Quitting Smoking... Cause and Effect

With regard to smoking, the principle of cause and effect is not only clear but also proven beyond any doubt.

If you smoke for a long time, you´ll either get sick or die, or if you´re lucky, it will cost you ten years of your life.

But there is another way to look at cause and effect when it comes to quitting smoking. You were effective from the moment you thought you should quit smoking but continued to do so.

What we mean by this is that when you smoke because of stress in your life or because you smoke to make you feel a certain way, you are not in control of your emotions or your life and smoking is blocking you or you are unable to move forward.

To use the self-defense analogy, if you are threatened and you just stand there and get a punch in the nose, then you are under the influence of the other person.

However, if you were to change something like moving, then you would be right and take back control of your situation.

If you smoke, you need to do something different to be the cause. That is, to take and follow the steps to quit smoking.

In our life, there are some things we are on and some things we are not.

Being effective is the lowest level in the personal development hierarchy. When we´re there for a reason, it´s not uncommon for this feeling to be paired with other aspects of life.

A sense of not being able to take responsibility or succeed tends to seep into life in general.

Moving up the scale is a gradual process of moving towards a cause, and this journey can also map other aspects of life.

When you let go, you may find a new sense of confidence and a feeling that you can influence more causes in your life. You can exercise more, eat a better diet, and generally take care of your body and mind.

You can cause a better outcome for yourself by not holding back from your future. We sleep in a world of cause and effect. We have to decide which side of the deal we want to be on. So take a long look in the mirror and make a decision.

Quitting Smoking... Plan to Succeed

It´s an old adage that says that if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail. Of course, nobody really plans or wants to fail. This is not someone who really wants to quit.

So, let´s say you´re 100% committed to quitting. What is your plan?

What is your first step? The following suggestions, which have helped thousands of people quit smoking, may be of use to you.

The official plans to quit smoking successfully.

• 1. Quickly switch from must to quit. This is not negotiable!
• 2. Make a robust commitment to yourself and the people on the brink of you. Some responsibilities are vital.
• 3. Identify people who will support you to quit and ask them to watch your back.
• 4. Identify people who will not support you and leave some space between you and them for at least the first two weeks. If you can´t distance yourself from them, then you may have to ask yourself how important they are to you in your life. Also ask why they don´t support you.They will miss smoking with you, they may see your success as their failure, or they may be inconsiderate morons who don´t really care about you.
• 5. Decide exactly when to quit. There is never a perfect time, so procrastinating until all the planets are in line is just a silly excuse.
• 6. Decide how you want to quit. Great if the patches help, if you can suck it cold turkey then well done. We’re biased though, but in our experience quitting smoking is a mind game. So, you need a method that addresses mental and emotional habits, beliefs, and fears.
• 7. Make an appointment to drop off. Mark it on your phone and business calendars and tell your friends.
• 8. Prepare whatever your quit therapist asks you to do and prepare yourself. Start thinking of cigarettes as stinking money-wasting your health and life.
• 9. Come to your online or face-to-face appointment on time and excited.
• 10. Be willing to participate, be fully involved in the process, and go with it. Thinking too much won´t help.
• 11. Do your homework. Stick to the plan and believe yourself. Ask your friends for help and contact your therapist if needed.
• 12. Don´t smoke, it´s very simple, if you never smoke, you will never be a smoker again.
• 13. Believe in yourself. We thought it was so important that we should mention it again!