Inspiration to stop smoking comes from many different sources – from declining health, embarrassment and shame, the desire to spend more time with your children and grandchildren to pig-headed determination.
Maybe you’ve decided to stop smoking for the first time or maybe you’ve tried multiple times before and have decided to give it another shot. Wherever you are at in your quitting smoking journey it is always good to have a bit of inspiration. Below we share some tips and quotes we’ve stumbled upon in hopes of inspiring you to quit smoking for good!
The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent determines its own destiny.
What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that’s another matter.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face…You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
Your life is governed by your habits. Your habits are governed by you.
Some tips to follow when you decide to quit smoking:
David “the quitter” Ross
Make a list of all the reasons you want to quit smoking. Keep this list with you, preferably where you used to carry your cigarettes. When you find yourself reaching for a cigarette, take out your list and read it.
Remember that there are only two good reasons to take a puff once you quit. You decide you want to go back to your old level of consumption until smoking cripples and then kills you, or, you decide you really enjoy withdrawal and you want to make it last forever. As long as neither of these options appeal to you – NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!
A craving journal can help you zero in on your patterns and triggers. For a week or so leading up to your quit date, keep a log of your smoking. Note the moments in each day when you crave a cigarette:
- What time was it?
- How intense was the craving (on a scale of 1-10)?
- What were you doing?
- Who were you with?
- How were you feeling?
- How did you feel after smoking?
Quitting smoking happens one minute, one hour, one day at a time. Reward yourself throughout your quit. Celebrate individual milestones, including being 24 hours smokefree, one week smokefree, and one month smokefree. Quitting smoking is hard, be proud of your accomplishments.
For more help, buy “I Finally Quit …And So Can You: How to Gain Everything by Quitting” There’s no better day than today to say, “I Finally Quit.”
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