Being An Introvert And Alcohol Free
My Year No Beer (Week 9)
Happy Halloween everyone! Week 9 of My year No Beer. Still 100% AF.
This week I reflected upon how being AF makes it easier to know thyself without it being masked or numbed by booze.
I’m an INFJ personality type (the I stands for Introvert) and before I knew this, I thought I was a broken misfit and completely unsociable.
Being an introvert and alcohol free, I never found I was at ease around people and found people’s superficial bullshit depleting and soul destroying to listen too. I just couldn’t connect.
I’ll be honest, in those situations, chugging a few bevvies made it far less painful for me.
Now that drinking isn’t an option and with the party season coming up I found myself this week getting a little hesitant about having to get out there and socialise when my partner started mentioning our diary commitments over the next couple of months.
The difference is, now I know myself a little better, I know that I am predisposed to this way of feeling. But I don’t need to drink to get through it and more importantly I know I’m not a broken misfit!
Pillars of Positivity
Sleep
- 6 hrs (4 x 90 mins sleep cycles)
- Sleeping better in general but less
- Getting up regularly at 5.30am
- Continuing with my morning routine. (Journaling, exercise, meditation, self-development, business development, etc.)
Movement
- Ran 18 Km in a week.
- 10 Km run average speed 5:39 / Km.
- Getting consistent with strength training (Monday / Wednesday / Friday).
Nutrition
- 71 Kg.
- Maintained weight. Would like to lose a few Kg before Christmas!
- Fasting is proving tricky to stick to. Not sure it is really for me. Going to drop it for the time being.
Connection
- Maintaining good connection online.
- Had my first meet greet for the OFFICE NINJA cohort. It was great to connect with people from around the world!
- Managed to spend quality time with family and do some nice activities together.
Relax
- Reading (20 mins / day)
- Meditation (10 mins / day)
- Running x 2
- Personal development
Clear Thinking
- Feel like I am more consistent and focussed
- Feeling positive, optimistic and happy
- Motivation continues to improve. Achieved a lot this week!
- Moving out of my comfort zone continually at present to grow and develop my coaching business
