🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭 🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭 TEN SMOKE-FREE YEARS! Following two private, half-hearted and therefore unsuccessful attempts in the months prior, I announced on Singapore’s number one radio station YES 93.3FM and on social media in Jun 2014 that I had smoked my last cigarette the day before. It was a go big or go home moment — let everyone know about the plan, and my ego and desire to avoid public failure would do the job. Cigarettes were getting more and more expensive; legal smoking areas were vanishing; (most) airport smoking rooms were disgusting and smoking kills — literally. However, those weren’t the reasons why I stopped. Transitioning from a radio personality to a management position, I had back to back appointments. Instead of focussing on the meetings, I was distracted with the planning of smoke breaks. 🤦🏻♂️ “Next meeting at 2pm, walk out to smoke at 1.45pm. Then end at 2.50pm to smoke before the 3pm meeting.”“CEO is here, can’t leave early. Ok, I’ll be late for the next one then.” This happened throughout the day, every working day. It was ridiculous. So I had to break free from the nicotine addiction. (Nicotine has been classified as a highly addictive drug and a poison. Nicotine does not alleviate stress. Nicotine does not help people move their bowels — they just need fibre. Also, smelling like an ashtray does not make one more attractive. Well, this post just effectively made me ineligible to work in any tobacco company. Haha.) So I stopped smoking. And I’ve been showing off every single year. 😎 Allen Carr wrote the book “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking” in 1985. Critics say there’s limited empirical evidence, despite strong endorsements by numerous personalities globally. Well, the fact remains that this was my primary tool in quitting — not cold turkey, not nicotine gum or patches. I wholeheartedly thank Carr. (Btw, Pam Oei runs the Allen Carr workshop in Singapore. https://allencarr.com.sg/ #Notasponsoredpost) Thanks to M, who told me to read the book, and my friends and social media followers who liked and commented on my posts and provided that pressure to succeed. Smokers, quitting smoking was undisputedly one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. May YOU find the motivation to quit soon.
Eveline L.
1w
Awesome Effort! Kudos to your 10 years fresh air!
Kevin WONG
2w
this .. i LIKE... Congrats to being Smoke Free.
Glenn Seetoh
2w
Congratulation! A lot of people can't do it but you did. Well done!💪 💪 💪
Founder | CEO at ABrandADay
1wMy late father stopped smoking the day he found out he had cancer! By that time it was too late, happy you found motivation early! Great job Cruz Teng