What is the best way to quit smoking? It’s the most effective way.

There is a well known principle called the Pareto Principle, sometimes called the 80/20 rule.  What Pareto found is that 20% of his pea pods produced 80% of the fruit.  He then started to see 80/20 everywhere.  He noticed 20% of people held 80% of the land.

Many of you know this principal in even further extremes: it’s often said 95% of the wealth in the US is held by 5% of people, or even more recently we had the outbursts about the 1%.  The idea that the US Gov’t was favoring the 1% of Wall Street rather than the 99% of it’s citizens.

The 80/20 Principle and quitting smoking

The question you can ask yourself (no matter what your are trying to accomplish) is this: how can I get at least 80% of the results by doing 20% of the work?  Apply this to quitting smoking.  What method of quitting will get me the maximum result with least amount of effort.  The answer is Quit Smoking 24/7.

Why Quit Smoking 24/7 is the best method

1. For starters the program is only 21 days and you actually quit after just 10 days on the program.  Most quit smoking products take a MINIMUM of 90 days and many people are on them for a much longer time and still don’t quit.  So you choose, 21 days or 90+.

2. Quit Smoking 24/7 actually uses the 80/20 rule.  It’s a bit modified but in the program you actually learn how to 80/20 your cigarettes.  We call this WHIP.  Wait, Hold off, Inhale and Procrastinate.  After just a few days on the program you will notice you’re actually smoking a lot less than you used to but still feel like you’re smoking about the same.

3. Doing it on your own?  You have a 4%-7% chance of succeeding.  Doing it with other quit smoking methods?  Well, the numbers are better but not great.  Cancer.org says you have UP TO a 25% chance of succeeding.  Hmmm, sounds like we’re on the wrong side of the 80/20 rule here.  What about Quit Smoking 24/7? As of right now our polling is showing OVER an 80% success rate.

So what is the best way to quit smoking? It’s the most effective way and that is with Quit Smoking 24/7.  Why?  Because Quit Smoking 24/7 uses the method not only proven out by several universities, but it’s also the same method other quit smoking products recommend!!!  It’s call Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and you can learn more about it at our website.  Both Cancer.org and even this nicotine gum site say the same thing: “Behavioral support increases chance of success.”

We’re just a bit more bold because we KNOW our program works.  Behavioral support doesn’t just increase your chance of success, it IS the reason you will succeed.

Article By: Domenic Weber

“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” -Henry Ford

Thanks Henry, that’s great to know, so the next time I fail I’ll feel even more like a dumbass because I obviously didn’t begin more intelligently.  That’s what I used to think when I read those wonderful words of wisdom.  No one likes to fail, it makes us feel like….a failure.  You get dejected, depressed, even angry with yourself and others.  Who would want to bring those emotions on themselves.

So naturally, the answer is to not try again, then you can’t be hurt by those terrible feelings. So what do you do?  I used to be terrified to pick up the phone and cold call someone about products and services, my whole life.  I HATED pushy salesmen wasting my time, so why would I ever make anyone else suffer through that?  I remember my first try when I called someone at the NIH to try to sell them some products and she said “Is this a sales call, I DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!”  And I sheepishly apologized and hung up and felt absolutely terrible. I physically had a pit in my stomach from the experience and I NEVER wanted that feeling again.

But check this out, what is common to every one of your experiences where you failed?  Two things I can think of are 1) You and 2) Your Feelings.  Yes, we are always involved in our failures which is why some people come to think of themselves as failures, more on that below.  But let’s examine the 2nd point, you’re feelings.  Look back at the last paragraph: “then you can’t be hurt by those feelings,” and “I NEVER wanted that feeling again.”

Who caused those feelings?  Ask yourself who causes you to feel upset, angry, depressed.  Do you really think some people have a magic wand they wave and it creates feelings inside of you?  There is only one person who causes you to feel the way you do, YOU!  I felt salesmen were pushy, so I assumed I was being one of those salesmen when I called, as a result, I felt terrible. Conversely, if I got the sale, who caused me to feel elated and joyous?  The “yes” was just a yes, I am the one who caused me to be happy or not happy about the sale.  Some people will make the sale and say “ok, that was nice, I need another,” while others may say, “Hell’s yea, I’m the man!”

Notice, the real dilemma, we avoid trying again after failure because “we don’t want to feel that way again.”  It really has nothing to do with the actual failure, something happens or it doesn’t, there is no emotion in that, we create and associate the emotions. The failure of not making the sale had nothing to do with my feelings.  It was the FEAR of those terrible feelings!

In the Quit Smoking Program you learn how to dig deep inside and uncover the causes of those feelings so you can identify them and change them at the source.  This is part of what’s called the Trigger Tracker you learn on day 19.  Why do we wait until day 19, because this is a tool you can use the rest of your life to get anything you want, it’s not just about quitting smoking.

Article by: Domenic Weber

Devlyn Steele on the Radio

Our CEO was recently interviewed on KNTH about Quit Smoking 24/7 and New Years Resolutions.   You can hear the whole interview from 12/28/2012 here.

Devlyn identifies a common problem with most new year resolutions and this clarifies why so many tend to fail.  ”Failing to plan is planning to fail,” quotes Devlyn.  Without the proper know how, regardless of what you are doing, you are much more likely to fail at it.  Everyone knows any sports team goes into a game with a plan and prepares for that game prior to the game;  it’s a pretty easy thing to understand on that level.

Let’s apply that to quitting smoking: some time in the beginning of January you quit.  What’s the plan?  Step 1: stop smoking, step 2:…., step 3: ????   If you don’t know what to expect or how to prepare for it, you are much more likely to relapse.  That is why when using the Quit Smoking 24/7 Program, step one is,”Keep smoking and prepare”  Quitting on Day One will lead to failure.  With the Quit Smoking 24/7 Program you get 10 Days to prepare before you actually quit.  This puts in in control and with control you will quit.

Next, the game has started, how did you prepare for the defenses zone blitz.  This is akin to asking, “How are you prepared to deal with a terrible day at work, a break up, family issues, etc” With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy you’ll be trained to deal with these situations, so when they arise, you are prepared to combat them as needed.

Quit Smoking 24/7 is the total package program that will lead to your success and we’re still running our New Year’s Resolution Special

New Year’s resolutions are here and Devlyn talks about why people fail and more importantly, what you need to do to succeed.  He appeared on Dove TV on Dec 28th, to share his knowledge. http://thedove.us/shows/health/setting-healthy-resolutions-devlyn-steele

45% of people will make New Year’s Resolution and less than 8% will succeed?  Why, because they have no plan.  You need to create a plan to succeed, no matter what you will be doing.  Losing weight, you are going to need to develop a new diet, getting healthy, you will need to start an exercise regiment based upon your specific goals, do you want to run a marathon or bench 400 lbs, they are totally different plans.  And of course, quitting smoking requires a plan.  Fortunately we’ve supplied you the plan, all we need is your commitment.

Article by Domenic Weber

There is no definition of your life other than the definition you give your life – Devlyn Steele        

I know you want to quit smoking, but for some reason it just hasn’t happened yet.  Something always get’s in the way.

So the first question is do you really want to quit smoking?  Interestingly enough I found out recently that many people get defensive when asked that question.  In truth, we all have things we want to see in our life.  For me as I work so hard at trying to change the world, I forget balance at times. If it is not a concrete thing like quitting smoking, weight, or career, or finance, or relationship, maybe it is increasing travel, joy, and laughter.  Maybe it is seeing your family and friends more.

Every smoking wants to quit, at least the ones reading this, ha! (Otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this).  That simply is human nature, the drive of life to accomplish and improve.

The fact is that you want to quit but you are often are not doing what we can to accomplish quitting.  There are many factors to the why behind that.  One of the factors is the excuses we make.

Excuses come in all shapes and sizes; however at the end of the day you call It – a reason, the truth, a justification , uncontrollable circumstances, that’s just how it is, or one of the other thousands of ways I’ve heard it phrased, it all boils down to the same thing: excuses.

• It’s not possible with managing a family, a job and all right now.
• I have other priorities
• I don’t like doing it.
• It’s hard….
• I don’t have time.
• Once I get through this heavy schedule, I’ll get to it.
• I have a lot of responsibilities.
• It cost too much
• I can’t do it
• My Spouse Smokes

They go on and on, don’t they.  The bottom line is you do have the time, you can do it and there is nothing getting in your way other than you. You are the only obstacle between you and quitting smoking and you are the only one who can make you quit…who else is gonna do it?

Do you really want to change?   Humans are actually very remarkable, when we really want to we can get just about anything accomplished.  The drive to succeed needs to be stronger than our fears or lack of motivation.  We no longer see obstacles and we no longer find excuses, we simply go into action.  That’s why I developed the Quit Smoking 24/7 Program. I know you’re excuses, I’ve been doing this for 20 years and I’ve heard just about all of them, and the bottom line is when I expose those excuses to my clients, they don’t like it very much but they see the truth, and guess what, they quit smoking!

So the real question is this:  what will it take to motivate you to quit smoking and give up your excuses?  I’ll give you a very simple example of what I mean by motivation.  When people give me their list of excuses, I always ask, “If I offered you a million dollars to quit smoking, could you do it?”

 The answer is, “YES!”

See how easy that was.  Quitting is easy when you are motivated.

Obviously no one is going to give you $1,000,000.00 to quit smoking.  However sometimes $10,000.00 is enough.  Check out the Hidden Cost of Smoking.   This is the question you need to answer, what is the one thing that will get you motivated to quit smoking.  Focus on finding just one thing.

Give me one reason.  There has to be at least one reason to quit smoking. List your motivating reason, now list your excuse as to why it isn’t happening.  Say out loud, “My excuse isn’t good enough to stop me from quitting smoking.”

And if your excuse is too powerful for you to overcome, that’s why we are here.  The Quit Smoking 24/7 Program will help you build that motivation.  Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy we will develop your brain, kind of like exercise for your mind, and we’ll build that mind muscle into a ripped machine that can pump out the motivation and obliterate those excuses.  Think of me as your personal trainer for your brain to get pumped.  The only difference is your brain works so incredibly fast this only takes 21 Days!  Spend those 21 Days with me and I guarantee you’ll quit smoking.

 Article by: Devlyn Steel

Are you getting mad yet?

Come on, admit it, you might be getting a little mad.

No one likes to admit it, no one likes to say how mad he or she gets, but life does throw a lot of stuff at us and it can get you mad. Sometimes you just can’t help but get mad.

Don’t worry it’s not your fault, so you can admit it.  After all your friend did not help you out like you helped your friend. The checkout clerk was rude.  Pull up to the pump and gas prices went up again overnight.  A co-worker was simply rude and did not respect you. Your relationship partner did not call you back. Your boss kept you waiting and you had to just take it.

Think about it, your family, work, traffic, bills, telemarketing calls, accidents, long lines, being cut off, the list is endless, so how could you not get mad?  You deserve to feel the way you do and it’s definitely not your fault.

Circumstances are what they are and they can get you mad.  What if I told you that nothing can get you mad other than you?  That would be a strange concept wouldn’t it?  After all, you have nothing to do with how that rude checkout clerk talks to you and it is reasonable to get mad in that situation.  After all, you don’t deserve to be talked to in that manner. You are a paying customer, how dare that employee treat you like that.  The fact that you are mad is a result of how you were treated; certainly you are not getting you mad, that store clerk is.

Is it really the clerk that is getting you mad? Let’s pretend one day you are at the store and you get mad and the next you don’t under the same exact circumstance. Why would that be? Well, let’s say one day you had a bad day at work, at home, or other and that is the day you get mad.  The next day you got a promotion at work, a tax refund check you were not expecting and had a terrific lunch with a friend and you did not even notice the clerk.

It is never what is happening that is getting you mad; it is what you are thinking in reaction to what is happening that gets you mad.  Only your thoughts get you mad, so only you can get you mad. You can at any time choose to handle and think through any situation differently. People tell me all the time, “I need cigarettes to calm down, I need a smoke after sex, I need to smoke to get me charged?  So you need cigarettes to both calm you and wake you up, and somehow it made something that happened in the past (the sex) better?  It’s all in your head.

It may seem unrealistic at times, but unrealistic or not it is still true.  You’re in the same traffic every day and some days it gets you mad and others it does not. Once again, it is not the traffic that is getting you mad, but what you are thinking in the traffic day-to-day.

“The event is unimportant, the response to the event is important.” I Ching

When we quit smoking we seem to be able to blame just about everything on the lack of nicotine, just like we needed that nicotine to magically make everything better…the wonder drug. Life is going to throw all sorts of things at you all day both good and bad, and it is your choice to how you decide to respond to it. Don’t fool yourself into believing you have no choice in the matter.  To say that is to say that you have no power over yourself. You’re talking to the wrong guy if you want to say that.  I know how powerful you are. You might not know it, but I do.  I know you can choose.

The ability to choose how we respond is the difference between humans and animals. Animals react by instinct.  If an animal is angry it attacks, hungry then it eats, etc., etc., etc.  We can choose regardless of how we feel or our instincts on how to behave and respond.  You do it all the time all day and you can learn how to increase your skill at it.

Here is what I always ask a client to do regardless of the situation. Ask yourself what do you want to get out of the situation. Meaning, what will be best for you; and then choose your behavior accordingly. After all, does getting mad help you get what you want?

Next time you are in a situation and feel yourself getting mad, slow down.  Stop and think about what you are about to do or say.  Take that one second and ask yourself if what you are about to do will be to your benefit?  Wouldn’t you prefer to behave in ways that add value to your life?  It takes just one second.   This doesn’t happen overnight and it take practice.  You’re so used to the knee jerk reaction of getting angry and then saying, “It’s my lack of nicotine.”  Which is why we created the Quit Smoking 24/7 Program.  We know how you get, we know you’ve programmed yourself to act a certain way.  Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy we will also change that about you.  You can literally train your brain to instantly think completely different than how you are thinking now.  That’s why we always say it’s not just about quitting smoking, it’s about changing how you think deep inside your head.

Think about it, a wide reciever wasn’t born catching the football.  Sure there was some natural talent, but he had to practice catching, seeing the ball, working with the quarter back so they understood each other, running, sprinting, working out, drilling, blocking, the list goes on and on.  The point is he needed training to get there and he had a lot of help.  Which is what we’re here for.  The Quit Smoking 24/7 is your training program.

Don’t give up your power to situations and people that you have no control over.  You can’t control other people.  You can’t control the traffic or life, but you can control you.  You have the power to decide how you respond to life.  Exercise your power, take control of your thoughts, and aim your behavior towards actions and responses that will be to your benefit.

So rather than getting mad, get the life you want.

Article by: Devlyn Steele

Should You Be Committed?

Don’t worry, I am not going to send men in white jackets to put you in a straight jacket and take you away.  The question is really about personal commitment.  Commitment, because all the changes you say you want to create in your life happen only at the level of commitment you give.

 “If you make the unconditional commitment to reach your most important goals, if the strength of your decision is sufficient, you will find the way and the power to achieve your goals.” - Robert Conklin

Commitment-commitment-commitment, why all the fuss?  Most people want to learn how to achieve their goals.  In response, most books and programs on success and goal setting take people through the usual scenic tour. Trust me the tour is great and the views of success are magnificent.  It is a tour as worthwhile as any art exhibition, whether it be Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Picasso at the MET, Bernini at the Getty, or even Michelangelo’s ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.  The views you see on this tour are the endless possibility of what life can offer you.

You can see yourself creating a healthy and happy relationship, living in a healthy body, enjoying your home, life style, and career and having stability, safety, excitement and joy in your life.  That view is incredible, breath taking and exciting. When you take the tour, you will learn to state your goals, to write them down, visualize them, break them down and take action.  You certainly want to stop at each of these places on the tour and learn these skills. Without them, achieving goals and changes is difficult. Interestingly enough, do you see yourself smoking in at any of these event.  Some of you may, but most of you probably don’t.  That’s right, smoking may already not be a part of the person you want to be.

Depending on whether you take the quick tour or the extended one, you might look at consistency, progress rewards, support groups, application to specifics and more.  All these places are great parts of learning about achievement.  Many of the tours stop at a place called commitment. You might briefly talk about it, you might sign a contract to yourself, and then you move on. The stop is brief because the concept is hard to teach.  I guess most people feel that the concept is too abstract to teach, and that most people understand what it means. The result is commitment is mentioned, but then we move on.

Quit Smoking 24/7 works because we ask you to commit to the program, when you do that, you’ll already one step closer to quitting.  We also give you a support group and help you to build healthy habits that make it easy to commit.  Commitment actually makes quitting smoking…easy.

After all, the idea that commitment is the reason for us not achieving our personal growth would put the responsibility back onto ourselves.  That would mean we would have to examine ourselves and question our own behavior. We would question our commitment to success.

 So what really is commitment?

One of the definitions Wikipedia offers which really fits our conversation here: “a personal commitment, which is often a pledge or promise to ones’ self for personal growth.”

A pledge to self,

a promise to self,

a commitment to self,

for personal growth…

Are you ready to really get committed to your personal growth?

“There are only two options regarding commitment. You are either in or out. There’s no such thing as a life in-between.” -Pat Riley

So are you in? Are ready to learn about and get committed to your success?

How do you teach someone to be committed to self?  Without commitment, we often start in a direction of personal growth only to stop shortly after.  Without commitment when things are not easy or when we run into obstacles, adversities, set backs or a lack of fast results, we quit.

That is why success requires commitment, because success is not a straight point and click line. You have to adjust to what life throws at you.  However once the commitment is there, the how will reveal itself and you will make the needed adjustments and get to your success. Why? Because you are committed. You will adjust your schedule, change your patterns, deal with your immediate wants and needs, and gain a greater outcome.  You will resist temptation, not give in to instant gratification, and stick to your goals. Why? Because you are committed.

Learning commitment is the core, the foundation, the key ingredient to your success. But can we teach commitment?

It might be a difficult to teach commitment. However, we can reinforce it with conversation and reminders of its meaning.  The Quit Smoking 24/7 Program is designed to do exactly that.  You will be reminded of your commitment daily and we’ll literally be creating a conversation about that commitment that will make it that much easier to quit.  We keep you on track by consistently asking for review and renewal of your commitment.  As part of the program you’ll be joining a community of people just like you who are on the journey to become smoke free.  Your connection to others helps you and your community stay connected to commitments. We encourage you to let others know about your commitments, to make it more likely you will follow through. We even built this video for you to share with friends.

Here is the great thing about commitments, the more times you follow through and keep them, the more that commitment becomes a habit.  When commitment becomes a habit, guess what? As commitment becomes a habit, success becomes a habit. Success becoming a habit means you are achieving the life changes you want.

So do you want the changes you say you want?  Do you sincerely want to lose weight, enjoy your career, have better relationships, enjoy your life more and all the other changes you claim? Because learning how to make and keep your commitments means you can have all that.  That also means you will have to do the work.  It means you will have to follow through and keep consistent no matter what life does throw out at you.

Are you ready to live the life you want?

Are you ready to learn how and make really commitments?

I hope you are!

This is an exciting opportunity! It’s up to your level of commitment to success that you will or will not take advantage of it. I have to ask you yet another question, a question I ask everyone all the time:

 Do you really want the changes you say you want, or are you just talking?

 “The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.”

-Mack R. Douglas

Together we will be successful…

Get Excited!

Article by: Devlyn Steele

Kickin’ the Monday Blues

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. – Carl Bard
Often, as we get ready to start our week, we simply feel dissatisfied with where we are and what lies ahead. As we take on that thought pattern we find ourselves dreading the day, with little or no motivation to get going. That’s why we get the “Monday Blues.” We see the week ahead as a long ordeal that we have to get through.

We develop a pattern, each Monday the same dread of the coming week. Those thoughts lead us to take no action that can create changes in our lives. After all, how can we think about taking action when we are thinking about just getting to the end of the week? As we approach our lives in this manner, week after week goes by and nothing changes.

It’s time to change how we are thinking. By changing how we approach our week we will create new behavior and actual start seeing changes. The funny part is, as things change we naturally get excited about our lives. The only reason that the week seems endless in front of you is because you are used to not seeing change. So this Monday, get excited. Tell yourself it is not just another long week ahead. Tell yourself that this week is a week that change will begin.

When you start you’re Monday in the mindset of, “I’m kicking this habit and I’m gonna feel awesome doing it,” it changes you’re entire week. We’ve talked about this many times, and I’m gonna say it again: quitting smoking is about a mind set and belief system, it has almost nothing to do with your physical addiction.  Start your Monday’s off right and the rest of the week will be a breeze.

That is the key, you deciding!

Change begins the moment you decide.

I know that all the pressures of life can feel at times overwhelming and the idea of getting excited about Monday is foreign.  It is your choice. You can let life paralyze you, or you can attack your life. Be a fighter; a fighter for a better life and decide that you can change.

The exciting part is that the moment you decide “change,’ then change will start happening. So stop looking at the week ahead by complaining that you are not happy with different areas of your life. Don’t get overwhelmed, it doesn’t have to be huge. It all starts with little things:

Eat a little better
Do a little exercise
Put together a resume
Call a loved one
Smile more
Smoke 1 less cigarette a day
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. – Walt Disney

Start doing and get excited because this is a great week ahead. This week you’re creating new positive results by changing how you approach your Monday. Then we are going to make a brand new ending.

Your attitude is your decision!

Decide to be powerful…

Article By: Devlyn Steele

Ok, we know coffee makes us wired. It gives us that extra edge when we need it. Some of us cannot imagine leaving the house without that morning ritual – the aroma, the taste, the buzz.  Maybe we look forward to a quick drive-thru on the way to the office. Either way, our fix is quickly and easily satisfied since wherever we are, our first sip is just moments away.

Caffeine and coffee are usually thought of as one and the same. You might be surprised that coffee does not corner the market on caffeine, though. Caffeine occurs naturally in green tea as well. More on this life-enhancing leaf in a future Inspiration. Right now, let’s focus on the effect of caffeine on your metabolism.

Does caffeine make us burn fat, or store it for later on? Tough question, actually. Common sense tells us that a drink that revs us up should make us thinner. That’s what I would think. However, guess what? In the long run, regular caffeine intake might actually make you fat. Yes, I’m telling you that in addition to possibly making you more anxious and irritable, and maybe even messing up your sleep pattern or raising your blood pressure, caffeine could be the reason you’ve been having trouble losing that little extra around your mid-section – no matter how many crunches you might do.

The reason? A stress hormone named cortisol. Cortisol plays a role in determining whether we burn fat, or store it for a winter day. This vital chemical is essential for our survival. But when called upon too frequently (e.g. regular stimulants like caffeine), it starts to work against us in various ways. And one of those ways makes us fat!

Caffeine is a stimulant, as you know.  Which means it increases everything going on in our system, and your body want nicotine.  So, when you drink coffee your urges increase, whether you know it or not.  Yes, simply drinking coffee and other forms of caffeine stimulates our urges for cigarettes.

Now does it matter whether your caffeine jolt comes from coffee, tea, or soda pop? Not likely, but when you add on the extra whip, sugar, and milk, you are probably headed down a rough road to metabolic recovery. Now, I’m not saying you need to give up your steaming latte just yet, but it might be the necessary answer to the puzzle, once you’ve exhausted all other means of losing your spare tire.

Remember, knowledge and awareness are key, but true wisdom is putting logic into action. TOOLS coaches are here to help. All you need do is ask.

Healthiest regards,

Article by Dr. Carlos

In science, organisms typically adapt to their environment, including cells inside our body. Even our behavior is included in these changes. We focus on this behavioral change in our Quit Smoking 24/7 program using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

The same thing happens when someone starts a new program like quitting smoking, weight loss, going green, positive thinking, and so on.  Therefore, when you start a quit smoking program, it cannot stop with just smoking less.  One of the more ridiculous but powerful things I’ve ever heard is, if you want thing in your life to change, you’ll need to change the things in your life.  You need to create an environment not conducive to smoking, you’ll need to develop new habits and break the old ones. You’ll need to take vitamins that suppress the urges. Tell your friends and family that you have quit smoking and you need their support to be able to get to your goal.  Your friends will support something that is healthy for you; they may even join in, which will make the experience more fun and interesting.

Having trouble coming up with what the changes you need to make are?

That’s what the Quit Smoking 24/7 Program is for.  We help supply you with the habits you need to create and the changes you need to make.

This brings us to our next point.  Many times, there is an underlying reason that people resist, resent and ultimately fail their goal to quit smoking.  They think just putting down the pack will change who they are and whom they can and will hang out with.  This is why you need to prepare! For the first 10 Days of the Program we actually want you to keep smoking.  Yes, that’s right, we’re the only quit smoking program on the planet that says “Step 1: Keep Smoking”  Check out the quit smoking timeline on the program page and see step 1.  Why do we do this, it’s simple, you’re not ready to quit.  You haven’t prepared yourself for what’s to come.  We’ve helped thousands quit and we know this is a critical step most people miss.

You don’t have to give up your social life or your friends or family, but you do need to learn how to prepare yourself to be around them.  I use this analogy when dealing with people first hand:  What we do– our actions–do not make us who we are.  Our habits, our little idiosyncrasies, the way we tie our shoes, where we eat, who we associate with, do not make up the complete person.  What makes us who we are is our mind. And this isn’t just some “Oh that’s nice saying,” this is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  The proven method to help you quit smoking.

Our choices are not who we are.  Just like if you fail, you’re not a failure, you simply failed, no biggie.  When you quit, you quit smoking, this doesn’t define who you are, it’s a piece of it, but it’s not everything.  There is more to you than just quitting smoking and this is why there is more to quitting than just putting down the pack.

Article by: Domenic Weber