My greatest weakness of all time is impulsivity. It usually shows up in the decision-making process and goes something like this.

-I am faced with making a decision.

-This makes me very uncomfortable (no matter how big or small).

-I make the decision as quickly as possible to avoid feeling uncomfortable.

-It was the wrong decision because I didn’t think it through.

-I have to undo the decision I made, costing me ample amounts of time and money.

-I have to make the decision again and now I feel anxious and drained.

There are lots of reasons why I do this and anxiety is probably the biggest factor. But sometimes, this terrible weakness of mine works in my favor. One night I was laying in bed scrolling Instagram. I came across a story from a stranger by the name of Anna David. At the time, I wasn’t sure why I started following her. Maybe because I knew she was a writer? Maybe because she was in the same circle with someone else I followed? Maybe because I impulsively hit “follow” without any thought process whatsoever? Maybe because the Universe stepped in and took charge?

She had a series of posts about writing books. One of them said “Do you want to write a book? If yes, swipe up.” So, naturally, without thinking things through I swiped up, then I filled out a questionnaire and before I knew it I had signed up for one year writing course to self-publish my book.

Had I taken the time to actually think this through I would’ve come up with a million excuses of why I can’t write a book and self-publish.

-It’s hard.

-I hate hard things.

-I don’t know how.

-I have no time.

-I have two little kids.

-I’m not a real writer.

-I have no writing degree.

-I don’t have the authority to write a book.

-This takes time and I like to get things over with as soon as possible.

-This is not for me.

Don’t get me wrong, after I wrote the check and signed on the dotted line I wondered if this decision was going to go as poorly as most of my other decisions. Luckily, it did not. Anna told me what to do (and since I hate making decisions of my own) I just did exactly as she instructed. One step at a time I wrote an entire book and then self-published it. Now, I’m a published author and there is a memoir out there for you to read (almost-it’ll be available on Amazon on Jan. 1st). The process was remarkably eye-opening and not only have I written a book but I’ve made new friends and expanded my knowledge of writing. My impulsivity was a good thing for once!

I’m telling you this for two reasons. First, thinking through decisions is important but sometimes we overthink our way out of things. In the case of writing a book, had I taken the time to think about it there would have been no way that I would have followed through with this. Are you overthinking something?

Secondly, you should read my book. Here’s why:

-You’re nosy and you want to know the inner workings of my life.

-You like Memoirs.

-You like to be entertained.

-You can’t remember exactly how your views around alcohol formed.

-You have anxiety.

-You have depression or postpartum depression.

-You’re a mom.

-You’re living a healthy lifestyle but still drinking.

-You’re a physical and/or mental health professional and you’re not talking to your patients about alcohol regularly.

-You’re a fitness or health coach.

-You wonder if you drink too much.

-You hate hangovers.

-You’ve been on one million crash diets but you’ve never considered giving up alcohol.

-You’re having trouble getting your (insert mental health issue) under control and you’ve tried everything (except not drinking, probably because no one ever suggested trying this).

-You think sobriety is for “alcoholics.”

The book is coming out on 1/1/2021 on Amazon and I’m telling you now so that you can be thinking about whether or not you want to buy it, in case you’re one of those people who likes to think things through…