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When people say it’s too difficult to quit smoking, I often wonder whether the person is consciously and more importantly unconsciously ready to take the next step. After talking to the owner of a local restaurant, she decided to quit smoking after 25 years of smoking one packet a day.

So the restaurant owner, lets call her “H” commented that the first 24 hours were extremely difficult with the regular withdrawal symptoms being experienced however once the discomfort passed she managed quite comfortably to maintain being smoke free. Whenever we set ourselves goals, be it giving up cigarettes or weight loss, we really need to be happy within our own life both emotionally and physically to undertake the change.

People trying to achieve the goals with everything in life is moving in the right direction, life is good, they find it easy, nothing is too hard and everything is very positive and bright. However once the situation around and the person is stressed, suffering from anxiety or the pressures of life, suddenly achieving the goal is impossible. Suddenly everything becomes too difficult, too hard and the energy and time involved to achieve a specific goal becomes unattainable.

The amazing thing is that since quitting smoking, H is looking fantastic and has become more physically active, she sold her motorbike and purchased a bicycle that she commutes with up to 30km per day. H looks a lot healthier and her complexion is noticeably improved with more vibrancy and energy.

The single most important factor in achieving this goal was that H was ready and everything in her life was aligned in a more positive light.

But often we will set goals for the wrong reason, in many cases people make peacemaking due to convenience their partner pressure from friends and family while really the person accepts the risk of cancer and is perfectly happy to continue knowing the risks.

So when you are really at a conscious/subconscious level then anything is possible

Great story about Tsunami survivor and his belief system, it’s a case of you can NOT you can’t.

Faced with certain death after the surf tour boat he was on capsized, lawyer Rob Marino’s only option was to squeeze from a tiny porthole or concede the immediate fate of death.

Faced with this situation, Rob decided to choose life and managed to squeeze from this tiny orifice.
From Rob “You are left with two choices, you either make an effort to survive but I didn’t want to do”

Quite often the motivating factor can determine whether you make the effort or not to reach your goals, living is a pretty good motivating factor.

When we say sticking to a diet or an exercise program is too hard, we are really saying that we don’t won’t to, ultimately it comes down to the deeper reasons why we resist, a behavior or thought process that was created in the past. This is often not addressed and can lead to failure to achieve your weight lose or fitness goals.

However when faced with a life or death situation, suddenly survival becomes a motivating factor and our deeper reasons for resistance are over ruled by instinct.

If you don’t undertake the prescribed weight loss or exercise program, you will not die, although a lifetime of abuse can lead to cardiovascular and heart disease.

However throw into the equation if you don’t stop drinking alcohol or smoking that you will die within 6 months or alternatively you are a father of 2 young children and you risk having a heart attack, then suddenly the motivating force is once again a fatal outcome.

So maybe mentally you may not be ready, it’s all too hard or hopefully you aren’t faced with a life or death situation to achieve a change in your thinking.

I came across an inspirational person on 2 counts, firstly she had lost a massive amount of weight and secondly hiked up the face of Cradle Mountain in ballet type shoes.

Over a 12 month period this person through commitment and dedication went from a size 22 to size 16 in 12 months, a result of controlling her energy intake and walking regularly. An awesome achievement that demonstrates with the right mind set, anything is possible with the belief system in place.

The second part of the story is the not giving up and making do with what is available. The day before, this person went on a 6 hour hike and got blisters from her runners so not wanting to miss out on the walk to the summit of Cradle Mountain, she used her ballet style shoes to make the hike to the top. The section of track she climbed was marked “Extreme” meaning appropriate foot wear is recommended. With a top temperature of 15º and misty conditions, climbing over wet rocks is difficult at the best of times.

You can see from the photo the track follows the front of the face of the mountains in the background.

So it just goes to show that anything is truly possible is you really want to make it happen.