Haaaappy “Spotlight Day”!
The last Wednesday of April is here, so let’s see some of this week’s most inspiring success stories and tips from the CBQ community.
Today’s theme is “Believe in yourself”
Inspiring Mindset
Today CBQ Program member Courtney Lockburner from New Jersey, US, is celebrating 2 years smoke-free!! After many failed attempts, Courtney decided to commit to the CBQ Program completely. She entered the process with an open mind, chose to believe in herself, and above all, prioritized her quit smoking effort. In her own words “Give yourself the dedicated time for the program. You deserve that.”
Courtney told our community that she quit while putting her dear grandfather to rest. In her first vacation as a non-smoker she encountered tons of triggers and had only 1 craving. Over the last 2 years, she had no withdrawals. This was possible because Courtney finally knew all smoking ever gave her, was guilt and lies.
A couple of weeks ago, Courtney shared that the program is the best thing she’s done for herself.
This is Courtney with her CBQ Success Certificate:
Tip of The Week
This week’s tip comes from CBQ Program member Bob Schneider from Alberta, Canada, who quit smoking over a year ago on January 20, 2023! Bob’s story is very inspiring. He smoked his first cigarette when he was 13 years old and remained a smoker for the next 40 years – 23 of those years he was a closet smoker. Bob decided to join the CBQ Program after reading this review, yet he was still apprehensive. But after completing the CBQ Program, Bob succeeded and said that quitting smoking, “was the easiest thing I never thought I could do.”
Bob’s tip: Put your past aside.
“Approach your journey with a open and curious mindset and believe in the process. With an empowering mindset, you will do this! I was just like you, dear, I tried everything too and I started off with doubts as well. Remember Nasia saying to look at it through a different lens? That’s what you need to do and that’s what I did. Put all other quit attempts aside. Start off with some empowering affirmations and positive self-talk and practice saying them to yourself at least a few times everyday. We tend to believe what we tell ourselves and it will help develop the mindset you need to get through this. Take pride in each step you make as you strive for progress over perfection. I can’t wait to see your photo up here holding your success certificate!”
Inspiring Journey
This week, CBQ Program member Shelley Addington from Wisconsin, US, celebrated 3 years smoke-free!! Shelley was smoking 6 cigarettes a day by herself, yet she felt too addicted. Over the years, she had made 7 serious quit attempts, but eventually returned to smoking. Despite feeling fear, Shelley made the decision to join the CBQ Program. She did her very best and succeeded: “I feel a freedom and sense of confidence, pride, calmness I could not maintain while addicted to nicotine.”
Shelley’s journey to success was not smooth sailing. As she said, “It was not a linear journey to my quit, but was a journey of ups and downs, starts and pauses. I was confident, however, that your program was the thing I needed and that I could count on it to support me through to reaching my goal of being a happy non-smoker.”
3 years later, Shelley is happily smoke-free. What’s more, the last 3 years went by in a flash.
This is the wonderful Shelley with her CBQ Success Certificate:
Inspiring Milestone
This week CBQ Program member Amanda Wheelock from Maine, US, celebrated 5 years smoke-free! 5 whole years!
Amanda said this about quitting smoking: “I just cannot express how much I finally feel like ME!!” and her tip and inspiring words for others were “Dig down as deep as you can and this program can and will be life changing!! I also dropped 7 pounds as an added bonus and my eating habits changed as my smoking did. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!”
This is Amanda with her CBQ Success Certificate:
As always, a big thank you goes out to all of our amazing members who gave me permission to share their stories with you.
