Cigarette smoking can lead to a lot of unlikable effects like tooth decay, stained teeth, gum problems, and premature aging. Other more severe effects of this bad habit are emphysema, cancer, and even death. As a matter of fact, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. Furthermore, the number of deaths associated with smoking is above 440,000 in the United States alone. For this reason, a lot of smokers have decided to save their health and kick the habit. Unfortunately, because cigarettes are very addictive, most of the attempts to quit have not been successful. For people who have been smoking for a very long time, withdrawal syndromes are very difficult to fight and they end up returning to the habit they have been trying to avoid. Stop Smoking Aids It’s a good thing that there are now aids for people who want to quit, like the nicotine replacement therapy which involves chewing a nicotine gum or putting on a nicotine patch. Nicotine is the substance that makes cigarettes addictive. People crave for it because of the burst of energy and pleasurable feelings that are induced by the substance when it enters the bloodstream. The nicotine replacement therapy stops a person from smoking by providing him with the dose of nicotine he needs to get through the day. Although this therapy is very effective in reducing withdrawal symptoms, it is not recommended to be the only method for quitting cigarette smoking because people tend to become dependent on it. Fortunately, with the new innovations of medical technology, we now have other aids, such as stop smoking shots and pills that can wean people from their nicotine addiction. Stop Smoking Shots or Pill? The stop smoking shot can make it easier for smokers to kick the habit. In order to stop a person from looking for the desired effects of nicotine, this stop smoking shot prevents the nicotine from entering the brain where it usually works as a stimulant. By not being able to feel the pleasurable effects that they associate with smoking a cigarette, these people lose the need to ingest nicotine. Although the stop smoking pill can also wean smokers from the bad habit without the use of nicotine, it is not as successful as the stop smoking shot. The first stop smoking pill is actually an anti-depressant that takes the place of nicotine by increasing the levels of dopamine and norephinephrine in the body. The most recent type of stop smoking pill works just like the stop smoking shot because it inhibits the effects of nicotine in the bloodstream. Unfortunately, it has to be taken for weeks before it becomes effective. The stop smoking shot, on the other hand, can stop a person from smoking with just one dose. For these reasons, stop smoking shots have a 70-80% success rate which is twice more than those of pills. The only drawback is that these shots can be a bit expensive. But then, you have to ask yourself this question: Can you put a price on good health?

Hypnosis is one of the mighty secrets used by star athletes and other famous people. To give you some ideas, Tiger Woods, one of the greatest pro golfers of all times uses hypnosis regularly. He not only uses it to enhance his performance but it keeps him focused and directed on and off of the golf course. Tiger is very spiritual and wholeheartedly believes in the power of hypnosis. Watch Tiger Woods the next time that he is golfing on TV. Pay close attention to what he does just before he makes his move. He blinks his eyes twice. This is a technique that he learned in hypnosis which is his way of putting himself right where he needs to be in order to excel at his game. It puts him another place where there is nothing but positive focus put on the task at hand. Some of the greatest people that have ever lived have accomplished so much and have performed magnificent accomplishments during and after hypnosis. Just to name a few greats that might simply amaze you are Mozart, as history tells it, he composed a famous opera while under hypnosis. Car manufacturer and billionaire, Henry Ford was a loyal hypnosis patient as well as Thomas Edison. Jackie Kennedy-Onassis used hypnotherapy to help her overcome the tragedy that she experienced during the assassination of her late husband John during his US presidency. Finally, it could be coincidence but the coach of the LA Lakers used hypnosis on his basketball team, including Kobe Bryant and Shaquil O’Neal. Interestingly enough, the team went on to win three NBA championships in a row. The actor, Kevin Costner was in Hawaii filming the movie “Waterworld” and had become seasick due to all of the water scenes. He has his own hypnotists that he generally works with and had him flown in to put him under hypnosis which cured his sea sickness. History also reveals that Sigmund Freud was researching hypnosis when he happened to discover the theory of modern psychiatry. These are all some pretty amazing and intelligent people who are relying on hypnosis to guide them through life. Hypnosis is used to enhance performance, modify behavior, and ease stress throughout the corporate world, personal lives and sports. Hypnosis is a way to alleviate any obstacle that is preventing you from maximizing your performance in any way. Many pro golfers use hypnosis because of the intensity of the game and the concise concentration that is required. So it is quite commonplace for pros such as Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus to frequently use hypnotherapy. As the therapist taps into the subconscious mind, feeding it with positive information allowing it to know that you are efficient, effective, positive, you can handle stress, you are a hard worker, and successful is how and why so many sports professionals and celebrities choose this method. It is all natural and proven to work, if you allow it to. You have to believe that it will work and want it to work, and it will.

Foreplay is an important and crucial part of the whole lovemaking process. It is simply defined as everything you do that comes before actual intercourse. A couple needs foreplay to spice up their sex life, get fully aroused, and heighten pleasure. Men are from Mars: Sometimes men need prolonged foreplay to get an erection. Foreplay for men is relatively simple and easy. The direct touching of the genitals usually does the trick. But for those women, who want to tantalize their men into submission remember these five foreplay-for-him maneuvers. 1. Visuals play a vital role, so a sexy clothe would be a nice touch but giving him an unadulterated view of your body will be the hottest gift. Reinforce this view with some steamy moves guaranteed to thrill, like giving him a strip tease. 2. Let your parted lips roam his body, like his stomach or chest, then slowly exhale. The rush of hot air will change the temperature in his skin and heighten his arousal. 3. Seize control and show your animal instinct. You’ll be surprise to know that men crave seduction as much as a woman and being aggressive is a sign of lust and that you?re as into it as he is. 4. Excite them with touch. Guys are especially touchy when they are between the sheets. Giving him butt massages and long but gentle scratches up and down their back will turn your man right on. 5. Do what ever it is you are doing to bring him to the brink. Then ease up, not necessarily stopping, but put off the good thing for a while. Do this a few times until he screams “enough already.” Women are from Venus: Women need foreplay to become properly lubricated. For women foreplay is a bit more complicated. Direct genital touching is the last place you should go, consider every where else on her body as a good place to touch, massage and kiss before you go there. Letting her know that she is wanted for more than sex, that she is cared about as a woman, is what really turns her on. Here is a five step plan to help her get ready. 1. Nothing is more important to a woman than knowing that you have a connection. It can be as simple as telling her that you were thinking about her, and missed her, nothing over-the-top, just honest and caring conversation. 2. Remember that being intimate does not have to mean being sexual. Once in a while ask her probing questions and give her more than one-word replies when she asks you the same. Confide in her, and let her know that you appreciate her listening. 3. Establish physical contact without being sexual, like holding her hand, giving her massages, do anything to simply make contact without mauling her. 4. Kissing, for women, is an incredible turn on. You have to remember that women sees kissing as another form of emotional intimacy so do not go to a lot of tongue action right away. It will be good to start with a brief caressing of lips and pay attention to whether or not she’s digging it. If she is, continue from there with a bit more passion but always be aware of whether she is reciprocating. A great trick is to imitate her kissing style, as it’s surely a sign of what she likes! 5. Remember that from kissing her until the “heavy petting” stage, there should be some interval in between. The duration of the kiss will depend on how hot and bothered you both get. The longer and slower you kiss her, the more experienced you’ll seem, and the she’ll be excited. There is no time limit on foreplay, usually the longer it takes the more sensitized your skin becomes and sends your senses to haywire that leads to explosive orgasm. The key is to start intercourse when you are both fully aroused and having a hard time controlling your desires. Remember that initiating sex, breaking routine, exploration, new places, new positions, and letting her know that she is wanted sexually is what turns her on.

Kids Know What They Want When I was a child, it was easy. I’d sit down with a cup of hot cocoa, some cookies, and a sheet of paper to write my letter to Santa. I’d tell him everything I wanted for Christmas. I had no trouble identifying what I wanted. I didn’t worry about whether I thought I could have it, how much it cost, or what other people would think. I knew what I wanted and I asked for it! Sometime between those childhood years and becoming an adult, I became much less clear. What I wanted got lost in “shoulds,” obligations, other people’s opinions, and my own judgments. This seems to happen to most of us. We lose touch with what we truly want. And how can we create what we want when we don’t know what that is? If you long for more pleasure, passion, and purpose in your work and life, the clearer you are about what you want, the better. But what if you don’t know? What if you are unclear, stuck or confused about what you want? The Santa Claus Question “If I were Santa Claus and could bring you anything you wanted, what would that be?” This is one of my favorite questions to help myself and my clients connect with what we truly want. Here’s an example: I was working with Janet (I’ve changed her name to protect her privacy) and she wanted to create a new information product for her clients. She had been thinking and thinking, yet she wasn’t lit up about the ideas she had. She was stuck. I requested she take a few moments to play in the field of all possibilities; to set aside all she had been thinking and all that she “knew” about what was and wasn’t possible. She agreed. I then asked “If I were Santa Claus and could bring you anything you wanted, what information product would you love to offer your customers?” Within a moment she knew! She was instantly energized by her idea. It was just the right offering for her clients. Plus she already had it mostly written so it would be very easy for her to create. What was amazing was that, hard as she’d tried, she had not thought of this idea until just that moment. When she took a pause, shifted her attention to a different question, and opened to a broader range of possibilities, she got a new answer. With that answer she found clarity about what she wanted and the energy to create it. The rest was easy. She had the new product ready for her customers within a few days. In Your Life Here’s how you can play with the Santa Claus question to discover and uncover what you truly want. 1) Pick an area where you’re unclear, stuck, or confused about what you want. Examples: * A project at work * Your work life * Redoing your bedroom * Celebrating your birthday 2) Make an agreement with yourself. For just a few moments you’ll set aside what you “know” is or isn’t possible. You’ll focus on WHAT you want and not IF or HOW it could happen. Remember you don’t have to do anything based on what you discover; you’re simply learning more about what you want. Play with this and see what happens. 3) Ask yourself the Santa Claus question. If Santa doesn’t work for you, change the question to “If I could wave a magic wand. . .” or “If I were a genie offering you unlimited wishes. . . .” Examples: * If I could ask Santa Claus for anything I wanted, what would I ask for with this project I’m working on?* If a genie appeared and offered me unlimited wishes, what would I ask for in my work life? * If I could wave a magic wand and get whatever I wanted, what would my bedroom look and feel like? * If Santa Claus could give me anything I wanted, what would I ask for to celebrate my birthday? Be bold, wild, and outrageous in what you ask for. Usually once my clients get going with this, they have great fun making their Santa Claus lists. Write down as many answers and details as come to you. You can always come back to the list and add to it. You can also return to the list later and see which ideas are worth exploring and pursuing. Then What? What happens next varies greatly, of course. Sometimes, like Janet in the example above, you get clear immediately and are able to create what you want right away. Other times something amazing and unexpected shows up in your life. Like the woman I know who got clear that she wanted to record a CD of her music. However, she didn’t know where she would get the money for the recording session. Within a few weeks, she received a check in the mail for almost exactly the amount she needed. It was an unexpected inheritance from her grandmother! Other times, the journey to what you want may take longer and require more action on your part. Still, knowing where you want to go is a BIG step in the right direction. So ask yourself the “Santa Claus question” often and create more clarity, energy, and possibility for getting what you truly want in your life. Enjoy!

Making the decision to improve yourself is like opening a savings account that will appreciate for the rest of your life. Have you ever imagined what you might do when you grow old? The talents and hobbies you develop now will be there for you forever and will shape the life you have in your retirement. Growing old can be the best part of your entire life if you have a lot of talents and experiences that you can fall back on that will make you a more interesting and active person. Self improvement also brings the result of happiness into your life now when you consider improvements like exercise, yoga and meditation. These are improvements that can bring about a higher quality of life today and put you in touch with other people in a way you never thought possible. Let’s look at just a few of the possibilities available to people who want to take life by the horns and start to improve themselves. Just taking up a new career or a new part-time job can be a great place to start. If you don’t like the job you are in, you can look to improve yourself by finding a career or a job that is different, with new people and a new set of challenges that you may have never thought of before. Some people choose to remain in their present jobs but are simply looking for a way to fill the spare time that they have on the weekends or once a week in the evenings. They may join a drawing class or a painting class. They may take up a hobby on their own if they are disciplined enough to stick with it or they may simply start to take an evening stroll on the weekdays in order to improve their state of mind. There are literally thousands of things you can decide to do in order to improve yourself and it doesn’t have to be complicated or especially challenging if you are just looking for a slight change for the better. If you are stuck in a rut and feeling that your life is passing you by, set yourself to write down two or three things that you really would like to improve about yourself and then design a calendar with each of these goals represented on each day of the week. Make some little boxes for yourself that you have marked onto the calendar and make a point of marking the boxes with an “X” each day that you complete the small challenge that you had in mind for yourself. Watch and see if you actually fill in every box for the week and then make a decision to increase the number of improvements in your life after you have proven your determination over a few weeks. Looking back over your calendar, you will be amazed at all the things you have improved just in a matter of two or three weeks and you will begin to have some new ideas of other things you would like to improve about yourself. You may find that, after a month or two, your calendar has become quite an elaborate tool for determining the things you want to improve in your life and the challenges that you intend to face in the coming months. You may be surprised to see that you have encountered many new people and places that you never would have encountered if you hadn’t started this calendar in the first place. A daily calendar can be a great way to keep an inventory of what you have accomplished in recent weeks and things that you hope to achieve in the future. It’s impossible to maintain a certain level of observation about your life if you only live from day to day. Your life eventually slips into a mediocre rut where you are no longer doing anything good with your time but only getting up and going through the motions as if there were really no purpose to life. Self improvement can be made by simply paying more attention to what you are spending your time doing. A calendar is the perfect tool for this because it allows you to return to your central focus point each and every day and to occasionally contemplate the things that are really important to you and the things that you want to achieve in life. It only takes a little bit of extra effort and some determination and you will be on the road to self improvement in no time. There’s no better time than the present to sit down and start making that calendar now. It may be the best decision you ever made!