The speaker shares his personal experience with alcohol consumption and how he realized that his focus and joy levels were affected. He also mentions that he never considered himself a major alcoholic.
The speaker talks about his sadness when he sees people who work hard during the week to improve their mind, body, and spirit only to throw it all away with heavy drinking and partying on weekends.
The speaker reflects on how addiction has negatively impacted their life and how they are now choosing to cut it out of their life. They have been struggling with addiction since they were nine years old and started drinking.
The speaker, a successful individual, reflects on his experience of being a blackout drunk and the expectations of businessmen who travel frequently without drinking.
The speaker expresses their desire to be able to drink on podcasts but acknowledges it can lead to negative consequences, especially if the other person does not drink.