New Years Revolution....

No that's not a typo... Revolution, not resolution... 

That's because New Years resolutions are bullshit... They never last.

 

Never.

Well sorry, maybe for a week or two at best but then it's back to normal.

Back to the old ways you decided you were unhappy with and really wanted to change on January 1st.

But a revolution. Now there's something powerful. There's something that could work!

Every revolution begins with a spark...

I want this to be the spark that ignites a revolution in us all.

Forget the token grand gestures you make every January of starting a new fitness regime, diet, life changing modifications to your current ways of living.

Forget the empty promises you make to yourself that from now on you will stop eating crap. No more takeaways. Become a macdonalds free zone. 

Forget the half arsed attempts to quit chocolate, cigarettes, alcohol, swearing. Or whatever else you fucking know you will never give up.

I mean I once declared I would stop swearing as a New Years resolution...

Fat fucking chance!...

No. It's time to get real. It's time to start a revolution.

It's time to start a movement towards something you truly believe in. 

A different way of thinking about how to achieve our goals.

Something that will gradually make you better, inch by inch, day by day.  

Something that may eventually lead you to the grand changes you have tried and failed so many times before to make.

But how do you start a revolution you are probably saying right about now?...

Well first of all you need a clearly defined goal. A purpose. A goal you whole heartedly believe in. 

Because this goal is the heart of your revolution.

Something that will keep you going and working towards when January has come and gone.

Something along the lines of committing to eating more nutritious foods because you want to live a healthier life and inspire your kids to grow up living healthier lives too...

Or something like committing to exercise one day per week. 30 minutes on a Sunday morning while everyone else nurses hangovers and feels sorry for themselves. Because you know that this is going to make you feel and breath better and get your week off to a brilliant start. 

Then maybe you can gradually increase that to two or maybe even three days of exercise when you feel comfortable with it...

Next you need to grow support for your revolution. Because you can't do this alone. 

This can come in the form of friends or family members. People you trust and can rely on to back you through thick and thin.

You must be united under a common goal and shared fundamental principles.

You must commit to being accountable to one another and remind each other of your purpose when the going gets tough....

Next you must educate yourself about every aspect and idea of the revolution. 

Know what and why this fight must happen and how it can be won. Identify the goals and the most efficient means of achieving them without compromise. 

Your revolution must be directed towards making things better!...

Next its time to take action. This is the most important step as without action your revolution will die.

Make a start working towards your clearly defined goal. Small actionable steps that edge you closer day by day to what you want to achieve.

And once you make a start do not let up. Often you may be discouraged by loss or lack of morale but remember, many others have revolted against something that made them unhappy and after several losses have still overcome overwhelming adversity to achieve their mission...

Remember this...

To be successful you need to be totally committed. Compromise is failure!

There is strength in numbers. The greater the mass and unity of your movement the greater your chance of success.

Keep your eye on the 'big picture'. Don't drown yourself in the details.

Listen to your heart and think about what is needed most.

If you want to change the world around you, you must change yourself first.

Its time to make a stand. It's time to stop accepting the bullshit things in our lives that bring us down and make us unhappy.

It's time to stop accepting second best.

It's time to put ourselves first and rid ourselves of any negativity in our lives.

Stop worrying about what other people think and what other people do. What other people have and what other people say. You are not living their lives. 

This is your life and you have to live it for yourself.

It's time to make a change.

Forget New Years resolutions...

Vive La Revolution!!!....