Despite having drunk alcohol pretty much all my adult life, sometimes to excess, I never considered myself to have a toxic relationship with drink.
In this video I share details of how and why I decided to stop drinking on Jan 1st 2023 and how I found it and how I see life without alcohol in it.
Category: Health & Fitness
February Newsletter. Momentum is Building.
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In February’s Newsletter:
- How I Always Seem So Positive
- Why You Often Feel Misunderstood
- How You Can Immediately Feel Better About Yourself
- 100 Day No Alcohol Challenge Progress
The Momentum Behind Inspire & Be Inspired (IABI)
I’ve been using the tag line “Inspire & Be Inspired” for well over 16/17 years now.
Ever since reading Napoleon Hill’s ‘Think & Grow Rich’ I have been on a constant journey of self-development. My journey will be different to other people’s. I was not motivated by financial success and focused mainly on bringing up a happy family. Things are different now. There is a new energy and a new purpose to my world, now that the kids are grown and I am older & wiser. I love having you along with me on this journey. Thanks to the work I am doing with Mark Wilkinson as one of his Life Coaching Clients, I have been able to shake off the grief of losing close friends and family that held me back. Along with the unwavering support of Michelle we have been able to ‘level up’ in so many ways and continue to do so on a daily basis. Part of this levelling up is to share positive words every day on my FB and IG walls via short REELS.
I could go on and on… I’ll simply thank you again for being here with me.
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Do you feel misunderstood more often than you’d like?
My first official E-Colours Workshop was a great success and I am ready to come again, with another opportunity for you to get involved.
I don’t say this lightly… I truly believe that E-Colours is a way of life.
After discovering more about my personality, by highlighting my strengths but more importantly discovering how I can create problems for myself (potential limiters) I have become so much more aware of my behaviour and now live every day with intention. You may have noticed this shift in my energy and attitude over the last few years… well E-Colours is a major driving force behind that.
Sunday 24th March, 4pm – Is It Me: Complimentary Zoom Workshop
In this next workshop, using the wonders of E-Colours, we will take a look at our personality types (did you know there are 12 different personality combinations) and see how we communicate with others. We’ll also look closer at why our way of doing things may not have the desired outcome, leading to misunderstanding and conflict. I’ll provide you with a few simple steps to overcome this and help you change your working and social relationships for the better.
The more eagle-eyed amongst you will notice that this day and time conflicts with my radio show. This is because I know so many of you are free at this time of the week and I’d love your involvement. This is a completely complimentary workshop for all members of my mailing list.

CHANGING LIVES
I have over 800 people signed up this mailing list. Only 65 of you are members of Access. Maybe I’ve not done a very good job of explaining what it is?
Can you afford £10 a month?
Access is a giving initiative. Each month, members give £10 and expect nothing in return. The money all goes to good causes. It’s a great feeling. I totally appreciate not every has the same outlook as me and I completely understand that many people simply cannot afford to be involved. However, if you can afford it… why aren’t you in on it ? Ask yourself that.
In 2024 we are, amongst many other things, collaborating with ‘Last Night a DJ Saved My Life’, providing a well to give clean drinking water to a community in Africa or India for 10 years. It will be personalised with a plaque that includes all our names. What a legacy! This is just the beginning. Click here for full details on ‘Have a Drink on Us’
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The 100DNAC are rocking it. So close to being half way through. In the next newsletter I’ll talk more about my journey with alcohol.
GRATITUDE. ALWAYS!
Thank you again for your time and your energy. I am ONLY about community and if you’re one of the crew who have read this far, please take a moment to drop me a reply. It makes me happy.
Respect & Love,
Andy Ward
100 Day No Alcohol Challenge: Day 20
January 1st, 2024. 170 people decided to stop drinking, from the first day of the year to the first day of Spring.
Here we are on Day 20 , still going strong. There is an invaluable WhatsApp support group that many fire messages back and forth constantly and the email group read along in silence.
Do you think you have what it takes to stop drinking for 100 days, considering the ever-increasing evidence of how bad alcohol is for you?
Welcome to ajw360: Inspire & Be Inspired.
Having been a DJ/Producer & Promoter for many years I found immense pleasure in inspiring others by sharing my music. Along the way, I have built a strong community around me who, in turn, inspire me on to bigger and better things in life. This website is another step in the journey and I thank you for taking time to visit me here.
Take a look around, make yourself at home and get involved with any of the feel-good events we have to look forward to as a collective.
As of December 2023 I am now a Certified E-Colour Practitioner, meaning I will be available to help those interested in beginning their own journey of self-discovery, learning to live with intention and start removing conflict in their work & personal relationships.
Thank you for checking out the site, remember to join the Mailing List and reach out if you have any questions or, if you’ve not done so yet, get the ball rolling by taking your E-Colours now.
Essential Menopause Help: Private FB Group
Join this wonderful network of women, set up by my good wife Michelle, and get help and advice on all things Menopause and Perimenopause.
Talk about your symptoms, your remedies and simply exchange laughs at all the madness you’re finding out about yourself on a daily basis.
Admission into the group is by request only and, whilst any women can join, each request is double checked to make sure all of your private content is shared in a safe space.
Click here to request to join I’m Every Woman on Facebook.
100 Day No Alcohol Challenge: Blog Post
Many people have given up alcohol for a month but could you last for 100 days with no booze? Having completed this challenge in 2023 (and still alcohol free 12 months later), I can vouch for the benefits it has had on my life and many others who took part.
There will be a small team of people to support you along the way, providing tools to help you document your journey and look back on your achievements and improvements to your mind, body & soul. To participate, you must register.
Registration ends midnight, January 1st. If you aren’t registered, you are not part of the challenge.
REGISTER HERE
Sometimes, We All Need To Pause
Why E-Colours Could Be For You
If you’re reading this, the chances are because of a link you’ve been sent by myself or a friend.
“Why?” I hear you ask. Well, read on.
A few years ago, during lockdown, I remember being particularly frustrated at some d*ckhead or situation online. Enter Mark Wilkinson, Life Coach extraordinaire, who reached out to me and suggested I get involved with an online personality-awareness course he was holding. Long story short, that interaction completely changed the course of my life (and that is no exaggeration) and if you’re remotely interested I’ll tell you how, in a second.
Why you’re here
If you found your own way here, fair play, however if you have been sent here then it’s more than likely because you’ll relate to some things in this list:
- You’re having relationship problems
- You feel misunderstood a lot of the time
- You struggle to be heard
- People bring you all your problems
- You feel you have a lot of haters
- You hate on a lot of people
- You wish you were more proactive
- You wish you weren’t so busy
- You wish you were busier
- Your life needs to change but you don’t know where to begin
- You need more money
- You drink too much
- You eat too much
and so on…
OR… I sent you the link because I feel you are in a GOOD PLACE in life and want to join me on this journey!
How E-Colours Changed My Life
I was sceptical at first. I thought Mark was trying to sell me something, when in fact he was simply reaching out to offer help, the same way I have reached out to you. If you want to know what happened after that initial encounter, you can begin to read about it here.
Take a look at the rest of the site, subscribe to the mailing list and drop me a message if you want to discuss any of this further.
Next E-Colours Event
My next event can be found here: DISCOVER E-COLOURS
E-Colours in the workplace
Speak to Mark Wilkinson to find out more about E-Colours and how it can improve life in the workplace.
The Great British Food Challenge
Brand new for 2024, this straight forward (but far from easy) challenge could go some way to changing your relationship with food forever.
By tracking/recording/making a note of EVERYTHING you eat, EVERY DAY, for A WHOLE MONTH, you’ll get a clear indication of just how you’re doing when it comes to the nutrition in your life. By having a clear record of everything you eat and drink, you are in THE BEST PLACE possible to begin to looking at ways to improve your diet and to understand why you are not losing or gaining weight as much as you’d like.
Follow this link to register for the challenge. It begins in January but you can start your own 30 Day Challenge whenever you feel, at any point in the year.
