You promised yourself you’d take a break from drinking. You got through a week, maybe even a month. Then a wedding came up, you had a shit day at work or your mates asked why you weren’t drinking. And you picked up a drink again.

In this episode of A-Game Unfiltered, Adam Smith and Adam Mayhew talk about what pulls you back to alcohol when you’d already decided to take a break. Maybe it’s how you switch off after work. Maybe you’re worried what your mates will think. Or maybe you’ve been the bloke who’s always up for a beer for so long that you’re unsure who you are without one.

We talk about how to handle social pressure, why beating yourself up after a drink keeps you stuck, and how giving yourself something to look forward to can make a break from alcohol easier to stick with.

If you’ve gone back to drinking and caught yourself thinking, “What the hell is wrong with me?”, start with a better question: “What was I hoping that drink would give me?”

If you’d like our help taking a break from alcohol and learning to switch off without it, get in touch with A-Game.

Adam Smith

Adam Smith is an entrepreneur, transformational coach, NLP Practitioner and Timeline Therapist with extensive experience building businesses, leading teams and developing high-performing client relationships. Combining strong commercial acumen with deep expertise in human behaviour, he helps founders overcome the unconscious patterns that limit growth, leadership and fulfilment. Known for his ability to build trust quickly, create meaningful connections and challenge clients to think differently, Adam has helped business owners improve performance, increase confidence and achieve sustainable success without compromising who they are.
Connect with Adam Smith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-smith-high-performance-coach/

Adam Mayhew

Adam Mayhew is an entrepreneur and transformational coach who helps founders build successful businesses without sacrificing their health, relationships or peace of mind. Drawing on his own journey through burnout, alcohol dependency and feeling disconnected despite outward success, he helps ambitious business owners develop greater clarity, resilience and self-awareness. His coaching combines mindset, performance and wellbeing to help founders make better decisions, improve their energy and create a life that feels aligned with the success they have worked hard to achieve. Adam is a qualified Nutritional Therapist, Mindfulness Teacher, and CNHC-registered Health Practitioner.

Connect with Adam Mayhew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammayhew/

To find out more about Smith & Mayhew: https://agameconsultancy.com/about/