Why did I start RX4?

“Blind drunk to 20-20 vision”

Simply I started RX4 because of the difference I feel every day comparing myself as I am now, to who I was at the end of 2020.

Let me explain...

Back then I was honestly a total mess, weighing 19st 5lb, on medication, smoking 20 fags a day, drinking heavily intermittently, angry and didn’t like who I was at all. When I say heavily, I would get myself “pissed” to switch off my reality and when I wasn’t pissed I would often “sneak” a few drinks to “calm me down."

This had obviously impacted most of my close relationships, to the point I had fu*ked up my marriage to the most amazing person I have ever met. Along with most other relationships where I hadn’t dropped my “happy” façade. This included the relationship I had with myself. At the time, I told myself I had my reasons! I had tried all sorts over the years, (probably nearly 20 years) and succeeded in losing weight, stopping drinking for a bit (2-3 months) only to go back to where I was when things got tough.

So, in November 2020 when things probably hit rock bottom for me, it was time to make a change and deal with stuff, a big one for me, drink. The good thing here was I had a decent “base” knowledge of all the things I needed to do having tried for years. The bad thing was, I didn’t know how to really take action and sustain the change.

I tried for a few months myself, as we do, and as I had done for years. Still learning, still reading, and still trying to understand by myself. Yet still with all the bad habits and probably angrier than ever. Why me? Looking at everyone and everything else for excuses.

Start of Feb 21, that’s when things changed when I got myself an amazing coach, I started doing things in a different way, using the tools I was picking up and the tools that I had learned previously, actually using them. I started to change my habits slowly and steadily, writing stuff down, and understanding things better. With these habits I was losing weight, changing my relationship with drink and learning new ways to deal with stuff e.g. stopping the angry outbursts. This was a daily thing I was doing, and I was getting out and about and learning new stuff all the time about what worked, why it worked and how it worked. I was doing lots of training both physically and mentally and obtaining the right tools and validations to allow me to share this stuff.

Fast forward to now...

I suppose this is 2 years later from “rock bottom”; my weight is 13st 13lb, no longer on medication, don’t smoke, and the big one, I don’t drink. The drinking thing has been the biggest one to crack, the last drink was 15-12-21 and before that was 08-08-21. NO drink this year and that’s the plan right now, not interested, too many hours wasted in my past. Most importantly I wake up most days happy, I say most days because some days I wake up grumpy, for no reason, I just am. The good thing is, with the training I’ve got I can move that feeling quite quickly now. I also like myself and the person I have become.

I can see how much my life has changed, and I want to share it with as many people as I can.

Is it easy? No

Is it worth it? 100%

Do I have to maintain my habits? Yes

Why do I do it? Because I don’t ever want to go back to where I was, simple really.

Is there still work to do and stuff to learn? Yes, always I reckon.

In fact, I’m so passionate about getting this right, I’ve sold my house, packed my job in and I’m concentrating full time on the business.

I’m a real example of what can happen, I’ve also tested this with others which is going and has gone great.

So that’s why I started RX4; because I’ve learned how to apply the various knowledge I’ve gained over the years and be able to put it into action in a way that I believe will help others. It doesn’t matter if your habits and behaviours aren’t like mine, I reckon that wherever you are at, there's a “step up” to be taken!

A massive thank you to everyone who has been involved in this journey, you know who you are.

Onwards and Upwards

Thanks for reading,

Dave