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1. Decide a date that you are going to stop smoking and then sign the agreement below. Hold yourself accountable. Stop Smoking Agreement I now promise that from the _________________________, I will be a non smoker and I will remain a non-smoker for the rest of my life. This is not a promise to any member of my family or to anybody else. This is a promise to myself. I now give my mental word of honour that I will be successful at being a non-smoker and I now sign my name to this promise. Signed _______________________________ Date __________________ 2. Write down all the reasons why you want to stop smoking. State these reasons in the positive. The mind does not know the difference between something negative and something positive. So you want your mind focused on the positive reasons why you are a non-smoker. 3. Read through the positive reasons why you want to be a non-smoker daily and perform the exercise below. a. Close your eyes take a few deep breaths and imagine that a wave of relaxation is flowing throughout your entire body. Imagine that every time that you breathe out you are relaxing more and more. You could even imagine that every breath that you exhale is like taking a step down an imaginary staircase of relaxation. b. Close your eyes take a few deep breaths and imagine that a wave of relaxation is flowing throughout your entire body. Imagine that every time that you breathe out you are relaxing more and more. You could even imagine that every breath that you exhale is like taking a step down an imaginary staircase of relaxation. Say the following suggestion to yourself. “I am a non-smoker and I am going to remain a non-smoker for the rest of my life” c. Once you have said the said that suggestion, imagine yourself in a situation really feeling the benefits of this change. d. So if one of your reasons for stopping smoking was to feel fitter you could then imagine yourself exercising and really feeling the benefits because you are a non-smoker. e. Repeat the suggestion again and imagine yourself in another situation noticing the benefits of the change. f. Repeat this for all your positive reasons and then count from 1 to 3 and open your eyes. 4. Break all your patterns of where and when you smoked. If you smoked in the car, take the ashtray out and clean the vehicle so it smells fresh. 5. Stop asking yourself why you can’t stop smoking. Build up your will power by asking yourself these question: How good will I feel when I’ve stopped smoking? What do I feel happiest about in my life? What am I most excited about or what would make me feel excited? What will I use my new wealthy and fitness for? Really think about and consider the answers until you feel better. 6. If the urge to smoke strikes, close you eyes, take a deep breath in and as you exhale imagine that the urge is leaving your body. Do this 3 times. If you have any comments about this article please contact Gary Maddison at enquiries@quitforgood or visit his website at www.quitforgood.co.uk You can read also buy cheap valtrex