Experts tell us that in order for a new habit to become fully ingrained, it takes about 21 days of practice. There are exceptions, but in general, to firmly install a new way of thinking it takes about three weeks.

Of course, the longer you practice at something, the more likely you are to become a ‘new you’.  For example, the longer you remain a non-smoker, the more likely it is that you’ll begin to actually picture yourself as a non-smoker.  We can’t give you a lifetime of positive experiences.  Only ‘you’ can do so for yourself, but I think we can agree it’s important that this takes place in a way that feels safe and natural for you.

What we CAN promise is that by the time that you finish our 21-Day Stop Smoking Course, you will be a different person.  Of course, it’s entirely possible that you’ll take the learnings, the skills and insights which we’ll teach you and use them in other contexts so that you find yourself succeeding in ways that you never even thought were possible…increasing your confidence often works that way.

DISCLAIMER:   

ALL responsibility for changing is YOURS!  We do not accept any responsibility for whether or not you get all the change you want.

See, I can’t tell you the number of times that overweight people have sat in our office chairs and said to us, “What I want is to be sexy and thin, but I don’t want to have to give up my chocolate, I don’t want to exercise, and I don’t want to eat my vegetables!”

We cannot stress enough that if you say you want to give up smoking, but are not willing work, commit and sacrifice to achieve it—well, if you’re not willing to make that kind of investment, then the 21 Day Stop Smoking Course is not for you.  We warmly wish you all the best in the world and hope that you find something that will work.

What the 21 Day Stop Smoking Programme CAN provide for you is daily support, and bits of wisdom, insights and homework exercises designed by two of Belfast’s top motivational speakers.

Joseph Pond is a Master Practitioner of NLP, Hypnotherapy, Time-Line Therapy, and Chinese Acupuncture.  He is co-founder of Northern Ireland’s Hypnosis Explorers group, as well as PowerTrance.  He sits on the National Board of NLP and Hypnotherapy.  Gerald Boyle is

After the initial 20 days of daily support, all participants will attend a live four hour seminar hosted by Joe and Gerry. 

 THE PROBLEM WITH WILL-POWER

Many, many people have successfully overcome a lifelong habit such as smoking using what they call ‘will-power.’  If that can work for you, then by all means, please decide to just stop smoking and stick to it.  That’s really the best way.

For many of us, it often feels like there’s a hole at the bottom of our pockets through which our will-power seems to be spilling out.  To illustrate our point, how many of you have ever had this thought, “Dammit, I’ve had enough!  The next one is gonna definitely be my last!”  Of those of you for whom that sounds familiar, how many of you actually gave up smoking?

Well, it’s not your fault.  A big part of the problem is our cultural understandings of what ‘will-power’ actually is.  In our society in very subtle ways, we are taught that will power is a limited resource.  We use expression such as, “I just didn’t have enough will power.”

I want to tell you something loud and clear and I need you to get this: YOU DON’T HAVE ANY WILL-POWER!  Zero…nada…zilch.

That’s because Will-Power is not a thing.  Will-power is not something that you either have or don’t have, unlike your heart, lungs, or kidneys.

To ‘will something’ is actually a process.  It’s something you ‘do’, not something you ‘have’.  This distinction sounds basic, but the implications are extremely important.  If Will-power is a process, then it’s a process that you can learn to enjoy.  You can begin to use it in ways that helps you to more successful.  All you need is to find out ‘how’ successful people have done in the past, and start to do it yourself.  We understand this process and will help you to go through it.

The second thing wrong with Will power that hardly anybody else ever realizes, is that the ability to ‘will’ something is often an ability that only ONE PART OF YOU possesses!  We’ve ALL had the experience of setting the alarm clock a bit early and saying to ourselves, “Tomorrow, I’ll get up early, and I’ll exercise!  I’ll jog!  I’ll sort out my taxes! Etc, etc.”

Let me ask you a question: was the ‘you’ that woke up the next morning always the same GET-UP-A-GO-YOU that had gone to bed filled with motivation?  Not always, right?  In fact, not usually.  Instead, the ‘you’ that scrambled to turn off the alarm clock as fast as possible was probably the JUST-STAY-IN-BED-ANOTHER-FIVE-MINUTES-YOU. 

We understand this and know how to integrate goals so that you remain committed in different contexts.  Our daily messages, affirmations and assignments are designed to naturally and easily shift your attention to another you.  Your best you.  That part of you here, now, reading this, who is motivated to give up smoking.  The part of you that has a smile and knows how to feel good about yourself.  And we know how to ensure that the ‘best you’ can radiate out into every and all aspects of your personality.  In fact, just reading this is part of the process.   It’s part of the journey.

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