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Second Half Sober: Halftime adjustments for men who want to quit drinking and win the years ahead
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Expected 26 Nov 26"In the morning, I wanted to quit. By 5:00, I wanted to quit tomorrow."
Second Half Halftime Adjustments for Men Who Want to Quit Drinking and Win the Years Ahead is a practical, football-inspired sobriety book by former college football player and coach Jeff Graham. It shows men how to stop drinking the way every good team study the opponent, prepare a game plan, and make adjustments at halftime.
If you've ever promised yourself in the morning that you'd quit drinking, then broken that promise by the end of the workday, you know how frustrating that can be. You can see everything drinking is taking from you and still find yourself looking forward to the next one.
Jeff Graham lived that contradiction. He was a college football player, a coach, and a man who knew how to handle pressure and get things done. Yet he kept losing the same battle with drinking. The turning point came when he recognized something football had taught him years you don't wait until game day to prepare for the opponent.
Second Half Sober takes that lesson off the field and puts it to work in everyday life. It's not another lecture about why you should stop drinking. It's a step-by-step plan for how to quit drinking and stay sober, built around the real situations where drinking has been making your decisions.
Inside this quit drinking guide, you'll learn how
Spot drinking cravings early, including the anticipation that starts hours before a craving gets hard to handleIdentify your drinking the routines, emotions, excuses, and beliefs that make a drink feel like the answerStudy your own "game film" to see what worked, what didn't, and where a different move changes the outcome, without beating yourself upBuild personal Play Cards: a simple, written plan for high-risk moments like drinking after work, the drive home, an empty house, a stressful evening, or friends offering you a drinkPrepare early, keep alternatives ready, plan for the unexpected, and build confidence with small first winsBounce back from a review what happened, make an adjustment, and prepare the next play. One bad play doesn't have to define your season.Who this book is
Men who want to stop drinking or cut back but keep breaking the promiseGray-area drinkers who aren't at rock bottom but are tired of the daily negotiationFormer athletes, coaches, and anyone who thinks in game plansWives, partners, parents, and friends of a man who drinks too much. A dedicated chapter explains what he's facing and how to respond more effectively.Sobriety is about more than drinking less or counting days. It's about getting your mornings back, keeping your word, rebuilding trust, finding your ambition again, and building a sober life you actually look forward to.
You don't have to win the whole game today. Start with one situation. Prepare your next play. Then run it.
Second Half Halftime Adjustments for Men Who Want to Quit Drinking and Win the Years Ahead is a practical, football-inspired sobriety book by former college football player and coach Jeff Graham. It shows men how to stop drinking the way every good team study the opponent, prepare a game plan, and make adjustments at halftime.
If you've ever promised yourself in the morning that you'd quit drinking, then broken that promise by the end of the workday, you know how frustrating that can be. You can see everything drinking is taking from you and still find yourself looking forward to the next one.
Jeff Graham lived that contradiction. He was a college football player, a coach, and a man who knew how to handle pressure and get things done. Yet he kept losing the same battle with drinking. The turning point came when he recognized something football had taught him years you don't wait until game day to prepare for the opponent.
Second Half Sober takes that lesson off the field and puts it to work in everyday life. It's not another lecture about why you should stop drinking. It's a step-by-step plan for how to quit drinking and stay sober, built around the real situations where drinking has been making your decisions.
Inside this quit drinking guide, you'll learn how
Spot drinking cravings early, including the anticipation that starts hours before a craving gets hard to handleIdentify your drinking the routines, emotions, excuses, and beliefs that make a drink feel like the answerStudy your own "game film" to see what worked, what didn't, and where a different move changes the outcome, without beating yourself upBuild personal Play Cards: a simple, written plan for high-risk moments like drinking after work, the drive home, an empty house, a stressful evening, or friends offering you a drinkPrepare early, keep alternatives ready, plan for the unexpected, and build confidence with small first winsBounce back from a review what happened, make an adjustment, and prepare the next play. One bad play doesn't have to define your season.Who this book is
Men who want to stop drinking or cut back but keep breaking the promiseGray-area drinkers who aren't at rock bottom but are tired of the daily negotiationFormer athletes, coaches, and anyone who thinks in game plansWives, partners, parents, and friends of a man who drinks too much. A dedicated chapter explains what he's facing and how to respond more effectively.Sobriety is about more than drinking less or counting days. It's about getting your mornings back, keeping your word, rebuilding trust, finding your ambition again, and building a sober life you actually look forward to.
You don't have to win the whole game today. Start with one situation. Prepare your next play. Then run it.
297 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication November 26, 2026
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