David Millar is a Med-School Student, Ultramarathoner, and former Alcohol and Drug Addict. David shares his harrowing journey through severe substance abuse, how he got sober, and how it propelled him to achieving amazing things like running ultramarathons and attending med school.
In this episode, expect to learn about David’s trouble with substance use as a young person, how his early introduction to alcohol escalated to harder substances, how sobriety was a catalyst for his own personal growth, how intentionally prioritizing self-development can accelerate maturity, how sobriety is about becoming a new person, how expressing addictive behaviors on positive things is a great path to sobriety, the impact of long-form conversations, how David got introduced to ultramarathoning, what his DIY 100 miler was, what it’s like to run a 100 mile race, how doing hard things and stepping out of your comfort zone is essential for personal growth, the moral commitment you must make to improve yourself, the importance of making the right decision with the small decisions, and much more.
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