At the beginning of each new year, people consider what they would like to do with their life.
After the over-indulgence of Christmas, and with the old year out of the way many people want to make the New Year a time for achieving ambitions, goals and some dreams.
Unfortunately new year resolutions are easy to create but not so easy to succeed with.
The challenge is sticking to your resolution no matter what month or season of the year that you make it in.
There is a difference between wishful thinking and commitment.
Wishful thinking is almost hoping that the desired goal will happen almost by itself.
Commitment is having that same goal in mind but by committing to it, it means you are going to take responsibility for making it happen.
We are all prone to wishful thinking.
Unfortunately this is too vague to succeed.
Whereas a commitment feels stronger and tangible.
A commitment brings with it definite steps you are willing to take to achieve your desire.
In fact the more you plan what you intend to do, the steps you intend to take, the more you are likely to enjoy early and sustained success.
Most people who smoke accept that they will want to quit smoking sooner or later.
Some smokers hope that they will stop but never quite get around to making a decision to do this.
They may "try" to stop today, with the attitude that they will see how it goes.
However invariably they will smoke again.
The reason for this is that "trying" implies failure at some point in time.
The idea of "trying" is to have a go at something without really putting much energy into it.
If this is way of thinking is used, disappointment is likely to be the result.
The people who increase their odds of stopping successfully and permanently are those who make a definite decision to stop.
They will decide the date that they quit smoking and commit themselves to that date.
They may also decide the means by which they will stop smoking whether that is a nicotine replacement product, will-power and/or quit smoking hypnotherapy.
Successful quitters succeed because of a number of factors.
There is no perfect method that works for everyone and that is why it is important to make up your own mind how you will stop.
However some ideas on how to increase your chances success are listed here:-

1. Personal reasons - make a list of why you want to give up smoking.
   Be specific (eg.
   bad breath, finger stains, lack of fitness) and don't generalise (eg health, wealth)
2. Make a date with yourself.
   Choose a convenient date for you.
   Avoid making close to difficult events such as funerals, divorces, parties etc.
   
3. Make a decision about how you will stop.
   Willpower alone or a combination of quit smoking hypnotherapy or nicotine replacement products
4. Never boast or brag that you intend to cease smoking.
   Bragging puts extra pressure on you to succeed.
   
5. Stop smoking because you want to.
   Giving up smoking because someone else wants you to do so is not a good motivator.
   
6. Introduce something new to your life.
   For example: dancing, running or some sport.
   This boost your mood and enhance your staying power.
   
7. Quit smoking because you choose to.
   Quitting smoking because someone else wants you to do so helpful and can lead to you smoking in secret.
   

All of these strategies and tactics are incorporated in the hypnotherapy stop smoking programme.
This is designed and structured to help you quit smoking.
Along with your own will-power quitting smoking with hypnosis can be an effective combination.