1,000 days of no sex. There was a period in my life from fall of 2017 to spring of 2021 where I completely eliminated dating. The year leading into this I was heartbroken, was beginning my creative career & was trying to get my s*** together on what I wanted to do with my life post-college. Wanting to go all in on myself, I spent 0 time or energy pursuing women and used that time for myself. During this period of my life it was truly challenging because I felt ashamed to admit this to anyone & kept it to myself. Today we’re going to dive into the 4 lessons I learned while going 1,000 days celibate.      1,000 days of celibacy taught me these 4 lessons :  1 : Fall in love with yourself first. We need to get to know the person we see in the mirror first before we spend any time or energy trying to attract love from someone else.  2 : Happiness doesn’t com from someone else. Yes an intimate relationship will bring a certain joy but we can find happiness in our day to day lives by having gratitude for the journey that we are on. 3 : Be mindful of who you spend your time and energy on. Both are something we can never get back so it’s important to be aware of who we give our attention to. 4 : Own your truth. No matter where you’re at in your life or how you feel, just own it and be unapologetic about it. If people judge you for it, are they really people you want in your life?   Challenge for the listeners : Spend 10 minutes within the next 24hrs and consider if there’s anything in your life that is distracting you from becoming the best version of you. For me that meant eliminating dating for sometime which led to the celibacy but for you it could be something else. All I ask if you take a moment to pause, think about it, become aware of it and make a decision if or what changes may need to be made moving forward.     Get sustained energy with Tenzo Tea! Use my promo code “THEBEARDEDMAN” for 25% off every order tenzotea.co     Check out the Stay Dialed In App! Sign up for the Stay Dialed In Newsletter! You wanna help blow this podcast up? GREAT! Here’s how: Leave a 5 star review on the podcast app with your hot take of the show Share out the episode on your IG story tagging me @Bobbbaaaay —- Follow The Bearded Man! TikTok : @Bobbbaaaay Instagram : @Bobbbaaaay YouTube : @BobbyHobert Twitter : @Bobbbaaaay Website : ItsTheBeardedMan.com