Ditch the Resolutions & Kick-Start 2024 by Igniting your Intention Setting!

Intention Setting & Goal Setting are POWERFUL Tools for Creating the Life You Want!

They come with a few differences...

For years I was all about ONLY setting goals but I heard something that completely changed my perspective on this.

Setting a goal becomes a limit to your potential.  

For example, say you set the goal of losing 10 pounds (one I’ve done in the past).   Here’s what happened:

1. I set the goal of losing 10 pounds and every single time I stepped on the scale, if it didn’t budge it left me feeling deflated and my inner critic would tell me what a failure I was.

2. My goal became a limitation.

It became a limitation because I was so focused on that 10 pound weight loss that I completely missed celebrating all of the following things I did accomplish:

• I became stronger

• I could walk longer

• I could lift more weight

• I had more energy

• My brain fog was gone

And from this perspective, all of the things I didn’t see were a bigger benefit than the number on the scale. 

Why Set Intentions?

This shifts your focus to the why behind what you are trying to achieve and takes the pressure off that end goal.  

Ask yourself these following questions:

1. What do I want to experience?

2. Why is this important to me?

3. How does this make me feel?

Powerful Combination to Kickstart Your 2024 Intentions!

Goal setting involves a fixed target, which is why it can ultimately limit you. 

Achieving or failing to achieve a goal can have a negative effect on your emotional well-being.   Goals do have their place in the world and in your life and intention setting coupled with goal setting can be a recipe for success in your growth journey!  

Think of it this way:

Intention setting is like planting the seed: You nurture it with care and attention, but you can't control exactly when or how it will grow. You learn to trust the process, enjoy the journey & see things from a bigger perspective.

Goal setting is like what it takes for your plant to grow: You map out how & what it takes to grow the plant.  You water it, make sure it has sunlight and you repeat that until it finally blooms (your goal).

Start Here!

Set your intentions by journaling about the above questions & get deeper with this.  Go beneath the surface.  Get the MOST powerful gratitude journal here

The most effective & simple way to go deeper with your intentions is:

After you’ve written out what you want to experience (let me give you a couple of examples of what this looks like)

• "I am excited to experience an abundance of love, health, wealth, and happiness in my life, doing the things that light me up."

• "I am excited to experience a deep soulful connection with someone that is emotionally intelligent, accepts me for who I am and our love is unconditional."

• "I am excited to experience waking up every day feeling my best. My body is healthy, I am full of energy & I love who I am."

Once you set your intentions, now you can break them down into specific goals. But remember, that goal is the least important of all of this.  Fall in love with the journey.  Fall in love with what you do every day, because that’s where the magic is. That’s where you grow & learn.  Stay focused on the goal, but stay more focused on what you are doing every day.  Reflect & celebrate every single one of your wins, big and small.

Get Your 2024 Intention Setting Kick-Start Guide Here!

I’ve created a quick Kickstart guide for you to get started on setting your intentions!

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