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'Trying' to Quit Smoking isn't Good Enough

By: Darren Warmuth

'Try' is a very weak word. Just ask any coach or personal trainer. They'll both tell you that you won't get very far by just trying. You have to commit. Without a totally committed level of thinking, it becomes very difficult to be successful. The same goes for quitting smoking.

Whether it is using the 'try' word when convincing yourself to quit or when talking to your friends and family, I have to warn you, don't do it. You are doing yourself a disservice and potentially setting yourself up for failure.

Let me give you an example. My wife has a fear of roller coasters and fast rides. I know she doesn't haven't a fear or heights or a fear of going at the speeds the coasters go, but for some reason I have not yet been able to determine, she doesn't like roller coasters.

And during the rare times my son and I have been persuasive enough to get her into the line, it is always tempered with 'I'll try'. This gives her the opportunity to reneg on her offer without too much teasing. And she always does.

So how does she get out of it and still feel good about herself? Because she only said she would 'try' and that doesn't really count. The same goes when you are the path to becoming a non-smoker. By only trying, you are leaving yourself an easy exit down the road. And this isn't something you want to do.

Talk to any smoker who has gone through this process, some of them more than once, and you will find that when they set out to achieve their goal of quitting they said 'I'll try' and when they failed, they state 'Oh well, I tried.'

Try and do that with this statement - "I am quitting (enter your chosen date) for good. For the good of my health; for the good of my family and for the good of my finances. FOR GOOD!" No excuses. You see the difference. You cannot allow any alternative options or 'outs' for yourself. You must commit fully and stick to your resolution. Of course your commitment doesn't have to say exactly that but it must state the most powerful reasons as to why you want to quit.

Put this commitment in writing. Carry it with you everywhere. Have a copy in your vehicle; distributed around the house. Anywhere you can see it to remind yourself of what your true desires are. It will make all the difference in becoming a non-smoker.

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