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Full Recovery: The Recovering Person's Guide to Unleashing Your Inner Power
It's no wonder Full Recovery has become the go-to resource for those in recovery and treatment professionals alike. Brian McAlister's personal journey from nomadic drug-addicted biker to successful entrepreneur and businessman is beyond inspirational. More than simply serving as a renowned guide for navigating the road to recovery, McAlister takes readers on a spiritual journey of empowerment and self-discovery. By way of his own personal challenges, Brian discovered the secret that turns addiction and limitation into inspiration. He then created this revolutionary program to help others turn their own defeat into personal success. Overcoming addictive behavior is really just the beginning of recovery. Full Recovery provides practical instruction on harnessing the intense single-minded focus so common in addictive personalities, and redirecting that power of focus to improve interpersonal relationships, achieve financial abundance, and increase career satisfaction. No matter where you are on the road to recovery, this program will help you unlock your creativity, design a personal action plan for your life, create momentum, and achieve measurable results.
264 pages, Hardcover
First published August 25, 2015
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About the author
Brian McAlister
3 books1 followerCEO, FULL RECOVERY WELLNESS CENTER
SOBER DATE: AUGUST 2, 1990
As founder of the Full Recovery Wellness Center, Brian McAlister is dedicated to helping recovering people achieve spiritual, personal and financial empowerment. He understands through personal experience that everything needed to live a harmonious life of progress and prosperity already exists within us. The Full Recovery program is designed to draw it out.
Brian's journey from unemployed addict to business leader producing a half billion dollars in annual sales is a just a small part of his story. Husband, father, entrepreneur and author, Brian subscribes to the spiritual axiom that "With faith and action, all things are possible."
Everyone loves a great comeback story. Read this book, complete the lessons and follow the suggestions and you will have a starring role in the greatest comeback story you will ever tell--your own!
SOBER DATE: AUGUST 2, 1990
As founder of the Full Recovery Wellness Center, Brian McAlister is dedicated to helping recovering people achieve spiritual, personal and financial empowerment. He understands through personal experience that everything needed to live a harmonious life of progress and prosperity already exists within us. The Full Recovery program is designed to draw it out.
Brian's journey from unemployed addict to business leader producing a half billion dollars in annual sales is a just a small part of his story. Husband, father, entrepreneur and author, Brian subscribes to the spiritual axiom that "With faith and action, all things are possible."
Everyone loves a great comeback story. Read this book, complete the lessons and follow the suggestions and you will have a starring role in the greatest comeback story you will ever tell--your own!
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August 5, 2022
"Addiction is a disease of selfishness and isolation. "
Brian McAlister relates his story of addiction to alcohol and drugs starting as a teenager in the 1960s and into early adulthood when he lived an "outlaw biker lifestyle". Despite having a loving wife and baby boy, he wasted his days drinking and carousing, getting in trouble legally and financially, until a near fatal motorcycle accident jarred him into realizing that he was going nowhere. But he was not content with merely getting sober, he wanted a better life for his family . He wrote,
"In hindsight, I was very lucky to have become an alcoholic because lessons learned in recovery have given me the tools to succeed in all areas of my life.”
His Full Recovery Action plan presents the principles he used to turn his life from addict to successful businessman. To take full advantage of the plan, readers need a notebook he says will become “your roadmap to success.” He closes each chapter with a "Let's Review" list of main points followed by Action Plan exercises to record in the notebook.
Besides his own life, he uses personal examples from other former addicts (with their permission and names changed to protect privacy). He also uses anecdotes from the lives of well known successful people, including Ford, Edison, Lincoln, Einstein, Columbus, Eric Clapton, Sam Walton, Bill Gates-and Jesus.
Brian believes “full recovery” must be based on a “solid moral foundation”. Like with 12 Step addiction recovery programs, his is based on belief in a Higher Power. Brian’s belief is based in Christianity, thus his frequent references to God and Jesus, and liberal use of scriptures from the Bible. He does not insist that participants in his program adhere to Christianity, but they need to believe in someone higher than themselves.
“To be truly sober, and not just abstinent, I had to change my belief from one of self-reliance to reliance on God.”
He encourages addicts to cultivate attitudes of faith, hope, abundance, and gratitude, while also practicing practical skills of planning, listening, communicating, goal setting, and learning. These are all promoted by completing the Action Plan exercises regularly.
I’ve never been addicted to anything, at least not drugs or alcohol, but I enjoyed Brian’s book and believe the program he outlines can help anyone wanting to change their life in a positive way.
Brian McAlister relates his story of addiction to alcohol and drugs starting as a teenager in the 1960s and into early adulthood when he lived an "outlaw biker lifestyle". Despite having a loving wife and baby boy, he wasted his days drinking and carousing, getting in trouble legally and financially, until a near fatal motorcycle accident jarred him into realizing that he was going nowhere. But he was not content with merely getting sober, he wanted a better life for his family . He wrote,
"In hindsight, I was very lucky to have become an alcoholic because lessons learned in recovery have given me the tools to succeed in all areas of my life.”
His Full Recovery Action plan presents the principles he used to turn his life from addict to successful businessman. To take full advantage of the plan, readers need a notebook he says will become “your roadmap to success.” He closes each chapter with a "Let's Review" list of main points followed by Action Plan exercises to record in the notebook.
Besides his own life, he uses personal examples from other former addicts (with their permission and names changed to protect privacy). He also uses anecdotes from the lives of well known successful people, including Ford, Edison, Lincoln, Einstein, Columbus, Eric Clapton, Sam Walton, Bill Gates-and Jesus.
Brian believes “full recovery” must be based on a “solid moral foundation”. Like with 12 Step addiction recovery programs, his is based on belief in a Higher Power. Brian’s belief is based in Christianity, thus his frequent references to God and Jesus, and liberal use of scriptures from the Bible. He does not insist that participants in his program adhere to Christianity, but they need to believe in someone higher than themselves.
“To be truly sober, and not just abstinent, I had to change my belief from one of self-reliance to reliance on God.”
He encourages addicts to cultivate attitudes of faith, hope, abundance, and gratitude, while also practicing practical skills of planning, listening, communicating, goal setting, and learning. These are all promoted by completing the Action Plan exercises regularly.
I’ve never been addicted to anything, at least not drugs or alcohol, but I enjoyed Brian’s book and believe the program he outlines can help anyone wanting to change their life in a positive way.
September 17, 2015
I loved it! The book is more about becoming the best possible you, and in doing so, letting go of habits that are no longer working in your life. If life is good and you feel successful, it's amazing how much less you want to go back to the habitual behaviors that ultimately just made you sick and depressed.
RECCOMENDED!
RECCOMENDED!
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