I don’t just hope for my life. I help create it.Those words have become increasingly important to me.
Throughout my life, I have learned that we are far more powerful when we become intentional about where we are going, how we want to feel and who we want to become.
For me, setting an intention is not simply positive thinking.
It is not sitting back and wishing that something wonderful will magically happen.
It is choosing a direction.
It is creating a vision.
It is becoming conscious of where I place my thoughts, my energy and my actions.
And then it is being willing to move.
I use intention in virtually every area of my life — my health, my wellbeing, my relationships, my personal growth, my spirituality, my business and the impact I want to have in this world.
Over the years, I have seen again and again that so many things we eventually create begin long before they become visible.
They begin as a thought.
A feeling.
An idea.
A dream.
A vision.
An intention.
Everything Begins Before We Can See It
Think about almost anything that has ever been created.
A business existed in someone's imagination before it had customers.
A house existed as an idea before the foundations were laid.
A journey existed in someone's mind before the ticket was booked.
A new way of living begins internally before the outside world begins to reflect it.
This is why I believe our inner world matters enormously.
What are we continually thinking about?
What are we expecting?
What are we telling ourselves is possible — or impossible?
What are we repeatedly giving our attention to?
I have become increasingly conscious of these questions because where attention goes, energy follows.
If I constantly focus on everything that could go wrong, everything I don't have, everything I fear and everything that has happened in the past, that becomes the emotional environment I am living in.
But I can also choose to ask different questions.
What do I actually want?
How do I want to feel?
What kind of life am I creating?
Who do I want to become?
What difference do I want to make?
Those questions create a very different internal state.
And that is where intention begins.
I Set My Intention
An intention is a declaration to yourself.
It says:
This is what I choose.
This is where I am going.
This is the energy I want to bring into my life.
There is something incredibly powerful about becoming clear.
So many people know what they don't want.
They don't want stress.
They don't want financial pressure.
They don't want pain.
They don't want exhaustion.
They don't want another year that looks exactly like the last one.
But what do you want?
That is a very different question.
Instead of simply saying, “I don't want to feel exhausted anymore,” perhaps the intention becomes:
“I am creating a life in which I feel strong, energised and alive.”
Instead of:
“I don't want to struggle financially.”
Perhaps:
“I am building a business that creates abundance, freedom and the ability to make a difference.”
Our words matter because they help give our minds direction.
I Visualise It
Once I have an intention, I like to see it.
Visualisation has been an important part of my life for many years.
And perhaps my sporting background taught me some of this.
Athletes have long understood the importance of mentally rehearsing performance. You don't simply train the physical body. You also train the mind to become familiar with where you want to go.
I believe we can bring that same principle into life.
When I have a vision, I allow myself to imagine it.
I don't just think about the outcome intellectually.
I try to feel it.
What would my life look like?
What would my mornings feel like?
Who would I be surrounded by?
How would I carry myself?
What would I be doing with my time?
How would my body feel?
How would I show up in my business?
How many people could I help?
What would freedom feel like?
What would abundance allow me to do — not only for myself, but for other people?
The more clearly I can see something, the easier it becomes to begin recognising the actions, opportunities and decisions that may take me towards it.
I Believe It Is Possible
This can sometimes be the hardest part.
It is relatively easy to write down a dream.
It is another thing entirely to believe that you could actually live it.
Our minds carry years of conditioning.
We have beliefs about money.
Beliefs about ageing.
Beliefs about our bodies.
Beliefs about success.
Beliefs about relationships.
Beliefs about what someone “like us” should or shouldn't do.
Sometimes those beliefs aren't even ours.
They have been absorbed from families, cultures, experiences, teachers, partners and society.
At some point, I believe we have to ask ourselves:
Do I still want to carry this belief?
Because you cannot continually tell yourself something is impossible while simultaneously expecting yourself to wholeheartedly move towards it.
Sometimes belief doesn't begin with:
"I know this will happen."
Sometimes it simply begins with:
"Maybe this is possible for me."
And that tiny opening can change everything.
Intention Without Action Is Just a Wish
This part is incredibly important to me.
I love spirituality.
I love energy.
I love visualisation.
I believe deeply in intention.
But I also believe in ACTION.
You can create the most beautiful vision board in the world, meditate every morning and repeat affirmations all day long — but at some point you have to take a step.
Then another.
Then another.
Intention gives me direction.
Belief gives me courage.
Action creates movement.
Consistency creates results.
Belief gives me courage.
Action creates movement.
Consistency creates results.
This is how I approach my business.
I can set an intention to reach more people.
But then I need to communicate.
I need to create.
I need to connect.
I need to learn.
I need to show up.
I need to have conversations.
I need to keep going on days when nobody appears to be watching.
The same applies to health.
I can set an intention to become stronger and healthier.
But my daily choices matter.
How I move.
How I nourish myself.
How I sleep.
How I manage stress.
What I expose my body to.
How I speak to myself.
What I repeatedly do matters far more than what I occasionally do.
How I Use Intention in My Wellness Journey
For me, wellness has never been about one thing.
Health isn't created by one pill, one product or one practice.
It is an ecosystem.
Movement.
Nutrition.
Sleep.
Mindset.
Nervous-system regulation.
Connection.
Purpose.
Environment.
Energy.
Recovery.
Self-respect.
And increasingly, I have explored the role that frequency and different wellness technologies can play within that bigger picture.
My intention is not simply to “avoid illness.”
I want something much greater than that.
I want vitality.
I want strength.
I want energy.
I want mobility.
I want to continue exploring, travelling, learning, creating and contributing.
I want to keep becoming stronger in body, mind and spirit.
That intention influences the choices I make.
And when I move away from those choices — because I am human and of course I do — intention gives me somewhere to return to.
I can ask:
Does this choice move me towards the woman I want to become, or away from her?
That question can be incredibly powerful.
Intention in My Business
I also use intention constantly in business.
I don't want to create a business simply for the sake of being busy.
I want to create something that has purpose.
Something that gives me freedom while helping other people create greater wellbeing, possibility and freedom in their own lives.
When I think about Awaken Wellness Warriors, I see much more than a name.
I see a community.
I see people awakening to the understanding that they can participate in their own wellbeing.
I see women and men becoming curious again.
I see people questioning limitations they may have accepted for years.
I see people becoming stronger.
I see people discovering new possibilities.
I see community, education, wellness, energy, purpose and abundance coming together.
And yes, I visualise where that can go.
I allow myself to dream BIG.
Because why not?
We often place enormous limitations on ourselves before life has even had an opportunity to show us what might be possible.
The Woman I Am Becoming
There is another part of intention that I believe is even more important than setting goals.
Instead of only asking:
“What do I want?”
I ask:
“Who do I need to become?”
Because every new level of our lives asks something new from us.
Perhaps greater courage.
Perhaps discipline.
Perhaps boundaries.
Perhaps patience.
Perhaps visibility.
Perhaps vulnerability.
Perhaps leadership.
Perhaps letting go.
Perhaps trusting ourselves.
We cannot always create a completely different life while remaining completely committed to an old identity.
Sometimes we have to allow ourselves to evolve.
And I believe this process continues throughout our entire lives.
There is no age at which we suddenly have to stop dreaming.
There is no age at which we have to decide:
"Well, this is it."
I don't believe that.
As long as I am here, I am growing.
As long as I am here, I can learn.
I can change.
I can create.
I can begin again.
You Don't Need to Know the Whole Path
One of the greatest lessons for me has been understanding that I don't have to know exactly how everything will happen.
That need to know every step can actually stop us from beginning.
Sometimes all we can see is the next step.
Take it.
Then another becomes visible.
Take that one.
Life rarely unfolds exactly according to our plans anyway.
People arrive.
Doors open.
Doors close.
Unexpected opportunities appear.
Sometimes what feels like a setback redirects us towards something far better aligned with who we are becoming.
The vision gives us direction.
But we must also leave room for life to surprise us.
Be Careful What You Repeatedly Tell Yourself
Our internal dialogue becomes incredibly important here.
How often do we unconsciously say things such as:
"I'm too old."
"I can't do that."
"Nobody will be interested."
"I never have enough money."
"Everything always goes wrong for me."
"I'm just not that sort of person."
Imagine repeating those messages thousands of times.
Then imagine replacing them — not with fantasy, but with possibility.
I am learning.
I am becoming stronger.
I am open to opportunities.
I am capable of creating change.
I am willing to be seen.
I am building something meaningful.
I am becoming the person capable of creating the life I envision.
Our minds are always listening.
Choose the story you continually rehearse.
My Intention Practice
My practice doesn't have to be complicated.
Sometimes it is simply becoming quiet and asking myself:
What is my intention today?
Not next year.
Not five years from now.
Today.
How do I want to show up?
What energy do I want to bring into the room?
What is one thing I can do today that moves me towards my bigger vision?
Then I visualise.
I feel.
I write.
I move.
I take action.
And I continually come back to gratitude.
Because while I believe strongly in creating a vision for the future, I don't want to become so obsessed with tomorrow that I miss the life I am actually living today.
The future is created in the NOW.
What If It Works?
One of my favourite questions when fear appears is incredibly simple:
What if it works?
We are extraordinarily good at imagining what could go wrong.
But what if you gave equal energy to imagining what could go right?
What if the business succeeds?
What if your body becomes stronger?
What if you meet incredible people?
What if you discover a completely different way of living?
What if you inspire someone else because you were brave enough to change your own life?
What if the dream that keeps returning to you is there because some part of you knows you are capable of more?
What if?
Set the Intention. Hold the Vision. Take the Action.
I don't know exactly what the next years of my life will bring.
None of us do.
But I know how I want to meet them.
With curiosity.
With courage.
With intention.
With an open heart.
With a willingness to learn.
With the courage to change direction when something no longer feels aligned.
And with a vision of continuing to create a life that feels purposeful, abundant, healthy, free and truly mine.
So today, perhaps take a few minutes and ask yourself:
What am I actually creating?
Not what are you afraid of.
Not what does everybody else expect of you.
Not what happened ten years ago.
What do YOU want to create from here?
See it.
Feel it.
Write it down.
Then ask:
What is one action I can take today that moves me towards it?
And take that step.
You don't need the entire map.
You simply need enough courage for the next step.
✨ Set the intention.
✨ See the vision.
✨ Believe in the possibility.
✨ Take aligned action.
✨ Stay consistent.
✨ Remain open to something even greater than you imagined.
✨ See the vision.
✨ Believe in the possibility.
✨ Take aligned action.
✨ Stay consistent.
✨ Remain open to something even greater than you imagined.
Because your future isn't created someday.
It is being created through the choices, thoughts, energy and actions you bring to your life today.
Strong in body. Fierce in spirit. Worthy in soul.
With love,
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