Some of you have seen this photo before (some of you have it hanging on your refrigerator.) So as a warning to some of us and as a reminder to some, I encourage you to let this photo sink in. Allow it to reside in your mind. Consider repeating a power phrase like “all things […]
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Today is your day! If you’re already sober, smober, or “clean” (I’m not really a fan of that word because it implies that some people are “dirty”) then today is the day that you push forward into a new or deeper daily discipline. Time to stretch your limits and walk/jog/run a little farther, meditate or
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Change can be uncomfortable, especially when change involves monkeying with well established routines. Our morning rituals and routines are probably the most deeply ingrained. When a behavior we want to extinguish is attached to another familiar routine, change can be tough. Let’s look at the most common behavioral trigger discussed in our weekly QuittersWin tobacco
Did you mess up? Just ‘fess up So you can get up and get back on track! A slip-up isn’t the end of the world – UNLESS YOU DECIDE IT IS! So don’t! Don’t let a slip-up keep you off of your path. If it happens, it happens. There’s a bumper sticker that says “Slip
Just because something is familiar, doesn’t mean it’s right, right?! In fact if you look at the last half of the word famiLIAR, it might remind you that familiar doesn’t mean true. So sure, when you’re stressed out, reaching for a drug may be familiar, but it’s not the best answer and you deserve better.
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Sometimes it’s easier to stop a behavior (let’s use smoking for an example) when we first look at the other behaviors that are connected to it (behavioral triggers.) If the coffee at the kitchen table is behavioral trigger to light a cigarette, consider taking your coffee out onto the deck or the porch (WITHOUT AN
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So researchers have determined that behavioral changes made on Mondays are more likely to ‘stick” and goals set on Mondays are more likely to be achieved. I suppose it makes sense since the workweek begins on Monday. But regardless why, let’s maximize Monday’s momentum and make a move TODAY. Set a challenging goal, declare a
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People observe April Fools Day in various ways. I’m ESPECIALLY impressed by a bunch of brave folks who are using April Fools Day as their Quit Day. That ought to be a day they remember each year with a smile. If we consider how Big Tobacco has been lying to us for as long as
A change that you make today, even a small change, could change your life – in a BIG way! We all agree that change is usually uncomfortable, but even tiny changes can get us moving toward that BIG, BIG change! Let’s “flex our quit muscles” today by making a couple small changes. Here are some
At any given moment YOU have the POWER to CHOOSE how YOUR STORY goes. And remember that EVERY time you tell your story, you’re hearing it again. So, if you’re the most frequent audience you talk to, let’s be sure the story has hopeful and helpful words in it. For instance, if trauma is a
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Many folks have painful episodes or incidents in their pasts. In an effort to minimize emotional pain from such incidents, many of us engage in some form of “self-medication” which can easily lead to addictions of various sorts. The physical aspect of addiction has it’s roots in a dependence upon a chemical. But the emotional,
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