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Sunday June 1, 2008

Create the will to quit

By JULIAN A. LEICESTER

This is the first in a series of seven articles on creating the = will to=20 stop smoking.

FOR the last seven years, it has been my quest to discover how you = can=20 eliminate the smoking habit. I would like to introduce my seven-step = =93Cigarette=20 Slayer=94 method as another way to help smokers quit. I hope you will = learn some=20 of these techniques as a step forward to beat this revolting habit.

I have conducted many clinical and public stop-smoking seminars over = the=20 years and the steps are kept simple with the only sole objective of = positioning=20 a smoker to a free will for change.

So if you are ready and committed to decide to quit, then let=92s = first start=20 with understanding how to achieve clarity and get started.

=20 The first step is to be clear and understand your = smoking=20 habit. - AP photo

Step one: Get clarity =96 understand the smoking habit

Consider this fact: To quit smoking, you need to address the = mechanics of the=20 mental addiction in this revolting habit.

Please note that the cigarette is not your focus at all to quit! The=20 cigarette is only dried leaves wrapped in paper! How can it be so = sophisticated=20 to control and keep you in the habit?

Using anti-smoking products may help, but it not necessarily means = that your=20 smoking habit will disappear forever. Smoking is a product of the mind. = Get=20 clarity about this fact now.

The centre of your smoking habit is the interdependency of how your = mind=20 creates meaning and value to your cigarettes. It is an intricate = interplay of=20 your conscious and subconscious mind in enforcement and constant = reinforcement=20 of your habit.

How do those dried leaves wrapped in paper come be your remote = control and=20 can get you to puff even when you know the health risks? Don=92t you = feel strange=20 about that fact? How could we be so derailed into believing that = pleasure can=20 come from puffing dried leaves?

It is quite hilarious when we consider it in the light of such = thinking.

What you must do now

Focus is like the light of an electric torch in your hand. Point it = at your=20 cigarette habit and it will stay illuminated. Point the torch elsewhere = and your=20 cigarette habit remains in the dark.

Focus is that beam in your mindset that forms your inner torch.

This focus is the conditioned thought, your wish to hold. It is only = where=20 you focus most that your mind and actions will expand the most. It=92s = time to=20 shift your internal torch compass and focus elsewhere.

Focus on your commitment for health. Be crystal clear about this. = Everyone=20 can make a decision about something, but not everyone can make a = powerful=20 committed decision fuelled with incisive action.

Design your health destiny. Decide and commit now! You must focus on = your=20 quit results. You know that results never lie. Get clarity that it=92s = your lungs=20 that is being contaminated by burning dried leaves wrapped in paper. = Take charge=20 and be the cigarette slayer now.

Julian A Leicester, is the designer of the =91Cigarette = Slayer=92 quit=20 smoking method. He has conducted clinical workshops and public = seminars with=20 good results.

The above steps have been kept simple. The steps are the = original=20 patented work values of stop-smoking specialist, Julian A. Leicester. = Julian=92s=20 life goals are to help every smoker in this planet learn the will to = quit=20 smoking. His seminars and one-to-one sessions empower smokers to quit = without=20 a drug or product. For further information, e-mail starhealth@thestar.com.my. = The=20 information provided is for educational and communication purposes = only and it=20 should not be construed as personal medical advice. Information = published in=20 this article is not intended to replace, supplant or augment a = consultation=20 with a health professional regarding the reader=92s own medical care. = The Star=20 does not give any warranty on accuracy, completeness, functionality,=20 usefulness or other assurances as to the content appearing in this = column. The=20 Star disclaims all responsibility for any losses, damage to property = or=20 personal injury suffered directly or indirectly from reliance on such=20 information.

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