Ryan Soave

But, you know, I'll tell people, take a minute and breathe. And if even a minute sounds long, take seven breaths. Like who can't take seven breaths at any point in the day? You're going to do it anyway, right? We never aren't breathing. But if we can bring our attention to that and you can schedule that, like, you know, I'm going to do that before I get out of the car to go to the office.

But, you know, I'll tell people, take a minute and breathe. And if even a minute sounds long, take seven breaths. Like who can't take seven breaths at any point in the day? You're going to do it anyway, right? We never aren't breathing. But if we can bring our attention to that and you can schedule that, like, you know, I'm going to do that before I get out of the car to go to the office.

But, you know, I'll tell people, take a minute and breathe. And if even a minute sounds long, take seven breaths. Like who can't take seven breaths at any point in the day? You're going to do it anyway, right? We never aren't breathing. But if we can bring our attention to that and you can schedule that, like, you know, I'm going to do that before I get out of the car to go to the office.

I'm going to do it before I go to lunch, after a meeting, before a meeting. Or you can just say any time that I'm feeling like this, I can take seven breaths. It might end up being two minutes, like a TV commercial. And those things add up and they build on each other. And the more that we practice those, the more that we do raise that capacity to experience success.

I'm going to do it before I go to lunch, after a meeting, before a meeting. Or you can just say any time that I'm feeling like this, I can take seven breaths. It might end up being two minutes, like a TV commercial. And those things add up and they build on each other. And the more that we practice those, the more that we do raise that capacity to experience success.

I'm going to do it before I go to lunch, after a meeting, before a meeting. Or you can just say any time that I'm feeling like this, I can take seven breaths. It might end up being two minutes, like a TV commercial. And those things add up and they build on each other. And the more that we practice those, the more that we do raise that capacity to experience success.

First, it helps us activate that part of the system and teaches us like your analogy in the gym, but we also start building a habit around doing something like this so that we can weather whatever storm's coming and we start to orient toward it.

First, it helps us activate that part of the system and teaches us like your analogy in the gym, but we also start building a habit around doing something like this so that we can weather whatever storm's coming and we start to orient toward it.

First, it helps us activate that part of the system and teaches us like your analogy in the gym, but we also start building a habit around doing something like this so that we can weather whatever storm's coming and we start to orient toward it.

Alcohol is an interesting one. I think alcohol and most drugs have a lot of similarities. Although alcohol tends to be the one that is the most like socially acceptable. I mean, drinking is part of our culture.

Alcohol is an interesting one. I think alcohol and most drugs have a lot of similarities. Although alcohol tends to be the one that is the most like socially acceptable. I mean, drinking is part of our culture.

Alcohol is an interesting one. I think alcohol and most drugs have a lot of similarities. Although alcohol tends to be the one that is the most like socially acceptable. I mean, drinking is part of our culture.

Oh, yeah. I mean, I think some of that's been changing and some of it thanks to you. I mean, I can't tell you how many people that I've ended up talking to because they listen to your podcast. Podcast on alcohol, you know, just from a health standpoint. So people are starting to look at that.

Oh, yeah. I mean, I think some of that's been changing and some of it thanks to you. I mean, I can't tell you how many people that I've ended up talking to because they listen to your podcast. Podcast on alcohol, you know, just from a health standpoint. So people are starting to look at that.

Oh, yeah. I mean, I think some of that's been changing and some of it thanks to you. I mean, I can't tell you how many people that I've ended up talking to because they listen to your podcast. Podcast on alcohol, you know, just from a health standpoint. So people are starting to look at that.

It's become, you know, it's less like the Mad Men 50s people drinking at lunch, but it's still very much part of. the culture and everything, happy hour, happy day. You know, I mean, look at the, have you ever been in one of these retirement communities, like in where people are retired and just drinking all the time or, oh yeah, there's a real stigma to not being able to drink for people.

It's become, you know, it's less like the Mad Men 50s people drinking at lunch, but it's still very much part of. the culture and everything, happy hour, happy day. You know, I mean, look at the, have you ever been in one of these retirement communities, like in where people are retired and just drinking all the time or, oh yeah, there's a real stigma to not being able to drink for people.

It's become, you know, it's less like the Mad Men 50s people drinking at lunch, but it's still very much part of. the culture and everything, happy hour, happy day. You know, I mean, look at the, have you ever been in one of these retirement communities, like in where people are retired and just drinking all the time or, oh yeah, there's a real stigma to not being able to drink for people.

You know, I, I, you know, I don't mind sharing. I've been sober for quite some time and That was a challenging thing, like the first wedding I went to or the first work event that I went to. I didn't know how to talk about it. with people. Now I, it, it's no big deal. I don't, it doesn't bother me at all.

You know, I, I, you know, I don't mind sharing. I've been sober for quite some time and That was a challenging thing, like the first wedding I went to or the first work event that I went to. I didn't know how to talk about it. with people. Now I, it, it's no big deal. I don't, it doesn't bother me at all.