How To Be Purposeful - Five Principles Of intentional Living

The first step to live an intentional life is to deliberately decide to be meaningful. We all have intentions, but often we fail to achieve the intentions that are written in our plans. By deliberately choosing to be meaningful we choose to live intentionally. What does this mean? It means that you are intentionally choosing to achieve your goals and dreams.


By deciding to be intentional we create the space for passion. Passion is defined as the excitement of doing something significant and creating the potential for growth and change by being purposeful. The energy that you bring to any project is the energy that you will radiate out to others beyond the project. You can't get to a goal without having an intention and a passionate purpose for reaching the goal.

Living a purposeful professional life requires setting aside time on a regular basis for pursuing your passions. Living a purposeful professional life requires committing to the projects that you choose. You cannot move forward in your professional life without having a purpose. Many people have the idea that they know what they want to do, but they often lack the commitment necessary to pursue their vision. Following four principles will help you to make the most of your time and to live a truly purposeful professional life.

First, if you want to be truly intentional, you must have a purpose. A clear structure for establishing a purpose is necessary to ensure that you don't go off course and stray from the path that was set out before you arrived at your destination. Without a clearly defined purpose you won't be able to achieve much in your life. Therefore, it is important that you create a plan that will help you get clear about what it is that you want to achieve.

Second, once you have developed a purpose it is important that you find meaning in your life. In addition to having a clearly defined purpose, you also need to have meaningful ways to make sure that you are making progress toward that goal. A part of being intentional includes finding meaningful ways to get to your goal. For instance, if you want to be an executive coach you might consider finding a few executive coaching books. Once you find a few good books you can sit down and read them. While reading these books, you can talk to coaches and colleagues who are successful in their fields to find out what it takes to be successful in this field.

Third, once you have developed your purposeful plan, you must be willing to take action to reach that goal. This comes at a price, of course, but if you truly want to achieve your goal you must be willing to put forth the effort to get there. Otherwise, nothing will happen. No matter how good your intentions are, if you are not willing to take action you will never achieve your goals. The famous line from Bill Graham, "What got you here won't get you there" really is true.

Another way to internationalize your thinking is to develop your sense of motivation. In order to achieve your purposeful means for living you need to develop your sense of motivation or interest. To do so you need to make a decision to pursue your goals even when you do not feel like it. This is an important skill to internationalize your thinking because you will need to use your interest to spur yourself on to achieve whatever you set out to do. It may sound simple enough, but many people never establish interest and never drive themselves to achieve their goals. Others develop interest and begin to apply the idea of motivation to their lives and eventually, after applying the idea of motivation over again, they begin to achieve significant results.


Finally, the fifth principle is to deliberately bring about change. One of the key ingredients for living a purposeful and successful professional life is to know how to bring about change when it is called for. While change is inevitable, as we all come and go, we can create the change we need to bring about a positive change in our lives. If you are stuck in a rut and find yourself feeling lost, then you know that change is necessary. If you are aware of how to bring about change, then you can live a truly purposeful life.