"Do as I say, not as I do." How many times have you heard that?
How many times have you said that?
Everyone gives advice to others. It's easy to give advice,
whether people ask for it or not. Everyone has an opinion and
their own ideas about how something should be done. I bet you've
heard it from lots of people: "Quitting smoking is easy. Just
quit," or something equally as ineffective.
Advice from non-smokers on how to quit will probably not help
you. In fact, you may find that advice from anyone, including
other smokers who have quit successfully, doesn't help you.
If you just aren't motivated by advice from others, try
*helping * others, instead.
It may sound backwards, but how many times have you been able to
see the "true" situation and solution in someone else's life,
while they just could not see it? Perhaps that's why giving
other people advice is so easy. As a disinterested third party,
you can evaluate a situation or problem from a logical,
unemotional (yes, I'm a man) and detached perspective. It's easy
to see how to get out of the maze, when you're looking at the
maze from the outside. Ever watch a rat trying to get out of a
laboratory maze? You immediately see the way, but the rat must
search blindly, because he can only see the walls around him.
The same can be true when you begin to help others quit smoking.
By evaluating someone else's smoking, and their quest to quit,
you can quickly see solutions to the other person's problem.
Each issue of this ezine contains emails from other smokers who
are searching for the answers to their quitting problems. I bet
you can immediately see how the person could deal with their
particular problem. I encourage you to email your thoughts and
solutions to the other Quit Smoking Report readers. In this
process of offering advice, you're sure to develop solutions for
yourself as well. Plus, you can develop a dialog with other
smokers around the world who are more than willing to offer help
to you. Don't be afraid to ask for solutions to your particular
quitting problem.
Also, today, I'd like to announce the QuitSmoking.com
Bulletin Board System (BBS). We've created an online,
web-based forum where you can post messages, read messages
and respond to messages. The site is, of course, dedicated to
sharing quit smoking information, pleas for help, and general
encouragement.
We'll be testing the system this week and encourage you to
visit today.
Just go to: http://www.quitsmoking.com/bbs.htm
Also, consider searching for groups in your area that get
together to support each other. Check with your local hospital,
American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org) or American Lung
Association (http://www.lungusa.org) (if you live in the US) for
support groups or other activities that would enable you to meet
and talk with other smokers.
While this solution or method for quitting may not be for
everyone, it can help you if you work at it. Plus, you can help
many other smokers along the way. Share your knowledge and
wisdom and the world will share with you.
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