For those of you who don't know, I don't drink.
Whether you had a bad experience, are religious, pregnant, working out, etc. the fact of the matter is that there are others.
This can be an issue for those of us who work in an industry where our co-workers like to socialize in venues where alcohol is served.
Many non-alcoholics (you like that?) I've met feel uncomfortable because they don't know what to order and everyone is asking them why they don't have a drink in their hand. This then often transitions into exclusion from events because everyone else senses the awkwardness.
I personally enjoy going out with my friends and I wanted to make a post of what I order for those of you who have had issues in this area.
1. Arnold Palmer - Sounds sophisticated, looks like a beer, but it's just iced tea and lemonade.
2. Coke in a rocks glass - With a lime on the side. Looks like Jack and coke.
3. Cranberry and redbull - Looks like a mixed drink. Gives you wings.
4. Gin and Tonic, hold the gin - If people ask you what you're drinking say, a tonic. They will assume it's a G&T and say, "nice!"
5. San Pellegrino - If you are thinking about ordering a water, get this.
But what if people are doing shots?
Discreetly speak to the waitress and tell her to fill your shot glass up with water because you have work in the morning. She will smile and hook it up.
When the waitress comes back for drinks again just tell her, "I'll have another."
Cheers!
Oh, and most importantly, have fun!
Nobody likes the sober guy staring at everybody when everyone else is laughing and having fun. Smile, crack jokes, turn up, etc.
Please feel free to add any other ideas in the comments below. I prefer if they are related to the post and not condescending toward people who don't drink. I will make sure to update this post whenever I come up with new ideas.
"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise." - Robert Fritz
Ruben,
"Strength comes from inside you, not from forte!"
"You have to magnify your intention. If you don't, it's a quasi-something. This is in-between nothing."
"Make out of a mosquito an elephant in your intentions...make sure the tiny point that needs to be heard is heard!"
"Be the idiot between the smart ones, not the smart one between the idiots."
"You need to demand more of yourself because you can."
"You have to know how something is wrong. If you are not disciplined, you are not going to get anywhere. If you don't have it instilled in you that you want to be better and better than others - you won't get anywhere."
"Nothing you do in life without passion will be successful. Whatever you do, put all your eggs in that basket when you do it."
"Talent alone without work is a terrible waste."
R.I.P. Wolfgang Laufer. My teacher, my friend, you will be missed.
Ten Paradoxical Traits of the Creative Personality - by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly
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It looks like there are benefits to developing creativity!
See Why Learning An Instrument Is More Than Music.
1. Creative people have a great deal of physical energy, but they're also often quiet and at rest.
2. Creative people tend to be smart yet naive at the same time.
3. Creative people combine playfulness and discipline, or responsibility and irresponsibility.
4. Creative people alternate between imagination and fantasy, and a rooted sense of reality.
5. Creative people tend to be both extroverted and introverted.
6. Creative people are humble and proud at the same time.
7. Creative people, to an extent, escape rigid gender role stereotyping.
8. Creative people are both rebellious and conservative.
9. Most creative people are very passionate about their work, yet they can can be extremely objective about it as well.
10. Creative people's openness and sensitivity often exposes them to suffering and pain, yet also a great deal of enjoyment.
1. Write a letter to your younger self.
2. If you had all the money in the world, what would you have done with it? As a 95-year old looking back, what did you do with your money?
3. Talk about a skill you developed in your life above all else and the joy you got from embracing and making the most of that skill.
4. Think of the event thrown for you on your 90th birthday - who spoke, who threw it, all the details.
The letter you come up with becomes the blueprint for living your story. Click Here for the full post.
I don't agree with everything in this video, but most of this is a gem.
