“Setting our intent” daily is a powerful practice of choosing what we want in life versus simply reacting to it.
Setting intent is a way to focus your energy on exactly what you want to have happen.
Setting intention causes your energy or momentum to move in a specific direction. Even if you forget what your intention was, your subconscious is still moving towards it.
On My3Goals, I encourage you to set your intent using the status update in your dashboard. It’s a great way to start the day.
Using Intention to Achieve Your Goals
Setting intent is something you can do at the beginning of every day, at the beginning of a conversation, the beginning of a meeting or as you’re approaching a busy store to go shopping. It is a way to keep your focus positive and create the kind of experience you want to have.
Setting intent is about creating your own direction and circumstances. You might say something like: Today I want to be my best and appreciate everything good in my life. By focusing on how you want to feel and act, negative thoughts are replaced. If your thoughts start to veer in an unproductive direction, you can catch yourself by restating your intention.
Setting an intention for an important or difficult conversation or meeting helps you come from a productive place. Before entering it you might say to yourself,” I intend to be open to all points of view. I will listen without judgment and I will focus on achieving a win/win solution.” Then take just a few seconds, breathe deeply, and let that intention or feeling of being open, non-judgmental and win/win seep into your entire being. You can then enter the conversation with full confidence and prepared to handle anything that arises.
What is the best way to create an intention? Is it better to do it in writing or say it out loud or just think it?
Writing helps clarify what’s really important to you. Clarity is the first and most important step in the art of manifestation. When the conscious mind is clear and focused, the unconscious mind automatically organizes itself around that clarity.
A goal is something you work on over time; an intention is the mindset you put forth everyday to keep yourself focused so you can attain your goal.
Three keys for setting intent
• Be clear
• Pick something you can control
• Keep it short
Examples of positive intentions:
• I intend to be spontaneous and relaxed as I meet new people today
• I intend to listen carefully and without judgment during the meeting
• I intend to drink six or more glasses of water today (to achieve my ideal body weight)
• I intend to be a good listener
• I intend to let go of my anger and have more patience
• No matter what happens, I will have a great day
• I intend to stay focused
• I intend to eat healthy
Imagine a life that you consciously create….versus one that you’re reacting to.
- Silvia Johnson
Isn’t it interesting how we all start the new year feeling great about the possibilities. It seems to be one of the only times during the year that we give ourselves the chance to wipe the slate clean. Like the heroine from Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley said, “Tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it!”
I like that quote because that’s how it feels to me. Every day is a day to explore and to start fresh. Often times the way we begin our day is what dictates how it will go. Days where we wake up feeling fresh and happy tend to go smoothly and easily. While days where we wake up on the “wrong side” of the bed, there is no end to the mishaps and troubles that await us. So how do you ensure you have more good days than bad? It’s all about managing your mindset, below are a few tips to help you get into the right mindset!
1. Center yourself – whether you do this via meditation or deep breathing, finding your center will help you focus your attention and increase your energy.
2. Set Intent – take a moment to set your intent for the day. By setting intent you are establishing “how” you want the day to be and therefore creating the right state of mind to make sure it happens.
3. Gratitude – make a list (verbal or written) of what you are currently grateful for. Gratitude impacts your state of mind and according to research conducted by the Institute of Heart Math, it also boosts your immune system.
Over the next week, start your day with these 3 simple steps and notice how your days change for the better.
Isn’t it interesting how we all start the new year feeling great about the possibilities. It seems to be one of the only times during the year that we give ourselves the chance to wipe the slate clean. Like the heroine from Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley said, “Tomorrow is fresh with no mistakes in it!”
I like that quote because that’s how it feels to me. Every day is a day to explore and to start fresh. Often times the way we begin our day is what dictates how it will go. Days where we wake up feeling fresh and happy tend to go smoothly and easily. While days where we wake up on the “wrong side” of the bed, there is no end to the mishaps and troubles that await us. So how do you ensure you have more good days than bad? It’s all about managing your mindset, below are a few tips to help you get into the right mindset!
1. Center yourself – whether you do this via meditation or deep breathing, finding your center will help you focus your attention and increase your energy.
2. Set Intent – take a moment to set your intent for the day. By setting intent you are establishing “how” you want the day to be and therefore creating the right state of mind to make sure it happens.
3. Gratitude – make a list (verbal or written) of what you are currently grateful for. Gratitude impacts your state of mind and according to research conducted by the Institute of Heart Math, it also boosts your immune system.
Over the next week, start your day with these 3 simple steps and notice how your days change for the better.
All the Best,
Silvia Johnson