What People Are Saying
"If
its true that 94 percent of smokers would
like to quit, Lemic has a winner on his hands for
many years to come. And I have a something to
send the smokers I know that is more useful than
a sympathy card."
Carolyn Reuben
L.A. Weekly (see complete
review below)
"Your
class was really thoughtful and thorough and you
really had an understanding for those residents
of Delancey Street Foundation
who were trying to stop smoking. We really
appreciate your time and materials and can't
thank you enough for your help and follow
up."
Stephanie Muller
Delancey Street Foundation
San Francisco, CA
"Just
completed reading your book, Quitting
In Time and was very impressed
with your work. Its quite a contribution to
people who are ready to be non-smokers and to
those of us who work in partnership with them in
quitting...its the best Ive seen thus
far
Trudy S., M.Ed.
Capitola, Calif
"Recently
the Foothill College Health
Services had a "Great
American Smoke Out" campaign on campus. One
of the resources that we gave to our students,
faculty and staff was a book by Jesse Lemic, Quitting
In Time. This book was easy to
read and we received positive feedback from those
people using it.
Naomi Kitajima
Health Services Coordinator
"I
just read Quitting In Time
by Jesse Lemic and believe it is an invaluable
tool for smokers who want to quit. As a
consequence I am interested in making a rather
large volume purchase of your book. Please
contact me as soon as possible so that we can
discuss this purchase.
David A.
Mebane, N. Carolina
"Congratulations
on an outstanding book! Feel free to quote this
endorsement: Jesse Lemic has isolated the key
element missing in most self-help books - a guide
for taking action. After inspiring his readers to
take action, he guides them with daily activity
sheets which are so full of appeal, that people
are eager to take the action necessary to achieve
his or her goal of quitting."
Dr. Richard S.
Green
Los Gatos, Calif
Hello,
I used your book 15 years ago to become a non
smoker. At the time I was new to the program of
AA, and knew when reading your book that I could
also break the cigarette habit.
I have always been interested in meeting the
author over a cup of coffee. I live in the bay
area and could easily travel to Santa Cruz. Would
you please send me information on scheduling a
personal consultation.
Regards,
Dale S.
San Jose, CA
"Could I
please get this book quickly as I have a lung
disorder and need your enthusiasm and inspiration
- I am dying for it"
Margaret H.
Pontiac, MI
Please
send me three copies of Quitting
In Time. Its a GREAT BOOK!
Im giving it to friends.
Lucy G.
Culver City, CA
Please
will you send me one copy of Quitting
In Time. We have a copy at our
local Smokers Anonymous,
and it is very good!
Gloria B.
Palo Alto, Calif
"That's a
dandy book. Sell a million."
Herb Caen
San Francisco Chronicle
L.A. WEEKLY
REVIEW
by Carolyn Reuben
Slimmer still is a self
published effort by Jesse Lemic titled Quitting
In Time: How To Stop Smoking On
Your Own. Lemic leaves the politics, the
health effects and exhortations to others and
gets down to business right away. He reminds
smokers that smoking is a learned behavior, and
that it took a lot of effort to get from that
first choke-producing cigarette to the automatic,
unconscious behavior of the addict. And any
learned behavior can be eliminated with the
appropriate training.
Using
proven methods of motivational and behavioral
psychology, the author leads the reader through
four basic techniques: symbols, affirmations,
visualizations and repetition. The visuals are
little circles within an outline of the lungs,
which the reader fills in each time he or she
lights up, in addition to recording the time of
day and elapsed time since the previous
cigarette. After several days (depending on
the individual) the desire to smoke will be
overpowered by the desire to keep your lungs
smoke-free, Lemic states. The affirmations
trigger the brain to record, believe and act upon
the messages that are communicated as if they
were true. Useful affirmations are always stated
in a positive voice. (Quitting smoking is
easier than I thought). Lemic repeats a law
of human nature known to hypnotists,
psychologists and behavior modification experts:
Once the subconscious has been programmed,
it will do everything in its power to make your
affirmation manifest as reality.
Visualizations also use the minds curious
ability to act as if what the imagination created
were real. The more graphic the visualization,
the more effective it will be. Lemic suggests
everything from the sublime (Visualize
yourself at a class reunion looking and feeling
10 years younger since quitting smoking) to
the ridiculous (visualize yourself at the
Rose Parade leading the ex-smokers marching band
and drill team). He promises, If you
choose to practice visualization exercises,
withdrawl symptoms will be replaced by
confidence, self-assurance, and expectations of
success!
Quitting
In Time is only 38 pages long and
costs less than a carton of cigarettes. If
its true that 94 percent of smokers would
like to quit, Lemic has a winner on his hands for
many years to come. And I have a something to
send the smokers I know that is more useful than
a sympathy card. (to order click
here)
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