Retire from alcohol™.On your terms.
I retired from alcohol on my terms and now I help sales professionals, from account executives to CROs, do the same.
LDL down 29%. Fourteen pounds gone. Off two medications. I didn't hit a wall. I made a decision.
A complimentary 30 minutes, one-on-one with Colin. Nothing you share ever leaves our conversation, no records, no notes.
Prefer to email first?
Who are you here for?
Two paths lead here. Pick the one that fits, and I'll meet you where you actually are.
I'm quietly weighing my own drinking.
You're functioning, successful, and privately done pretending it isn't a question. See the five-stage framework and where you land on it.
See the frameworkThis is about someone I loveI'm worried about someone else's drinking.
A partner, a parent, a friend. You can see it, and you don't know how to help without pushing them away. Start here.
Read this first- 500
- Days retired from alcohol, and counting. I've walked this myself.
- 1:1
- No groups. No labels. No program to join. Just me, on the phone, with you.
- 100%
- Confidential. Nothing you tell me leaves this conversation.
Five stages, walked together
Most programs hand you a rulebook. This is a guided sequence, paced to your life, not the other way around.
- 01You're quietly picturing life without alcohol, and noticing what it costs you.
- 02Who you're becoming doesn't match who you meant to be.
- 03Brain fog, weight, irritability. The costs stack up until you can't ignore them.
- 04You connect the dots, pick a date, and tell people.
- 05Day one isn't the finish line. It's the start of everything compounding the other way.
- 01
Visualization
You're quietly picturing life without alcohol for the first time, and noticing what it really costs you.
- 02
Identity Drift
Who you're becoming doesn't match who you meant to be. What you're protecting is your identity.
- 03
Compounding Friction
The costs stack up until you can't ignore them: brain fog, weight, irritability. You realize this can't keep going.
- 04
Decision Point
You've connected the dots. You pick a date, tell people, and accountability locks it in.
- 05
Retirement
Day one isn't the finish line. It's the start of everything compounding in the other direction.
What you're actually retiring into
This isn't about giving something up. It's about getting yourself back, and being fully present for the life already waiting for you.
500 days
alcohol-free, and counting. I've walked exactly where you are.
Colin Casillas
Founder, Prepared Sobriety™
I walked this path before I ever guided anyone through it.
Twenty years selling to CxOs at some of the biggest names in tech, and I bought into the drinking culture completely. Happy hours, vendor dinners, the nights where the most expensive bottle on the table was the whole point of the table.
I never hit a rock bottom. Never lost a job, never blacked out. I was just quietly aware that alcohol was chipping away at how clear my head was, and how good of a husband, father, and friend I had it in me to be. So I spent six years mentally preparing, and on April 16, 2025, I retired from alcohol.
Four months later my LDL dropped 29 percent. I lost 14 pounds without touching my diet, came off two medications within ten months, and got a decade of sharpness back. I'm not a counselor and I'm not running a program. I'm a sales executive who made a deliberate decision to find out what else was possible.
When we talk, you're talking to me. Not an intake team, not a coordinator. Me.
Read my full storyOne path doesn't fit everyone. So there are two.
Some want a single candid conversation. Some want me alongside them the whole way. You choose, and you can move between them as your needs change.
A single private conversation
One focused 1:1 call to talk it through openly and leave with a clear picture of your next step. Many continue with ongoing guidance from here.
One-time 1:1 call
Ongoing 1:1 guidance
Regular private calls with me as you move through the five stages, paced to your life and your calendar. The deepest level of support, for as long as it's useful.
Recurring 1:1, paced to you
Investment discussed privately on our first call.
The people who watched the framework work
These aren't client testimonials. Out of respect for client confidentiality, we never publish their stories. The accounts below come from Colin's own network, the colleagues, friends, and family who watched him live the framework and noticed the change before he said a word about it.
“Colin was never the kind of guy you'd point at and say he had a problem. He had a great career, a family, and was always on point. That's why his story really resonated with me. He didn't wait until he hit rock bottom. He just quietly decided he was ready for something better. Watching him step away from alcohol calmly and on his own terms, long before anything ever went wrong, proved you can make this move from a position of strength, not desperation.”
Michael H.
Wealth Management Lending, retired
“It was only afterward that I realized just how much sharper Colin is now. The clarity, the patience, the speed with which he tackles complex problems is all just a different league. We met in business school seven years ago and I've watched him operate at a high level the entire time. But this version is something else. Prepared Sobriety is built for high-performing professionals who already know what excellence looks like and want to know what else they're capable of.”
Doug C.
CFO and Executive Advisor
“I noticed the change before he told me what he was doing. Sharper on strategy calls, and just quicker on his feet in general. When Colin finally told me he'd retired from alcohol, it made sense. I told him people were watching. Turns out I was right, and that's the core of what Prepared Sobriety is. He doesn't talk about it like recovery. He talks about it like a career decision. For anyone in strategic sales wondering whether drinking is quietly costing them something, this is the most impactful framework I've come across.”
Tony J.
Client Advisor
Wherever you are, start there
Tell me where you are. No pressure and no pitch, just a private, candid conversation about whether this is the right next step for you.
You've been thinking about this for years already. At some point thinking turns into stalling. Pick the date.
A complimentary 30-minute call, one-on-one with me. Or write to me using the form.