Happy “Spotlight Day”! Let’s spread some inspiration with this week’s most inspiring success stories (and tips) from the CBQ community!
Inspiring Milestone
Two days ago, CBQ Program member Caroline Kipp from Germany celebrated 4 years smoke-free! At first, Caroline was hesitant to join the CBQ Program, but she knew she had to give herself a fair chance at success. It paid off!
“I was a bit hesitant to buy the program. To be honest I had just moved continents, no job and at the beginning of Covid. So money was tight.
But I knew I had to take a chance. I had watched Nasia Davos videos and loved what she was offering for free.” …
“What I loved about the program is that you’re not told to quit smoking on day one, you don’t use willpower, something I had used before and fell back into the trap. This is the longest I have been a non-smoker and cheers to many many many more years. I watched the videos and did the assignments and exercises. I am soooo happy now. I can breathe, I love the way my clothes smell, I workout without losing breath. I am happy!! Best decision I ever made was to take a chance.”
At her 4-year milestone, Caroline is still a happy non-smoker.
Inspiring Success
Today CBQ Program member Robin Sheffield from Texas, US, is celebrating 2 years vape-free! Robin started smoking when she was 13 years old. Since then, she smoked for 41 years and got up to 2 1/2 to 3 packs a day. In an attempt to quit, Robin turned to vaping, and got addicted for 7 years.
This is what Robin shared about her inspiring story:
“My quit date was July 17th 2022. I threw everything away before I went to bed on the 16th. I started smoking when I was 13 years old and got up to 2 1/2 to 3 packs a day. After spending thousands on all sorts of ways to quit (acupuncture, patches, hypnosis, etc) I read this book that made me quit in 2015 (40 years later). Well, that lasted 3 days and I was ready to go buy some cigarettes. I remembered that I had a pen style vape and charged it up. I started vaping and never smoked another cig again. My doctor told me a couple of years ago that I may have the first stages of emphysema and I’ve been on inhalers since. I got covid pneumonia 1 1/2 years ago and the first thing they told me is that my lungs were fried. I was in ICU and almost died, but after getting out of the hospital (16 days later with no vaping) I tried to go without vaping but couldn’t. My brain was consumed with the thought of vaping and wouldn’t stop. So, 7 years of vaping, I really, really, wanted to quit and went thru your program for a 3rd time (I felt that the first 2 times were not helping me at all (I don’t think I was doing everything correctly)).”
Robin said:
“So for 47 years, I was either a smoker or vaper, and now, I’m neither. It is definitely a mind thing, and the mind is a powerful thing. I AM TRULY FREE!”
Tip of the Week
This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Jerry Landon from Tennessee, US, who quit smoking on May 12, 2024!
Jerry’s tip: Don’t say, “I was born to be a non-smoker” or “I want to be a non-smoker” because a non-smoker is who you already are.
I would drop the “to be” …. I was born smoke-free. It is my natural state. Thanks to the program, I’m back to my natural state!
As always, I want to say a big thank you to our amazing CBQ Program members who have given me permission to share their stories!
