Drink less than the work of a luxurious real estate agent, better in his job

• Luke Smith started drinking more after moving from the United Kingdom to Dubai for a job in luxury real estate.
• Alcohol made him “fog” at work, and his personal trainer advised him to abandon him.
• His health, social life and performance have improved since he abandoned drinking last year.

This exciting article depends on the conversation with Luke Smith, the 27 -year -old commercial manager for a real estate company in Dubai. It was released for length and clarity.

In March 2020, it moved from the United Kingdom to Dubai to take a real estate job. Now, nearly five years, I make millions of dollars deals and abandoned alcohol-a change that I never imagined if I stayed in the United Kingdom.

In the UK, I was often drinking on weekends, but I hadn’t had a problem and never woke up the next day, unfortunately. It is only rooted in the UK culture.

In the first 12 months of being in Dubai, I was drinking here and there, but I was very disciplined. My role was the committee only without salary, so I had to make sure that I did not spend all my savings.

But by February 2021, I planted my roots and began to see some success. And that is when I picked up my country’s drinking significantly.

I started drinking more after I settled in Dubai

There is a coherent British community in Dubai who implemented a culture of drinking in the United Kingdom.

There was also a lot of drinking in work events, especially if things are going well. On Friday, I was going to have commercial lunch and drinks with colleagues or someone who closed a deal. When the job became stressful, I had some steam by going to drink with colleagues.

She also started drinking more working hours. While in the United Kingdom, you may go to a club on Saturday night, the British social scene here focuses on the bottom lunch and in the afternoon beverages next to the pool. Therefore, as made of friendships, it included a lot of alcohol plans.

All this alcohol made me feel fog – but most of my colleagues were doing the same. Everyone will come on Monday a bit foggy, and they talk about how long weekends are.

By November 2023, I noticed that decision -making was getting worse when I was drinking wine. I did and said things I will not have usually. I didn’t like the fact that I started feeling out.

Drink less for my health and welfare

People often assume that I stopped drinking because I had an alcohol problem. But although I was not happy to make my decision, it was in no way problem. The stop was just a personal decision to take advantage of my health and welfare.

I got a personal coach in December 2023 because I wanted to improve my fitness. He said he was not interested in being as a customer if I continued to drink as I was because I wouldn’t get any advantages.

In addition, I was approaching a friend who did not drink. When I spent more time with him, I did more activities that did not include drinking and was introduced to a different lifestyle. We were going to the gym or sauna, or only enjoyed what Dubai offers.

Then, in January 2024, it dried up in January. I realized that I did not miss alcohol at all, so I did not drink until February.

I did not start to stop drinking, but I realized that it was not worth restarting because he was benefiting a lot. I had more energy, mental clarity and focus. This may be a change in diet and exercise, but abandoning alcohol as well as improving my life style as well.

I started playing the golf game regularly, entered Padil, and started running. I was just trying to find different hobbies to fill the gap left by alcohol, but go sober put me in more suitable circles of my deepest interests already.

In the end, I am in Dubai to make a change for my family and my future, and I want to focus on it. Drinking alcohol at the weekend does not feed on this goal.

If I hadn’t moved to Dubai, I don’t think it was possible to change my life style in the positive way I have.

I am still going to work events – I have a beer of only 0 %

Now, I choose and choose when I want to drink.

I still go to all my work events and participate – I just drink stimulant water or a beer 0 % and leave earlier than you were when I drank.

When I am on vacation or suffer from time, I fortunately I have alcohol.

I returned to the United Kingdom last month and drank most of the days, because this is what culture – especially during Christmas. I really enjoyed it because I knew it would only be for a short time, and it was something I hadn’t done for a while. By the end, I have finished a lot.

It can be boring if you are not going to drink on Friday. But at this stage, because of my hobbies and people who surrounded myself, this does not affect me. I have other ways to enjoy my life.