Living with Intention
Your life is an expression of your mind. If you want to change
your life, you must change your thinking. The quality of your
life reflects the quality of your thoughts.
Everything starts with intention. Conscious intention aligns the
heart, will, mind, and spirit. It is a powerful tool for
co-creating your life.
The dictionary defines "intention" as an aim that guides action.
Intention simply signifies a direction or a course of action
that one proposes to follow: It is my intention to take a
vacation next month. The thought leads to the result.
You connect to intention by first imagining what you want and
then allowing yourself to experience it as if it had already
happened.
Over the past nine years as a coach, I have repeatedly witnessed
the power of intention as my clients have listened to their
wiser selves and then taken action to manifest their heart's
desires.
It all starts in your mind. Anything you can conceive of in your
mind has the possibility to be realized. By forming an
intention, you are planting a seed that will blossom and grow.
What you focus your energy and attention on truly comes to be in
your life when combined with action.
A simple example of the power of intention that many of us have
experienced is to decide in your mind before you go off to sleep
exactly what time you want to wake up in the morning. Imagine,
for example, that you want to be up by 7AM. Plant that seed in
your mind and visualize waking up refreshed with your clock
reading 7AM. Then go to sleep, and let the power of your mind go
to work to follow through on your intended result.
Trust that if you set out your intention with clarity and make
the space for it, whether it be the physical space or the
emotional/spiritual space, and listen to your wise inner self,
the messages will get clearer and your goals will be attained.
Hold your dreams out as something possible.
Intention is about consciousness, choice, commitment - and the
will and dedication to follow through. By applying intention,
attention, action, and gratitude to our daily lives, it is
possible to create the lives we want and to achieve peace and
contentment in a demanding, ever-changing world.
Align yourself with you deepest intentions, and your desires can
be fulfilled
Your intention must inspire you and continue to inspire you. You
can use the power of your intention to create the life you want
right now!
How do you currently apply these principles to your career and
to your life?
Take a moment to think about your life. - What do you know could
be different? - What's possible? - What are your deepest
desires? - What are you ready to change?
Begin today to take responsibility for what you intend in your
life. Start each day with a brief intention to support your
goals and personal development. It may be for how you would like
your interactions with others to be, what you would like to have
more or less of in your life, a dream you would like to achieve,
or perhaps the qualities you would like to exhibit.
Keep your thoughts to yourself on what you intend to create.
At the end of each day, take five minutes to reflect on where
you see the power of intention at work in your life. Recap your
accomplishments using the principles of acknowledgement,
acceptance, and gratitude. Your journal can be used for
recording these thoughts or you can simply make some quiet time
to reflect. Notice where and how your intentions have come true.
To reach your dreams, begin walking in the direction you want to
go!
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