. And for most of that service time, I spent it on an icebreaker of the USCG West Wind. And I made three trips to the North Pole, the Arctic Circle, and one long trip to the Antarctic. And in the service, I learned one thing in the service I thought was important, that we had 175 crewmen on that ship. And we were black and white, Latinos, Filipinos. And everybody got along. Everybody liked each other. We were a good crew. And it just gives me hope for the world that if people get together, most people are good hearted and want to get along. And that was proven to me on that ship. So that was a good lesson I learned in the service. And looking back, it was some of the most enjoyable. It was one of the most enjoyable periods of my life. I bet. I do know, though, that those trips to all those cold places are the reason that I grew up in Florida. I was that in the Antarctic. It was 40 below. I was using a blow torch to heat up nails so I could pound them into the wood without them breaking. They got so brittle. And the thought crossed my mind. When I get out, I'm going to go someplace for them. And you did. And you did. So, you know, I don't know what the culture was around alcohol when you were growing up and came of age and when you were in the service and everything. But I would imagine there was a lot of drinking going on with you and the guys. Well, I started actually, I had my first beer in high school and that was driving around in the backseat behind a quarter beer and going to the drive in and things like that. But it wasn't anything serious. It didn't affect me at all. And then when I got into the service, that that was a drinking atmosphere. Fortunately for me, being on an icebreaker, I was gone for the Indian Arctic almost seven months. And it was a three month trip up to the North Pole. So I spent a lot of time on board ship and didn't have the opportunity to drink. But when we got unsure, that was part of our lifestyle was drinking. And I was young and healthy and strong. And I could drink till early morning and wake up six o'clock and do full day's work and just let it go. I thought I'm okay. Yeah, I think that happens to a lot of us in our 20s. We think, well, you know, no consequences other than maybe a hangover, a headache and a little queasy, but you can get through it. So then after the service, you put yourself through college, you got married to my mom. Tell us about that. And what kind of role alcohol was playing in your life at that point? Well, when I got out of the service, I actually got a job as a salesperson. I've always worked more or less by myself all during my life. And I sold vacuum cleaners and sewing machines and door to door and made a lot of money doing it actually. Saved enough money to go to school and use the GI bill. Then when I got out of college, I went to work for a manufacturing company for a while. And then decided to be a manufacturers rep myself. And that eventually led me into found in my own company, Valium Products Inc. And I did that with Little Capital. And that's when drinking first appeared to be a problem. I would get stressed out and so forth and I would come home and drink. I wasn't a person that went to the bars that often. I mostly drank at home. But then as children got older, then I did start going to the bars. I didn't want to drink at home in front of them. But I struggled with drinking and I knew I had a problem. And it was just I didn't get drunk every day. I wasn't a drinker every day, but I would go on vinges. And I look back and think how many times I drove a car. And I just thank God to this day that I never hit anybody. But I was giving up hope. I thought what's going to happen to me, I'll always be able to make some money. But I'm probably going to end up living in some cheap hotel room all by myself. And I'll probably die of cirrhosis on the liver. And then I had a DUI. And I remember the judge, I was found guilty of the DUI. I went to court thinking I was going to beat it, which was just my ego getting in the way. And the judge told me, she said, she said, Mr. English, you are a pathological liar and a drunk. And you better think that to it. And she sent me to this psychiatrist. And he interviewed me on my drinking. And every question he asked, and you know, the normal questions that you deal with your life is just do that. I lied in every case. I don't know, not me. And I was driving back from that interview with the psychiatrist. And I said, you know, that judge is right. I am a pathological liar. The definition being that I believe my own lies. And so that was a lesson learned, but I didn't quite learn my lesson and continued to drink. And one time I came home, had a tussle with my son, not anything serious, but I knew I knew that was that was inexcusable. I went to bed. My wife, your mother woke me up and said, you're either going to get better or we're leaving with the kids. I'm leaving with the kids. So that day I called AA. And that was the start of it. I never had a drink since then. That was 42 years ago. But I really was determined I was going to quit this because I had a full life ahead of me and a world full of opportunities. And it wouldn't be fair to my children and myself or my family to continue what I was doing. So that was my incentive to get better. And I did. And it was, I still to this day say, other than other than having my children the most important day of my life is the day that I quit drinking alcohol. And it opened up a whole new world for me. Yeah. I, well, I've told you, I remember that day very, very clearly, because I was I was still young. But it was I was old enough that I understood what was happening. I knew that if mom put put tinfoil over your plate and put it in the fridge that you weren't coming home. I knew that, you know, our my brother was going to, you know, try to defend us and that it was going to be messy. And I just remember that heaviness in the house. And I didn't understand it because I was I was still young. And I just thought, well, why is it like this? Why is why is daddy one person when he comes home and a different person the next day? And there was just this darkness. And I remember that day when mom took us to the to the room and said that to you. And I was so scared, so scared, because I had remembered the times that you had told me it would stop. And it didn't. But I remember that day, you you picked up the phone and I guess she called a and that was it. And I've told my dad for our listeners, I don't know if you remember this dad, but do you remember the letter I wrote to you? And I wrote a letter to my dad later in my life, I don't know how old I was, but I said to him, I said, I said, Daddy, my dad said a lot of things for me. He's provided an incredible life. I've never wanted for anything. But I wrote him a letter. And I said, the the greatest gift that you ever gave me was to stop drinking. And I believe that to this day, because my dad's 83 years old. Last week, he went to Philadelphia with me. I went for a monitoring for my breast cancer that I had a few years ago. And here he is 83 years old, wearing a rocky Balboa wig. And he's running up the rocky steps with with me and my 13 year old daughter, his granddaughter, Aubrey. Those are the gifts that this is my next question. And we'll talk about this. But there are gifts that when you give up drinking, you think that you're just giving up the alcohol. But the the intangibles are so numerous that you can't even begin to dream of them when you stop drinking. So when you stopped drinking, because I remember you telling me later years later that, you know, you thought alcohol had you in such a great in its grip so badly that it was going to take you out, like you said. And my dad had arranged for my mom, my brother and I to have, you know, enough money that we would be okay. But he felt so hopeless that he had just sort of made that arrangement and almost resigned himself to that fate. So listening, just, you know, if you're in the grips of it, we get it, we understand. And I hope you'll enjoy my dad's story because it doesn't have to be that way. No, no, it doesn't. And I remember I remember when I when I left that AA meeting, it was like a big boulder would lift it off my shoulders. I didn't feel like that afterwards. I said, there is hope. I can make it. And I just had that faith and it just renewed my life. I could remember I had my own business and I was afraid to make appointments with people. They'd say, well, meet me at one o'clock after lunch, so and so, and I'd say to myself, boy, I don't know if I'm going to be sober that day. Just better tell them I'll call them when I'm in the area or something like that. I mean, that's how that's how dumb it became that I couldn't even make an appointment with people. They am running a business with employees and having to meet a payroll. And I'm doing things like that. How stupid can you be? Right. And so all that changed, of course. Yes, thankfully, and energized and it paid off. It sure did. Well, you know, the thing is, when when people are drinking and they find themselves doing those sorts of things, those ridiculous things that that when you look back, they seem just so absurd, like, wait, I actually scheduled my day around drinking. You know, I remember I remember not making things like dentist appointments on Mondays, because I was afraid I would smell like wine. You know, like, everything was just sort of in a in a in a way just sort of tied to that habit. And the freedom that you find when you give it up is is amazing. But you know, what I what I coach about is things like that drive us further into shame. And shame do it makes us want to drink more, because that's a painful thing to sit with. But you know, we're talking about alcohol, which is one of the most highly addictive substances that you can ingest. And so it net it is going to change your your behavior, it's going to be it's going to change how you view the world and how you interact with everything and everybody. So when you see that, for what it is, and you can say, Okay, it's not that I'm a bad person. It's not that I don't love my family. It's not that I don't value my health or my career. It's that you ingested enough of this highly addictive thing that this is the outcome. So when you can release that, then you can get on with the business of getting better. And when you stop drinking, I would imagine that a was about the only option. That was the only option at the time. Yes. But I enjoyed it. I mean, I met I met people from every social economic level. And it I think one of the things you have to be if you're going to be successful is you have to practice humility. And you have to get rid of your ego. And you have to admit to yourself what you are you're a drunk. And no matter whether you make $100,000 a year or $20,000 a year, you have that in common. But I met several professionals in AA, and we formed a friendship outside of the AA meetings. Unfortunately, they're all gone now. But they were a big help. We mentored each other and held each other accountable. So that was a good thing too. Yeah. Yeah, that's nice that you did that. And yeah, you can you can make those kinds of friends. And it does help to have that that that thing in common that you know, the drinking thing because you can talk freely and you understand each other. You understand what it's like to go to an event where there's going to be alcohol and you're not drinking. You understand what it's like when people question you like so did you give it up like for real for real? Or is this just a phase? Yeah, and that's, you know, as you know, I've told you about what we do here at Project 90 and how we coach around all of those things because you don't have to do it alone. Giving up drinking is a big is a big deal. And I'm glad today in 2021 that there are options. You can do Project 90. You can do AA, find something that fits, but find something. Right. And take it serious. Yeah. Yeah. So you put the alcohol down and you told me that you felt like a lot of us and we coach around this too. Like what do you do with that vacuum that forms? You know, suddenly you have more time. You have more energy. You have more money because you're not spending it on alcohol. And you lose pounds right away. Oh yeah, you lose some weight. You're feeling good. And then sometimes people are sitting there kind of twiddling their thumbs like, well, what do I do now? So when that happened to you, what did you do? Well, I started exercising and running. And that became a passion of mine. And we'd go to the races together and I'd be the designated driver because they always serve beer after the races. And I was the designated driver and I would just chuck myself driving that car. But that's what I did. I did running and exercise and so forth. And just to do a competitiveness of it and met a lot of new friends there too. So it was a big thing for me. But I could have never done that if I was drinking. Oh yeah. Yeah, for sure. I remember when you'd mow the lawn, you'd be exhausted. Yeah, that's right. I would. Yeah. So as your as your daughter, here I am watching my dad, you know, suddenly he's not drinking anymore. He's coming home and things are getting better. And then he takes up this running habit. And you know, this is again for our listeners, this is just an example of how putting down that one thing impacts not just your life, but your family's life. I, you know, I was inspired by my dad. And so I got into fitness. Then I went to college. I was so inspired by his healthy eating that I studied dietetics and exercise physiology. I went on to have, I've had a career and wellness for 30 years. So again, you know, when you think about the impact you're having on your own life, you never can anticipate the ripple effect and the life you're going to change by giving up that one thing that I understand how big it feels. It feels like a big thing. But like my dad said, it when you let it go, it feels like a boulder has been lifted off of you. Yes, it has. Yes, it has. And my dad is being modest when he says, Oh, I took up running. Tell us a little bit. Go ahead and brag about yourself. Tell us about your marathons triathlons, your rankings right now. Go ahead. Well, I mentioned that humility is one of the characters prior to practice. Go ahead. You can flex a little dad. When I was eight years old, I was ranked number two in the whole world for for Ironman triathlons. When you were 80. When I was 80, when I was 75, I was ranked number one in the world. Wow. For triathlons. And so that's my two biggest achievements. But last year, I was ranked number one in the state of Florida for my age group. And it's just something I love to do and it keeps me in shape. And it gives me a sense of accomplishment. That's that's what I look at over over the years, my accomplishments and having children and raising them and opening up a business and employing people and winning a race, you know, that keeps me going. Yeah, of course. And I was a politician too, for eight years. You weren't here when I was a politician. You were down in Miami, but that was kind of a odd thing. I mean, when you're a politician, you have all these people waiting in line to wine and dining. I use $300 bottles of wine and everything. Oh gosh. And I say no, no, I don't want any. And they couldn't they couldn't believe that I would turn think something like that down. I just smirk and say no, I don't need it. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Well, you know, well, James James and I call it attractively packaged poison. Yes. Yes, it is. You know, and the people giving it to you are we call them smiling assassins. The ones taking your breath. Yeah. Yeah. May I get you a cocktail this evening, you know, and what you were saying about, you know, the drinking at the end of the races and you being the designated driver, you know, it's amazing when you're alcohol free to look at how it permeates society. Yeah. Like why would you race go for a run race, you know, doing something for your health and then ingest an addictive carcinogen? That makes no sense. No, it doesn't. But it's a brainwashed. We're brainwashed. We are absolutely brainwashed for sure. And you so your company Valiant, which I have to brag a little, the V for Victoria, that's where you got the name. Yeah, that's. But how many people do you employ and how many years has it been around? Well, I found that the company in my garage. In 1978, I worked out of there for three years. And then in 1981, I bought a little building 1600 square feet and hired a welder and bought some equipment, so forth. And so since 1978, I've been in business, that's over 40, 40 years. And I have about 90 employees right now and we do millions of dollars with the business. Our motto is let's clean China's clock. We tried, actually, away from China and we're pretty successful at it. That's right. Yeah. So I mean, there's a few things when you look back, you know, I mean, first of all, you're 83. If you had continued your path with drinking, I wouldn't have you today. Oh, no, no. Aubrey didn't have you. Lauren, Kelly, and Daniel wouldn't have you. You know, so that, I mean, that's the, that's just the reality of it. Alcohol is, if it has you in its grips, it doesn't want to let go. And like I say to clients, you know, however you're drinking today, in a year, you will drink differently than you do today. You're either not drink or you're going to drink more because it doesn't, it's not a static thing that stays the same. And you know that and I know that. But when you look at that, you know, you've got 90 employees, those are 90 families that thanks to you have employment and the kids have food on the table. What does that feel like when you look back on these 40 years of not drinking? What does it feel like? It's got to feel profound. Well, it is the source of pride. I mean, we run a, we run a good company. We're very kind to our employees. And actually I thanked them for our success. I mean, we couldn't have done it without, without the employees. And all the employees know of my background. They know what I struggled with. And for example, I won't allow a hat being worn in, in the shop with a, with a beer hat on the top of it. They know that they're not going to wear a hat for work with a beer advertisement on it. And so everybody is very, very aware of, I try to make them aware of alcohol. And if I find somebody or hear somebody in our employee, one of the employees who has a drinking problem, we may get a point to intercede and do what we can to help them. And for the most part, we've been pretty successful. And the people have stayed with us. They sobered up. They understand the importance of being sober and what it means to their future. So I'm preaching the gospel when I can. Oh, I know you are. Because I value it so much. Yes. It's a valuable thing. And it's great that you have that atmosphere in your company. You know, we don't have alcohol at the company parties. We're not going to advertise alcohol on our baseball caps. You see it for what it is and you're not shy about sharing it. No, no. Yeah. No, no. That's good. That's good. You know, it's it was it was it was amazing to me when I began to struggle with alcohol. And for our listeners, I thought I knew what a drinking problem looked like. It looked like what I saw when I was young with my dad. And I just figured that anyone who had a drinking problem had always had a drinking problem from the time they took their first drink or something. And imagine my surprise because I went through college and everything and drank and had a good time and never had any consequences. Didn't really drink during my early mid 20s. Once I graduated and started having children, alcohol wasn't part of my life. So I really thought I had dodged that bullet. I thought, well, that's something that runs on the male side of the family and I'm fine. And, you know, when I started self medicating with alcohol for anxiety, I was having anxiety. I didn't know what it was. This was the year 2000 or so. And, you know, this maladaptive behavior can come in many shapes and forms. So, you know, you have my dad who was, you know, in the service and drinking with his buddies. And then it developed into a problem. He was a business owner. And then you have me. It didn't develop until later. And I thought I was holding it all together and I had three children, then I had four children. It's a very insidious problem, addiction. And for anyone listening, if you're questioning, well, is my drinking a problem? I encourage you to not compare your drinking to other people because that was my mistake. And it wasn't, it was just because I didn't know better. But I compared my drinking to what I saw in my father. And the real question is, does this align with my values? Does this drinking habit make me a better version of myself? Do I feel okay about my drinking habits? And if I had had that knowledge that we impart to you all on this podcast and in our coaching program, I probably could have saved myself a lot of suffering. So, you know, if it doesn't feel right to you and your bones and your skin, then it's not right. It doesn't matter how other people are drinking. It matters how you feel about your drinking. Would you agree with that, dad? I certainly would. That's well said, daughter. I even did some good serving as a bad example. Well, like I say sometimes I say, well, I'm either an inspiration or a cautionary tale. Depends on which part of the journey you saw me on. But, you know, when I did realize I had an issue, it was great to know that I struggled with the shame of it going to my dad about it. Because I thought, oh my gosh, my dad had a problem and then look at him, he overcame it and he's this superstar athlete and this county commissioner and business owner and he's got it all together. And I felt a sense of shame, like, oh gosh, I'm going to disappoint him. But just like he said with his employees, when you've been through this, you have that compassion. You know what it's like to be in that struggle. So, when I went to my dad, I remember telling you, I was in the car at carpool for one of my kids and I told you and you were a little surprised and then you were very supportive. Yeah, thank you. I appreciate that. Yeah, I knew you had it in you. Yeah, good girl. Thank you, daddy. So, for people out there who are listening and they keep waking up in the morning with that shame, with that regret, with those broken promises, again, what would you say to them? What would I say to them? I said, you're getting a message and it's up to you to listen to it. And the life that you have before you without alcohol, it's so beneficial. I can't mention all the times that I just sat back and said, dear God, thank you so much for making me sober because I'm finally enjoying life. I could, there's so many good things out there to do and to live for and you're just free to do it all. And there's a wonderful life out there. You just have to get rid of that baggage and take advantage of it. Yeah. I mean, there's no reason to be the way you are. No sensible reason. You just have to get up and do something about it, period. Yeah, that's right. What could I say? Yeah, no, you hit the nail on the head. I mean, you know, like I say to people, and I had to accept this myself, alcohol is a very insidious thing and everywhere in society. So, if you drink it as we're expected to in society, we're expected to drink, drink responsibly, they say, but it's an addictive substance. So, when you get to a point where you find that you're having problems, it's only a natural progression. That's what happens when you use an addictive substance enough times. So, it may not be your fault if you were, like my dad said, brainwashed and took up this habit, which has now become more than a habit, but it is your responsibility to do something about it. And you can't do half measures either. I think I told you the story, if I have the time to tell it again, about how I decided I was going to give up this beer drinking and whiskey drinking, and I was going to be a civilized drinker. So, when I bought these little tiny wine glasses, and I bought this bottle of Champlain or Chavu or whatever kind of wine, $23 a bottle, and I came home and sat it on the table and filled these little glasses and drank it slowly. Oh, I'm so good. I'm such a nice social drinker. This is the way you have to enjoy alcohol. Well, fast forward about two weeks later, I'm buying gala wine for $5 a gallon and drink it out of a fruit jar. That's craziness. How many of you out there have tried to drink like a lady or drink like a gentleman? I did the same thing. I would get my fancy glass and pour my nice wine and try to drink like a lady, but that stuff, once it's got you, it's like, we want more. Exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, I mean, that's the craziness of it. So, I mean, just I hope listening to my dad inspires you. This is a man who, again, was about to give up, was almost resigned to it. Yeah, ready to give it up. Yep. But instead, he said, well, let me give this thing a shot. And it has not only changed his life, but he is now, my mom has passed and he's married to an incredible woman. They have a daughter. He has been such an inspiration and role model for me and my brother, for my kids, for all of his grandchildren, and all those employees, those 90 employees, and they are taking that home to their families. And it affects how those kids are growing up. So, again, this work is an inside job, but the way that it then goes out into the world is immeasurable. So, anyway, to our listeners, if you are interested in Project 90, please, please, please reach out to us. You can reach me, Victoria, at alcoholfreelifestyle.com. You can click on alcohol-free lifestyle forward slash project 90 to find out more. You'll be with like-minded people, lots of business owners like my dad, CEOs, just amazing people, an amazing community. As you can hear on this podcast, no topic is off limits. We are here to really dig in, do the work, and help you get rid of this. Drop that boulder, like my dad said, and get on with your life. Get on with this of having fun and enjoying life again. So, anyway, I hope you'll reach out. Thank you, daddy, for being here. I just have one final word of advice, if I may. Yes, sir. This is to the people who are in a program. They're making progress. They're very pleased with themselves. They could see the light at the end of the tunnel, but just remember this. Alcohol is evil. And you cannot take one drink because you are just one drink away from being a drunk. So, no matter how successful you are, 42 years ago, I still am wary about alcohol. I fear it. So, always have that fear of alcohol, and that will help you go a long ways. Thank you. Thank you, daddy. All right, guys. Well, again, Bob English, my dad. Thanks for being here, daddy. Thank you for listening to me. Thank you so much for listening to today's episode. I want to load you up with some free stuff. If you look in the show description, there's a link there to get my guide, which is the Alcohol Freedom Formula Guide. And in that guide, I will walk you through the process and system for successfully reducing or quitting alcohol. It's the same system and process that I give to my clients inside of Project 90. And if you would like to get your hands on that guide, you can click the link in the description part of this episode, or you can go to alcoholfreelifestyle.com forward slash guide. Likewise, if you would like to be considered for Project 90 to join our community and get some accountability, some coaching and have fun, achieve some goals over at least 90 days with our help and support, then you're invited to schedule a complimentary coaching call with one of my coaches. You can do that by clicking the link in the show description or going to alcoholfreelifestyle.com forward slash schedule. Now, Project 90 is for over 30s only. And it's really for people who are ready to get long-term power over alcohol. You don't have to quit forever, but you will have to quit for at least 90 days with our support. Just a reminder, 95% of my content is free and plastered all over the internet. If you just Google James Swannick and the word alcohol, you'll find that. For those of you who want additional support, if you want coaching, fun, accountability, if you realize that you can't do this on your own or you just plain don't want to, then I invite you to schedule that call and we can talk about if Project 90 is for you. If you would like to take some of my supplements, swanvitality.com is the website. I'll put a link in the show notes as well. I have a liver support product called Loving Liver, which I designed and specially formulated to help remove toxins from your liver after years of alcohol consumption. Again, there's a link in the show description. We've also got a green powder there, which turns into a green juice filled with amazing ingredients to support you and give you energy throughout the day. And there's also a magnesium product, which I take every night to help me prepare for sleep and to sleep through the night. So there's a few options there. Lastly, if this episode or the show in general has helped you or supported you in any way, I would so appreciate it if you would write a review. It really does help the show climb the rankings and expose the show to people who don't yet know about us. So if this show has benefited you in any way and you feel compelled to pay it forward, just writing a short little review, hopefully a nice one will be so appreciated. And I will thank you immensely. Lastly, if you'd like to talk to me about anything at all, feel free to send me an email at James at alcoholfreel lifestyle.com. I do read and respond to every email. And you can also follow me on Instagram at at James Swannick, send me a message there. And I look forward to connecting with you soon. Catch you on the next one.