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"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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