MOUNTAIN'S "I KNEW ONCE" POST REPOSTED

Since for some friggin reason i kept getting locked up trying to bump Mountains old post i'm just going to paste it.Seems like it might be helpful to some of us around here.Hope you don't mind Mountain!Before I retired, I worked in sales of very conservative but very complicated financial investments The biggest part of my job was meeting with potential clients and explaining what these investments are and how they work. The explanation was very detailed and intricate, but it was organized so that, by the time I finished, any person of normal intelligence would understand the safety and rewards of these investments. It was also my experience that about soon after I left the meeting, the clients would forget most of the information.I developed a method for dealing with this lack of retention of the details of my presentation. At the conclusion of my presentation, I first made sure that the clients thoroughly understood the investment, that all of their questons were answered and they were completely comfortable with their decision to invest. Then before I left, I said this: "Right now you understand all apects of this investment. You are completely satisfied with it, you understand its safety and you understand why this in the right choice for you. The presentation you just saw was long and detailed. About five minutes after I leave, you are going to forget most of what I said. When that happens, just remember that you understand it NOW. Remember that all of your questions have been answered and you are confident that your decision is correct. So, if you ever doubt your decision to invest with me, just tell yourself, 'I understood the reason ONCE, and the reasons are sound.' " I have read posts in which Quitters say that, at the moment of an especially powerful crave, they might waiver and forget the reasons that they decided to Quit. If that ever happens, tell yourself, "I have very good reasons to Quit. The reasons are sound and compelling. Nothing is more important than keeping this Quit. Even though I am tempted now, I knew all of the reaons for my Quit ONCE. "This has,stop smoking now, in fact,quit smoking, become one of my mantras - "I knew once. I knew once." and pretty soon the urges pass. Mountain