If you have a job right now, you will no doubt have a boss — a supervisor who directs you. Most people have a boss. If you are self-employed, you might not have one direct boss, but you have to answer to all of your clients; in a way, you have many bosses.
But even though you have a boss or bosses at work, you are your own master. You have the final say. It is your life. You choose to do the job that you do. You could just as easily choose to not do that job. You might say, I can’t leave my job, I have bills to pay, mouths to feed, and I’m sure that’s true, but you are making that choice — to stick with that job.
Nobody owns you. You are in charge of your own destiny. If you’re in a job that you hate, you need to change it. You need to motivate yourself to do something about your situation. You might think that sounds scary, but it’s actually liberating — taking control of your life.
Think hard about your options. Network. Reach out to friends. Learn some new skills. Read up on the most sought after skills, and see if you can acquire some of the top ones. What’s your passion? Could you turn it into a way to make a living? Think outside the box, you’ll be surprised at what you might come up with.
The same applies to drinking: you are your own master. Nobody has the power over you to make you drink, it is something that you choose to do. And if your drinking is causing problems in your life, then it’s a poor choice. If you’ve had a bad day at work, going to a bar — or home — and getting drunk will solve nothing.
If you’ve been drinking regularly for a long time, you no doubt have developed a very bad habit, where you reach for the booze automatically. I can assure you it’s a habit that you can break, and you are the very one to break it.
As your own master, consider these options:
- Before you reach for the booze, think about the consequences of what you’re about to do. Drinking will solve NOTHING. Not only will it solve nothing, it will make everything much worse. If you had a bad day at work today, tomorrow will be even worse — guaranteed — with a hangover.
- Develop new healthy habits to replace the old bad ones. Instead of automatically reaching for the booze, go for a walk, or read something uplifting and inspiring. Or have a drink, but make it a healthy, non-alcoholic one. I now drink a glass of carbonated water (Perrier, for e.g.), with ice and a slice of lemon, when in the past I would have had wine: after a tough day at work, with meals, out with friends. It is working brilliantly. It’s fresh and fun, and I have no hangovers to deal with.
- Choose your friends carefully. If all of your friends are reckless boozers, it’ll be hard for you to be around them and not go back to your old, unhealthy ways.
You can choose to make the most of your precious life, or to squander it, poisoning yourself with alcohol.
Do you know how lucky you are to have that choice?
KTB
Kick the Booze 