Have you ever found yourself acting a certain way without ever meaning to?
Or maybe you’ve completely checked out in the middle of a conversation and suddenly snap back to reality?
Have you ever been on social media and thought to yourself, “Why am I still scrolling through this?”
The benefits of setting intentions
Intention setting can help you in all avenues of your life.
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Thank you ….Intention setting can help you manage chronic conditions like diabetes.
Kick bad health habits like smoking.
Improve your overall mental health.
What is it about setting intentions and goals that improve so many aspects of our lives?
The power of intentions to build our self-confidence.
When we harness the power of intentions—instead of just trying to use willpower—we can feel a positive boost in those moments of making decisions.
The positive feedback loop this creates increases the likelihood that you will stay on track with your goals in the future.
That intentions give us the power to see the impact our actions have on our goals.
Intentions can improve our ability to focus on what’s working well and enable us to forgive ourselves when we slip up.
Intentions can be what we lean on when we’re trying to figure out the best course of action— especially when the going gets tough, or emotions are running high.
Even if we aren’t consciously aware of an intention at the moment, we may still be subconsciously aware of the impact it has on our lives—
It sits in the background all the time.
Anyone of us can improve our mental health by creating, keeping, and celebrating intentions.
Set your intentions
Tips when setting your intentions:
Believe in yourself!
First, know that you are completely capable of setting and working within intentions!
You know what you want to hold as important – in your heart, your mind, your gut, your personal space – before you even create your very first intention. Trust yourself
Decide what intentions would serve you best.
Think about areas where you’d like to act in ways that are more specific, or more structured.
Remember that intentions are often best said in a positive voice (“I choose to…”) instead of in a negative way (“I won’t…”).
Use declarative, present-tense language.
This works well because the brain doesn’t know truth from fiction. When you repeatedly remind yourself of your intention—
I am intentional and organized with my work—your brain accepts that as part of your reality.
Don’t forget to celebrate your victories!
Remind yourself each time you successfully act, think, or speak within the intentions that you’ve set down for yourself.
Not only do you deserve it—you create a pattern that your brain will want to repeat.
Your mind is your most powerful resource—give it a leg up by setting intentions to help you reach your health and wellness goals.
Do you want to add a word or two?….
Intention setting is often misunderstood, but make no mistake: It can have a profound influence on your lived experience.
After all, nothing in the universe exists in a vacuum.
What is an intention?
Put plainly, an intention is a clear plan you set for your life.
Intentions help us take deliberate action, consciously choosing our direction, like aiming an arrow at a bull’s-eye.
Once we set our intention, which includes what we want to do, and how we want to feel as we do it, our next best steps become clear.
Grounded in the present, intentions are often used as both an anchor and guiding post. Spiritually speaking, with every intention set, you send a signal to the universe about what you need or want.
This is exactly why authenticity is crucial for intention setting—intentions are only powerful if they are true to your values and beliefs.
When you set an intention, you make a clear statement about the direction you’d like to take your life next.
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Why you should set intentions.
Setting intentions encourages you to take responsibility for how you experience your life.
Our mind believes what we tell it.
So, every time we set the intention to cultivate a certain quality, we open up our minds to believing that this is a quality we really can possess.
And thanks to the brain’s ability to adapt to our behaviors … hello ,neuroplasty , setting intentions can really work in our favor toward building a better life.
Of course, life is known for its chaotic and messy moments.
But the more we practice setting intentions, the more in tune with ourselves we become.
From there, we’re able to make our next intentions that much more authentic and trust ourselves to navigate the chaos in all areas of our lives.
Think of the anxiousness to be quelled and the energy to be saved by consciously choosing to have your own back in this way.
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