The question on every smoker's yellowing lip will always be "Is there an easy way to quit smoking?" The instant answer to that would be yes, as there is a mountain of anecdotal evidence to suggest it is possible. There are millions of smokers who can testify that they packed in a long-term habit overnight, and never desired another cigarette again. The real question then, is how did they do it?
The answer is simple: if you wish to quit smoking easily, then you need to change your mindset. After years of smoking, your brain will be configured to believe that smoking is an integral part of you. As a former smoker myself, I know full well just how emotionally connected the smoker is to the cigarette, and this is something non-smokers often overlook. It's not just a question of willpower - it's about being able to sever the emotional links we have with the habit.
The fact is that nicotine is one of the least physically addictive drug substances out there. We can sleep for eight hours every night without our body waking us up in a cold sweat to smoke, which is more than can be said for a hard drug such as heroin. Although this sounds like a big claim to make, the amount of anecdotal evidence mentioned earlier should be testament to this. The smoking habit is not the nicotine habit - it is the psychologically addictive habit.
The easy way to quit smoking is to shake up the beliefs you associate with smoking. It's not enough to simply say it's bad for your health, because that is a rational fact. Smoking breeds irrational, emotional attachments, and it is those attachments which you have to perceive in a different way. No smoker is going to argue that smoking is good for their health, but many will claim that a cigarette helps them relax. This is an important difference to compute. Smokers have more irrational beliefs than they would think, and it's these irrational beliefs which have to be turned on their head in order for the habit to be left behind.
This calls upon a great deal of introspection. Head to the cafe with a notepad and pen and start writing about how you feel about smoking. Compare smoking to a girlfriend or boyfriend, if you will, because that's the level of emotional attachment most smokers will feel towards the habit. Start assessing how you feel about smoking and make a list of all the positives you feel smoking brings to your life. Then try to detach yourself and question these "positives". Before you started smoking you never had any need for these positives, so ask why you need them now.
Ultimately, if you want an easy way to stop smoking, then you need to realise that all that is really required is a re-wiring of your thinking patterns. You do not need gum, patches or any other gimmick. Such gimmicks only give you relief from the physical pain, but give almost nothing to soothe the emotional pain. You need to beat both the physical attachment and, particularly, the emotional attachment. If you can change the way you think about smoking, then you've taken a major step forward in your quest to kick the habit for good.
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Is Outlook a CRM?
Outlook is not a CRM (Customer Relationship Manager) by itself. It is actually a PIM (Personal Information Manager), but it is essentially the standard in business today for individual email, contact and scheduling management. It falls a bit short on providing the advanced functions such as customer management, sales management, and reporting that most businesses need. Getting to those features can be easier than many think. The best way to get to a true Outlook CRM is to find an Outlook add on that includes CRM features.
What's in an Outlook CRM
The features available from CRM programs can be quite extensive. To get the most from an Outlook CRM, there are some primary functions to focus on.
* Outlook integration: A true Outlook CRM is actually built into Outlook and utilizes the powerful functions already present. Be careful of programs that change or replace the existing Outlook forms; this can add some functionality but at the cost of losing integration with the rest of Outlook. This can also create confusion when working in the program.
* Advanced Contact Management: An Outlook CRM program needs to offer additional functionality for managing contacts as well as companies. Look for the ability to track Company accounts and all the contacts and information associated with them. It should also provide additional views for retrieving and reviewing your customer information quickly and easily.
* Sales Management: This can be one of the most vital aspects of a CRM. The ability to track each sales deal, related it to a client and account, and record all communication and activities. This can be a powerful advantage for an Outlook CRM as all this data is in a program people are already familiar with, eliminating the need to relearn common functions (email, calendar, task, etc.).
* Relational Database: Having all your information available through Outlook would be of no use unless it was all inter-related. Contacts are associated with Companies, Sales Opportunities are associated with Contacts and Companies, and all notes, emails, appointments and tasks are related to the appropriate records. Having all this information available and tied together inside Outlook shows the true power of an Outlook CRM. Focusing on the areas above will make it easier to find Outlook CRM software that fits with your business. There are dozens of additional features available, and they will be easier to review when keeping the above items as a point of reference.
Pitfalls of Outlook CRM
Having all your customer information in Outlook can be a great advantage. However, there are a few items to be mindful and cautious of when selecting an Outlook CRM.
* Outlook integration: Yes, this is the primary advantage of this kind of CRM program but if you are not already using Outlook it can reduce many of these advantages.
* All the data is stored in Outlook: Many Outlook CRM programs store all the new data and records added to the program right in the Outlook database. This can create storage issues as the Outlook profile has a storage size limit. Those programs that store their unique data in a separate but linked database can provide more data storage capacity and a redundant back-up should your Outlook database have errors.
* Alteration of Outlook forms: One of the big advantages to Outlook CRM is that most people are already familiar with the look and feel of Outlook, making for faster implementation. If the program changes those forms (contact, email, appointment, etc.) that are so familiar it can create confusion and take additional time to relearn a feature. Look for a program that adds to what Outlook does, but doesn't change what it is already doing so well.
Why Outlook CRM over other CRM?
As discussed above, having all your customer relationship management information inside a program like Outlook can be a great advantage. Outlook is used so ubiquitously in business that most people already have a good level of familiarity with it, making training times for Outlook CRM shorter. This also makes acceptance of the CRM program higher since the users feel like they already know the program. Having access to your CRM and basic office functions (such as email) through the same program makes users more efficient and can make record management and storage a more centralized process. While Outlook alone cannot give your business everything it needs for customer relationship management, a good Outlook CRM plug-in can provide the building blocks for a complete solution that can grow with your company.
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