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How is your new year's resolution going?

By Anthony O'Flynn

The new year always brings with it, the concept of resolutions and the promise of change. Although the title of a Star Wars film, A new hope aptly summarises the prospects the new year brings. And yes hope is wonderful but too often hope is all a new year’s resolution brings. Hope does not confirm change, it simply indicates the potential.

How are your new year resolutions shaping up? Maybe that is the issue right there. You are multi-tasking your resolutions. Yes that’s right you have too many. Real change requires a laser-like focus. Jim Collins stated, “If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.” You want it all. I get it. But what do you really want to change? This requires prioritising. What is number 1 for you this year? Take a breath. Feel into it.

Now focus on your WHY

What is the driving motivator behind your choice? You have got to know your why. Ultimately, behind most of the resolutions are an attempt to change the way you feel, your emotional state, and your state of being.

So at a deeper level discover your why. This allows your will power and your motivation to spring from within. This is essential to maintain your focus, your consistency and your commitment.

Focus on changing just 1 aspect of your life

If you focus on changing just 1 aspect of your life, dropping just 1 bad habit or introducing just 1 good one, your chances of success are much greater. This focus also gives you greater clarity. Sure the new year is a blank canvas, a time to reboot the system but deciding what is really important to us gives clearness and a lightness to the mind. We are no longer scattered and pulled in many different directions.

Make this year count

It is a daily process and an opportunity for a fresh start. Real change is exciting. Professor Harold Hill stated, “ you pile up enough tomorrow’s, and you’ll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterday’s.” So each day is a new chance to make new choices perhaps better choices to take you to a higher vibration and ultimately a place of deeper peace and joy.

Make your bed each day

Here is a simple tip. In 2017, perhaps it is a good idea to adopt the saying of aim low and succeed. It was revealed that in a survey of over 68 000 people, 59% of people do not make their bed. Surprisingly, 71% of bed-makers consider themselves happy, while 62% of those who do not make their bed stated they were unhappy. The study also indicated that bed-makers were more likely to like their job, frequently exercise, own a home and feel rejuvenated. In contrast, non bed-makers disliked their job, rented an apartment, did not exercise and woke up unrefreshed.

So perhaps before you try to move a mountain this year, make your bed each day before you shine your light.

Have a massive and awesome new year.

About the author

Anthony O'Flynn

Holistic Life Coach & Mentor, Educator, Author, Inspirational Speaker, Yoga, Meditation, Tantra & Mindfulness Teacher

Anthony is a true pioneer in the field of modern spirituality. His approach allows him to navigate a broad range of topics and modalities while drawing connections and offering profound insights into consciousness and the spiritual path. Anthony’s purpose is to awaken individuals to the power of the human soul and discover a life of true purpose and inspiration.

His ability to link the ancient and the modern provides a bridge between traditional spirituality and a 21st century lifestyle. His approach is insightful and his audience enjoys his spirited humour, profound knowledge and light-hearted style of communicating timeless truths.

Anthony's message expresses a true wisdom that can only be accumulated by well over 20 years of experience on the path, complete with breakthroughs, mistakes, dead-ends, realisations, acceptance and joy for the profound journey of life.

Anthony regards himself as an eternal student but it is the role of awakener and educator that is apparent through the countless workshops, courses, retreats and events that he facilitates. He is a skilled presenter and speaker with an ability to articulately communicate concepts that ‘stick’ with the audience creating many ‘a-ha’ moments and genuine transformations that represent his unique gift.

As a certified life-coach, Anthony is also passionate about personal development and uses the tool of the Enneagram to support the removing of blocks and assist to inspire his clients to be the best version of themselves. Anthony has embraced the path of Tantra since 1999 and he draws on his extensive experience in this field in the teaching of Tantric sexuality.

After studying at university for six years and completing a Masters in Communications at Monash University in Melbourne, Anthony embarked on a global expedition travelling across the globe. Anthony’s life-long interest in mysticism dramatically intensified on a trip to India in 1999, where he began to practice yoga and meditation. This turning point led to a deeper spiritual integration and led Anthony to spend more than two years of his life in India. Anthony deeply immersed himself in the practice of yoga, meditation and studied numerous diverse paths and topics related to spirituality.

Anthony is also the Director of the Paradigm Shift Summit, which is a movement of socially and spiritually aware people who recognise that an awakening is occurring as humanity evolves to a higher more elevated level of consciousness. The Paradigm Shift movement is an expression of the goal of assisting humanity transform to a new level of awareness during this critical transition.

Anthony feels a deep gratitude to live as a spiritual practitioner. He enjoys communicating this critical message and continues to help inspire others to make choices to maximise their own happiness while developing the tranquility of inner peace, presence and true wisdom.