Welcome to the latest podcast from SMART Recovery. A key component to maintaining motivation and sustaining addiction recovery is covered by the SMART Recovery 4-Point Program’s 4th point: Living a Balanced Life. Dr. Bill Knaus backs up this point with a live presentation from December 29, 2012: “Thirteen Tips to Make 2013 Your Best Year Ever”.

Bill is famous for his work in helping people overcome procrastination. He originated the self-help movement in procrastination and has three bestselling books in this area. He has worked with thousands of people who were plagued by procrastination. An original director of post-graduate training in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Bill directly helped train over 1000 professional counselors and psychotherapists.

In addition, Bill originated rational emotive education, an evidence-based positive mental health program for kids and teens. He donated this outstanding program to the public. He is known by many in SMART Recovery as the author of The SMART Recovery Primer, a manual that helped launch SMART. This former professor has authored more than 20 books.

To read his 13 Tips for 2013, and to participate in a discussion, login to SMART's online forum and visit the messageboard.