Taking the steps to decide that you want to quit smoking is
a huge commitment. The dedication that
is needed is absolutely essential to your success and can often be one of the
only factors that will determine how successful you are. If you find that you are struggling to quit
smoking you are certainly not alone, seeking out appropriate help is always key
to finding success in your quest to quit smoking. Looking around at all of the excuses, reasons,
purposes and methods that pertain to quitting smoking there are generally two
very large factors that will determine your overall success. Without these two factors you will almost
always fail, with them you will typically walk away a successful non-smoker.
Your first critical success factor will be being determined
to quit for your own reasons. This means
you need to decide for yourself that you want to quit. Having the idea to quit smoking forced upon
you will generally not work out well for yourself. You have to decide all on your own that you
are ready to quit smoking, this dedication to stop smoking will often be a huge
driving force in your battle against cigarettes and you will probably need to
pull strength from your decision.
Additionally, as everyone around you is asking why you want to quit, a
good answer that you believe in will help you to resolve your determination
each time you answer.
This might sound like nothing more than an excuse, but
actually deciding for yourself that you want to quit is a huge boost to your
mental approach. If you approach
quitting smoking with the idea that someone else is forcing you, then often you
will make small mistakes that can sabotage your efforts. You may not recognize these errors, but they
are typically there. Approaching the
task of quitting smoking on your own will ensure that you are setting out to be
successful and quit for good. Those who
quit for the reasons of someone else typically quit for only a short period of
time. Those who quit for themselves are
the people who quit for good.
Your second critical success factor will be your actual
approach. If you approach the task of
quitting smoking with the confidence that you will succeed no matter what, you
will find that your determination is much stronger. This increased determination can be very
helpful as you are trying to fight off those late night cravings, or even the
times when the urge to smoke appears and nobody is around to help you through
it. As a smoker, there are plenty of
times when you will need your own self-control to really pull you through. This comes from having the confidence to know
that you can succeed.
If you merely approach quitting smoking with an attitude
that you think you can quit, you will be sending yourself mixed signals. These can create huge problems for yourself
as you are struggling to maintain the self-control that is necessary to quit
successfully. Pulling your strength from
yourself is very important. Without the
determination that you can in fact do this, you will fall into the temptation
to smoke again much easier. It is not a
simple task to quit smoking, many people struggle for years to quit fully.
Believing that you can quit smoking at some point is what
will be a driving factor in your success.
The longer it takes to quit smoking the more likely you are to actually lose
your determination. This can spell
disaster very quickly. Keeping your
determination strong starts from within, you need to be able to justify to
yourself, your harshest critic exactly why you want to quit smoking. The people in your family who are there for
support are just for backup support. You
are your own best cheerleader and celebrating the small victories that you
accomplish is very important to your success.
If you take the time to really stretch your confidence you will be in a
great position to quit for good.
- Mohammed Zahran -
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