Clinic Visit Sparks Change
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Sam shares a pivotal moment in his sobriety journey when he visited a homeless clinic in San Francisco.
"I eventually went to a homeless clinic in San Francisco called the San Francisco South of Market Mental Clinic. At the time, I had just left my job to start The Hustle and didn't have any income, so I technically qualified to go to this homeless clinic.
In a weird way, I thought 'I'm basically a bum - I deserve to be here. I'm ruining everything, I deserve to be with these other addicts.' I met this doctor, her name's Jocelyn Porques - I saw her up until recently. She gave me this advice - she told me I should tell my friends and roommates that I'm having an issue.
I was so afraid to do that, but I eventually worked up the courage with her encouragement. I told my roommates 'Hey guys, I've got a drinking issue. You can live your life the way you want to live your life, and I'm not going to judge you. I'm totally fine with you guys doing what you want to do, but from this point on I'm sober and I'm not going to drink alcohol. I would love it if you could encourage me.'
I felt like the biggest weight lifted off my shoulders. When I felt that weight go away, it became so much easier."
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.