Mar 2, 2021 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, 10KBeds, Addiction, Addiction recovery, Addiction Treatment, Be Present, Behavior, Choice, Choose Well, Client First, Code of Ethics, Courage, Ethics, ethics done right, fast lane leader, fast-lane leadership, Habits, Honor, Integrity, Leader, Leadership, Moral Judgement, Morality, Nonprofit, Professionalism, Reputation, Rules
Rules are made to be broken. Right? Wrong! We all laugh when we hear the old adage, but unfortunately there are many who adopt this as their way of living. Successful leadership demands a higher level of behavior. At 10,000 Beds we hold ourselves to a high standard....
Dec 11, 2018 | #CelebrateRecovery, #changeperceptions, Addict, Addiction, Addiction recovery, Ah Ha Moments, Behavior, Challenges, Change, Choice, Choose Life, Clean & Sober, confidence, Meetings
The road to recovery. When encountering this phrase I immediately think of a road trip. Going from a place of origin to a place of destination. If our place of origin is Rock Bottom and our destination is Recovery Life, then a treatment center might be considered the...
Sep 18, 2017 | Be A Good Parent, Behavior, Call Your Mom, Cogitate, Communication, Darkness, Depression, Happy Birthday, Hope, Late, Light, Meditation, Parental Love, Tardiness
My biggest fault is being late. Often. Maybe always. Ten minutes is my sweet spot. Hours late has happened. And there was that one time I was weeks late. My sad truth. I blame my mother. She carried me nearly a month after my due date until I finally decided to burst...
Jan 9, 2016 | Activity, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Behavior, Behavioral Health, Biological, Brain, Drugs, Mental Health, Morality, Self-medicating, Stress, Substance, Tolerance
Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (e.g., alcohol, cocaine, nicotine) or engages in an activity (e.g., gambling, sex, shopping) that can be pleasurable but the continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with...
Aug 26, 2015 | Addict, Addiction, Ask for help, Behavior, Behavioral Health, Counter-productive, Disease, Prison, STOP
What is addiction? Well, it’s almost certainly not what you expect. Addictions are counter-productive, you typically get exactly the opposite of what you wanted. And addictions are persistent, you think you can walk away but they follow right along. Additionally,...
