Are you a workaholic? Have you considered finding recovery for your workaholism?

Welcome to episode 443 of The Recovery Show.

This episode is brought to by Beth, Claudia, and Nina. They used the donation button on our website.

Thank you, Beth, Claudia, and Nina for your generous contributions.

This episode is for you. We are friends and family

members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness. We who live

or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction understand us perhaps few others

can. So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

Before we begin, we would like to state that in this show, we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program.

During this show, we will share our experiences.

The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them.

Take what you like and leave the rest.

We hope that you will find something in our sharing that speaks to your life.

My name is Spencer. I am your host today. Joining me today is Tom. Welcome to the recovery show, Tom.

Hello, thank you. You proposed a couple readings. I'm going to start with From Courage to Change on March 26.

Anything worth doing goes a slightly cockyed version of the old saying is worth doing badly.

Perfectionism, procrastination, and paralysis are three of the worst effects of alcoholism upon my life.

I have a tendency to spend my life waiting for the past

to change. I want to spend the first hundred years of my life getting all the kinks ironed out

and the next hundred years actually living. Such an inclination to avoid taking risks, to avoid doing

anything badly, has prevented me from doing some of the things I enjoy the most, and it has kept me

from the regular practice that produces progress. If I'm unwilling to perform a task badly, I can't

...