RR 237: Self-Made and Sober with Andrew LassiseRR 237: Self-Made and Sober with Andrew Lassise
The SHAIR Recovery Podcast
Omar Pinto talks with entrepreneur Andrew Lassise about questioning old beliefs, embracing a higher power despite scepticism, and channelling addictive traits into structured, service-driven work. The conversation blends recovery, spirituality and practical business systems for people who want more from sobriety than just not drinking.
1:40:51•27 Aug 2019
Self‑Made and Sober: Andrew Lassise on Recovery, Beliefs and Building a Life That Works
Episode Overview
- Question your automatic beliefs and ask whether they genuinely make your life better.
- A spiritual practice can work even for a sceptical, logical brain when you judge it by results rather than theory.
- Addictive tendencies don’t vanish in sobriety, but they can be redirected into structured, purposeful work.
- Simple systems like morning routines, to-do lists and key performance indicators can massively boost focus and stability.
- Use the 80–20 idea: double down on the small number of activities that create most of your happiness, and cut the rest.
“Be willing to question what you're currently doing and ask yourself, honestly, is this serving me? Is what I am doing actually making my life better?”
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol? This conversation between host Omar Pinto and business coach Andrew Lassise is aimed straight at anyone who’s sober (or sober-curious) and wondering if there’s more to life than just "not drinking". You’ll hear from a self-described sceptic with a "logical brain" who once thought God was stupid and spirituality was a joke – until he tried it anyway and watched his life change.
Andrew talks honestly about going from blackout drinking, duis and manipulating his parents, to building several companies and a podcast, Self Made & Sober. He explains how his addictive personality never disappeared; it just shifted from alcohol to things like work, business ideas and even mobile games. The difference now is intentionality: systems, boundaries and a focus on service.
He breaks down his recovery-friendly morning routine based on *The Miracle Morning* (silence, affirmations, visualisation, exercise, reading and writing), and why he signs up for running races to give himself a "why". For those who love structure, he shares how tools like getting things done (gtd), key performance indicators and simple to-do systems help him stay productive without burning out. A major theme is mindset.
Andrew challenges people to interrogate their habits: "Be willing to question what you're currently doing and ask yourself, honestly, is this serving me? Is what I am doing actually making my life better?" From rethinking spirituality to deleting a time-wasting phone game, he shows how small honest questions can lead to big shifts in both recovery and business.
If you’re sober and ambitious, stuck in old beliefs, or just curious how someone can be "self-made and sober" at the same time, this chat might get you asking some new questions of your own.
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