Quitting Smoking…Why So Many Struggle To Stop
Hi future Non Smoker So many people struggle to stop smoking because of a simple problem. It’s about the immediate reward as opposed to the delayed benefit of quitting. So you’re bored, or stressed, driving or on the phone and you light up a cigarette and you are immediately rewarded. Suddenly your boredom is solved,…
Quit Smoking…Are You An Abstainer Or A Moderator
Hi Future Non Smoker It is said in the area of creating new habits that there are two kinds of people. Moderators are the sort of people who can cut down and reduce their negative habits over time. Abstainers tend to be all or nothing. There is no cutting down, if you try you will…
Quit Smoking…The Emotional Roller-Coaster
Hi future Non Smoker Everything we do in life is driven by our emotions. Smoking for a while provided some emotional support for you, maybe it still does, but I’m sure you known that propping yourself up emotionally with a burning stick of tobacco is not a good way to live your life. As you…
Quit Smoking…$40 Per Packet!
Hi Future Non Smoker In Australia one of our brilliant political parties is floating the idea of raising the price of a packet of cigarettes to $40 per packet. In the same breath they claim this will raise a fortune in extra taxes. I thought our caring governments were interested in helping people quit cigarettes,…
Quit Smoking…Is Your Goal A Delusion
Hi Future Non Smoker To quote Jim Rohn from his book “The five major pieces to the life puzzle” We cannot casually pursue the goal we have set for ourselves. A goal that is casually pursued is not a goal, at its best it is a wish, and wishes are little more than self-delusion. Jim…
Quit Smoking…Are You A Quitter Or A Quitter
Hi future Non Smoker Quit Smoking…Are You A Quitter Or A Quitter In the area of smoking where important change needs to be made, where there is a ton of information outlining exactly what happens to smokers, there are three groups of people Those who don’t want to change. Those who try and give up,…
Quit Smoking…One Lonely Cigarette Packet
Hi Future Non Smoker While out walking recently I saw a crushed empty cigarette packet which had been tossed on the ground. I guess this says a few things about the owner. They see littering as OK, good thing is that most smokers don’t agree with them. But the isolation of this packet seemed to…
Quit Smoking…Managing The Boredom Factor
Hi Future Non Smoker Quit Smoking…Managing The Boredom Factor When quit smoking clients come to see me, on their intake form I would estimate that 70% plus tick the box that boredom is a trigger for their smoking. If this is a problem for you then there are four important things to consider. Boredom doesn’t…
Quit Smoking…The Permission To Stop
Hi Future Non Smoker You’re an adult, you do what you like within reason, you choose to smoke and it is you who decides to quit right? The idea of the permission to stop smoking cigarettes is about giving yourself the permission to quit. Not seeking someone else’s permission. I say this because I see…
Quit Smoking…Make It More Than an Empty Resolution
Hi Future Non smoker New year has come and gone with millions of resolutions made, and most likely the majority of them will not be successful. The problem with resolutions is that most people make them in a half hearted way. It’s as if there is no real expectation of following through so we just…