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from doing that.After dealing with work responsibilities and family responsibilities, I was too tired by the end of the day to accomplish anything and was sleeping too poorly to be able to get up early and do anything in the morning.<h2 id="a150">Find your real reason</h2>That, I realized, was the main reason. I had supplementary reasons around family and fitness and finances, but this answered the question of what I really wanted to do with my time instead of drinking.If your answer is “I want more time to be on Facebook,” you are going to fail. You need something that actually drives you.Seriously, what inspires you?<figure id="4765"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*cV2YJltmJ5riYkhfk5-FTg.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@huskerfan3?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Jake Young</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/thinking?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure>Is it being fit enough to compete in obstacle races or marathons, or even just look good in a swimsuit? Will that make you a happier person?Are you looking for the love of your life, but don’t have the confidence that you’re worth anyone’s time or love because you feel tired and out of shape all the time?Do you want to be able to go on dates and feel good about what you have to offer, rather than sitting home alone numbing yourself in front of the TV?Is it making more money so you c

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an spend less time at a commuter job and more time with your loved ones? Is it having a big investment portfolio? Owning your own business? Why do you feel that way?Do you have regrets about the amount of time you’ve lost with your spouse or kids, or about the quality of the time you have spent with them? You need to dig down more, because regrets simply aren’t enough to create lasting change.How would you spend your time with them instead? Would you take up fun hobbies with your kids, like golfing or art or archery or whatever else you might be interested in that you wouldn’t otherwise have the energy for?It comes down to this: What are you going to replace alcohol with?Answering “nothing, really, I just want to quit and feel better” isn’t going to be good enough.If you’re just going to be sitting around on your couch all night watching Netflix, sleeping in, going through the motions at work, doing all the same things as you did before you quit drinking, your brain is going to see through your ruse.It’ll say, “this is the same boring stuff you were doing before … why are you not drinking exactly?”I can tell you from personal experience: you need to figure out why you’re quitting before you start. I hope some of these prompts have helped you to start figuring it out! Good luck!Thank you for reading this post! If you liked it, please give it a clap or two so other can find it. If you really liked it, you can give it more by holding down the clap button for as long as you want!</article></body>

You’ll fail at quitting alcohol if you get this question wrong

Answer the question below as quickly as possible. Right now.

What is the top reason you’re quitting alcohol?

Did you answer family? Fitness? Energy level? Business? Finances?

The answer is probably some combination of those, but I’d like you to really think about it.

The reason I say that is that a lot of people claim to be quitting something for one reason when it might actually be another.

You need to get clear with yourself about what’s more important to you than drinking.

What will you do?

What do you want to do or accomplish with the extra energy you’re going to have? Who will benefit from your elevated mood?

What is more important to you than alcohol.

Is it your fitness, really? Is it your family? Even if you think it’s your wife and kids, is it?

I was a great husband and father even when I was drinking way more that I knew was healthy, but it wasn’t enough to get me to stop.

For the last two years of my heavy drinking, I was going to the gym almost every day and was in the best physical shape of my life on the outside, even if my insides were rotting.

I realized that, for me, there was this overarching malaise hanging over me. I knew at my core that I wasn’t even close to achieving my potential.

I wanted to get in even better shape and start my own business, and drinking was preventing me from doing that.

After dealing with work responsibilities and family responsibilities, I was too tired by the end of the day to accomplish anything and was sleeping too poorly to be able to get up early and do anything in the morning.

Find your real reason

That, I realized, was the main reason. I had supplementary reasons around family and fitness and finances, but this answered the question of what I really wanted to do with my time instead of drinking.

If your answer is “I want more time to be on Facebook,” you are going to fail. You need something that actually drives you.

Seriously, what inspires you?

Is it being fit enough to compete in obstacle races or marathons, or even just look good in a swimsuit? Will that make you a happier person?

Are you looking for the love of your life, but don’t have the confidence that you’re worth anyone’s time or love because you feel tired and out of shape all the time?

Do you want to be able to go on dates and feel good about what you have to offer, rather than sitting home alone numbing yourself in front of the TV?

Is it making more money so you can spend less time at a commuter job and more time with your loved ones? Is it having a big investment portfolio? Owning your own business? Why do you feel that way?

Do you have regrets about the amount of time you’ve lost with your spouse or kids, or about the quality of the time you have spent with them? You need to dig down more, because regrets simply aren’t enough to create lasting change.

How would you spend your time with them instead? Would you take up fun hobbies with your kids, like golfing or art or archery or whatever else you might be interested in that you wouldn’t otherwise have the energy for?

It comes down to this: What are you going to replace alcohol with?

Answering “nothing, really, I just want to quit and feel better” isn’t going to be good enough.

If you’re just going to be sitting around on your couch all night watching Netflix, sleeping in, going through the motions at work, doing all the same things as you did before you quit drinking, your brain is going to see through your ruse.

It’ll say, “this is the same boring stuff you were doing before … why are you not drinking exactly?”

I can tell you from personal experience: you need to figure out why you’re quitting before you start. I hope some of these prompts have helped you to start figuring it out! Good luck!

Thank you for reading this post! If you liked it, please give it a clap or two so other can find it. If you really liked it, you can give it more by holding down the clap button for as long as you want!