9KM By 9AM

29/05/2026

On 31 May, I reach 2,000 alcohol-free days. I’ve written a new article sharing some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned along the way - about mindset, habits, anxiety, identity, and why small daily choices really do compound over time. Let me know if something in it resonates with you :-) N

Here are just a few of the many many things I have learned on this journey.

16/05/2026

At the Association of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (ANLP) Conference this weekend for two days of learning, growth, and connection.

Looking forward to hearing from some brilliant speakers at the cutting edge of NLP, coaching, communication, and personal change — and taking away new ideas, tools, and perspectives to sharpen my coaching and hypnotherapy work even further.

Always good to keep learning, evolving, and surrounding yourself with people who are passionate about helping others create meaningful change.

Looking forward to meeting fellow NLP professionals over the weekend.

07/05/2026

Most people still believe happiness comes from what happens to them. The promotion. The relationship. The holiday. Finally “getting there”.

But what if happiness is more about mindset, focus and the way we interpret life?

In the first episode of The Feel Good Hour, Sam Griffin and Nigel Jones explore happiness, overthinking, gratitude and practical tools that can help people think better, feel better and live better.

No scripts. No edits. Just a real conversation with tools people can actually use.

Watch the full episode now on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeH5NI1EWf4
www.feelgoodhour.com

06/05/2026

COMING VERY SOON 😀 - THE ALL NEW ‘FEEL GOOD HOUR’ PODCAST

05/05/2026

GOING ALCOHOL-FREE: HOW AN IDENTITY SHIFT CHANGES EVERYTHING

I’m delighted to share that I recently joined Janet Gourand on the Tribe Sober podcast for a powerful conversation about alcohol-free living, limiting beliefs and the identity shift that sits at the heart of lasting change.

In the episode, we explore why willpower alone is rarely enough when it comes to changing your relationship with alcohol. For me, the turning point came when I stopped seeing myself as “a drinker trying to stop” and fully stepped into the identity of “I am a non-drinker.” That one shift changed everything.

We talk about the beliefs that keep people stuck in the drinking cycle - the idea that alcohol helps us relax, gives us confidence, helps us connect, or makes life more fun. Through coaching, hypnotherapy and practical mindset tools, those beliefs can be challenged, dismantled and replaced with something far more empowering.

During the conversation, I share tools from my own alcohol-free journey and my work as a hypnotherapist, life coach and author of Walking Back to Happiness, including the “tabletop technique,” future-self visualisation, the importance of environment and community, and the surprising physical benefits of going alcohol-free - including my calculation that I’ve saved around 26 million heartbeats since stopping drinking.

A huge thank you to Janet and Tribe Sober for such a warm and meaningful conversation. I hope this episode supports anyone who is sober curious, taking a break, or ready to create a new identity beyond alcohol.

Listen here:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-an-identify-shift-changes-everything-with-nigel-jones/id1513124200?i=1000765740641
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTjCtESlivs
Tribe Sober - https://www.tribesober.com/
Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ip8ux-1aabe8e
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CDEbmmSL2oLrdOjDWDCli

Find out more about my coaching, hypnotherapy and alcohol-free work
https://www.9kmby9am.com/coaching/alcohol-free-coaching/

My book Walking Back To Happiness: The Secret To Alcohol Free Living & Well-being https://amzn.eu/d/0ckj7Th6

19/04/2026

SUNDAY BY THE LAKE AT LAKE HOUSE KENT

Spending a beautiful Sunday at The Lake House Kent - and what a place this is.

I’m proud to be an ambassador and director of the newly launched Lake House Kent Community Interest Company, CIC.

With its café, stunning lake and peaceful atmosphere, it’s the perfect place to stop for a tea or coffee and soak up the tranquillity.

It’s also one of the places where I hold my life coaching, hypnotherapy and NLP sessions here in Kent.

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