"Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.'"
Napoleon Hill (1883–1970)
Where across the course of your day today, could you consider where it might be that you have been hoping for results instead of intentionally creating them?
I noticed I had a missed call from someone I never expected to hear from recently, and so, still surprised, I sent a text back.
“Was that a butt dial?”
A few moments later, they replied: “No. It was intentional.”
The strange thing was that, on first glance, I read the message as:
“No. It was international.”
For a split second, my brain wandered into complete nonsense.
International? Were they overseas?
Had they forgotten everything that had happened between us?
Had we somehow developed a case of Transient Global Amnesia?
Then I looked again, not international; intentional.
It made me think that, apart from the occasional butt dial, very little in life happens by accident.
Strong relationships are intentional; healthy bodies are intentional; successful businesses are intentional; and peace of mind is intentional.
The people who consistently achieve meaningful things don’t wait for motivation to arrive.
They decide, and then they act.
The word intentional comes from the Latin intendere, meaning "to stretch toward" or "to direct one's attention." An intentional life isn't one lived by accident. It's one where your attention, energy and actions are all stretched towards a purpose you have consciously chosen.
Intentionality is the bridge between wishing and becoming.
It is choosing your destination before your emotions choose it for you.
A day doesn’t simply turn out well because you hope it does; intent ensures that it does.
Write down what matters, and schedule it.
Protect it by making yourself intentionally exclusive to yourself until you complete it.
Intention and Attention are close cousins.
You can’t be intentional without paying attention, paying attention to what deserves your attention.
While you’re thinking about that, think about this and have a Gr8 day!
Be well,
DL
“Tell me to what you pay attention, and I will tell you who you are.”
José Ortega y Gasset (1883–1955)