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WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Why go through the long, hard, and stressful work of learning how to quit smoking all by yourself? Why not skip the frustrating trial and error process that comes from experimenting on your own. Instead, learn what other people who have been successful have done in order to permanently quit smoking. Then simply use their methods to get the exact same results!
DISCOVER 3 SIMPLE SECRETS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS
Research has shown over the past 25 years that 95 percent of individuals who attempt to stop smoking on their own are unable to quit for longer than six months. The chances of success from using Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT) such as gums, pills, and patches are not much better. NRTs have a fail rate of over 90 percent. This is largely because NRTs only address the physical addiction to nicotine and do not address the underlying and much more powerful psychological urges which compel most individuals to fall right back into the smoking trap again. What I strongly recommend is to learn the secrets of the 5 percent who have figured it out, and do exactly what they have done in order to win big and leave smoking behind for good!
Winning strategies Produce Winning Results!
SECRET #1
Most people assume that quitting will be one of the hardest things they ever do. The truth is... it doesn't have to be. This is one of the most powerful myths about smoking that needs to be exposed as false. Changing this belief actually sets the initial groundwork necessary for your ultimate success. The fact is quitting does not have to be difficult or painful. This is because how we imagine or think about an upcoming event has an enormous impact on how we will come to experience the event.
I first observed this phenomenon with my kids when I repeatedly tried to get them to clean up their rooms. Asking, pleading and finally yelling had little impact on getting them to pick up their toys off the floor. They would usually say "we'll do it later" which really meant never, or they would say, "it's too hard". Then I discovered the power of true self-motivation and how a switch in perception can almost magically transform hard work into child's play. One day I changed my request for them to "clean up" the spilled marbles off the floor, into a new "game" in which it was now a race to see who could pick up the most marbles the fastest in order to win. The kids now were lit up with excitement and began frantically cleaning up as if trying to break a new world record! What was once considered a chore to them was transformed into a pleasure. This examples helps illustrate how our thoughts have an enormous impact on how we feel about doing a particular task and how we later come to actually experience the task as we do it.
Instead of seeing quitting as a very difficult and painful process in which you are "giving up" something, begin to see it as a challenge to start a new chapter in your life in which you will be rewarded with improved energy, health, and freedom from nicotine bondage.
The majority of individuals I have worked with have said that shifting their focus from "giving up" smoking to "passionately" looking forward to the many benefits that eventually come from no longer being a slave to a pack of cigarettes was extremely helpful. This cognitive shift was incredibly powerful for them. They focused on the future benefits: saving money, looking & feeling better, and not smelling like an ashtray. The more they focused on the benefits, the smaller their urges to smoke became and the stronger their commitment grew to stay smoke-free. Some even made a list of the pros and cons of quitting and posted it on their wall or refrigerator as a daily reminder of the many benefits in store for them as they made their transformation back into non-smokers once again. This list often helped them stay focused on their goals and helped renew their inner determination to break free and never smoke again.
SECRET #2
Another major difference between these groups of individuals is their internal belief system about "relapsing" and their subsequent reactions following this back slide. After making an initial quit attempt, the majority of smokers will have at least one relapse (if not more) in which they give into the urge to smoke. However, here is where the two groups differ in their perception and response to the event. The latter group will see their behavior as proof that smoking is just too hard to quit and fall right back into the daily smoking habit again. Whereas the first group will see their behavior not as a failure or a sign that quitting is too difficult, instead they approach it as a learning opportunity. They look to see what precipitating events and emotions played a role in triggering their relapse so they can learn when they need to redouble their efforts the next time an urge arises.
In this sense a "relapse" does not equal failure, but rather it is considered part of the necessary process one must go through to get to a permanent state of being a nonsmoker again. Being mentally prepared and expecting there will be some bumps along the way helps to better prepare you, and fortifies your resolve as you make your journey back to becoming a non-smoker again. The better prepared you are, the better position you will be in to eventually reach your goal.
SECRET #3
Don't hesitate or wait to start. There is no better time than right now. It is only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle in the present moment that you can stretch and grow. Start planning your break, and then take the plunge and never look back. Perhaps the single biggest factor that separates successful people from non-successful people is their willingness and ability to make a decision and then take action on that decision.
Also, they keep their commitment long after the positive feelings of the moment have left, and they remain committed to quit even during the difficult times when they don't really feel strong and want to give in. In fact, these moments of not giving in during low motivation are what lead to having renewed commitment in the long run because they build a feeling of strength and satisfaction that only comes from sticking to your promise to yourself.
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." - Robert Collier
How will you know the right time to make the decision and commitment to quit smoking for good? That is a very good question and one you can easily find the answer to with a little introspection. A quick way to make an assessment is to ask yourself this question. Knowing everything you now know about smoking, and considering how many years you have been smoking, if you could go back to the time before you had your very first cigarette, would you still decide to go ahead and start smoking all over again? If you wish you had never made the decision to start smoking in the first place, then it now really only makes sense to immediately stop putting any more of your valuable time, energy, and good health into the addiction.
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