EPISODE · Jun 5, 2024 · 56 MIN
The Entrepreneur Who Quit Drinking With His Wife: Jason's Story
from One for the Road: The Quit Drinking Podcast
Jason was a 13-year-old kid on the Hatfield Mead estate in Morden when he washed his first car for £7 and used the money to buy another bucket and sponge. Within four weeks he had four mates washing cars while he made the sales. By forty-two he was an angel investor and twenty-six months sober, having quit drinking with his wife.This is the recovery story of a self-made entrepreneur from a south London council estate who stopped drinking because he wanted his life back. Jason tells Sober Dave about being babysat by a Kray-era gangster, the depressive 3am thoughts that followed every drinking night, and the calculation that finally tipped the scales.You'll hear about: how poverty mindset drives drinking; productivity and sobriety; the maths of seventy-five lost days; quitting drinking with your partner; and why escape is just a sign you have not built the life you actually want.If you have ever wondered if drinking is holding your life back, this one's for you.If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice.www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-serviceshttps://nacoa.org.uk/Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-MartinezInstagram - @TheDaniellaMartinezhttps://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/www.instagram.com/grownuphustle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jason was a 13-year-old kid on the Hatfield Mead estate in Morden when he washed his first car for £7 and used the money to buy another bucket and sponge. Within four weeks he had four mates washing cars while he made the sales. By forty-two he was an angel investor and twenty-six months sober, having quit drinking with his wife.This is the recovery story of a self-made entrepreneur from a south London council estate who stopped drinking because he wanted his life back. Jason tells Sober Dave about being babysat by a Kray-era gangster, the depressive 3am thoughts that followed every drinking night, and the calculation that finally tipped the scales.You'll hear about: how poverty mindset drives drinking; productivity and sobriety; the maths of seventy-five lost days; quitting drinking with your partner; and why escape is just a sign you have not built the life you actually want.If you have ever wondered if drinking is holding your life back, this one's for you.If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice.www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-serviceshttps://nacoa.org.uk/Show producer- Daniella Attanasio-MartinezInstagram - @TheDaniellaMartinezhttps://www.instagram.com/thedaniellamartinez/www.instagram.com/grownuphustle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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