Making A New Year's Resolution To Quit Smoking? Hypnotist Reveals 10 Tricks To Make It Stick!

Have you made your list of New Year?s resolutions yet? Many people have yet again put ?quit smoking? on their list of resolutions. Are you one of them? One of the keys for making your resolution stick this time is by tapping into the power of your mind.

1. Make quitting smoking your number one goal. Rather than having a long list of different resolutions, make quitting this New Year your most important goal. By focusing on quitting smoking as your number one priority, you increase your chances of success.

2. Keep the end result in mind. Focus on how much better your life will be as a non-smoker. Think about how you?ll be able to breathe better and your energy level will increase. Imagine all the things you can do with the money you?ll save each year by not purchasing cigarettes. And most importantly, focus on how you?ll add many; many healthy years to your life, so you can do all the things you?ve wanted to do, spending time with people you care about. Make a long list of all the positive benefits of being a non-smoker!

3. Make it easier on yourself. Think of ways that you can make quitting easier for yourself. Can you quit with a friend or family member? Could you ask a co-worker to go for a quick walk with you on breaks and avoid the smoking area? Could you take a smoking cessation class? Could you learn self-hypnosis? Could you stock up on fruit, veggies, or sugar free gum?

4. Make a commitment to yourself. Plan the date and time that you will smoke your last cigarette. Make this promise to yourself as if your life depends on it. Why? Because it does! Write down the ?sneaky tricks? that could try to lure you in for ?just one? smoke (you know, the things that have triggered you in the past). Write down your strategy for outsmarting these sneaky triggers.

5. Put your plan in writing. Write down everything you?ve thought of while reading this article, plus any other ideas that you believe will help you to remain smoke free. More ideas: stay away from other smokers for a while; get rid of your cigarettes and ashtrays; ask a friend to call you every day for moral support.

6. Flip off negative thoughts like a switch. Instead of thinking, ?This is hard? change it to ?Its getting easier and easier?. You could even come up with your own mantra. My favorites: ?I take care of health.?; ?I can handle this.?; ?I can do it!? Have a positive statement you can say to yourself throughout the day to keep you on track.

7. Give yourself rewards. Why not have a quit jar and put all the money that you would have spent on cigarettes in it? You could save up for a tropical vacation or a down payment on that new sports car. Think of a nice reward to give yourself for being smoke free for one day, one week, one month, and so on! Mark them on your calendar so you have something to look forward to.

8. Approach quitting with a ?I can. I will. I must.? attitude. If your child or loved one was burning in a building and you were the only one there to get them out, would you just ?give it a try?? Would you simply ?give it a shot?? Or would you ?give it everything you?ve got?? Of course you would do anything and everything, whatever it took. Well, aren?t you worth the same? So approach quitting smoking with the same attitude, because you?re truly saving your own life ? you?re worth it!

9. Visualize your way to success. Every morning and evening, close your eyes for a few moments and rehearse in your mind how you will say ?no? to any temptations to having a cigarette, and notice how good it feels to be in control of your triggers and urges. Also, picture and imagine yourself in the future as a happy non-smoker for 3 to 5 minutes each day. See yourself as happy, healthy and active doing all the things you love to do.

10. Learn to Manage Stress. Stress is everywhere, and while we think that cigarettes help us to relax, in reality, nicotine is a stimulant to the body. During the first few days of quitting, you will likely have thoughts to have a cigarette when you feel stressed. Learning to take long, deep breaths throughout the day can be a good start. If you can learn to tackle stress, you can tackle the kicking the habit much more easily.

Valerie Dawson, MSW is a hypnotist who specializes in helping people to change habits. She offers a free hypnosis audio session to help smokers in taking the first step to quit. Go to http://stopsmokingfastandeasy.com to claim your free hypnosis audio.

 

Easy Way To Quit Smoking - Stop Making Love To It

Are there any easy way to quit smoking?

Probably not.

If there was an easy way to quit smoking, there will be not one smoke related deaths, no tobacco companies, and the world will be a better place.

Everyone knows that smoking is a major cause of lung cancer, other types of cancer, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and other health problems, and yet people still find it hard to quit smoking or find it easy to start smoking for various reasons.

Furthermore, smokers are aware of the financial impact smoking has on their wallets.

Then why do millions of people still smoke?

The answer is nicotine. Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco, and like any drugs, regular use of tobacco leads to addiction. With addiction, it feeds on the persons needs for physical and psychological dependence on the drug.

That is why smokers mentally believe smoking helps them relax and give them that satisfaction, a quick fix.

Therefore, for most smokers there is no easy way to quit smoking.

It is that psychological or emotional attachment smokers have with smoking.

If you are a smoker looking to quit now, think of the best approach, or your own easy way to quit smoking.

Here's one form of an easy way to quit smoking (if any)-

1) Motivate yourself by looking at the anecdotal evidence of the health effects of smoking. The harmful effects of smoking are great reasons to stop smoking.

2) Make an honest review of all the likes and dislikes from smoking, and how it effects your life, work, family, etc.

Devote an effort to question yourself on each positive impact smoking has on your life. Does it really fulfill your long term need?

Review the list over time, and make any necessary changes to the positive and negative impacts.

As well, invite family and friends to share their thoughts and give negative feedback about your smoking habit.

3) Write all the reasons to quit.

4) Make a detailed list of why there is no easy way to quit smoking.

You have to motivate and prepare yourself for what is required of you to quit, and that there is no easy way to quit smoking.

The more you list out and anticipate the obstacles of quitting smoking, and their solutions, the higher your chances of success. For example, 'smoking helps me to relax during stressful periods'. A solution would be to visit the gym or pursue a leisure activity you personally enjoy.

This will give you an easy way to quit smoking.

5) Set a quit date!

Once you combat the validity to quit smoking, then it is now or never.

If you really desire an easy way to quit smoking, then you must overcome your psychological and physical needs of smoking. Start listing all the effects smoking has on your life, question it and focus on beating the addictive habit.

90% of lung cancer occurs in those who have smoked. Want to REALLY quit smoking this time?

IF you truly want to Quit Smoking (and are fed up with programs, patches, pills and gums that don't work), then Quit Now.