8 Ways Towards a Mindful Relationship With Caffeine

I could feel my endorphins kicking in. I looked at my business partner and knew it was almost my turn. "Don't forget to smile," I reminded myself, "Arianna Huffington is on the judging panel. Don't screw it up." My partner gave me the cue, and I launched into the close of our epic pitch. The timer counted down as I finished my last sentence, leaving just enough time for the grand finale -- our buzzer beater, in-unison jump as we declared, "Javazen! It makes you feel good!" The crowd roared. We did it! Five minutes of pure anxiety mixed with excitement, and we crushed it. I stood there, stunned at the thought that this had all started in our dorm room. Who would have thought that we'd be standing on stage at the 2016 Cupid's Cup Entrepreneurship Competition delivering a five-minute pitch for $75,000? When we heard Kevin Plank, the Founder and CEO of Under Armour, call our name as the grand prize winner, the world as we knew it stopped spinning. Then we learned that we'd also won the Audience Choice award on top of first place. The experience was surreal. In college, like many of my peers, I suffered from caffeine addiction and burnout. Despite the drawbacks, I figured I would never give up coffee. My kitchen overflowed with coffee gadgets and accessories. I even roasted my own beans. Yep, I was that guy. And I would never listen to my roommate and succumb to drinking tea, like he did. At least, that was the case until a joke in which he mixed tea into my coffee changed ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news