7Cs -> Moderating Alcohol Intake

One “not-too-good” habit that I have not been truly honest with myself for quite a while, is having a couple of beers too many. Sometimes after an intensive running/soccer session, it feels good to have an ice cold beer to cool the body down. Likewise, when the weather is so hot, you crave for that fizzy crisp feeling down your throat. And many times in the week, I need to look for a cafe to do some work for a couple of hours. When I compare the price for a cup of barista coffee and a pint of Happy Hour beer, I thought I might as well go for that pint of beer! 😅

Efficiency

Of course, I would be in denial to say that a couple of beers would not do much harm. The truth of the matter is, it definitely affects my efficiency in some ways or another. Sometimes you get a bit too sleepy to do proper work. And more often than not, because of some alcohol intake at night, I do not get a good night rest and I tend to miss a couple of morning runs.

The “Beer” Factor

Recently I was reading “The Latte Factor”, and I realised that could have simply set those monies aside into my investment account to let it run automatically and compound over time instead. On the health aspects, there are of course more than enough scientific proof that reduced alcohol intake improves sleep, heart health, lower the risk of illnesses, improves mood and energy.

Substitutes

Ultimately, it’s really a mind game. Stop thinking about it, and you would pay less attention to it. Instead of having a beer, think of having coffee, soy milk or cereals instead. Other than social settings, this is my 2nd commitment which I want to go through a period of “courage” and abstinence to reduce the habit.

To encourage myself further, as I am an CliftonStrengths “Achiever”, I found an App that could help to track the number of dry days I achieved, and it would calculate the amount of monies I saved. Somehow, making it like a “game” had been working for me. I stayed “Dry” for a total of 23 days in Jan 🙂

Although the impact on work and training performance is not quantifiable, the savings aspect of this commitment can be tracked. In addition, in the long term, I am quite sure my health will benefit from this commitment I made in Jan 2024.

Last Week -> A Commitment to Learning.

PS: Next week, I will discuss about my 3rd Commitment – The 3hr Marathon.

Wee Khai,

Chartered Financial Consultant

“Your Journey to Financial Clarity”