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you if you continue to smoke.” She didn’t write one. And no one could, if they were being honest with themselves. Again, this technique can apply to anything in your life, not just an addiction or habit. I am using the example of this young lady and smoking because she never thought in a million years she could quit. She had already tried a patch, gum, and even hypnosis. I’m not sure which part of our discussion made her quit, but she has never smoked again. We kid ourselves into attaching good feelings and happy thoughts to our addictions or current unpleasant situations we may be in. We can fool ourselves into believing it’s okay to con- tinue what we are doing, even if it is life-threatening. If everyone else I’m around is doing it, it must not be that bad, right? How else could someone allow himself to believe it’s okay to overeat, drink excessively, do drugs, gamble, smoke and other things that destroy people’s lives? When I was young, my grandmother and I were watching a show where kids were doing drugs. She said something to me like, “As you go through life, look at all the people who do drugs, and see if you can ever find one truly great thing that came of it.” Will you ever hear that a drug addict was such a success and had a great family life? Or will you hear how he lost his home, his business, and his family? When something has so much negative effect on so many people, why would it miraculously be great for you? My grandmother taught me the power of association, and I didn’t even know it! If you have a habit, addiction, or something that is hurting you, and want to break free from it, then practice the exercises above to change the association and what it means to you. Create the proper associations with pain for continuing, and let your body and soul realize the benefits of stopping. Be honest to your- self and give the problem its correct meaning. Soon you’ll develop a new pattern, one that supports your quest for massive success in all areas of life.
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