The Art of Intention for Business & Life – How Does it Affect Your Daily Outcomes

What is the art of intention got to do with business and how will it affect your daily outcomes? Your intention is what drives you each day. Be it in tp protect your loved ones or growing a business, it all comes down to simple things. In order to get simple things done, there is always a secret intention behind getting the desired outcome. right!

Let’s make this simpler and clearer for a 10-year-old, while also correcting any inaccuracies and making the explanation more engaging and powerful.

The words intention and intension sound similar, but they mean very different things. Let’s break them down in a way that’s easy to understand!

Intention – What you plan to do

An intention is like making a plan in your mind about something you want to do or achieve. Imagine you decide, “I’m going to build a cool fort today!” That’s your intention—it’s your goal or purpose. It’s like setting your heart and mind on something you want to make happen.

• Where the word comes from: A long time ago, people used the word “intention” to mean “stretching your mind toward something,” like reaching for a goal. It comes from a Latin word, intentio, which means “purpose” or “aim.”
• Example: If you intend to share your cookies with your friend, that’s your intention—you’re planning to be kind and share.

Intension – Not used much anymore

Intension is an old word that’s not really used in everyday English today. A long time ago, it meant “stretching” or “straining,” like pulling something tight, but it’s not the same as “tension” (which is about stress or tightness, like a stretched rubber band). Sometimes, in fancy writing, “intension” was used to talk about the deeper meaning of a word or idea, but that’s super rare now.

• Where the word comes from: It also comes from Latin, intensio, which means “stretching.” But don’t worry about this word too much—it’s not something people use anymore, and it’s okay to just focus on “intention” instead!
• Example: If someone says “intension,” they might mean something old-fashioned or might be mixing it up with “intention.” Let’s stick with words we use today!

Why this matters

Your intentions are powerful because they’re like the spark that starts your actions. If you intend to be a great friend, learn something new, or help someone, that intention guides what you do. It’s like the map you follow to make awesome things happen!

Fun Fact

The word “tension” (which we use for things like a tight rope or feeling stressed) is related to “intension” because they both come from the idea of “stretching.” But today, we use “tension” for stress or tightness and “intention” for plans and goals. Cool, right!

So you ask ‘ what has intention got to do with business?

Well, everything actually.

What does it mean to have intention? An intention is an idea. An idea to carry out something. If you really mean something, it’s an intention to fulfil. Your goal, purpose, or aim is your intention. It’s something you mean to do or say, whether you pull it off or not be it good or bad morally.

Consistent intention toward success is an art form. Your intention often starts with what problem are you solving, and for a purpose.

Your intention can become an art form of your expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. Typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, graphic design or producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty that evokes an emotional response.

Your intention is often unconscious so consistently setting an intention can turn your world around in business and in life.

Let start with the truth of the literal meanings of Art and Intention.

What is the true meaning of intention?

Well like I mentioned before the truth is that your intention revolves around your emotional response to something. So it all sounds lovely but the intention is comes in a good, bad and ugly package depending on your experience and emotions that fuel intention. It comes in ‘proof form’ of your experience and assessment of the world around you. Where you unconsciously collect proof of what’s right and wrong according to what’s true for you.

One thing I learnt early on was ‘ You are only doing the best you can with the information that you have at the time’ which means that whatever you were exposed to at a younger age was right for you. And that’s ok.

However, if through life you don’t challenge those beliefs due to the outcomes you receive from your practice then you will always get the same results. Right?

So take the time to assess your core beliefs and where you have gathered success and where you have not.

Let’s get back to creating the art fo intention toward what you want to experience. You might discover on the way that you are not getting the results that you desired.

How to Make Intention an Artform:

1. Create an intention – this is like a mantra that you will repeat to yourself to tune out the negative thoughts (cheeky chatterbox) and create a positive and toward what you want mantra, to accomplish what you are ready to set out and take action on. Write it down.

2. Share it- your intention is no good unless you are accountable for it so share it with a friend who will keep you accountable.

3. Say it out loud- share that mantra with yourself out loud. notice how it feels when you say it out loud, often it is good to say it out loud so scream it in the shower if you have to or sing it.

4. Create a ritual each day- rituals a from ancient times it’s not new. They are very powerful.

5. Meditation – is a simple way of spending some time reflecting and breathing, creating space and allowing yourself to just be. See your intention in your mind reflect on it.

6. Gratitude – be grateful for where you today say thank you and take the time to acknowledge the little things. make the practice of gratitude of each day. Even when things don’t go as your way acknowledge the learning from it.

7. Ask for what you want and then allow it to be free- Ask for what you want the way you want to experience it. then allow it to be free and let it go.

8. Repetition of setting your intention – repetition create momentum the more you do it the easier it becomes. So set your intention each day and remind your self in the micro-moments of your day of that intention.

9. Engage the emotion that you desire – Feel the feelings of having it now. A large part of setting an intention is getting super-specific about what it is you want and how you’ll feel once you get it. Tapping into those emotions only make your dreams feel more real and plausible.

10. Write it down – Sounds simple but when you write it down you make it start to become real through the physical act of creating what it is you want to experience. Sometimes before bed, write down your goals: spell out what they are, what your life will look like once you accomplish them, how you’ll feel when you accomplish them, etc. Then read what you wrote (and make sure it’s extremely specific!) in the a.m. to set your mindset for the day.

In closing, I don’t think that this is anything new or groundbreaking but I know it is a reminder for myself and to you to remember to do the simple things to set the foundations of your success!

Creating your future is setting an intention as to how you want to experience it. This refers to you as an individual and to you as a business person or entrepreneur. Get busy setting your intention consciously and consistently and you will get the results you ask for

One more thing…

Be specific in what you want to achieve with your intention.

Fun exercise:

Write a letter to your future self. It might sound something like this;

“Dear …(Self) 3 MONTHS into the future.

It was 3 months ago on the 3.03.20.. since I set my intention for this and I am so excited that I am now currently experiencing all that I set out to achieve…

Dear …(Self) 6 MONTHS into the future

It is with so much excitement and happiness that I express my gratitude to what I am experiencing today 6 months from the 24. 07.20.. I am currently…

Dear …(self ) 1 YEAR into the Future

I am beyond excitement … as I am currently experiencing…

When you write down how you want to feel in the future you start to plant the seed to fir your unconscious mind to start searching for that.

Remember sometimes it takes a little bit of crazy to create your future and let it fly!

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