Strive: Living a SELF Led Life

I am AFAF

Loud and proud!

Anxiety isn’t your enemy—it’s a superpower. 💥 Instead of suppressing it, try listening. Your emotions are signals, guiding you to what needs attention. When you tune in, you tap into your true strength. 🧠✨

Marc Convey is not just a survivor; he is a thriver who has turned adversity into a powerful force for good. In this episode, Marc opens up about the transformative accident that led him to discover the deep connections between personal hardship and the strength of the human spirit. His insights into recovery and the process of finding meaning in life’s challenges offer listeners a unique perspective on how to navigate their own struggles.

Listeners will be captivated by Marc’s ability to weave his experiences into a story that is both inspiring and actionable. As a motivational speaker, Marc has shared his journey on stages around the world, and now, through his Substack, “MakingAMarc,” he continues to inspire a global audience with his reflections on resilience, purpose, and personal growth.

Tune in to the 1000 Days Sober Podcast as Marc Convey and Lee Davy delve into the essential elements of resilience, the importance of sharing our truths, and how we can all transform our pain into a powerful purpose. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to understand how to turn life’s challenges into opportunities for growth and meaning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kyY89sYTVw

Every single day, without fail, you’ll see alcohol dressed up in a shiny, positive light. 🍻 It’s everywhere, selling you a lie. Don’t be fooled by the glitz—know the truth behind the curtain. 🧠

At STRIVE we believe in getting to the root cause of why we drink alcohol.

A word or two on relapse.

My mentor, Preston Smiles, always tells me that God doesn’t make a mistake.

If this is true, it’s imperative that when we relapse, we ask ourselves, “What lesson do I have to learn here?”

After 19-years on the railway I had become THE RAILWAYMAN. I had convinced myself that the only thing I knew how to do was to run a railway.

Then at 35, I became alcohol-free-as-f**k (AFAF).

The clouds parted, and a fork of lightning came down from the universe and hit me hard.

I felt the fear so acutely I thought it would split me down the middle.

But unencumbered by the poison, I felt the fear and did it anyway.

I quit the railway and decided to make my money through poker.

I wrote to five poker magazine editors and asked if I could write for them.

One said yes.

I had never written anything in my life.

This photo is one my first wife took, and the magazine used it for my first centre spread called ‘From The Valleys to Vegas.’

From a RAILWAYMEN to a WRITER.

What am I today?

I don’t know.

But I know this.

I am not my fu***ng job!

And neither are you!

Please send this to someone who needs to hear it.

If alcohol was cooked up today, they’d never let it see the light of day. 🍷 A substance that poisons, destroys, and kills—there’s no way it’d be legal. But here we are, drowning in the stuff, pretending it’s normal. Maybe it’s time we stopped pretending.

People cling to the idea that drinking in moderation is somehow better than not drinking at all. It’s not just the belief—it’s the slow bleed, the death by a thousand cuts, that The Liquid Lie uses to keep you hooked. So, when the World Health Organisation (WHO) says in January 2023 that no amount of alcohol is good for you, take it as a cold, hard fact. Time to wake up.

I’m not sure how long I had been AFAF in this photo.

It was my wedding anniversary, and my wife bought a bottle of Rose. I decided to help her drink it because I feared she would polish off the whole bottle and some, which would spoil the night.

It didn’t work.

We ended up having a blinding row that night.

I’m posting it for all of the AFAF people whose partners don’t come along for the ride. It’s tough when this happens, and it can lead to relapse as the person who is AFAF deals with the changes in their primary relationships. Let’s not forget how difficult it is for the drinker when their partner quits. Of course, the one familiar dynamic is the alcohol.

I’m not sure how long I had been AFAF in this photo.

It was my wedding anniversary, and my wife bought a bottle of Rose. I decided to help her drink it because I feared she would polish off the whole bottle and some, which would spoil the night.

It didn’t work.

We ended up having a blinding row that night.

I’m posting it for all AFAF people whose partners don’t come along for the ride. It’s tough when this happens, and it can lead to relapse as the person who is AFAF deals with the changes in their primary relationships. Let’s not forget how difficult it is for the drinker when their partner quits. Of course, the one familiar dynamic is the alcohol.

Words are loaded dice. They build the world you live in. What if we believed people give a damn? That’s a hell of a shift in the game

New book series. I love diving into the world of fantasy and sci-fi. What fiction books do you love?

You know you do

It’s ok to change your mind.

A trigger for me is when I have grown, developed, evolved, matured, aged or even learned from past mistakes and tested, tweaked and polished my attitude worldviews, beliefs, paradigms, and someone says, “That’s not what you said the last time,” during a fight.

Yup, I lose my s**t.

Learning not to lose my s**t is important, but it’s not the point of this note.

The point of this note is to give you permission to be different, to change, to reshape your thoughts and opinions, and you don’t owe anyone an explanation.

Much love and STRIVE on!

Lee

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What are your thoughts?

What are your thoughts?

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Is setting boundaries selfish? 🤔 In this week’s episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I dive into your toughest questions on selfishness and boundaries. 🛑👥 Learn how to set healthy boundaries without guilt and understand the fine line between self-care and selfishness.

🎧 Tune in now and start living a self-led life! 🙌

If you want to listen to the episode then search for The 1000 Days Sober Podcast in all the major podcast platforms.

Here is the video link — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bC7NkVzans

🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨

Is setting boundaries selfish? 🤔 In this week’s episode of the 1000 Days Sober Podcast, I dive into your toughest questions on selfishness and boundaries. 🛑👥 Learn how to set healthy boundaries without guilt and understand the fine line between self-care and selfishness.

🎧 Tune in now and start living a self-led life! 🙌

The link to the video is in the bio. If you want to listen to the episode then search for The 1000 Days Sober Podcast in all the major podcast platforms.

I was lost.

I had scheduled 90-minutes to create an incredible free gift for the people who fall into my orbit.

But I didn’t know what to do.

And I had scheduled 90-minutes for this s**t.

So, I started berating myself for being clueless.

Then…

I gave myself some love, and permission to spend the rest of that 90-minute slot thinking about the problem.

And guess what?

An answer emerged.

But it wasn’t easy, because parts of my psyche thought I was slacking.

Drop a ❤️ below if you needed this, today.

Much love and STRIVE on!

Lee

We become alcohol reliant because of the Liquid Lie.

The Liquid Lie is an invisible, violent and dominant belief system that indoctrinates you to drink alcohol from birth.

It’s violent because it kills 3.3m people per year, it’s dominant because more than 50% of the world’s population drinks it, and it’s invisible because despite this stats people think it’s the greatest substance on earth.

An aspect of The Liquid Lie is absurdity. We have to make the drinking of alcohol and the damage is does so absurd that we forget the pain and suffering it causes.

Here is an example from Vauxhall Underground. We create posters and stick them up around staircases because accident reports show such a high level of slip, trip and fall incidents attributed to alcohol.

But we sell it and advertise it like it’s as natural to us as drinking water.



If you feel that your relationship with alcohol has become unhealthy and you would like some help figuring that out, reach out to me on WhatsApp on +447537896829.

Much love & STRIVE on!

Lee