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Sunday June 29, 2008

Deciding to stop

This is the fifth in a series of seven articles on creating the = will to=20 stop smoking. This week, we look at decision-making.

HOW are you doing so far in your effort to stop smoking? You have = learned=20 four important positioning steps to make you a Cigarette Slayer.

Remember, if you desire a Cigarette Slayer profile from a position of = weakness, ie focusing on the lack of ability to quit, you are focusing = on the=20 absence of the Cigarette Slayer. That=92s the truth.

Make up your mind and just quit = smoking.- AP=20 photo

Millions of smokers have stopped smoking. Your journey to quit is = like=20 jumping off a diving board into the swimming pool. All your internal = resistance=20 will discourage you to take that plunge. The whole thought of jumping = off the=20 board seems life threatening at first.

Step five: Start instead of stop =96 change your thinking = paradigms

Some basic instruction is needed to guide a smoker to quit. That is = why I am=20 writing to give you confidence to take that plunge.

You must realise that your cigarette habit is not bigger than you. By = using a=20 systematic and logical approach, you can achieve this breakthrough that = you had=20 earlier thought was difficult.

You must cut all the debate out of your mind. Hanging onto a weak = position or=20 not deciding to do something actually results in a decision!

It may be that you are still having mixed feelings and thoughts about = being a=20 Cigarette Slayer. Carrying around this internal debate may result in = increased=20 distress and discomfort.

Make a final decision now! It will help you ease this debate and = relieve you=20 of all the cumbersome thoughts of failure even before you give best = effort. It=92s=20 your life now and in the future. Act wisely.

What you must do now

Here is the vital =93secret=94 to quitting smoking. Are you ready to = receive it?=20 Most smokers, when they want to quit, feel like they must do something = =93amazing=94=20 and sacrifice to achieve the quit results. Here is the amazing secret = that you=20 can implement right away.

If you are not smoking right now, then just prolong this way of being = and=20 thinking till the day you die. Yes! It=92s that simple.

Don=92t complicate your thoughts about needing a fix, a product or = service to=20 make it work.

Instead of dwelling on your stop smoking efforts, why don=92t you = just start=20 your non-smoker=92s life? Get a clear vision of your mission to be the = Cigarette=20 Slayer and keep at it.

Julian A Leicester is the designer of the Cigarette Slayer Quit = Smoking=20 method. For more information, visit http://www.hypno-station.com/. The views = expressed are=20 those of the writer and readers are advised to always consult expert = advice=20 before undertaking any changes to their lifestyles. The Star does not = give any=20 warranty on accuracy, completeness, functionality, usefulness or other=20 assurances as to the content appearing in this column. The Star = disclaims all=20 responsibility for any losses, damage to property or personal injury = suffered=20 directly or indirectly from reliance on such information.

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