An intention works like a compass you glance at throughout the day to get direction for where you’re headed. If you’re off course, you return. No guilt.

Goals are what you want to achieve. Intentions are the why, and how you want to live while you move toward it. A mindset based on your core values.

Intentions are a kind way to talk to yourself. They don’t demand an outcome. You choose how you want to move through life. Expectations hurt.

Here’s how to start making conscious, deliberate choices aligned with your values and purpose using intentions rather than being on autopilot.