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Quit Drinking Tip – Video Blog from Maui

Dave Andrews — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:12:45 +0000

Video Blog Brought To You From Maui

I wanted to share with you two things I was lucky enough to do this past week for the first time in my life.

First, I was able to visit Maui with my wife – something we have always dreamed of doing, but at the start of this year had no idea we would be doing in 2012.

Second, I was able to attend an exclusive retreat led by Jack Canfield, James Malinchak and Patty Aubery with less than 20 other participants.

This retreat ended up being one of the best experiences of my life and I am in awe that I was lucky enough to attend. For me this serves as another reminder of how much my life has changed since getting sober and what is possible in sobriety.

I wanted to share this quick video shot from the balcony of the multimillion dollar house where the training was held. In it I include a quick tip on how to quit drinking that I think you will enjoy.

If you are struggling with sobriety I hope this video shows you there is a life worth living after alcohol. There is no way this would have been possible if I were still drinking. Take a second and ask yourself what opportunities you might be missing out on by letting drinking control your decisions.

And stay tuned for some other great things I learned in Maui that can help you thrive in sobriety.

As always thanks for visiting my blog and have a wonderful week!

Dave Andrews

The High Functioning Alcoholic – From Homeless to Harvard

Dave Andrews — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:54:22 +0000

The High Functioning Alcoholic

I wanted to share a couple things in this post – the first being a recent article published in The Grindstone regarding The High Functioning Alcoholic.

What is a high functioning alcoholic?

A high functioning alcoholic is usually defined as someone that is able to maintain a successful career and give the appearance of maintaining their outside life with regard to family, friends and health all while drinking alcoholically.

With the Sobriety Coaching services I provide and my flagship product, The 30-Day Sobriety Solution, I encounter the high functioning alcoholic every day. Because of that I recently had the honor of being one of the featured experts in an article written by Meredith Lepore in The Grindstone discussing the high functioning alcoholic – I Was An Alcoholic During The Best Years Of My Career.

The article breaks the myth about the “face of an alcoholic”. This was best captured by a quote from Sherry Stewart.

I was a high functioning, extremely successful controlled drinker. I am what I call “The new face of alcoholism”. We are your doctors, lawyers, accountants, bankers, professors, paid consultants – and most of us drink /drank every night. I was not homeless, I didn’t get DUI’s, didn’t lose jobs, wasn’t disorderly. I gave my children an unrealistic view of the potential outcome for someone who drank too much. There were no “Outwardly Obvious” negative consequences for me. I drank only at home. I never drank and drove. I drank until I passed out or fell asleep at least five nights per week. I drank to escape.

Sherry is the epitome of the high functioning alcoholic. She was mother to 5 children and acting Vice-President of five different corporations, all while drinking to excess most nights of the week.

It is estimated that as many has ½ of the alcoholics are high functioning alcoholics.

What about you? Do you live behind this facade that because you have maintained a successful career that drinking 5, 6 or 7 nights a week to excess is not a problem?

If you drink to excess most nights of the week it doesn’t matter how well you fit in a photo like this – a high functioning alcoholic is still an alcoholic and it will shave years, and probably tens of years, off the end of your life.

Now I want to finish up this post with a story that I found really inspiring.

From Homeless to Harvard

A friend recently shared with me the inspiring story of Liz Murray, and how she went from homeless to Harvard. Although Liz was never an alcoholic or addict she was born into a family with two parents that lived a life of addiction. Their addiction would certainly not be classified as “high functioning”. Rather they fit the stereotype that many of us have about the typical alcoholic/addict.

Liz faced an upbringing that most of us could not even begin to imagine. She can remember seeing her parents shooting up as young as the age of 3. Liz started working at the age of 9 to feed herself and by the age of 15 she was living homeless in NYC after her mother passed away from aids.

This interview on Fox news shares her story and how she was able to overcome great odds.

In this interview she shared several things that to me really captures the essence of the human spirit.

No one really owes me anything. I am going back to create what I want in this world.

Choice by choice, day by day I went to school while I was living on the street.

What I love about this attitude is she took ownership of her future. She didn’t dwell on what was fair or unfair. She didn’t focus on the fact that she was born into a family circumstance that could have easily led her down the path of addiction.

Instead she made choices every day to improve. One thing you often hear “experts” talk about is the concept that if you don’t take 100% ownership of your problems you can never heal from them. If she were to focus on blaming her parents I am convinced her story would be tragic instead of triumphant.

She also shared a significant shift she had in her attitude when she was homeless. She started living by the belief that, “It is unlikely, but possible.”

So many of us think about our dreams and what we want to accomplish, then spend however long it takes telling ourselves why and how we can’t do it. Although she never believed she was going to get into Harvard, she lived from the perspective of possibility. That alone was enough to get her to apply to Harvard and to her surprise she got in.

What possibilities have you closed off in your life because you rationalized how you would never be able to do it?

Most people I do coaching with, and that go through my quit drinking programs, have lost touch with what and who they really want to be in this world. We tend to be great at limiting ourselves and closing the doors of possibility before we even try to open them.

What about you?

Your Sobriety Coach, Dave Andrews

Nurse Reveals 5 Greatest Regrets on the Deathbed & Why You Must Quit Drinking

Dave Andrews — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:35:54 +0000

Nurse Reveals 5 Greatest Regrets on the Deathbed & Why You Must Quit Drinking

What will be your greatest regret be when you are on your deathbed looking back on your life? Well if you don’t quit drinking (eventually) I am sure that will be one of them, but certainly not the only one.

Recently a friend of mine sent me a great article where a nurse answers addresses this important question, which I will come back to in a minute.

This article reminded me of another event that happened almost exactly a year ago. I was at my Grandmother’s funeral, the service had just ended and about 30 of us were standing around the grave paying our respects.

As I was standing there contemplating life and death I heard this crackling noise and felt the earth start trembling below my feet. Before I had time to comprehend what was going on, or even consider moving from my position, a 100 foot tree uprooted and came crashing down right next to all of us.

If that tree fell just 10 feet the other direction there is no telling how many people would have been killed or severely injured, including myself. Here is a picture I took with my phone. On the right side of the picture you can see the enormous root system sticking up.

In that moment I was reminded how precious life is and how quickly it can be taken away. I think back on that event quite frequently when I am struggling with meaningless problems at work or with family and friends. Whenever I am really frustrated I like to remind myself that in the big scheme of things most issues that come up are really just not important.

A majority of visitors to my site are looking for answers to how to quit drinking or overcome other addictions so I wanted to share this article. It is full of wisdom and really puts things into perspective.

Take a look at the list and ask yourself how many of these would be true today for you. Also if you are still drinking ask yourself if drinking makes these more or less likely to happen in your life.

Nurse Reveals 5 Greatest Regrets on the Deathbed & Why You Must Quit Drinking

From my perspective at least 4 of these 5 regrets will be true for you on your deathbed if you don’t remove excessive drinking from your life. But perhaps a greater concern how soon this event will come if you are not able to quit drinking.

I was coaching someone earlier this month and he shared with me that over the last year 2 of his friends lost their lives from asphyxiation when passed out drunk. Sadly this is not an uncommon occurrence.

One of the takeaways from this article that I always work with people on is closing your eyes and basically fast forwarding your life.

If you keep drinking or abusing drugs what will your life look like in 1, 3, 5 and 10 years out? Will you still be alive? Will you have taken a chance at fulfilling some of those life long dreams? Will you be a good role model to your loved ones?

But if you were to quit drinking what would happen? What would you do with that extra time? How much older would you live to? What dreams would you actually try to fulfill?

When you are honest with this process it usually does a great job at setting the stage for sobriety.

The quote at the end of this article captures it best.

Life is a choice. It is YOUR life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.

The only thing I would add is choose sobriety and choose to find and follow your life purpose and happiness will follow.

Your Sobriety Coach, Dave Andrews

What is the Biggest Illusion in Your Life?

Dave Andrews — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:17:23 +0000

Earlier today I took a minute to review the goals I wrote on January 1st just to check-in with how I was progressing. It was exciting to see that although it has only been a few weeks I have taken a lot of positive action towards accomplishing my 2012 goals.

What about you? Did you come into 2012 with great intentions, but get sidetracked? This morning I recalled a concept related to this that I wanted to share with you.

The Biggest Illusion We Have in Life is That We Believe We Don’t Have the Resources Necessary to Accomplish Our Goals.

Are you guilty of this? I know I sure am. There are so many things that I waited way too long to try (like quitting drinking for good) because I believed I lacked the resources I needed to accomplish it. When I finally got over that false belief I realized I was never lacking the resources.

The truth is a lack of resources are never the real problem. They trick you into believing they are the problem, but the real problem is our lack of resourcefulness.

And what drives us from making decisions based on our feelings of lack, or our feelings of opportunity? It all comes down to our emotions. If you get in the habit of being frustrated, bored and sad you will rarely find the resourcefulness you need to break free from that.

If you are curious, courageous and creative there is no telling what you can accomplish. If you are flexible, really care about what you are changing and get excited about it you can make just about anything work.

But often it is our lack of emotional strength that holds us back. One way to change that is to simply take that first step. There is nothing more powerful then taking that first simple step to creating change in your life.

One quote related to this topic from Tony Robbins that I love is,

It is in your moments of decisions that your destiny is shaped.

If you stop focusing on what resources you don’t have, and instead get committed, excited and creative you will find the resources you need. And once you find those resources and in that moment make a decision to act, your whole life can be propelled down a completely different path.

And let’s look at this from another perspective. What does that moment of decision really mean? To me it means something very simple. I am raising the standard in my life. I am deciding that I am no longer accepting that way of living as acceptable for me.

We all have standards we live our life by, so what our yours? Do you sell yourself short and set standards that are too low?

And this all has to do with quitting drinking and getting sober. Have you set a standard in your life that it is ok to drink a certain number of drinks a night, or drink a certain number of nights a week? What does that standard really accomplish for you and do you even stick to it?

If drinking to excess is one of your greatest challenges then commit to getting resourceful to change it. Be willing to look for creative ways and new solutions to change. And stay positive and excited about the outcome you are seeking.

And most importantly remember, it is those daily decisions that shape your destiny, so don’t treat them like meaningless small decisions.

Your Sobriety Coach,

Dave Andrews

30-Day Sobriety Solution Success Story!

Dave Andrews — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:33:11 +0000

One of my New Years Resolutions was to post one new success story a month with someone that completed The 30-Day Sobriety Solution and experienced life changing results. Well I am excited to be able to share the first success story of 2012 with you today.

One of the roadblocks I always come across when talking to people struggling to quit drinking is getting people to overcome their doubts of ever getting sober, let alone being able to actually have a fun life without drinking. That is why I love sharing success stories.

You get listen to real people sharing their real story and hopefully you realize that they are no different then you. And if they can quit drinking and start living the life they were always meant to live, why can’t you.

So I am excited to introduce you to Jack. Jack is in his mid-30’s, a teacher and lives in London. When he came across my program he was drinking excessively and had already tried a variety of methods to quit, but none worked for him until he started The 30-Day Sobriety Solution.

Today he has more sobriety than he has ever had in his adult life, 75 days, and he feels that sobriety has become “2nd nature”.

Here is the interview and below are a few of the quotes he shared.

It is sort of surprisingly easy, I think if you do the solutions every day, if you get through the program and you are serious about it there is no reason it will be difficult.

Regarding Dave Andrews…

The main thing about you is you have a massive sense of positivity and enthusiasm that is very infectious…You come across as very sincere.

Regarding some of the other benefits outside of just quitting drinking that Jack experienced…

It would be inconceivable a year ago, I go running now and I hadn’t had any regular physical exercise since school.

Emotionally I find my emotions are a lot clearer…Everything feels freer and more natural, less blocked.

Regarding the ease of using the membership site…

I am not so good with computers and things and it couldn’t have been easier

Do you want to be the next Success Story? Check out how to start down that path here – The 30-Day Sobriety Solution.

3 Big Quit Drinking Ideas from Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Dave Andrews — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:16:27 +0000

Steve Jobs Stanford Speech & 3 Big Quit Drinking Ideas

Photo Courtesy of segagman

I have been meaning to write a blog on Steve Jobs since he passed October 5th, 2011. A lot has been written about him since late last year, but I wanted to apply some of his wisdom to quitting drinking.

If you don’t know Steve Jobs he was the CEO of Apple and considered one of the greatest visionaries of our generation. Having worked in computers and technology most of my adult life I have grown to respect Jobs and how he pushed the boundaries of innovation. He will also go down as one of the best marketers of our time.

Shortly after his death I was talking to Josh Kaufman, author of The Personal MBA (great book!), and he highly recommended that I go listen to the commencement address Jobs delivered to Stanford graduates in 2005. The full text and video can be seen at the following link – Stanford Jobs Commencement Address.

Within minutes of listening I was riveted to what he had to say. The speech is full of wisdom and because I thought it really applied to quitting drinking and overcoming adversity I wanted to share some big “quit drinking” ideas I got from it.

The way he delivered his message was by telling three short stories from his past and what he learned from them. Teaching through story telling is an art, and he mastered it in this speech.

Here are 3 big quit drinking ideas I got from those stories. All of the quotes below are from Steve Jobs speech.

Big Quit Drinking Idea #1

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.”

This quote came out of his story about how he dropped out of college and just decided to start taking a calligraphy class at another nearby college. He elaborated by saying…

None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it’s likely that no personal computer would have them.

He ended the story with the following lesson…

You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

I take a lot of different lessons away from this first story he shared, but there is one that really stands out for me. Your struggles, challenges and your “mistakes” are hard to understand in the moment, but with time comes clarity.

I can look at my past in two ways. How did I waste all of those years drinking alcohol to excess almost every night? Where would I be today if I quit drinking a lot younger like I should have?

OR, I can look back and say wow, those experiences helped create who I am today. And who I am today is someone that knows what it is like first hand to really struggle and eventually overcome a major dependency to alcohol. And with that knowledge I can help others do the same.

To me when I look back at all those years struggling I can now “connect the dots” and see it was all for a reason instead of looking back on it with regret, shame and embarrassment.

Big Quit Drinking Idea #2

“Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.”

If you know the Steve Jobs story then you know he was fired from Apple and went on to fund Pixar (the pioneer of computer generated films) and NeXT (which was later ironically bought by Apple).

In this story he shared that…

The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

He followed up by saying…

It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.

There are at least a couple pieces of wisdom from this story. A big one is don’t give up. Find what you love to do and actually do it.

And really this couldn’t be more relevant to quitting drinking. To me I couldn’t do what I love to do until I quit drinking. And I couldn’t quit drinking UNLESS I didn’t give up.

Don’t get me wrong, I gave up the attempt to quit drinking A LOT, but thankfully it was always temporary. I would come back with a new idea or approach and added leverage and was able to finally figure out the answer on how to quit drinking for good.

Big Quit Drinking Idea #3:

“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

Here is the rest of the quote that Jobs shared during this story in which he tells about when he was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer.

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Now this of course can be misinterpreted by those of us that love drinking . Because if you are actively drinking most likely if someone said, “live like this is your last day”, you are going to make the choice to drink.

The big takeaway for me in this is the regular “check-in” he did with himself about what he would do if it was his last day alive. Early in sobriety I used to regularly ask myself if I was moving further or closer to my next drink. If the answer was closer too many days in a row I knew I needed to make a change.

What about you? What big ideas can you take away from these quotes to make a positive change in your life?

Your Sobriety Coach, Dave Andrews

12 Ways to Make Your 2012 Quit Drinking New Years Resolutions Stick

Dave Andrews — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:49:42 +0000

12 Ways to Make Your 2012 Quit Drinking New Years Resolutions Stick!

2012 is almost here and with it comes a whole new opportunity to start fresh. I LOVE this time of the year. But I used to love it for very different reasons. This used to be the season where I could rationalize drinking to excess. Holiday parties, extra time off from work, family outings – all leading up to one of the biggest party nights of the year, New Years Eve.

But unlike my drinking days New Years means something profoundly different to me now. I actually get to reflect on the past year and be happy about what I have accomplished. I also get to look forward to the New Year and set some fun and meaningful goals/resolutions.

Also be sure read below as I share personally why 2012 is a very exciting (and different) year for me.

What goals do you have for 2012? Is lasting sobriety, or a cutback in drinking, a goal for you? Or is it something else, like health and fitness, spending more time with your family or saving money?

No matter what they are there are proven ways to increase your odds of actually fulfilling your goals, resolutions, dreams and desires.

Here are 12 tips that can help rock your 2012 New Years Resolutions.

Write Down Your Resolutions – This is so easy and so important. Get them in a journal, in a document on your computer or even on a sticky note, but most importantly get them written down somewhere.
Make Your Resolutions/Goals Clear and Measurable - If your resolution is too subjective or not specific enough you set yourself up for failure. For example there is not much confusion around a goal that states you will quit drinking for the month of January, 2012. But if you were to simply say I will cutback drinking in 2012 that not only might be hard to really measure, but succeeding in that goal could still end up being a failure to you if that cutback was something very minimal.
Tell Someone Else Your New Years Resolutions/Goals - There is nothing like telling others to make you accountable and help ensure you will follow through.
Find a Role Model/Mentor – Find someone that has already accomplished what you are setting out to do and follow their lead. And if they are someone famous or well known find their websites, read what they have written, follow them on Twitter, Facebook and other social media websites. And most importantly don’t be shy – ask for their help.
Find a Friend/Accountability Partner – This may be the same person as above, but personally I find it can work better if they are different people. For example when I am seeking out fitness goals I read books and follow blogs of specific trainers/teachers in the field but then I also set up an accountability partner locally to workout/train with. I even occasionally have financial rewards/penalties setup with them to help me follow through, i.e. if I don’t workout 5 days a week I have to give my friend 5 dollars for that week, but if I do workout 5 days a week for the month I get to buy myself some sort of reward.
Track and Measure Your Progress – This simple step can propel you forward. Check in every week and track whether you are moving closer or further from your goal. If you are off track no big deal, make adjustments. But the simple truth is if you don’t track and measure how you are doing you rarely will succeed.
Be Realistic – I LOVE dreaming big, but the truth is sometimes it creates problems for me. If you dream too big the finish line can seem too far away and it can stop you in your tracks. You can have a HUGE goal, but give yourself some easier stepping stones to build up to this huge goal. Remember, being realistic is NOT being pessimistic, rather it is just setting yourself up for better odds of success.
Pick Goals/Resolutions that are In Sync with Your Values – Try to get in touch with your core values and pick goals that match those. For example if a core value of yours is honesty but when you drink you are dishonest picking the resolution to quit drinking will also help you live by your core values.
Plan – This is a bit redundant, but take some time to plan. Plan the what, when, where and how.
Have Fun – Find ways to make accomplishing your goals and resolutions fun. If it is fun you will follow through. Maybe you can use it as an opportunity re-kindle an old friendship. Or learn a new hobby or sport.
BELIEVE – If you don’t beleive you can succeed it is likely you won’t. It is ok if you have doubt, but as you adopt some of these strategies you will find your beliefs will follow. And believing is often followed by achieving.
The Number 12 Tip (and the most important) is to Be Passionate – Get excited about your resolution/goal and think of every and any reason for why you want and need to accomplish it. The bigger your WHY the more likely you will follow through. For example, if it is about quitting drinking it isn’t about the act of quitting as much as it is about what quitting drinking will bring you. Why you must change and what positive things will come from this change. I always like the losing weight example. Losing 20 pounds might be your goal, but the why is because you will have more energy, feel better every time you get dressed in the morning, be more confident in social situations, be a better role model to friends and family, live longer, etc. A lack of clarity about the why virtually guarantees a lack of follow through in the long term.

I hope this helps give you some ideas and propels you toward taking action. Remember, you don’t need to do all of these, but pick some that seem like a good fit.

And remember if learning how to quit drinking once and for all is one of your resolutions then The 30-Day Sobriety Solution and Private Membership Site might be perfect for you as it incorporates most of these techniques above, and many more.

Oh, and to follow up with what I mentioned above regarding this upcoming year I will be celebrating two big events/milestones in my life. My 40th birthday and my 5 year sobriety anniversary. I feel incredibly grateful for where I am at today and what 2012 holds for me and I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to read this blog post and any of my other content you have read, listened to or watched.

I would love to hear from any of you about your goals/resolutions for the new year. Either comment below or you can always email me directly on the contact page.

Your Sobriety Coach, Dave Andrews

The Sobriety Solution 3.0

Dave Andrews — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:26:32 +0000

“The Last How To Quit Drinking Resource You’ll Ever Need”

Phew, I finally did it! For the last year I have wanted to redo my website but I never was able to move it up my todo list high enough to get it done, but about 6 weeks ago I made up my mind.

I built up enough pain and frustration around my website that I knew I had to make a change. So I set a deadline, built in some accountability and followed through. Something I still wasn’t sure would work, but I knew I had to try.

Be sure to scroll down if you want to see some screen shots of my previous iterations of The Sobriety Solution website.

I wanted to share a bit of this story because there are so many parallels with this that can be made to quitting drinking.

Think about it. When are most people successful at making a big change or overcoming a hurdle in their life? When they reach that “enough is enough” state of mind.

And that is how I felt about my website. I reached that threshold where it was MORE painful to not make a change then it was to make a change. I had been given way a ton of feedback on my website from people I trusted that I couldn’t implement because my existing site wouldn’t support it.

So once I reached that threshold I said ok, now I need to setup accountability so I would follow through. Generally I do almost all the techical work on my sites myself, but I had a developer that I trusted so I decided to hire him to move my new website from development into production. I set a date with him to do this WAY before my site was ready, knowing it would push me to complete it.

That was just one of many things I did. What is interesting is I didn’t quite realize how much my old site was holding me back until after I updated it.

Because of my old site…

I didn’t want to update my blog.
I didn’t want to make any changes, no matter how minor.
I didn’t want to share my website address with others.

The bottom line is I just didn’t want to have to think about it. Psychologically it became a HUGE road block for me, one that was really holding me back.

Quit Drinking Road Blocks

What road blocks do you have in your life?

What road blocks do you have around your drinking or addiction?

Take an honest look. Maybe it is your job, family, health or where you live. Are there things in your life that upset you so much that the thought of them make you want to run to the bottle for a drink? What keeps you up at night?

Remember, improvements happen over time. Allow yourself to be mediocre, heck even suck, for a bit. You will improve, as long as you are taking steps in the right direction.

Once again I look at my website. My website was HORRIBLE when I first launched it. Ok, that might be an exagerration, but thinking back that is how it feels to me. BUT it was step in the right direction. It moved me closer to my goal.

I knew that I could only stand having a website I wasn’t crazy about on the internet for everyone to see for so long before I did something about it. So within 5 months I had launched my updated site, a dramatic improvement.

Then about a year ago someone mentioned that it looked like I had a “halo” around my head (see photo below). I was like, you are right! It really bothered me as I realized it was portraying an image that I didn’t want to portray.

Then numerous people told me I had to get rid of the reverse text – the blue background with white letters.

Between these two things, using a custom template that didn’t offer me flexibility and then some of my cleanup efforts causing me more problems I became very disenchanted with my website.

The History of The Sobriety Solution Website

Let’s take a quick look at the history of the site, or more specifically the headers I was using. I unfortunately don’t have a screenshot of the homepage of version 1.0, but I do have the header.

Here is The Sobriety Solution 1.0 header. And it wasn’t that it was bad, it was just that it didn’t feel like “me”. And because I was so green at building websites there was so much that didn’t work well on the site.

Then I made a substancial investment to roll out version 2.0. I spent over 2,000 dollars and tons of hours. At first it paid off as I loved it. This was at least until I got the feedback I mentioned earlier about my “halo” .

But I did love the logo I commissioned to get done, which is why I kept it, and I loved the photo too. The tagline was good, but wasn’t catchy enough from all the feedback I got which is why I changed it. But really the biggest problem was the website was using a custom template that offered very little flexibility.

If there is one thing you need on a website it is flexibility. And once again you can make a parallel to how to quit drinking. You have to be flexible in your approach because what works for one person might not work for you.

So here it is – The Sobriety Solution 3.0. The blogs are so much nicer and easier to read and I like the header more too – just cleaner. Is there room for improvement? Of course! But for me it is all about taking steps in the right direction. And now I actually can make changes, pretty easily, which makes me very happy!

And as you can imagine there are lots of stuff on my to do list, but here are at least some things you can definitely expect.

I will be updating my blog MUCH more often.
I will doing more interviews with people that have recovered.
I will be adding some cool new features and tools (you will get emails on them).

Take a look around and let me know what you think. You can put a comment below, or go to the About page and fill out the form. Also if you have any articles you want to see written just let me know.

Last, I was excited to finally post my mission and vision for the site, which you can read here – The Sobriety Solution Mission and Vision.

Your Sobriety Coach, Dave Andrews

Chicken Soup for the Soul for Lasting Sobriety!

Dave Andrews — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:46:26 +0000

Have you ever heard a story that changed your life? I know I have.

There is a reason why Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have sold over 100 million copies of their Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.

Why? Because people LOVE stories, and that is what these books do great! They share fun, inspiring, moving stories that you can truly learn from.

You know one of the many interesting things about these books? In earlier drafts before they got published Jack and Mark used to include what lessons you could learn from each story, but in testing they found that a majority of people had no interest in seeing or reading what they thought they should learn. Readers just wanted to take in the story and interpret the lesson for themselves.

I love that! The reality is we all have our own tainted “glasses” we view the world through, based on all of our individual experiences, and we each can get something completely different from the same story. That is one of the reasons having conflicts in life is unavoidable, unless you simply don’t interact with anyone. Because what you say and hear can be completely different than what the other person hears or thought they said.

Ok, I don’t want to get too far off the point. What I really want to discuss are stories, and how important other people’s sobriety stories are to your recovery. Then I want to share with you three great (and FREE) resources that can have a profound impact on you thriving in sobriety for life!

First, why are other people’s stories so valuable as resource for your recovery?

There are two main reasons that I believe Alcoholics Anonymous helped save my life, and to me today these are still two of the most valuable things you can get by stepping into an A.A. meeting. The great news is you don’t have to step into an A.A. meeting to get this, and I will show you how in this article. But first let’s discuss those two benefits that played such an important role in my sobriety.

First, you get to actually see, hear and believe it is possible to completely recover from alcoholism or addiction. There is nothing more powerful then that belief and what it can help you accomplish in life. We often hold ourselves back by limiting beliefs, or beliefs that only stop us from trying new things, as you probably remember from the first E-Book I sent you when you signed up for the Sobriety Starter Kit. If you do not believe you can get sober, you will NEVER attempt to get sober.

Stories help build this belief, better than anything I know!

Second, you realize you are not alone with your struggles. This finally allows you to get over the shame and embarrassment that comes with alcoholism and addiction and all the failed attempts at getting sober. Once you can get over the guilt and shame you can actually start down the pathway to lasting recovery. But if you get held up on your guilt and shame you will always live life in the past, never being able to move forward with the new sober you.

When I first started to go to A.A. meetings I looked up all the speaker meetings I could find nearby and primarily attended only those. The A.A. website is great about giving you the ability to find specific types of meetings like these. I did this because I knew how well I responded to hearing and seeing other people share their story. They inspired me and taught me valuable lessons.

Then I found this other amazing resource soon after that, http://xa-speakers.org/. This is a site where you can download the speakers speeches from recorded meetings so you can listen to them in your car, home or wherever.

When I launched The Sobriety Solution website I wanted to take this a step further. You see I loved listening to the stories, but I REALLY loved being able to see and get a better idea of who was sharing the story. I am a big fan of supporting anonymity, and the anonymous nature of A.A., but for me being able to connect on a more personal level really helped me get value from the stories. So that is why on my site I share Inspiring Stories of Recovery from mostly individuals that are open about who they are. I believe this really adds to the value you can get from their stories.

Last, I want to discuss another great website and one that I highly recommend. The site is http://lifeafter.drugfree.org/ and it is run by Partnership for a Drug-Free America. What is great about the site is that in its upper right (see the screenshot below), you can select the recovery story that fits or interests you and then browse through them. Each story is unique, and gives you great advice and ideas.

I do have a bit of advice when listening or reading these stories, as just the act of listening is not enough to make a profound difference in your recovery (at least without doing other work).

The key to getting a lot out of doing this is to look for similarities in others’ stories compared with your own, and take what you can learn and apply it in your life. And then, write down in your journal what you learned. One of the biggest mistakes I see people make is focus on the differences, and that doesn’t do you any good!

What I love most about learning through stories is that doing so is enjoyable. For me, learning doesn’t feel like work or effort; rather, it is just something fun for me to do, and if I take another step and note what is meaningful to me from a story, I get more value for my life in sobriety.

So there you have it, 3 great resources for you to use that I have no doubt can help you along your pathway to sobriety.

I wanted to finish this article with a bit more about Jack Canfield, as I think you will find it interesting. I had the great opportunity to meet him a while back and discuss with him my 30-Day Sobriety Solution. Below is a picture I got taken with him, albeit not my favorite as I was traveling that whole day and on very little sleep, but it was still a great privilege to have this opportunity.

What was exciting was he was very interested for several reasons. First, he has two kids in recovery, and if you have spent time on my inspiring stories blog you might remember seeing Oran Canfield’s interview (1 of his 2 sons in recovery). It is an amazing story, so I recommend listening to the interview and/or picking up his memoir.

The other thing that was great to discuss was how many of his “success principles” from his recent New York Times bestselling book The Success Principles fit so well with many parts of what I teach in The 30-Day Sobriety Solution.

He recently launched a new site and discussed with me the interest that he felt like a modern program like mine was great and that he might want to put it up on his new site so he asked me to send him a proposal. Of course I sent him a detailed one, so who knows, you might see The 30-Day Sobriety Solution get in the spotlight soon. Of course that is one of my dreams, to be able to reach as many people as I can with this program, as I know the positive impact it can have with people that are trying to recover.

Speaking of that, tomorrow I am excited to share with you 3 personal stories, and actual audio interviews, with people that today are thriving in sobriety due to using The 30-Day Sobriety Solution. I think you will really enjoy it, and learn from it, so watch your inbox tomorrow.

Here’s to your success thriving in sobriety!

Dave Andrews

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Even if you’ve tried before and failed…

“How to Quit Drinking in 30 Days Without Ever Leaving Your Home…Guaranteed!”

If you’re looking for a tested and proven way to finally kick your alcohol addiction once and for all…without the shame and embarrassment of walking down to your local AA chapter… then this will be the most important letter you’ve ever read.

Here’s why:

My name is Dave Andrews, and for 18 years I was addicted to alcohol. It ruled my life practically every waking moment, from the time I got out of bed to the moment I fell asleep each night. When I wasn’t drinking, I was always planning the next time I would be drinking.

I tried everything to get sober. I read books. I went to therapy. I tried hypnotherapy. I attended AA meetings.

Now, AA had a very positive impact on my life, but it wasn’t until I had a few key breakthroughs that my sobriety really became my new “normal.” At first, I kept these breakthroughs to myself. But as I began to talk with other recovering alcoholics, I realized that they desperately needed these breakthroughs, too!

I finally documented what made the difference in my sobriety and formalized it into a 30-day recovery program. I’ll tell you all about it in just a minute. But first, let me ask you a critical question…

Do You Have What It Takes to Get Sober?

Please, before you read another word on this page, answer the following questions:

Are you sick and tired of being dependent on alcohol and all the planning, rationalizing, and obsessing that goes along with it?
Have you reached rock bottom — either a drunk driving incident, a violent blow-up, a health scare, or some other embarrassing “drunk moment” that has made you realize you have to change NOW?
Are you going to do whatever it takes to get sober — and stay sober — no matter what?

The reason I ask you these questions is because you have to want to change to get sober. If you do not want to change I can’t help you.

Yes, you might be scared of what it means to get sober, I know I sure was, but just remember…

You Are NOT Alone!

I am sure you recognize some of these names below. These are just a small handful of examples of high profile people that struggled with alcohol and other addictions and were able to recover from them to go on living meaningful and exciting lives.

Ben Affleck – actor
Drew Barrymore – actor
Kristen Davis – actor (Charlotte on Sex and the City)
William Shatner – actor
Robin Williams – actor/comedian
Stephen King – writer
Tracy Morgan – comedian/actor
Craig Ferguson – late night talk show host
Eric Clapton – musician
Ted Turner – media mogul
Wynonna Judd – musician
Brett Favre – football player
Former President George Bush – politician
Bruce Willis – actor
Dionne Warwick – musician
Og Mandino – author
Mary Tyler Moore – actor

When you reach a low point in your life and recover you can reach new heights you never dreamed possible.

There are millions of examples of “regular” people that completely recover from alcohol abuse to live fulfilling, exciting and happy lives. Are you going to be one of those inspiring examples?

Once you conquer your biggest challenge in life all other challenges seem minor in comparison. This gives you the freedom to go on and create success and prosperity in every aspect of your life.

Even though it may not seem like it you are closer than you ever have been at changing your life and finally overcoming your abusive drinking, and the proof is that you are reading this.

You can re-invent yourself and create health, wealth, excitement and passion in your life.

OR You Can Let Alcohol Keep Running Your Life

In the United States alone there are approximately 85,000 deaths a year related to alcohol, and more than 2,000,000 (YES, 2 MILLION) worldwide.

Do not make the mistake of believing “It won’t happen to me” because over 5,000 deaths a day are proof you could be next and you might not have a “next time” to look at this program later.

Here are some high profile examples you might have heard of, all of which ended their life early due to either alcohol, drugs and/or addiction.

John Belushi, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, River Phoenix, Chris Penn, Heath Ledger, Chris Farley, Bruce Lee, Billie Holiday, Ken Caminiti, Anna Nicole Smith, Elisa Rebecca Bridges, Truman Capote, Ernest Hemingway

It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way!

It took me 8 years, 10 months and 6 days to get and stay sober for good from the first time I actually tried to deal with my problem.

It didn’t have to be that way!

My first exposure to alcohol started at age 13, where I got drunk on vodka with some friends and was sick for the next three days.

Four years later on New Years Eve 1989/1990 I shared a 6 pack with a friend. That was where the shift inside started and was the beginning stages of almost 18 years of alcohol abuse.

I drank because it made me feel like I belonged. I felt happy. I felt more fun and interesting and was more confident with women. Life finally seemed great! And to me it was because of alcohol, not in spite of. Alcohol had given me the life that I felt I had been missing out on.

All through college I was surrounded by drinkers and it seemed normal to me. There were few consequences from my drinking. I got great grades. I worked throughout college. I had lots of friends, a serious girlfriend and seemingly my whole life was ahead of me.

But there was one problem. I drank more nights of the week then not. And when I didn’t drink I was always thinking about and planning when I could drink again.

I drank throughout college and after graduating I never let up, in fact to compensate for not being surrounded by the college drinking community I started drinking alone, started hiding my drinking and started drinking even more.

Vodka became my drink of choice, because I could somewhat mask the smell. I could supplement my drinking with vodka so it appeared to everyone around me that I was drinking a “normal” amount, when in fact I was drinking far more than the normal drinker.

That stage lasted for a year and a half and shortly after getting married I tried for the first time to get sober. But not really. I just wanted to drink “normally”, not really quit drinking. I was convinced that I just had to go back to how I drank in the early years.

This was something I would try many times over the next 8 years.

My attempts to quit included all sorts of things.

They included going to therapists and psychologists.

They included books and other self help material.

They included attempts at substituting my problem for other ones, such as food and marijuana.

They included trying to control how much I drank, how often I drank and what types of alcohol I drank.

They included hypnotherapy.

They included willpower, extensively.

They included new workout regimes and diets.

The bottom line is none worked for very long. They all led me back down the same path, but leaving me worse off than before. I might quit drinking for a few weeks, or even at one point a few months, but I always came back. I came back with a vengeance, making up for lost time.

Hiding alcohol had become a regular part of my life and obsessing over when and where and how much I could drink became a daily ritual.

And then in 2006 things finally changed. My chances were running out and I knew my “9 lives” of drinking were almost gone.

It was clear that at any moment my wife would leave me and I would lose her and my two precious daughters.

And once I lost them to divorce I had no idea where my drinking would take me. The little control I actually felt I had over it was kept in check by living with my family that I loved more than anything. With them gone, my career could very well be soon to follow.

I was only really good at two things in my life during my peak drinking years, my career and my drinking. With the pain of possibly losing my family I knew that keeping any level of sanity in my life would most likely be lost. Drinking would play an even greater role in my life, which was a scary thought.

I finally gave in went to AA, which was really the start of sobriety for me as it opened up my eyes to the possibility of living a sober life when I met others like me that had done it. AA saved my life, that I do know, but I unfortunately cannot claim that it was AA and the 12 steps that allowed me to really recover and thrive in sobriety.

It was something else, something that was right in front of me since my late teens. I had the answer inside, but the alcohol blinded me from seeing it and using it. Once I was able to really get the alcohol out of my system, let go of the shame and guilt, it was like a light turning on inside of me.

I KNEW THE ANSWER TO SOBRIETY ALL ALONG.

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And once I knew the answer and started applying it in my life, my life took off!

I saved my marriage. My career reached new levels. My health and fitness changed dramatically. I finally started living with purpose and passion instead of fighting the daily urges and cravings of alcohol and always waiting for the next drinking “session”.

For the first time in my life I knew what I wanted and I knew how to get it. The 30-Day Sobriety Solution had what I needed to get the life that I always knew I was meant to live.

As I applied what I have put together in The 30-Day Sobriety Solution in my life the changes I made were amazing, and below you can see how these changes physically manifested.

And this is only some of the changes that I have made in my sobriety. Since getting sober my life and the lives of people around me have changed for the better in so many ways I feel so incredibly lucky.

Sobriety has allowed me to fulfill so many of my dreams that were hidden behind alcohol abuse. Today I am a speaker, sobriety coach and have been a featured guest and a “sobriety expert” on numerous radio shows around the United States and internationally.

I also have recently been selected from a nationwide search to be a featured author in the book CSI: Courageous Stories of Inspiration. The book features influential speakers such as Dr. Robert Schuller, Ann Jillian, and Dave Dravecky. The tentative release date is Fall of 2011.

I have had extensive specialized training in the area of alcohol, addiction and recovery and I have had the distinct honor of attending and meeting many New York Times Best Selling authors and leading teachers.

Below are photos with Marianne Williamson (best selling author – known for work with A Course in Miracles and discussions with Oprah), Bill Phillips (best selling author Body for Life), Jack Canfield – also with my wife (best selling author Chicken Soup for the Soul Series and The Success Principles), Deepak Chopra (best selling author of numerous books) and Wyatt Woodsmall (co-founder International NLP Training Association).

The 30-Day Sobriety Solution

For the first time ever I am offering you a powerful, comprehensive and original program of alcohol recovery that you can do in the privacy of your own home in just 30 days. But before I get to the specifics of what you get, let me share with you some critical details regarding how it evolved and why it is such a powerful and effective program.

For over the last three years I have researched, tested, coached and gotten feedback on some of the most powerful solutions I have learned over the last twenty years from all of these success authors and speakers and combined them with some of the most effective recovery principles I have studied and applied.

I have attended over 100 AA meetings and talked with over a thousand alcoholics inside and outside the rooms of AA, while compiling detailed notes regarding what has worked and not worked. This included listening to over a 100 detailed personal stories of men and women sharing their story of recovery from alcoholism and other addictions.

Personally I conducted and published interviews with authors and experts on alcoholism and recovery, as well as interviewed people about their own personal story of recovery.

Over the last 5 years I have read, listened to or watched hundreds of books, memoirs, documentaries and stories on alcoholism, addiction and recovery. Including researching many of the leading programs on recovery, including AA, SMART, SOS, RR, WFS, DrinkWise and Moderation Management. Also I have read countless articles, forum posts, blogs and websites regarding the topic of alcohol abuse and recovery.

With regard to health and fitness it has become a passion for me that has allowed me to complete many health and fitness related programs over the last 2 years. Most recently completing an 18 week nutrition and fitness transformation program created by one of the most highly regarded experts in this field, Bill Phillips.

I did all of this research with one intention in mind, to integrate the most powerful recovery techniques with the most moving and enlightening recovery stories to create this program.

I then took all that I have learned from the success authors and speakers, which include content from hundreds of books, speeches and conferences over the last 20 years, and seamlessly integrated it into this content.

Last, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, I lived the life of a practicing alcoholic for almost 18 years and today I live the life of someone that is truly sober and excited in life. My personal story and experiences throughout this program demonstrates to you that not only do I understand part of your story and struggles, but I also understand how to get to the other side of them.

The end result of all of this extensive research and testing is a 30-Day multimedia comprehensive and original program of alcoholism recovery that can be done in the privacy of your own home.

Over these next 30 days I ask for the privilege of being your mentor, helping take you down the pathway to a successful sobriety.

Inside this program you are going to learn what countless others have learned to use successfully to recover from their alcohol dependency.

But not just recover, to actually thrive in sobriety.

How would you like your decision to stay sober be as easy as watching your favorite TV show?

Are you ready to follow in the footsteps of countless others that have completely transformed every aspect of their life by taking that ever first important step of taking action today to get sober tomorrow and beyond?

Now, let’s get to what you really want to know, will this work for you…

What is most exciting for me to be able to do is to say “Don’t Take My Word” on The 30-Day Sobriety Solution! Instead, just listen below of LIVE INTERVIEWS of people just like you.

Ann, David, Chris and Steve all struggled with excessive drinking. None could imagine a life without alcohol where they were really happy and excited about life. But by doing The 30-Day Sobriety Solution thriving in sobriety became a reality for them, even when everything else they attempted in the past had failed.

Watch the video below if you want some to hear some of the excerpts from 3 of the live interviews and what they had to say, or scroll below and you can hear their whole interviews.

Ann’s Sobriety Solution Story

Ann is in her early 30’s, has her MBA from a prestigious ivy league school and lives in New York City. The day of this interview not only had she just celebrated her first sober birthday in 18 years, but she also was celebrating 78 days of continuous sobriety for the first time in her adult life.

Listen to her interview below as she shares some of her story of recovery and her thoughts on what her future holds, or read below for some quotes from the interview.

“the thing I really like about The Sobriety Solution is that it’s really focused on getting you to thrive in sobriety and getting you really excited about it. Up until I found The 30-Day Sobriety Solution, it just always seemed like in order to really conquer alcohol I need to have a boring, somewhat painful life that would probably not involve much with social activities and that probably would be committing myself to life with not a lot of fun. But The Sobriety Solution, you know, it got me excited about it”

“it’s really targeted at making a whole new approach to life and that includes sobriety and I think that you know, even if it didn’t includes sobriety, the approach to life that you’re taking on is a great one! So, I think The 30-Day Sobriety Solution makes really a powerful program.”

“You know I think I just, the main message I have, is that, I’ve never seen an approach to getting sober that makes you really get excited about that fact, you know, seems like a sentence into purgatory in other places that you look but this just makes it look like a really attractive solution to making your life and getting into a better place, so I’d say, that’s my main message that is: If you wanna get excited about being sober then this program really works.”

David’s Sobriety Solution Story

David is in his early 50’s, has been married for 23 years and has 2 children, 10 years old and 12 years old. From any outsiders point of view he has been a complete success in every aspect of his life. But, like millions of others, David drank almost every night. He tried AA and many of the common methods most problem drinkers do, such as changing what he drank, how often he drank, using willpower to quit on occasion, but he never was able to stay sober.

On the day of this interview David was able to reach 56 days of sobriety, after successfully completing The 30-Day Sobriety Solution, knowing now that sobriety was something to no longer be afraid of.

Listen to his interview below and read some of what he shares during this interview as he opens up about his past and his recovery.

UPDATE: As of today David has 374 days of sobriety!

“Well, I think, what it is, it’s a nice, neat set of instruction on really what to do. As I said in the past, I tried true willpower to quit drinking on my own and I tried all kinds of things and switching to beer or wine and tried AA couple of times and well, there are very nice people there, they don’t really have a method, it’s kinda ambiguous, so, this is something that I could sit down, I could do something every night and have all my home work and would tell me what to do and it would also help me with why I am feeling strangely this first week. There’s a lot of fear there and is there something going wrong with me and then it’s just comforting in that aspect and I think maybe just the type of person I am I need some sort of method and that’s what it provided me.”

“I do feel, especially after doing some of the exercises that you had in the program, that that had a quite an impact on me, especially the one where you look towards your future and what if you kept on going the same way and I don’t want to keep doing that, I think that it just kind of showed me that this lifestyle can be more fun and can be more rewarding than going back, so I don’t think I will. However, if I do have a slip I’ve got the program and I can always replay it.”

Steve’s Sobriety Solution Story

Steve is from Barcelona, Spain, has two grown up children and started drinking in his late teens, over 30 years ago. He was living life in a “half-hearted way, damaging relationships and health” before he found is way to The 30-Day Sobriety Solution.

Listen to Steve as he shares his story of recovery, or read some excerpts from his interview below.

“what it gives is a plan and the tools to make the change stick and to help me to stay on the path that I chose and that I wanted to become the person that I wanted to be. On previous occasions I found that sobriety was a struggle, being sober I didn’t feel happy and I didn’t feel convinced it was going to be a success and I didn’t really know where i wanted it to go, with the 30 day solution it helps a person to decide what is the goal and then gives the tools to get there.”

When asked about level of confidence in staying sober “I do feel really very confident, it feels completely different from previous occasions. I’ve been practicing the techniques that I have learned in the solutions to overcome the negative thoughts and attitudes that have been dogging me and I think that as long as I can keep doing that I shouldn’t have any problems and the longer I can keep going the easier it will be.”

“Now I think it’s possible to achieve some of the things I have given up ever achieving, like having a full and satisfying relationship with my partner, maybe progressing a little bit in my career – things that I had more or less given up on.”

“I never believed that it would be possible for me to make this change and it is a life changing experience that is so worthwhile and that is absolutely essential”

Chris’ Sobriety Solution Story

Now let me introduce to you Chris. In many ways getting to know Chris was like stepping back to the old me before I quit drinking. Chris and I both are around the same age, have been married about as long and have two kids roughly the same age. I was able to see Chris’ life take one of the most dramatic changes I have personally seen anyone make in recovery.

Chris had the unfortunate and embarrassing experience of getting a DUI, had been to rehab on several occasions, tried therapy and AA, but it wasn’t until he completed The 30-Day Sobriety Solution that he was finally able to get and stay sober.

Listen to Chris share his story of recovery or read below for some quotes from his interview.

UPDATE: Chris now has 417 days of sobriety and counting!

“Within 15 days of starting this program, usually I’m in the slow part of my business right now and it’s booming. I’ve never been this busy in my life. And I think it’s just a lot to do with me being healthy and being focused on what I want, and it just seems to be a ripple effect. My family is happy. I am getting along better with my wife than I probably ever have. It’s just good, we have more family time with the kids and you know I am just there. I’m living my life the way I should be. And not being taken from me like it used to be.”

“I mean if somebody’s wanting change in their life, this is the most effective thing that I’ve ever seen, I mean, that works! It puts everything together in a way, that I have never had it put together and it’s easy to do, takes an hour or two a day. I ‘m a living proof! It can make a dramatic change in your life for the better.”

Here is what Chris wrote to me when he reached an amazing 131 days of sobriety!

“I completed The 30-Day Sobriety Solution and today I am excited to be celebrating 131 days of sobriety. Since starting my life has changed in so many ways that I am truly excited about what my future holds. For the first time since I got married, over 9 years ago, I haven’t drank for 131 days. Prior to this I might have made it 2 weeks a handful of times, but even when I did that I knew I was going to be drinking again. And I always made up for lost time after taking some time off, but drinking a lot more than usual. I have been to rehab, on several occasions, therapy and AA, none of which worked for me, but with the 30-Day Sobriety Solution I finally found the answers I was searching for.

The great thing about The Sobriety Solution is it has taught me so many great things that I know will keep me sober, and not just for a few weeks, but I am confident I will stay sober for the rest of my life. I am actually surprised at even saying that, but I am a different person then when I started the program. The great thing is it wasn’t really hard, it was just great content organized in really an amazing way that really gave me what I needed to make profound changes in my life.

I have a 5 year old and a 6 year kid and today I am confident that I will get to be a great Dad for them. I will actually be present instead of always planning the next time I would be drinking. Also what I am in awe about are the other changes in my life. Dave told me that what I am learning can help me in every aspect in my life and the crazy thing is I am actually seeing this to be true, specifically in my career. Usually this time of year is the slow season for me and I have a hard time making ends meet, but instead I am as busy as I ever have been. I am convinced it is because what The 30-Day Sobriety Solution has taught me. If you are struggling with alcohol abuse, or other addictions, I am convinced that Dave Andrews and The 30-Day Sobriety Solution can change your life. I feel incredibly lucky to have met him and am for the first time truly excited about what my future holds and for the first time sobriety doesn’t seem so scary.”

The Question is Are You Going to be the Next 30-Day Sobriety Solution Success Story?

What Is Included With The 30-Day Sobriety Solution?

When creating this program I learned in depth what those struggling with alcohol dependency needed and wanted. They wanted a comprehensive solution that they could complete in the privacy of their own home. They expressed that reading a book, even if great, or watching or listening to a CD/DVD, was just not enough to make lasting changes in their life.

The 30-Day Sobriety Solution offers you great content and then teaches you how to apply it in your life. It does this through an effective mix of quality content and exercises, daily inspiration and motivation to keep you excited and moving forward each day and real stories to help you learn and find your pathway to success.

If you could be handed the perfect instruction book for you to answer all your challenges in your life it would still only work if you learned, practiced and applied those instructions. It is my belief that when dealing with something as powerful as addiction that is not possible alone. That is why I walk you through each of these next 30 days making sure you understand the content and know exactly how to apply it in your life to thrive in sobriety.

To be specific you will get a powerful, inspirational and informative audio training for a full 30 days, that are approximately 30-45 minutes. This will be accompanied by a E-Book version of the content, the downloadable audio version and guided imagery and visualizations provided weekly. And the real “magic” of Your 30-Day Sobriety Solution, the life changing solutions that take you from where you are at today to thriving in sobriety.

Each day you will be taught one key solution, or concept, that will help you thrive in sobriety. This content will be accompanied by inspiring stories and examples, related studies and facts on the topic and very specific ways that you can implement that teaching in your life instantly.

These daily solutions have been designed to build on each other, creating a completely new foundation for your new life, so by the end of 30 days you have built a entirely new set of core beliefs and values that make staying sober easy for you.

“How Much Work Is This Really Going To Be?”

The 30-Day Sobriety Solution is based off a very important concept. To overcome the grip that alcohol has on your life I have found that one key to success is daily interaction when starting down this path.

One of the most common responses I get is how great it is to have content to listen to every day as you start down this path.

That is why this program provides a new training solution 7 days of the week so you are able to get the support you need during the hardest stage of getting sober, the first 30 days.

Let’s take a second to compare the time you will spend on this program compared to the time you spend, or lose, with your drinking habit.

How much time do you spend drinking a day or week, let alone a month? At a minimum I have gained back on average 3 hours a day of my life back since I quit drinking. That means I already have over 3500 hours of time back in my life since I quit drinking. That is the equivalent of 85 full time work weeks of my life back already.

What could you accomplish with the equivalent of 25 more full time work weeks every year back in your life?

How many years of your life are you going to lose at the end from your drinking? Getting sober will add back years to your life, and in many cases tens of years. How much time are you willing to spend in the next 30 days to make sure you get those years back?

And, of course, this is the ultimate question…

Can you REALLY afford to not try to get sober? Go back to the statistic of 2 million alcohol related deaths each year worldwide. When is it your turn to be this statistic? What night do you innocently start off drinking only to be found by a loved one the next morning because this time you were not so lucky? Personally I have no idea how I survived my last night drinking, and it still scares me to the core to think that my young children could have easily never seen their father again after that night.

So is one hour or less a day over the next 30 days worth investing to truly be happy, excited and sober? If you have tried and failed anywhere near what I did to get sober, only to end up worse off, this answer should be an easy one.

Tell Me about My Instant Access to The 30-Day Sobriety Solution

Yes, your access is virtually instant. You can start within minutes of signing up.

Everything in The Sobriety Solution can be found in your private membership site that you will have complete access to for three months. But let me be very clear, although your access to this membership site is for three months you have complete access to all of the content. The videos, audio, guided solutions and E-Book’s are YOUR content. You can choose to watch it online or you can easily DOWNLOAD it to your home computer to keep forever.

This private web “vault” is where you’ll go to access, download and replay ALL of the material in The Sobriety Solution.

The moment you register for The 30-Day Sobriety Solution, you’ll immediately be able to log in and review the 30-Day Sobriety Solution overview, which lays out very clearly the format of the program and exactly what you can expect.

Through this portal you will have direct access to The Sobriety Solution Membership support team to ask questions and get guidance when necessary.

Depending on the options you select at checkout you may have direct access to me to personally help you along your path.

Also there will be other included options during your 3 month membership access, such as live teleseminars and webinars and specific content only for members. So when you are done with Your 30-Day Sobriety Solution you will get content that will make sure you stay on the path.

Also with the click of a single “Coaching” tab you have DIRECT access to my mailbox to ask me any questions you have along the way.

Watch the short video below to take a peak into The Sobriety Solution Membership site and access to your 30-Day Sobriety Solution.

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Here Is A FRACTION of What You Will Learn Inside the Sobriety Solution

30 Solutions/30 Days – To Change Your Life & Thrive in Sobriety

The Sobriety Solution gives you the BEST inspiration and stories, the BEST tools and techniques, and the BEST models to follow to recover, reclaim and re-invent your life without alcohol in the next 30 days.

Here is a sample of what you are going to learn when you take advantage of The Sobriety Solution:

A step-by-step method of reprogramming yourself from the inside out, so your mind links excitement with sobriety thereby making that your path of least resistance.

Proven strategies that will increase your likelihood to follow through with this program every day by EIGHT times and overcoming the common mistakes most people make that keep them from following up on their dreams and goals.

You’ll learn the mindsets and strategies of people that learned how to thrive in sobriety, despite great challenges in life.

Why short-term and long-term results often oppose each other and how to recognize this.

The truth behind why alcohol is NOT the problem and how chasing after quitting drinking only makes sure you will keep drinking.

Learn why willpower to quit drinking will NEVER be enough and how to effectively use this amazing tool the right way.

Learn how to decide what you really want in life and exactly how to go about getting it.

Learn why you are only as good as your lowest level habit and how to make sure that habit isn’t ruining your life.

The truth behind positive thinking and how to really use it. It isn’t as simple as people like to make it out to be.

Discover how your mind is the GOOGLE for GOALS, and specifically how tapping into that potential will change your life.

Learn why the quality of the questions you ask equals the quality of your life and sobriety.

The truth about how alcohol has affected your health and how to make sure you can begin reversing the damage you have done.

How to not drink in ANY situation and not feel judged by others.

Understanding the other side of your drinking, the one that impacts friends and family, and how to restore those relationships and bring them to new heights.

Proof for how and why 30 days can completely transform your life and why making the commitment today is the first crucial step.

How to actually live in the present and truly enjoy the moment, rather than always escaping from your past pain or seeking out your future pleasure.

Understanding how to embrace and appreciate your fears and learn how to make them work for you instead of against you.

Learn how and what technologies can play a pivotal role in your sobriety.

Hear real stories, real solutions and real common mistakes of recovery most make along this path.

The truth about relapse and triggers and how to replace those with positive actions in your life rather than negative.

101 fun and exciting things you can do today to replace drinking in your life.

Simple actions to thrive in sobriety that can be done anywhere and at any time, without adding a minute of extra time to your day. Whether you are waiting in a line, stuck in traffic, bored in a meeting, you have time you can use today that “costs” you nothing, if you know how to best use it.

How success in sobriety and life can come as easily as asking the right questions in the right way at the right times.

How to create an empowering sense of self worth and value in your life by embracing your problems.

One 3 minute technique to ensure you wake up feeling excited, vibrant and inspired every day.

Learn how to avoid the peaks and valleys in energy levels most recovering alcoholics experience.

How and what key principles you have learned and applied over the 30 days can now be used to change every other aspect of your life.

How to go on a great vacation, having a ton of fun, all without drinking.

Uncover how your drinking leads to decisions that are in direct conflict with your core values, which in turn creates a greater desire to drink and use.

The Sobriety Equation and how you specifically can get this formula in sync in your life so sobriety is EASY.

Find out whether you can learn how to drink normally and socially ever again.

Discover the recovery stories of “famous” people and how you can learn from their mistakes and successes.

The truth about the Law of Attraction and how you are letting it run your life today without even knowing it.

Discover how to stop worshipping alcohol and find deeper meaning and purpose in your life.

Learn step by step the power of visualization and how to easily and effectively integrate it in your life to get sober.

Find out how advertisers and marketing is holding you back from ever getting sober, and how to reverse this affect and use advertising in your own life to get you excited in sobriety.

Why is pain a great thing in your life and how to make sure all the pain you have experienced directly and indirectly from your drinking is something you actually appreciate.

Learn why your addictive personality is actually a great thing.

The power and simplicity of gratitude and its impact on your sobriety.

11 Myths of drinking and sobriety and how these have kept you from ever getting sober.

Positive Addiction, yes there is a such a thing, and how to use it in your life to make sobriety a blast.

Discover what two interacting forces create a vicious circle of synergism that escalates your drinking and how to stop it today.

How one Oprah show will help you get over your guilt and shame.

Discover how playing the comparison “game” with your addiction and drinking has impacted your abuse and what you need to do to change this.

What does living in the present really mean to the alcoholic and addict, and how failure of awareness of this concept has a profound impact on your ability to get sober.

How goal setting can backfire and cause you to relapse, and how to ensure that this doesn’t happen to you.

How beliefs are self-fulfilling prophecies and how thriving in sobriety can become a reality in your life because of this.

Learn about the placebo effect with regard to the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. How and why creating expectations for an outcome really works.

Realize how driving your car creates the ultimate understanding of the importance of the subconscious mind.

Introducing the learning ladder and where you are headed over these 30 days so you can climb the ladder to success.

Is alcoholism a disease and how the answer to this question is important to your sobriety.

Learn about Roger Bannister and his use of visualization to break the four-minute mile barrier that was considered physically impossible, and the three amazing things that can be applied directly to your goal of thriving in sobriety.

Read about the Harvard study on why your brain doesn’t know the difference between something imagined and something experienced, and the importance of this concept in your life.

Your brain is the most powerful computer in the world, but as with all computers, learning how to use it is the challenge. Uncover how to use questions to unleash that processing power.

The importance of thoughts on our reality and our happiness and what the experts and philosophers have to share about this concept.

The vocabulary of people thriving in sobriety, the “negative drinking thinking,” addiction, the downward spiral, and how to turn the lights on in a dark house the right way.

How Napoleon Hill’s famous book, which took over 20 years to write, can teach you how to live a full, meaningful and prosperous life in sobriety.

Learn how to write your new story and new life of thriving in sobriety.

How to acknowledge, align and change the meaning of fear so that your irrational fears and doubts that you hide from with alcohol and drugs no longer control you.

Learn how to stop letting your emotions rule your life and lead you into compulsive and undesired behaviors. And 5 Simple Steps to breaking free from disabling emotions.

The Serotonin Stress Solution – Two reasons how one new technique in your life can dramatically change the happiness you experience WITHOUT alcohol.

All of this, and MUCH MORE – 30 Days/30 Solutions – To Transform Your Life & Thrive in Sobriety

The 30-Day Sobriety Solution Tuition

Before I answer this question I want to think about how much you drinking has cost you and how much it will cost you over the next month.

Most people I have encountered spend at least 10 dollars a day on average. And that doesn’t even count the occasional more expensive night out. If you added up the numbers, you might be shocked to discover that you’re already spending $500 on alcohol each and every month!

But for only one payment of $749, you’ll be well on the road to recovery… and… ultimately, sobriety.

Yes, full access to The 30-Day Sobriety Solution is ONLY 749 dollars, which gives you access to all the content and 3 month access to The Sobriety Solution Membership Community. I remember when I paid 250 dollars for just 1, 2 hour hypnotherapy session! And it wasn’t guaranteed and it only resulted in 5 days of sobriety.

Not to mention, this one-time payment could save you $3,600 (or more) in alcohol expenses during the next 12 months alone!

And remember, if you are considering in patient rehab as an option these can easily run as high as $20,000-$30,000 dollars a month.

After 90 days you are rolled into The Sobriety Solution Membership Community, which is only 14.97 a month. As a courtesy to you, I will renew your membership each month until you tell me to stop.

Program Bonuses

Yes, I have some great program bonuses to offer you.

How would you like to increase your odds of success in sobriety by 200%?

If you sign up today you will get 4, yes FOUR, 30-Minute confidential over the phone sobriety coaching sessions. I often find in just one session we can have a breakthrough to propel you down the path to lasting sobriety, but you will get 4 personal sessions with me to help take you through the first month or sobriety (or use anytime in the next 2 years!).

In fact I have found when people take me up on my hundred plus hours of sobriety coaching experience their odds of success increase by 200%. Those are some great odds! Also it worth noting I have had people pay me as much as 2,000 dollars for my coaching services (I am a Certified Life Coach).

Chris is one of many that has taken advantage of 1:1 coaching with me and here is what he says about the experience:

You get Direct Access to my mailbox 24/7/365. Everyone that is part of The 30-Day Sobriety Solution program and membership community will get personal emails and responses from me to help you along the way. We all get stuck, and sometimes you just need the support and feedback from someone that knows what it is like.

You will also get bonus content to help you through some of the challenges seen in the first 30 days. New bonus content, such as The Relapse Solution, will be provided to you throughout the program to ensure your success along the way.

You get access for 90 days in The Sobriety Solution Membership Community. The community takes what you learn in The 30-Day Sobriety Solution and gives you the exact content, tools, inspiration and access you need to get you through the hardest part of sobriety, the first year.

Money Back GUARANTEE

At this point I believe it should be clear to you that I believe whole heartedly in The 30-Day Sobriety Solution and what it can do for you.

I have invested an incredible amount of my own time, effort, energy and money to create this program and deliver it to you in a way that makes it easy and effective. I believe the quality of the program will speak for itself once you get sarted, and feedback has validated this.

Regardless I want to make sure you are comfortable with the training I produce so it comes with a 100% money back “no questions asked” guarantee for the first 30 days.

The money back guarantee is simple:

Try The 30-Day Sobriety Solution for 30 days and if you are not totally thrilled you simply contact me and for a quick and cheerful full refund, no questions asked. Even if we already did the bonus coaching session!

The 30-Day Sobriety Solution is the premier online course which contains proven audio, video, workbook materials and solutions to get you started on your path to immediate and lasting sobriety

Yes! I want to activate my membership now so I can take full advantage of The 30-Day Sobriety Solution and get sober once and for all.

I understand that I will receive instant access to a tested and proven system for getting sober in the next 30 days.
I understand this 30-Day program has been used by Dave Andrews and other to achieve lasting sobriety when other methods failed.
I understand my $749 one time tuition gives me instant access to The 30-Day Sobriety Solution Multimedia Online Program, including access to all the audio & video training, the E-Book’s and the life changing solutions.
I understand I can download all the materials to my own computer to review as often as I like.
I understand that I will get full access to The Sobriety Solution Membership Community for 90 days.
I understand that I will get direct access to Dave Andrews’ mailbox for questions, support and feedback along the way.
I understand I will get one 1 hour confidential over the phone Sobriety Coaching session and that Dave Andrews has found that sobriety coaching combined with this program has increased the odds of success by 200%.
I understand that my purchase and any contact with Dave Andrews will be kept in the strictest confidence and that this program will be billed under “Solutions Corporation, LLC”
I understand that my membership is 100% guaranteed. I have 30 days to decide if this is for me. If not, I can easily get my money back.
Last, but not least, I understand that my membership will automatically convert to a low $14.97 a month membership at the end of 90 days. I can cancel anytime.

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Yes, I’m Ready to Activate My Membership & Get Sober!

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See you on the other side!

Dave Andrews

P.S. It’s usually the things we haven’t tried yet that fix the old problems. I’m here to help.

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