You've probably noticed that most programs, systems or advice tends toward all-out willpower, determination and stubbornness.
Well, you're about to learn that being able to successfully kick the habit of smoking for good involves some of this but also the ability to keep an open mind.
In fact an open mind is absolutely the most essential ingredient for quitting your nasty, self-destructive habit of sucking down poisonous tobacco fumes.
Although most smokers deny it, the most difficult thing about giving up the smokes is being able to overcome the actual 'fear' of giving it up.
There's always a fear of one kind or another - you'll get fat, you'll get more stressed, you'll be miserable and the best ones; 'you'll be bored' or 'you need something to do with your hands'.
Pretty pathetic really.
Every smoker I've ever known (including yours truly) believes he/she NEED their cigarettes and are plain scared of what'll happen to them if they don't get their fix.
All these fears are very real to the 'nth' degree to any dedicated smoker, but they're actually completely harmless - in fact here and now, I'd go as far as stating they're total fabrications of their own minds.
Absolutely none of the fears have any basis but if you've been smoking for a long time, then your dependence on tobacco or cigarettes makes it seem as though a life without being able to destroy your own health is simply unthinkable.
It's always been a source of wonder to me that us humans can make the best (and the worst) excuses not to do something - like quit smoking for instance! There are some people that have the ability to smash through all the fears with sheer willpower and determination alone, which is great if it works for them.
You can only respect anyone who has the strength to conquer fear.
Unfortunately though, most people don't or can't operate the same way which is why they so often fail to quit the habit or return to it after a short while - they're trying to rely on the willpower and stubborn determination that they simply don't have.
So it boils down to this; keep an open mind.
Look at the world around you and you'll soon see that there's absolutely nothing to be afraid of.
Look at all the non-smokers, they don't need cigarettes, they don't have any fears that keep them smoking.
Why then do you think you do? Can you remember back to when you didn't smoke? Neither your mind nor your body needed an addiction to cigarettes and tobacco and you most certainly didn't fear any sort of miserable life without it.
Keeping an open mind and knowing what non-smokers have that you don't, which is self-confidence and good health, will give you a much needed nudge in the right direction of re-training your mind back to that of a non-smoker.
In summary; keeping an open mind will give you a big advantage and even though you're bound to find it a little tough at first, being able to kick the habit is much easier than you think - YOU ONLY HAVE TO WANT TO! Quitting smoking naturally, speedily, and permanently isn't and has never been about overly complicated systems and/or poisonous pills and patches - it's all about simplicity, a little bit of will-power and some genuine tried and tested tobacco-quitting knowledge.