{"id":1078,"date":"2015-01-25T10:11:12","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T16:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/womeninleadership.flywheelsites.com\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2015-01-25T10:11:12","modified_gmt":"2015-01-25T16:11:12","slug":"9-practices-live-intentions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/9-practices-live-intentions\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Practices to Live Your Intentions"},"content":{"rendered":"

What helps you live your intentions, achieve your goals, step into your best self<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

As coaches and facilitators we support people on getting clear about what they want and then help get there.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are some practices that work for me, from the practical to the emergent and including inner and outer work. Watch for an expanded version of this, created by our WILL team. \u00a0\u00a0 See what resonates for you below!<\/p>\n

\"DSCF0086\"<\/a>Practice 1 \u2013 Make Your Intentions Visible.<\/strong> Write them out and put them on screen saver, your mirror, your journal, so the words keep showing up for you.<\/p>\n

Practice 2 \u2013 Create Space for a Daily Review.<\/strong> When the world is sleeping, before the children are up, before email, take a few minutes to remind yourself of your intentions.<\/p>\n

Practice 3 \u2013 Deeper Reflection.<\/strong>. If you have more time for reflection, ask yourself, \u201cDid I do something yesterday that aligned with my intentions, or didn\u2019t?\u201d then listen to your deepest desires and yearnings, they will support action.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Practice 4 \u2013 Consider Possibility Consciousness.<\/strong> A foundational leadership practice is to focus on what you want to create not on the past or constraints of the present.<\/p>\n

Practice 5 \u2013 Embrace & Embody<\/strong>. Act as if you have already fulfilled your intentions. Notice how your body responds to \u2018trying this on\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0 This is the foundation for creating more space for possibilities.<\/p>\n

Practice 6 – Remember Self Compassion.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Acknowledging and loving yourself wherever you are \u2013 vulnerable, imperfect, untidy – holds integrity.<\/p>\n

Practice 7 \u2013 Don\u2019t do it Alone.<\/strong> Find people who model where you want to go or share the same struggles. Seek a \u2018growth partner\u2019, someone who will encourage you, be candid with you, as you move toward fulfillment of your intentions.<\/p>\n

Practice 8 \u2013 Take Micro-movements<\/strong>. Take one small step, really small, but know that growth is incremental.\u00a0\u00a0 I use the number 5 \u2013 5 actions or 5 minutes a day on something that matters.<\/p>\n

Practice 9 \u2013 Imbed the New Patterns<\/strong>. We hear it all the time \u2013 there\u2019s plasticity to the brain \u2013 and after a while new practices become habits. The brain likes repetition for rewiring.<\/p>\n

Over the next few months Lillas and I and our WILL team will be using these practices in our workshops, saying more about them in our blogs, and creating a handout that integrates our ideas for our community.<\/p>\n

We would love to hear about a practice that works with you<\/strong>\u2026so we can share it with our community. You can email us at info@womeninleadershipforlife.ca<\/a> or make a comment in the section below.<\/p>\n

Linda<\/p>\n

Photo of Taj Mahal by Linda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What helps you live your intentions, achieve your goals, step into your best self? As coaches and facilitators we support people on getting clear about what they want and then help get there.   Here are some practices that work for me, from the practical to the emergent and including inner and outer work. Watch for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,15],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1078"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1078\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womeninleadershipforlife.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}