



I quit smoking cigarettes.

I failed the first time.

Then failed again. And again. And again.

I took a drastic approach. I stopped hanging out with all my friends who smoked cigarettes. I wouldn’t even pick up the phone to text them back.

I cut them entirely out of my life.

Therein lies the secret. Don’t half-ass changing your lifestyle. Take it to the extreme; otherwise, it won’t happen.

Instead of spending time with cigarette smokers, I spent time with people who treated their health like gold.

It took time to find these people. Often when you break away from a friend circle you’ll experience loneliness, but that’s okay. Know what awaits you is better.

There are people who will encourage you to become the person you desire.

Persist on finding them.

I did.

“I’m going to take a smoke break.”

My new, healthy friends would look at me in disgust. It hurt.

I quit smoking cigarettes fast because I wanted them to like me.

Social validation is the strongest enforcer for adopting great habits and routines.

Where do you derive your social validation from?

Junkie friends?

Cigarette smokers?

Successful founders?

Change your surroundings fast. Don’t think about it twice.

Jump in the deep end.

Temptation kills the strongest of us.

If I hang out with a cigarette smoker for more than several days, I’ll pick up the habit again. I can’t resist.

So, I entirely avoid them.

Don’t try to just deal with your negative surroundings. That’s a fool’s error.

Remove every trace of negativity from your life by separating yourself from it.

Change friend group.

Change schools.

Change cities.

Whatever it takes



