Unleashing the Krakabusi within*
If I was a volcano I’d be erupting right now. But I’m not, so I wrote my third medium post.
90 Days now since I gave up Alcohol for good. I touched on the reasons why I made this drastic ‘shutdown’ here — At the same time I also completely transformed my diet towards Vegetarianism and Veganism (Cows milk is for baby cows not Adult sucklers) for both health and ‘save our poor planet’ reasons.
Please for the love of god watch this film and then watch this film and then please join me in waking the fuck up.
Anyway, this post isn’t about the above. It’s about the Krakabusi within. The Krakabusi that lives in all of us, but lies dorment in many.
After removing almost all the conventional mood enhancers (alcohol, pizza, red meat, bread, ice cream, crisps, sweets, pudding, sugar, pasta etc) from my diet I also took the decision to remove the one remaining love, coffee — I needed to baseline all my feelings and senses.. coffee isn’t bad for you I know, but it’s also something I used to make me feel even more hyped.
I am da hype man! but I wanted to live a life when I wasn’t propped up with enhancers. Do I miss it? maybe.. but I love how it’s possible to unwind the mind and re-own yourself. I feel more inspired and more hungry for the person I intend to be which means I genuinely don’t miss those things.
Anyway, I can’t stop smiling. Ever since the change I forged my new life, a life that doesn’t feel like I am on a conveyer belt of standard thinking, of being switched off and numb. I have literally woken the fuck up. I get emotional writing this because I realise how asleep I was. The mind that I thought was mine had actually been in charge of me without me knowing, and now I have taken the power back.
I wish I was not nearly 40. I wish I was ‘woke’ ten years ago so I could have got ultra fit, so I could have read more, understood more and impacted the world more positively. The next 10 years are going to be my most productive and impactful.
I put the change in mindset, this refreshed outlook on life down to no alcohol, no coffee, amazing diet, and a lazer focus on ultra marathon training which beyond the obvious fitness gains gives me literally hours of thinking time (also mean I sleep like a baby and wake up so fresh ready for a new day at 5:45am every day) — I’ve awoken my inner Krackabusi and I can’t stop smiling. People often ask me if I feel better, and the answer I’m increasingly telling them is that I feel utterly incredible.
I feel all the emotions I used to feel when I was drunk and listening to love music (westlife), all the satisfaction of pigging out on 34” meat feast pizza, and all the highs I got from caffeine BUT i get them without the enhancers! (And none of the downs which comes with them)
It’s real.. The krackabusi is locked in us all.. Unleash it! – we’re alive, live! Actually live.
This ever strengthening positive feeling evolves daily and gets stronger and you realise there is no limits. I was happy about taking on my first 100km running race when I first wrote, but now I’m not happy with simply taking part, I am going to put in enough training to win it.
I am now also going to enter “The World’s Toughest Foot Race” within the next 5 years.
My wife of 10 years Lisa (been with her for 20 years since college) says I am a better person since I stopped my old life and restarted my real life. My friends now get a more attentive more interested human to LOL with instead of one always vacant as I was often sidetracked with work stress.
I went from struggling with anxiety and stress with leading a big business to loving running my business and I’m now more focused than ever on taking it to the next level – it was definitely running me before!.
But more importantly, I’m the happiest I have ever been with me.
Little peek into my weeks — I’m running at least two half marathons+ in the week right now, 1 interval sprint day (you need this to build stamina), 2 gym sessions (focus is on adding strength via back and shoulders and core so i can handle the long 100km+ ) and a Cardio kettle bell workout with a trainer which is just the most mind blowing 45 minuites ever.
Running 17 miles this weekend was literally chill territorym (you can follow my pursuits to ultra greatness on STRAVA — I’m MILLS USTWO naturally.
I wake up every day and have a green smoothie that literally feels like I am drinking life. (Spiralina + Broccoli + Kale + Almonds + Carrot + Flax Seeds + water) it’s incredible (not too much fruit, that’s too much sugar!, maybe a grape or two but the carrot brings the sweetness)
I love being obsessed with Rich Roll as at 40 he transformed his life — He’s my hero.
I can’t stop drinking Cashew Milk!!! I didn’t even know you could milk a cashew nut but you can, it’s better than Almond.
I drink Ginger and Hot water as my ‘treat’ drink at night. Lucky me.
I obviously only fuel for my long runs (and during) using TRIBE nutrition.
In 90 days I’ve gone from 14.5 stone to just under 13 and I intend to lose a bit more while also strengthening.
*if you combine the power of the Kraken with the enthusiasm of Kriss Akabusi you get the Krakabusi- trust me, it lives within us all. Unleash it’s power.
As always (although I have only said it once before) please do reach out on mills@ustwo.com if you want to talk about unleashing the inner terrapin.
