He is in "contemplation" stage.
Contemplation is the stage in which people intend to change in the next six months, so in this stage, individuals are proposing to begin the sound conduct soon (characterized as inside the following a half year). Individuals perceive that their conduct might be dangerous, and a more attentive and commonsense thought of the upsides and downsides of changing the conduct happens, with measure up to accentuation set on both. Indeed, even with this acknowledgment, individuals may at present feel conflicted toward changing their conduct.