I’m Robert the recovery guy
Personal Life & Career Coach
Recovery one day at a time with Robert
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Recovery Guy Podcast
As a seasoned and energetic motivational speaker Robert’s uplifting view of the recovered life will encourage you. His topics cover a wide variety of perspectives and resources to help build a better you.
Problem Drinker or Drinking Problem
One of the most challenging things we ever do is look inside ourselves to uncover/unmask the truth. The more critical the need to look.
Episode #129 – Tuesday The Fix: Inspiration that Inspires
Without inspiration things become old and no longer refreshing. We become stale and stop finding it desirous to grow
Episode #128 – Friday The Checkup: Regaining Control
It for this very reason I want to challenge you to elevate your thinking and let you know I have found a way to have the best of all worlds. I can stay in the now/day while at least having a major say if not outright controlling what yesterday and tomorrow look like.
Sharing the Message of Hope
As John Maxwell says “If there is Hope in the future there is power in the present.” We want to hope to help elevate us to greater things.
Addiction: Disease or Weakness
What goes on in the mind of a person who sees their life completely falling apart and knows that their addiction is primarily the reason for it.
Episode #127 – Tuesday The Fix: Being an Exceptional Being
One of the most exciting things I have ever read was on page 98 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. It reads “Burn it into the consciousness of every man that he can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house.”
Episode #126 – Friday The Checkup: Reborn Again
I look at the moment in time when “I said I can’t do this anymore.” I was literally “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” At that moment, I was reborn for the last time.
I Don’t Want to Die
One of the most important things to remember is that living is not merely the absence of not dying. I guess in the literal sense it is, but that’s not what I am talking about. I am talking about learning to live in a way that causes you and me to celebrate. Life needs to be as joyous in our living as our despair was prior to recovery.
How Sharp is your Saw
“…iron sharpens iron and so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Episode #125 – Tuesday The Fix: Self Portrait
So, let’s picture ourselves. If I blame someone for my past then they are responsible for my past. There is one main problem with that. If it’s someone else’s fault that I got where I ended up, do I need someone else to get where I want to go?
What Is Life Coaching?
Who is Coaching For?
It is my opinion that the one looking to be coached must be so convinced that their current situation is so injurious that if they don’t change their life would be irreparably harmed or they will die. Now that might seem drastic to some, but is it really? If you’re in a position where you would consider a coach, you would likely conclude that doing it by yourself with the methods that you’ve been trying are not effective and would be counterproductive to continue in that direction.
Life is meant to be enjoyed and cherished
There is nothing more discouraging than waking up each day dreading what the day holds. If that is you, when will you stop allowing the day to dictate that to you. Own the day from the outset and be the master of your own outcome.
We have been created to be a light to others
Stop allowing the external pressures to hold back your internal desire to grow and develop.
Create a legacy of happiness by living that legacy now.
Increase your value to others as you increase your value to you.
About Me
Recovery Guy was born out my own personal recovery. I had become a chronic alcoholic. I began choosing alcohol and drugs on a daily basis when I turned 18. I was so deeply trapped I also became a compulsive gambler, overeater, bulimic, and I was also addicted to pornography. I entered treatment in February 1986. After one brief relapse, I have been clean and sober since April 25, 1986. Along the way the overeating, bulimia, gambling and pornography have left my life. I have learned so much over the years. I went back to college at 39 years old to get my degree in Alcohol/Drugs Studies. I have worked in various treatment models. Along the way I became well. I went “From Broken To Whole.” It is my belief that everyone has this potential. I went from a feeling that if something didn’t change I was going to die to a person of accomplishment. I would love the opportunity to guide you as I was guided. I took advantage of the help offered to me. I have combined that information in proven ways to assist you. Thank you for your time.
Testimonials
“Robert’s content is outstanding. It’s not merely about addiction, but life in general. His recent podcast gave me food for thought. I will be thinking about the “inside-out” scenario for a long time” Jan T.
“Recovery Guy has been part of my recovery for almost 3 years now. I appreciate Robert’s perspective on recovery and how to extract the most out of every day. He has encouraged me to take on daily challenges aggressively and have more major victories”. Angie
“I got to know Robert when we were looking for a speaker for an AA meeting. Since then I have relied on his elevated approach to seeing life, I have decided that I want to pursue and grow the way he has. I want to have his degree of recovery in my life. Robert has been a wonderful influence in my life”. Chaz M
Find Your Balance. Set Your Goals. Take A Challenge. Reward Yourself.
Understand that a life coach teaches you how to live productively one day at a time. We learn to overcome obstacles and other challenges that would have previously taken you off course and caused to slip back into previous behavior. A coach helps a person of addiction understand that true sobriety is more than the absence of the substance. Being sober is the beginning of sobriety, not sobriety itself. Whether it is overcoming a behavior that is not addiction related or behavior that is associated with alcohol or drugs the goal is the same. One must learn how to live a different way and because of enjoying that lifestyle the person would no longer want to engage in that negative behavior. It really is as simple as that. A coach is nothing more and nothing less than a conduit/guide for new way of living.