The Power of Intention: Your 2025 Wake-Up Call

The Power of Intention: Your 2025 Wake-Up Call

The ancient philosopher Seneca once wrote, "We are not given a short life but we make it short, and we are not ill-supplied but wasteful of it." These words, penned nearly two thousand years ago, strike at the heart of our modern struggle.

Think about your last week. How much of it was lived with intention? How much of it simply... happened?

The Autopilot Trap

Most of us are living our lives on autopilot. We wake up, check our phones, rush through our morning routines, work, eat, sleep, and repeat. We're so busy doing what we think we should be doing that we forget to ask ourselves a critical question:

Is this the life I truly want to be living?

The Power of Recognition/ Awareness

The first step toward transformation is recognition. Recognition that time isn't just passing – it's our most precious and non-renewable resource. Each moment that slips by without intention is a moment we can never get back.

But here's the beautiful truth: The moment you recognize this reality is the moment you can begin to change it.

Breaking Free: The Five Pillars of Intentional Living

1. Time as Your Most Valuable Asset

Start treating your time like the precious commodity it is. Before saying "yes" to anything, ask yourself: "Is this worthy of my life's currency?" Your time is not just money – it's your life force. Spend it wisely.

2. Control What's Controllable

How much energy do you waste worrying about things beyond your control? Other people's opinions? Past events? Future uncertainties? Instead, channel that energy into what you can influence:

- Your responses

- Your habits

- Your choices

- Your growth

3. Finding Joy in the Small Moments

Recently, I witnessed a powerful moment between a couple. The wife turned to her husband during a routine evening and said, "I love our little life." In that simple statement lies a profound truth: Life's richness isn't found in grand gestures or milestone moments – it's woven into the fabric of our daily experiences.

4. The Art of Letting Go

Growth requires space. Just as a garden needs pruning to flourish, your life needs regular assessment of what to release:

- Outdated beliefs

- Energy-draining relationships

- Self-limiting behaviors

- The constant need for approval

5. Going "All In"

Half-measures produce half-results. What areas of your life deserve your complete commitment?

- Your personal growth

- Your key relationships

- Your purpose

- Your health (mental, physical, spiritual)

- Your energy

- Your abundance mindset

The Intention Audit: Your First Step

Take out a piece of paper. Draw five columns representing each pillar above. Now, rate yourself from 1-10 in each area. Be brutally honest. Where are you living with intention, and where are you simply drifting?

Creating Your Intention Blueprint

1. **Morning Power Hour**: Start each day with intention. Before touching your phone or checking emails, spend 20 minutes in silence. Journal. Meditate. Visualize. Set your intention for the day.

2. **Weekly Review**: Every Sunday evening, assess your week through the lens of intention. What aligned with your values? What didn't? What needs to change?

3. **Monthly Deep Dive**: Schedule a monthly date with yourself. Review your goals, celebrate your wins, and adjust your course as needed.

The Challenge

For the next 21 days, I challenge you to live with radical intention. This isn't just about making better decisions—it's about transforming your entire approach to life. I'm going to share with you the exact framework I use multiple times daily, one that has transformed not only my life but the lives of countless coaches and clients I've worked with through Mindvalley and beyond.

The Daily Intention Framework

Before every significant decision or engagement, pause and ask yourself these foundational questions:

- "Is this aligned with my values?"

- "Does this move me closer to or further from my goals?"

- "Am I choosing this, or is it choosing me?"

Then, dive deeper with what I call the "Four Dimensions of Intentional Living." These questions, adapted from Vishen Lakhiani's 3MIQ (Three Most Important Questions) and enhanced with the Living Lucky® philosophy, will revolutionize how you approach every opportunity:

1. **What do I want to experience?**  

2. **How would I like to grow?**

3. **How would I like to contribute?**

4. **How Lucky am I/are we?**

Implementing the Challenge

1. **Morning Setup**: Start each day by writing down these questions in your journal. Let them guide your daily intentions.

2. **Decision Points**: At each significant decision point throughout your day, run through these questions. They might seem like a lot at first, but with practice, they'll become second nature.

3. **Evening Review**: Before bed, reflect on your decisions through this framework. Which choices aligned with your intentions? Which didn't? What patterns do you notice?

Making It Stick

Create a simple shorthand version you can quickly reference. I keep mine as:

- Values Check ✓

- Goals Check ✓

- Experience?

- Growth?

- Contribution?

- Lucky Factor?

Print this out or save it as your phone wallpaper. The key is making these questions as accessible as possible in your daily life.

The Wake-Up Call

Life unfolds in its own unique rhythm for each of us. Some of us sprint forward with clear purpose, while others need time to meander and discover their path. Both journeys have their own wisdom to offer.

When we live without intention, we're like passengers in our own story rather than the authors we're meant to be. Each moment holds the potential for deeper awareness and meaningful choice. Yet sometimes, it's the very experience of feeling disconnected from our purpose that awakens us to its importance.

Consider this not as an alarm of urgency, but as a gentle reminder: Your soul knows where it needs to go. That quiet voice within you that whispers "there could be more" – that's your spirit's compass pointing toward growth. Whether you're ready to take bold steps or just beginning to question your current path, you're exactly where you need to be in your journey.

The beauty of intention lies not in perfect execution, but in the growing awareness of your power to choose. Your past choices, whether mindful or automatic, have brought you to this moment of recognition. And this moment, right now, holds all the potential you need to begin steering your life in a direction that resonates with your deepest truth.

What small step might you take today toward a more intentional life? Remember, even the simple act of asking this question is already a powerful move toward living with greater purpose.

Your Turn

In the comments below, share one area of your life where you commit to living with greater intention. Let's create a community of intentional living, supporting and inspiring each other toward purposeful existence.

Remember: Your life is happening right now. Not tomorrow. Not next year. Now.

Make it count.

*Are you ready to start Living Lucky® and live with intention? Your extraordinary life is waiting on the other side of your next intentional choice.*