Ed Latimore.... from fighter to writer

Ed Latimore Jr. (born February 15, 1985, in Pittsburgh, PA) is a retired American professional boxer (13-1-1), influencer, and author. His final professional fight was December 17, 2016. He launched his blog Mind and Fist[4] in 2013, focusing on the difficult lessons he learned from growing up in public housing projects, overcoming alcohol and pornography addiction, and general self-improvement. He has published two books. Not Caring What Other People Think Is A Superpower: Insights From A Heavyweight Boxer and Sober Letters To My Drunken Self along with a writing and marketing guide for social media titled Engagement Are The New Cocaine: The Art And Science Of Writing Awesomely Addictive Tweets. He's been a guest on The James Altucher Show, The Jordan Harbinger Show, The Art of Manliness, Farnam Street, and Coffee with Scott Adams to discuss sobriety, boxing, growing up in poverty, and physics. He's also been featured on Ryan Holiday's blog The Daily Stoic as well as in James Clear's international bestseller, Atomic Habits. 

 

 

Lyrics to the song that was inspired by the interview:

 DRINKING REASONS 
CAPO 1st -  So it's in C# 

VERSE - C# Bfm F# C# 
C                  Am     F                     C 
I drink to cope, I drink to cleanse 
C                  Am     F             C 
I drink I drink I drink though I know where it ends 

I drink routinely, I drink out of habit  
It's a crutch now and I need to have it 

I drink for boredom, I drink to numb 
In  mundane social situations 

I drink for peers, I drink to belong 
I drink I drink I drink though I know that it's wrong 

CHORUS F# C# G# C# 
F                 C 
I need to acknowledge 
G              C 
That I am afraid 

What happens afterwards? 
What must I trade? 

I need to set a goal 
Have something to attain 

And I need new habits 
To maintain the gains 

VERSE 
I drink to dull, I drink to distort 
I drink to silence repetitive thoughts 

I drink with purpose, I drink to purge 
I drink I drink I drink whenever I've the urge 

CHORUS 
I need to acknowledge 
That I am afraid 

What happens afterwards? 
What must I trade? 

I need to set a goal 
Have something to attain 

And I need new habits 
To maintain the gains 

VERSE 
I drink to mask, I drink to hide 
The self-loathing that I feel inside 

I drink to overcome, I drink to be free 
From stress and anxiety 

CHORUS 
I need to acknowledge 
 That I am Afraid 

What happens afterwards? 
What must I trade? 

I need to set a goal 
Have something to attain 

And I need new habits 
To maintain the gains 

I drink for approval, and validation 
To overcome feelings of deep-held frustration 

I drink for friends, I drink to fit in 
So I can feel confident in the presence of women 

I drink to be popular, I drink to be funny 
So I can feel relaxed in other people's company 

I drink to celebrate, I drink when its practical 
I drink in every situation imaginable