We tend to put all our energy and mental focus into a setting and achieving our goals while we completely forget to set our intentions. Seems odd considering the fact that goals and intentions are interconnected. They support, strengthen and reinforce each other. 

It happens because a goal is a destination, an external achievement while an intention is a journey toward a goal determined by your inner world. 

An intention is a motive behind your goal. For instance, your goal may be to earn more money but the reason for this may be to impress your friends or to support your spouse who has some financial problems. So, an intention is your consciousness “why”. It is the real reason why you want to achieve something. Is the quality of consciousness and motivation which is going to determine the effect that occurs.

Furthermore, an intention is a reflection of your internal world, your inner energy, your life force flowing through your body. Once you learn to master it you will be able to achieve personal fulfilment and create a prospering life. 

That’s why every single night before going to bed you should not only plan out your next day but also set your intentions that will create extra motivation to start your day fresh and full of positive energy.

Need some guidance? Ask yourself how do you want to feel in the morning, through the day and in the evening before going to bed. Think about three adjectives that could describe each of these mental/physical states and write them down. For instance, you may want to feel productive in the morning, active during the day and nourished in the evening. So you may write down three words: 

• productive
• active 
• nourished

Then connect your current self with your future (tomorrow) self through visualisation and ask yourself what do you need to do during the next day in order to experience these 3 feelings and set appropriate goals for your intentions. For instance, if you want to feel productive in the early morning you should set your MITs and do your best to knock these out first. And if you want to feel active in the afternoon maybe you could schedule an afternoon gym session or go for a walk. So as you can see it’s quite simple and fun!