And how long have you been a non-smoker?

For me, at the time it was the realization that I cannot continue to smoke and continue to play the trumpet. My lung volume and strength really suffered. But instead of stopping to smoke, for many months I played less and less trumpet.

What put me through the phase of actually smoking the last cigarette and becoming a non-smoker again, was one of the books of Allen Carr, I don’t remember the exact title. Looking back, it was awfully written, and I had to will my way through believing the narrative, but it worked. That was 27 years ago, and I didn’t have one cigarette since, no cravings and no replacement either.

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    1 year ago

    Wow that’s a great motivation. Good job living up to the role model you signed up for.

    Was the stopping smoking part of the consideration to pick that Trainer job?

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      1 year ago

      Thanks, it was worth it for sure.

      I didn’t even think about quitting before I took the job. My boss didn’t ask and I never told him (though I’m sure he knew, lol).

      I had become aware it might be an issue when I ran into a student for the first time outside of the studio. I wasn’t smoking, luckily, but I became worried the next time that might be the case.