Celebrating YOU: This week’s spotlights [February 12, 2025]

Comfortable “Highlight Day”!

At this time, I’m excited to share with you a few of this week’s most inspiring success tales and ideas from the CBQ group. Because it’s Valentine’s Day on Friday, at this time’s spotlights have the theme of self-love.

Inspiring Milestone

This week, CBQ Program member Shelley Dubros from Ontario, Canada celebrated 4 years smoke-free! Shelley stop smoking on 11 February 2021, she was 69 years outdated on the time. In her personal phrases shared on the CBQ Methodology Success Web page “…been smoking for 55 yrs …I’ve tried hypnosis, laser, Champix capsules, all nicotine substitutes, acupuncture, willpower, you title it.. I labored this CBQ program and the fascinating factor is that I haven’t had the urge to smoke.” And her recommendation is to “work this system.. do the coursework.. diligently..CBQ is a present”

4 years later, at 73, she’s loving her life. A lot so, she had even forgotten about her stop date.

That is Shelley together with her CBQ Success Certificates:

Tip Of The Week – From A Former Smoker of 47 Years

This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Jodi Woods who celebrated 5 years smoke-free this week! Jodi stop smoking on February 11, 2020. She’s now the moderator of the CBQ Program Members-Solely Group, and over the past 5 years, she has helped hundreds of members together with her knowledge and insights. Her recommendation is all the time spot-on. Our group would simply not be the identical with out her.

Beneath is a superb piece of recommendation from Jodi about cravings that you should utilize straight away 🙂

Jodi’s Tip on Cravings

“Cigarette cravings are simply doing their job as a result of we “skilled” them to remind us to smoke when sure triggers are current. If you happen to maintain that in thoughts as you might be retraining your mind with more healthy responses to a craving, they are going to quickly cease reminding you to achieve for a cigarette. That is what this system lets you do…..retrain your craving thoughts by utilizing substitute actions as an alternative of smoking.

Many former triggers turned a factor of the previous as soon as I stop. I don’t get triggered in any respect anymore after I drive my automobile🚗 , have my espresso ☕️ , discuss on the cellphone📱 , after a meal🥘 , and many others. Thank You CBQ👍♥️

☑️One trick I’d typically use, and this may increasingly enable you to too if you’re 🔹at the moment making an attempt to chop down, 🔹have lately stop, and even 🔹are getting near quitting is that this:

🤔 Consider that craving as an “imaginary youngster”. This youngster is whining and bugging you for a cookie🍪 or a lollipop 🍭. You’ll not give in as a result of prior to now that’s how the kid behaved with the intention to get its approach. The kid is aware of if the whining goes on you’ll ultimately give in. However you are attempting one thing new!

Then, the crying will get slightly louder and the kid provides slightly foot stomping. However, you aren’t going to let this youngster make you give in. You calmly breathe via this scene and remind them that crying won’t do them any good. Lastly, it’s a full out mood tantrum.

Who’s the boss? You might be! Are you going to provide in? No, as a result of you’re the grownup in management and know what’s greatest. Apart from, when you distract the kid with one thing else the tantrum shall be over quickly.

What would possibly look like perpetually is de facto solely about 10 minutes. The craving will go away whether or not you smoke or not, so keep in management and exchange the smoking with one thing else…..deep respiration, meditation, distraction.

Thoughts energy is bigger than willpower.”

That is Jodi together with her CBQ Success Certificates:

And that is what Jodi shared about her 5-year milestone:

“Nasia I actually should thanks for your entire inspiration and steering that has made it doable for me to now assist others. I’m nonetheless grateful each single day that smoking can not management me and my whole day.

It’s actually true about quitting being as simple as altering our relationship with smoking.

I take into consideration smoking each day, nearly all day lengthy and but I’ve completely no need to smoke and may’t think about any situation that will ever lead me again to smoking.

Going from feeling ‘hopeless’ in all my former unsuccessful stop makes an attempt to ‘hopeful’ after I got here throughout your program, to having the ability to be ‘useful’ now to others is really an unimaginable feeling.

It’s my pleasure to share my learnings and previous experiences with this group and it’s doable due to your wonderful program, your previous experiences and dedication, from one smoker to non smoker at a time. You’re altering so many lives”

New Ask An Ex Interview

Might one yr change your life perpetually?

At 69 years outdated, Charles by no means imagined it was doable—however that’s precisely what he did.

In only one yr, he stop smoking after 50+ years, misplaced 20 kilos, and remodeled each marker of his well being. Now, he’s the healthiest he’s been in a long time—and he feels wonderful!

His story is really inspiring.

Watch him share his journey on this brand-new Ask An Ex interview:

If you happen to’ve ever thought, “I’m too outdated to alter” or “The injury is already achieved,” Charles’ journey proves that transformation is all the time doable. His story gives invaluable hope and insights.

At this time, I wish to go away you with this thought:

What if quitting smoking was not a sacrifice however an act of self-love that opens the door to your happiest life?

To your freedom,
Nasia Davos