harnessing the power of the mind
Allow me to tell you a story about how I finally overcame my addiction to tobacco. In 1990, I decided that I could wait no longer; I simply had to quit smoking. I’d smoked since high school and had wanted to quit for years, but when my daughter Lucy came into my life, quitting smoking became imperative.
I tried going cold turkey several times, and each time I relapsed. Then I went to a guru people in Boston called “the mad Russian.” He hypnotized large audiences to help them quit smoking and had great results. While he had a stellar reputation and his hypnotic suggestions worked wonders for many people, the mad ...
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