Through The Fires

Went to college for aerospace engineering

Got lost in drugs and alcohol

First job at the biggest defense contractor in the world

battled depression and suicidal thoughts

Isolated to pull his life together

Found competitive fitness and built a community

Quit engineering to be a cannabis entrepreneur

Built a 1+mil company in less than a year

The “Entourage Effect”

I am far more capable than I could have ever imagined

I give myself the permission to do anything I want

Be the hero of my own sto

- Owner of, Santa Barbara based, Strength Incorporated

- 4 Olympic Distance triathlons and The Arnold Sports Festival

- The Importance of brotherhood

- Addiction, and coming out of the darkness

- Chris, literally, turned right instead of left one night and how it changed his life forever

- How important fitness is to every part of life

- How he went from doing cocaine in the morning to losing 100+ pounds and being a competitive athlete

- What he is doing now with his Phoenix Transformation Experience

Join me as I talk to Billy McNamara about:

His road into the entertainment industry.

The quick rise to stardom

The up and downs of the business

His path to and into long-term recovery from alcoholism

The crazy story about the recent Malibu fires in Southern California and how he saved two horses, literally, walking through the fires.

We finish by talking about what sobriety looks like for him

Freshman year, the day before my first college meet I was pulled into the coaches office and said I couldn’t compete. Then said I couldn’t travel with the team. All year. Because of my SAT scores. That was a devastating.

After college I was ready to start new. Do something other than gymnastics. Little did I know I would go downhill fast.

Saying “now I know why people kill themselves”, basically I thought to myself that I had no reason to be on this earth. Gymnastics was all I knew. Time to show u

- How to navigate the work parties, family trips, in-laws, friendsgiving, and stressful situations.

- Strategies to use when people harass you about not drinking.

- What to say when someone asks why you might not be drinking, or  just drinking less.

How to avoid the self pity trap.

Ways to get out of it if you do get sucked in.

The dangers of staying at your pity party.

Take Action Tuesday

I wanted to be and behaved like a rockstar for far too long.

It was my identity. It was what I thought attracted people to me.

It was actually what was pushing people away and I was digging myself deeper, and deeper into a hole of alcoholism.

-Detach yourself from your thoughts: realize that they are not who you are.

-Think of the voice in your head as a bad roommate, don't let them live there.

-The importance of vulnerability to building real relationships.

-Looking for happiness internally instead of externally.

-Looks, validation from other people, social media, etc. is all temporary, and very fleeting. It will never make you happy for long.

=You must find the things internally that you love/value in yourself.

Acceptance of my disease (it was never just one drink)

Living fear of judgment

So many secrets- so much shame- the show needed to end

Self love and feeling all the feels

The GIFTS of sobriety: gratitude everyday, attention to detail, actually LIVING

Takeaways

My past is my greatest asset

I do not judge. love and tolerance is my code

Sobriety is and always will be #1- if I don't have my sobriety then I don't have anything

I have faith- I know the universe has my back.

I do good- good shit happens

13 Daily Happiness Habits

1) Be a good human


2) Forgive quickly

3) Be honest

4) Judge less

5) Exercise


6) Eat like you love yourself


7) Don't have a victim mindset


8) Show gratitude, always

9) Drink enough water

10) Be open to change

11) Be patient, but don't wait

12) Speak well of others

13) Smile more than you frown

Bonus happiness tip:

Accept every moment as if you chose it. Because you did.