WHY I’M SETTING INTENTIONS THIS YEAR

Usually, I come full throttle into the new year saying I’m going to do x, y, z and be 2 stone lighter at the same time. We’ve heard all this before about New Year’s Resolutions and how 92% of those made actually failed, so it feels like a pointless exercise.

But here’s the thing, I like setting New Year’s Resolutions. So this year I decided to find something which would work a bit smarter. And I have…

The wonderful Andrea Callanan has introduced me to the concept of intention setting. Intention setting is great and is far more powerful and the reason why down to the language you are using with yourself. The feelings you have when you ‘intend’ versus ‘resolve’ are completely different. Intending feels positive whereas resolving feels like a chore and like you HAVE to do it. I don’t know about you, but as soon as HAVE is involved the rebellious child in me starts to rear its head!

This year I have set intentions for the year across my business, personal life, finances and wellbeing. I have then spent time breaking these intentions down so that I know what I have to do quarterly to achieve these goals. These then get broken down further into monthly, weekly and even daily aims should you wish.

The process is enjoyable, revealing (you may discover what you thought you wanted isn’t actually what you wanted at all) and empowering. This year I’m not starting it feeling like I have to do this, yet knowing I’ll fail by the end of February. This year I intend to do great things and I feel a sense of ease about the whole thing.

Give it a try and if you do tell me how you found it!