OoM 066: Overcoming Alcohol Addiction with James Swanwick
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2016
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Strength, energy, drive, motivation, relationships, health - these are all things we, as men, want in more and deeper quantities. It's difficult enough to improve in each of these areas. Adding alcohol addiction to the equation certainly doesn't help.
My guest today, James Swanwick talks with us about breaking habits, changing your environment, choosing the people you surround yourself with, and how to kick alcohol for good.
James Swanwick is a New York-based ESPN anchor on SportsCenter, author of 'Insider Journalism Secrets' and co-founder of international agency, Crocmedia.
He's been a print or TV journalist for 20 years, writing for newspapers and magazines in the US, UK and Australia including Associated Press, Sky Sports, ESPN, WPLJ radio, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Daily Telegraph, The Sun, Sky Movie Channel, Q104FM, Loaded magazine, Woman's Day, The Courier-Mail and many more.
He now teaches aspiring journalists and graduates how to get a job in the fast-paced journalism industry through his course "How To Become A Journalist".
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| 0:00.0 | Strength, energy, drive, motivation, relationships, health. |
| 0:03.6 | These are all things we as men want in more and deeper quantities. |
| 0:06.8 | It's difficult to enough to improve in each of these areas. |
| 0:09.2 | But adding alcohol addiction to the equation certainly doesn't help. |
| 0:12.5 | My guest today, James Swannick, talks with us about breaking habits, |
| 0:15.7 | changing your environment, choosing the people you surround yourself with, |
| 0:18.8 | and how to kick alcohol for good. |
| 0:21.2 | You're a man of action. |
| 0:22.5 | You live life to the fullest. |
| 0:23.9 | Embrace your fears, and boldly charge your own path. |
| 0:26.8 | When life knocks you down, you get back up. |
| 0:29.4 | One more time, every time. |
| 0:31.4 | You are not easily deterred or defeated. |
| 0:33.7 | Rugged, resilient, strong. |
| 0:36.4 | This is your life. |
| 0:37.6 | This is who you are. |
| 0:39.0 | This is who you will become. |
| 0:40.7 | At the end of the day, and after all is said and done, |
| 0:43.7 | you can call yourself a man. |
| 0:46.9 | Man, what is going on today? |
| 0:47.9 | My name is Ryan Mickler, and I am your host and founder of Order of Man. |
| 0:50.8 | I'm glad you're back with us here today. |
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