Doug Bopst | The Obvious Secret to Conquering Addiction & 3 Steps to Building a Better Life

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Education, Health & Fitness, Business

4.7 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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In today’s episode, we cover how to conquer addiction with Doug Bopst. Doug is an award-winning personal trainer, author, speaker, and business owner, who turned his life around from felon and drug addict to help countless individuals build the confidence and strength to succeed in life. Substance abuse and addiction goes beyond simply using drugs to experience a temporary high, so what can you do to identify the cause of an addiction, how can you rebuild your life after addiction, and why is physical exercise so important in the recovery process? What to Listen For Doug Bopst’s Story - 0:00 What made Doug turn his life around after being convicted of a felony? How did Doug Bopst’s childhood lead to addiction and crime? Improving Your Life After Addiction - 8:25 (Starts with Johnny saying, “If that energy isn’t channeled…”) What can you do to remove toxic relationships from your life? How do you leave one social circle to build a new one? What do you look for if you want to make new friends that won’t lead you down a path dangerous to your future? Conquering Addiction - 21:50 (Starts with AJ saying, “What I want to talk about is…”) How do you break an addiction without simply ending it and replacing it with another as many do? Why is physical exercise so important when it comes to maintaining a healthy body and mind in addiction recovery? What can you do to build will power so you can build a healthier lifestyle to replace your addiction? Building Relationships After Addiction - 31:55 (Starts with AJ saying, “Absolutely, that deep why is such an important part…”) What can you do to repair the bridges you burned while you were battling addiction? What happened to the cellmate who inspired Doug Bopst to turn his life around and become the best version of himself? The source of addiction is not simply wanting a high, but filling a void that can exist in all of us due to pain, trauma, loss, a lack of love, etc. What this means for those suffering from addiction is that the pain is still there even if you stop abusing the substance in question. Addicts use in order to fill that void, so to properly recover, you must find a healthy way of slowly filling the emptiness with a love for yourself. You must become the source of your own fulfillment and happiness. A Word From Our Sponsors Share your vulnerabilities, victories, and questions in our 17,000-member private Facebook group at theartofcharm.com/challenge. This is a unique opportunity where everyone — both men and women — celebrate your accountability on the way to becoming the best version of yourself. Register today here! Resources from this Episode Doug Bopst website The Adversity Advantage Podcast - hosted by Doug Bopst From Felony to Fitness to Free: Everybody deserves a second chance AoC Podcast - BJ Fogg | The Biggest Myth About Habit Formation Check in with AJ and Johnny! AJ on Instagram Johnny on Instagram The Art of Charm on Instagram The Art of Charm on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the smart person, the person who had confidence in self-esteem and himself and the person who took care of himself would say,
0:04.9	you know, probably a good idea to stop doing drugs and change your friends.
0:09.0	But for me, I was like, I need to do whatever I can to continue this lifestyle because they're like family to me.
0:14.9	And if I leave them, what are they going to say about me?
0:17.6	Or I feel some sense of loyalty to them because they've had my back in certain situations.
0:23.4	I want to remind people listening to this.
0:25.0	If you can take anything from what I'm sharing, just make sure that you align people that have with yourself, that you have common futures and not common past.
0:31.7	Right? Because I think we get attached to people that we've had in our life that are bad influences because they've been in our life for 10, 15 years,
0:38.5	but they're halting your success and they're preventing you from getting to where you want to go.
0:44.2	Welcome back to the Articharm podcast, a podcast designed to help you win at work, love and life.
0:51.3	We know you have what it takes to reach your full potential and every single week we share with you interviews and strategies to help you develop the right social skills and mindsets to succeed.
1:02.8	That's right. You shouldn't have to settle for anything less than extraordinary.
1:06.6	I'm AJ and I'm Johnny. If you like this show, don't forget to subscribe and tell your friends.
1:12.0	Johnny, we're already 25 days into the new year.
1:15.4	Now, I know a lot of you have big goals that you want to accomplish this year.
1:20.3	New year, new me, right? Have you gotten the fast start you wanted for the year?
1:24.9	If you're finding yourself stuck in a 2020 hangover and not making the progress you want, it's because you weren't meant to be someone new.
1:34.8	How about instead of becoming someone different, new year better you?
1:40.0	Well, here at the Articharm, we have a core belief that you have everything you need already inside of you to live that extraordinary life.
1:48.0	That's right. It's called the X factor and it's waiting to be unlocked so you can be exactly who you were meant to be.
1:55.6	When you tap into the superpower, you'll find yourself making big changes and not waiting for life to happen to you.
2:03.8	So are you ready to make that happen? Shake off the 2020 Rust and make this your best year yet.
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