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What Will It Take To Motivate Me?
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Motivational Tips: Quit Smoking
Was one of your New Years Resolutions to quit
smoking? What motivates you to quit smoking? Nagging by your
spouse is rarely a motivation to quit smoking. Trust me, I
know. It takes a lot of resolve to kick the smoking habit and
it isn’t easy. You not only miss the effects of the nicotine,
but the habit is there and if you’ve smoked for a long time,
it’s well fixed in both body and mind.
No matter why you have decided to stop smoking, you
will probably need help. Several products on the market can help you kick
the habit. You can pick up at most any drugstore patches, gum,
and mints. You may substitute hard candy when the desire to
smoke hits you. If you’re worried about weight gain, try sugarless
candy or fresh veggies. It’s important to fill your hands and
mouth with something to help you not reach for that cigarette.
Motivation
is important if you want to kick the habit. Your
motivation might be a new baby in the home, being pregnant
and wanting a healthy baby, early signs of lung cancer, or
the onset of heart disease are all good physical motivational
reasons. Maybe you just don’t want to smell like an old ashtray
all the time. Better yet, maybe your significant other is complaining
about kissing that ashtray! What ever your motivation is, it’s
a great goal and it can be obtained. Below you will find some
motivational hints to keep you going and help you with your
new quit smoking resolution.
Get
involved with other people that want to quit. Answer to
someone, even if you have to find a support group on the Internet.
There are forums and discussion boards that help smokers quit.
When you are answering to someone, you are more likely to be
choosier about making that one slip. Being accountable to someone
is one of the best motivational factors I’ve found for any
difficult task you have.
Talk
about quitting with someone. This also helps to hold
you accountable. If you are slowing down in preparation to
quitting, you can write down how many you have had that day,
and try to reduce it by one or two the next day. If you’ve
told someone you’re quitting, that makes it more likely you
will succeed. After all, you don’t want to look bad in front
of family and friends.
Make
a chart of your progress and set small goals. If you
currently smoke two packs a day, limit yourself to a packet
and a half for the next day. If you can’t do that, try just
cutting back two cigarettes a day. Keep going and keep track.
When you get discouraged, you can look at your chart of progress
and see how far you’ve come and how much closer you are toward
your goal.
Give
yourself a reward when you’ve reached a goal. Rewards
work for teachers, parents, and employers and they can work
for you. If you make a goal to go from two packs a day, and
you reach one pack, give yourself a treat. Go out for an evening,
buy yourself a new outfit, or calculate how much money you’ve
saved and get that software you’ve been wanting for your computer
Keep
yourself busy and take time to have fun. If you’ve slowed
down or already quit no doubt you’re feeling better. Take the
time to do something you’ve wanted to do for a while. Maybe
it’s attending a ball game, or taking your kids on a trip to
the zoo, or maybe it could be an overnight get-away with your
significant other. Keeping busy and active will also help by
not allowing your mind and body to dwell on the fact you’re
quitting smoking.
If you have been toying with the idea of kicking the tobacco
habit, now’s the time to start. Look at the above five motivational
tips and just like the Nike ad, “Just Do It!”
Here are the five again motivational tips once again. Get
a support group, set small goals, keep a chart of your progress,
reward yourself, and finally yet importantly, have fun.
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: 2006
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