Today marks a turning point. After 23 years of loyalty to tea, coffee, and cigarettes, I am walking away from all three, completely and permanently. To each of them I say a firm no. No bad interests. No vices.
By God’s grace, liquor never became a habit for me, and for that I am thankful. I stand at peace with myself.
This decision isn’t only about giving up habits. It is about reclaiming my time, my health, my energy, and my focus. Twenty-three years is a long companionship, but I have outgrown it. The person I am becoming needs a clear mind and a strong body, because the goals I have set in technology and business demand both.
There will be hard days, and cravings will test me. But I have made my choice, and I am committing to it fully, without negotiation and without going back.
From this day forward, nothing will pull me away from my path. I choose discipline over comfort, clarity over habit, and purpose over routine. This is the beginning of the best version of me.