How My Mindset Changed When I Quit Smoking (Lessons Learned)

This is a transcript of a video I posted on YouTube, minimally edited for clarity.

We all know about the physical changes that occur when we quit smoking. We breath better, we often look better, and we certainly smell better.

That said, the physical changes are only the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

After quitting smoking nearly four years ago, I started to notice countless changes in my mindset, my outlook, and my beliefs.

I could spend all day telling you all the countless ways that my thinking changed post-cigarettes, but here are just a few of the most significant ways my mindset changed when I quit smoking.

A Whole New Level of Self-Beleif

One of the most noticeable changes that came about for me is that I learned to trust myself. I learned to trust that deep down I know what is right for me. I learned to trust that this is true even if what’s right for me isn’t right for somebody else, or vice versa.

Look:

Just because somebody else has a map to help them get from one end of their hometown to the next doesn’t necessarily mean that map is going to help me get from one end of my hometown to the next.