Setting an intention is like sending a magical boomerang out into the Universe, to gather the energy you need to achieve your desire.

Using Your Intuition

Intuitive testing - you will need some quiet time, and here’s an example of the best time to ask for a raise.

If you want to know something specific, ask one question at a time and make the question clear. Making it clear means it is easier to hear the answer.

Ask one question at a time and don’t confuse them, e.g., should I ask for a pay rise, and when should I do it?

Try this…

Break it down…

  1. Should I ask for a pay rise?

  2. What month will be best to ask?

  3. How much should I ask for $5k, $7k $15k

  4. Will I get it?

1. Write the questions down. 

2. Read it aloud and ask the Universe to help you hear the answer.

3. The first thought you have, write down and date it as when you review; I recommend this regularly, then you will get better at hearing the answers that come through.

Review weekly.

  THE HEART WANTS WHAT YOU ARE DESIGNED TO HAVE

You are what your deepest desire is.

So what is the difference between an intention and a daydream?

A daydream is a thinking wish with no action taken - A happy thought.

Everything that happens in the universe begins with an intention. Just like baking a cake, it takes a bit of thought and the right ingredients, time and a method to follow to reach the desired outcome. This is a similar process with intentions. To create powerful intentions, you need the right ingredients, time, and a method to follow and trust yourself. 

Plans need to be specific but also need to allow room for growth. Intentions can connect to any area of your life, i.e. physical, financial, social, mental or emotional. 

An intention is a directed energy impulse of conscious design that contains the ingredients you wish to create, followed by actions to boost it. Like real baking, intentions can’t evolve if you only use half the ingredients needed (everything must be considered). Only when you mix all of the right ingredients together can you enjoy the taste of your baked goods.

Heart and Mind Aligned

Intentions are what you want to manifest. Authentic and powerful intentions do not try to manipulate or control others or their behaviour. Nor do they wish for something to be different from the way it is. You accept where you are now, then seize the opportunity to create what you want! Your intentions are your call to action by looking ahead to the result and planning accordingly.

An intention is decided by the result of what you want to achieve. By looking at the present tense towards the future and mapping backwards to plan your route forward.

Could you tell me what the intentions you want are? Begin to write these in your journal.

Most of the time, your mind is caught up in thoughts, emotions, and memories. Beyond this noisy internal dialogue is a state of pure awareness that is sometimes referred to as 'the gap'. One of the most effective tools we have for entering 'the gap' is meditation or quiet time. Meditation takes you beyond the ego mind into the silence and stillness of pure consciousness. This is the ideal state in which to plant your seeds of intention.

Become clear about your intentions for 2023, then head into a quiet space to find your way forward.

Be clear about what you want!

What Is An Intention Statement?

An intention statement is a written expression of your intention. When you write something down, it forces you to reflect on how to express it. Similarly, it gives you the ability to explore what you really mean.

An intention statement can increase accountability, help you understand yourself on a deeper level, and (crucially) reinforce your belief in your own potential.

Good intention statements are typically brief, extremely clear and inspiring. They often reference a new way of being rather than just a specific goal. I always add a goal and a timeline. Once written down, they must be read every morning, which helps breathe them to life.

Tips For Writing An Intention Statement

When writing intentions, try not to get too stressed about the idea of “getting it right” (as this immediately imbues the activity with negativity).

Instead, view yourself as playing around with different forms of expression. Plus, give yourself permission to keep trying until an intention statement just feels right. As you work on your intention statement, refer to the following seven tips to help you get the most out of this self-development process. As we go through the tips, we'll also look at examples that you can then adjust to suit your own purposes.

Affirm Only What You Want

Any effective affirmation focuses on what you want, not on the things you want to excise from your life. It's natural that you start thinking of things you don't want when you reflect on the type of life you want to create, but doing so creates an intention statement that includes negatives rather than positives.

For example, consider the common wish for financial freedom. You might be tempted to phrase that as “I will be rid of debt” or “I will no longer worry about money”. However, better ways to phrase intentional statements like these include:

  • “I am financially abundant.”

  • “I have all the money I need.”

Similarly, think about intention statements that concern relationships. You'll want to steer clear of statements like “I avoid partners who are bad for me” or “I can move on from my heartbreak”. Instead, use statements like:

  • “I attract partners who treat me well.”

  • “I am joyful in love.”

Write As If It Is Happening Now

If you've already read about the Law of Attraction or done any manifestation work, you'll be familiar with the concept of “living as if”. The basic idea here is that if you speak and act as though you already have what you want, it's easier for you actually to attain that thing. Applying this to intention statements, you will benefit from using words like “am”, “can” and “feel”, avoiding words like “will”. Using the future tense makes your goal seem far away rather than inevitable.

Examples of good intentions that take this tip into consideration include:

  • “I am confident and strong.”

  • “I am wealthy.”

  • “My life is filled with love.”

So, each time you try writing an intention, scan your sentence for words that suggest there's still a distance between you and the things you desire. When you find them, take them out and replace them with terms that indicate live engagement with your heart’s desires.

Focus On The Feeling

When writing an affirmation, you might think primarily with your head and forget the wisdom of your heart. Instead, you want to make sure that you write something that really captures the feeling of the things you want in your life. Just like statements that use words like “am” and “can”, statements that focus on feelings will narrow the gap between you and what you want to achieve. In other words, they will keep you in the mindset required to create the life you want determinedly.

Although simple intention statements work very well, consider adding just a couple of adjectives that help you to evoke the relevant feelings.

So, a bold statement like “I am successful” can become:

  • “I am fulfilled, stimulated and successful.”

  • “I am happy and satisfied with my success.”

Don't forget that you can try multiple iterations until you hit on one that captures your passion!

 Check For The Words “Try” And “But”

Another vital tip about word choice is to exclude “try”, “but”, “might” and “could” whenever you possibly can. These hedging words don't really commit you to success and inject hesitancy and uncertainty into your intention statement. For example, if you compare “I try to be positive, open and honest to” “I am positive, open and honest”, you can see the difference. You are focusing on merely striving or making some kind of effort, not on accomplishing the end goal.

“But” plays a slightly different role here, but perhaps an even more important one. Any time you add it into an intention statement, it more or less negates everything you've said leading up to that point. Consider the affirmation “I spend an hour on exercise but first I get eight hours of sleep” only really commits you to the latter part (about getting enough sleep), not to the full statement of sleeping well and exercising daily.

Begin With Gratitude

When we talk about “beginning with gratitude” as you write your intention statements, we mean that you can create an even more powerful statement by briefly acknowledging something that inspires. Try to keep it relevant to the intention statement and both succinct and evocative at the same time. Strong evidence supports the idea that when you focus your attention on gratitude, the resulting positivity helps you create the kind of life you want (and helps you to feel better in the process).

For example, to take an intention statement that is designed to address concerns about loneliness, you might have come up with the intention statement:

A statement that begins with gratitude could be something like:

  • “I am surrounded by people who like me”

  • “I am grateful for the love of my two best friends, and I am surrounded by people who like me.”

Make It Believable

At their core, the most powerful affirmations are always believable to the person who is saying them. So, if there's something about your current intention that feels like a fantasy or like something unreal, look at how you can modify the wording to make the statement more credible in your eyes. Later, you can shift back to the stronger version you tried at the beginning. An example way of modifying the statement to boost believability is to add “I am willing…”, “I am open to…”, or “My intention is…”.

For example:

  • “I am willing to be financially abundant”

  • “I am open to love”

For most people, affirmations and intention statements become more believable over time. If you have a history of putting yourself down or struggling with praise, you might just need to start out a bit more cautiously while you get used to the idea of your own amazing potential!

Deal Immediately With “Blocks”

Finally, it's helpful to think about how to design basic intention statements and how you can turn your self-talk into productive, proactive intention statements.

Thanks, Rosina