Happy New Year and Happy “Spotlight Wednesday”! Today, I’m excited to share with you some of this week’s most inspiring success stories and tips from the CBQ community.
It’s always hard to pick which of all the amazing stories to share with you every week (I wish I could share them all!), so I’m hand-picking the inspiring stories that speak to the fears or needs you bring to our attention each week.
Without further ado, let’s dive into this week’s spotlights!
Inspiring Journey
CBQ Quit Smoking Program member Tracy Van Dyke from Missouri, US celebrated 3 years smoke-free! Tracy quit smoking after 40 years and remained proudly smoke-free despite facing many challenges during his first smoke-free year, like losing his beloved mother.
Since becoming a non-smoker, Tracy breathes better, feels better, and has more stamina at 62 years young!
This is what Tracy shared about his 3-year milestone:
This is Tracy holding his CBQ Quit Smoking Success Certificate:
Inspiring Milestone
CBQ Quit Smoking Program member Michelle Weber from Illinois, US celebrated 5 years smoke-free! She said, “Never thought in a million years I was able to achieve this. I still can’t believe it!”
This is what Michelle shared yesterday with our members community:
“I quit smoking 5 years ago today thanks to CBQ and God, and never touched another cigarette. I feel amazing at 59. Thank you Nasia and team for helping me and all your support!!“
Tip of the Week
This week’s tip comes from CBQ Quit Smoking Program member Cari Lucas from West Virginia, US, who has been smoke-free since November 17, 2024!
Cari’s tip on the fear of failure:
“I was afraid if failure too. I’m sure many of us have tried many times to quit. I didn’t think I was ready either and set my quit date at 3 weeks out from the start of the program. I dud the program completely but slowly in order to delay as much as possible giving myself excuses. I did however finish in that 3 weeks, did all the exercises and recorded all my cigarettes for that amount of time. I am no w a happy nonsmoker after 40 years. Don’t let the fear hold you back from obtaining freedom.”
A big thank you to all our members who shared their stories! I hope this week’s spotlights inspired you and showed you that you too can succeed.
To your freedom,
Nasia Davos (MBPsS, IPPA, MA)
Ex-Smoker, Psychologist, Creator of the CBQ Method™
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