Justin Brien - From Addicted Drugs To Addicted To Life

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How can we be better in Life? How can we change the course of our lives for the better? How can we be better for the people around us? But the real question is, can we be better? A lot of us have struggled in life and some have been put into the deepest and darkest part yet they managed to rise up and be better. The perfect example is our guest Mr. Justin Brien. He is the CEO of Justin Brien Coaching. His life was riddled with addiction and mental health problems but he managed to overcome those challenges and decided to be better, not only for himself but for his family as well. Today, he will share with us his journey and lessons he learned that you can apply to become a better version of yourself.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[6:11]</span> <strong>Why should we listen to you?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They don't have to listen to me. I'm just a man with a story that I chose to share. Everybody has their own story it's just that I chose to share mine and my story started with a life riddled with mental health battles and addiction so three years ago, nobody would have probably listened to me.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[7:20]</span> <strong>What was your next stage in life after your darkest times?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was at a point where I started thinking if I was ever going to make it and if I was ever going to see my son grow up or if will I be there to see him have a life and at that point, it's not when I switched but I started to think I was at the point where I thought I should end it so he could have a better and healthier father.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:59] I have a plan and that plan was to end it and it's in what I call the three A's. It's admitting that you have a problem, accepting yourself that you need help, but then you ask for the help,</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[9:32] I shifted my mindset to instead of thinking of ending it and