***WHY I’M GOING ALCOHOL FREE FOR 2020*** (and the ONE QUESTION that inspired the decision)

Me and Nattie James have been talking about doing this for the last few years, but on 1st January I’m finally biting the bullet and going for it…

We’ve done dry Jan before, and I always feel amazing (although I cheated last year as I was skiing for a week with the lads lol!) 

So this year I’m going for the full 12 months!

Why?

A few weeks ago I was at a private Mastermind hosted by Jeff Mask. 

The homework to prep for the Mastermind was to read/listen to a book called 'The One Thing' by Gary W Keller.

Effectively, the concept is that focusing on ONE THING is better than trying to do lots of things all at once.

Makes sense, right?

It’s the same advice I generally give our clients.

Focus on one thing at a time in your business, and you’ll get better results.

Simple.

So as I listened to the audiobook over the last few weeks, that question kept cropping up, as I thought about my ‘ONE THING’ for 2020...

"What’s the ONE thing I can do, that would make everything else easier, or completely unnecessary?"

To start with, I was looking at this purely from a business perspective.

We’ve had amazing growth over the last few years, and I have BIG ambitions for 2020.

So, I had it down to two potential answers…

a) Ticket sales for our ‘Expert Empires’ events 

b) Sales of our high-end Mastermind programmes

I was leaning towards EE tickets being the main focus, as it’s kind of the ‘Golden Goose’ for our business. 

It’s where a good chunk of our revenue comes from, and it feeds our other businesses and programmes.

Then I asked myself the question again…

"What’s the ONE thing I can do, that would make everything else easier, or completely unnecessary?"

This time, I focused on the “make everything else easier” part of the question.

And the answer was obvious.

Because there’s one thing (for me) that makes everything else a hell of a lot harder...

DRINKING TOO MUCH!

It makes getting out of bed on a Monday morning and going to the gym harder.

It makes creating content and serving clients sometimes feel like a chore.

And - over the years - it's caused me to make A LOT of bad decisions!

The more times I repeated the question to myself:

"What’s the ONE thing I can do, that would make everything else easier, or completely unnecessary?"

The clearer the answer became.

In 2020, I want Expert Empires - and our Mastermind programmes - to not only be known here in the UK, but WORLDWIDE.

And I know, that in order to make that happen, I need to be on my absolute A-game.

The truth?

I think I’ve currently been operating at about 75% - at best.

How scary is that?

It’s actually quite embarrassing to admit.

If that’s true, it means: 

I’ve only been giving 75% to my clients - who pay a small fortune for my advice and guidance.

I’ve only been giving 75% to my team - who look to ME as their leader.

And - worst of all - it means I’ve only been giving 75% to Nattie, Zak and Ty. 

So in 2020 I plan to operate at 100%!

That means:

No wasted time.

No bad decisions.

And certainly...

NO HANGOVERS!

Is it going to be hard?

Yes.

In fact, I expect it’s going to be absolute torture at times!

In particular, I’m dreading watching the football with my mates (Euro 2020 ??), visiting my Dad, and going on holiday. 

Because - for me - all those occasions normally revolve around drinking.

And that’s why I’m doing it.

Because I want to break the habit, and I believe the best way to do it, is to go cold turkey.

I’ve tried other ways in the past, and they just haven’t worked for me.

So - as of midnight on 1st Jan 2020 - it’ll be sparkling water with ice and a slice of lime for me please!

Or maybe I’ll try some of those alcohol-free beers (are they any good?)

Anyway… 

Truth is, I’m 50% excited and 50% shitting myself about the year ahead.

But, you know I LOVE a challenge!

Oh, and those of you who have already laughed at me and told me I can’t do it...

(You’re a bit like my Uni mates who took the piss when I dropped out of Uni to start my own business…) 

THANK YOU - you’ve inspired me!

And thanks to those who have already been supportive and helped make this decision easier:

Nattie James and Nicki Vee - who are both joining me in this challenge - no backing out now ladies!

The other members of the 2020 Mastermind:

Dan Bradbury

Lisa Catto

Darcy Juarez

And a few people who have inspired this decision who don’t even realise it:

Dan Meredith

Will Polston

Rob Moore

Gordon Burcham

Ruari Fairbairns

Thanks for the inspiration chaps - and any advice you can offer is welcomed!

So I’ll end this post with the question that started it all:

"What’s the ONE thing you can do, that (when you look forward to 2020) would make everything else easier, or completely unnecessary?”

I’d love to hear what your ‘ONE THING’ is.

Comment below! ??

Nick ’Sparkling Water and Lime’ James

P.S. Want to make 2020 YOUR best year yet?

On 11th-12th Jan, myself and Ryan Pinnick are hosting a one-off 2-day training all about how you can make 2020 your best year yet!

It's called '2020 VISION’ and we'll be delivering the very best of what we know about how to play an even bigger game in all areas of your life.

I'll be delivering sessions on:

- How To DOUBLE Your Business In 2020

- 8 Predictions For The 'Expert' Industry As We Enter A New Decade

- The Three Phases Of Growing An Expert Business

Ryan will be covering:

- Unleashing your Superconscious Genius and Purpose

- Overcoming your Self Sabotaging Unconscious Ego

Plus we have extra sessions on:

- The Ancient Art Of Closing Sales with Matthew Elwell

- The Red World Vs The Green World with Tony Vee

- And Nicki Vee delivering her famous New Year Intention-Setting process - designed to help you make 2020 your best year yet!

As you probably know, tickets to attend my events normally start at between ￡100-￡1000 each, but you can get entry to this one completely free of charge!

Link to register is in the first comment ??