Over the past three decades more and more adults are quitting smoking. This is a great revolution which hopefully will continue. While we are celebrating our success we are often overlooking a major smoking factor; our teens are beginning to pick up the habit. Since they are not going to smoke in front of you they may already be addicted to nicotine before you find out they smoke. Studies show that many under-age smokers light up as early as the eighth grade. This means they could very well be addicted to nicotine before they graduate. Many teenagers start smoking because they see their parents smoke at home. Teenagers look at their parents as being adult and they aspire to be more like them. Others light up because one of their friends encourages them. It is much harder to say no to friends than it is to parents. They might not enjoy that first cigarette but because their friends sat it is cool they will try again. It doesn’t take long for addiction to take hold.
Stop Smoking – A Worthy Battle
Everyday we hear somebody say “just stop smoking". This is an easy statement to make for someone who has never smoked. People who have never smoked do not understand the powerful addiction caused by nicotine. Also, how can we tell our teens to stop smoking if we smoke ourselves? The best deterrent for teens is simply education and support. Parents need to take a realistic look at their teen’s lives. Who are their friends, what do they do for entertainment? Get to know their friends and accept them. Offer education on the dangers of smoking; get graphic with pictures if you have to. Encourage them to talk to you about the pressure they are under. Let them know you don’t intend to punish them. The fear of punishment will only discourage them from being honest with you.
There are some alarming factors associated with teenage smoking. Many of them start as early as the eight grade and over half of high school students have at least tried cigarettes. The chance of premature death due to smoking is about five times higher than any other cause of death. Many smokers will die from smoking related causes as early as their twenties. If you find out your teen is addicted to nicotine help them get the tools they need to stop smoking. There are many programs and smoking cessation aids available for you to choose from. If you smoke, it is important that you also put forth the effort to stop. The greatest success comes with a good support system. Exercise and good nutrition help to teach a healthy lifestyle.
If you want to help your teen to stop smoking you have to help them understand the dangers and risks. If they fall off the wagon, be there to help them get up and start again. By helping them through the stop smoking process you will be helping them to add many years to their lives.
Statistics On Peer Pressure
The growth of the entrepreneurial spirit has much to do with creativity. The following quote is not attributable to any author, but certainly goes to the heart of being a pioneer in business; Visionary people are visionary partly because of the very great many things they dont see.
A visionary doesnt see the obstacles. They refuse to be deterred by issues others see as stop signs. Visionaries move forward because they have a dream and cant seem to hear those who are calling for their demise from the sidelines.
The story is told of two frogs that fell into a well. The other frogs came to the edge of the well and saw the futility of the effort to jump from the depths of the abyss. The free frogs told the two frogs to simply accept their fate and die. One frog slumped to the side of the well and eventually died while the other frog kept jumping. The frog eventually jumped high enough to clear the top of the well. When the other frogs asked why he kept jumping when it seemed hopeless he simply responded, Friends, Im hard of hearing. I thought your were encouraging me.
Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution. - Bill Hybels
To be a visionary a person must throw off apathy and walk forward unperturbed by common peer pressure. Each of us will have moments when we are assaulted by common sense wisdom. It is prudent to listen to the concerns of others, but the ultimate decision may rely on something for which others cannot account. In some cases you must walk forward - even if you ultimately fail. Too many settle for a safe life and always wonder what they missed when dreams were never considered worth followed.
Certainly there are starry-eyed folks who seem to live from dream to dream and never realize a satisfactory conclusion to any of them. The end result is a lengthy list of failures with just enough dream to start something new.
The best description of the difference between dreamer and visionary comes in a quote from Jim Collins who said, A visionary company doesnt simply balance between idealism and profitability: it seeks to be highly idealistic and highly profitable. A visionary company doesnt simply balance between preserving a tightly held core ideology and stimulating vigorous change and movement; it does both to an extreme. In short, a visionary company ... aims to be ... both at the same time, all the time.
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