Who are you reaching out to? Is your hand open or closed like a fist? We are in the middle of a mental health crisis, do you have closed fists that are punching back and contributing to this crisis. or are you reaching out with open hands and seeking to lift others up with the understanding that others are simply going through tough emotional times?
Our words matter! Are the words you choose to use help build you up or are they creating obstacles? If there is a word in the dictionary that you should eliminate, it is the word "but". Don't believe me Analyze when you use the word but. How big is yours? Eliminate it and open the gates of opportunity!
"A body at rest stays at rest, a body in motion stays in motion". What is your internal alarm clock having you do? Do you have urgency in your day? Being mindful of the snoozing alarm clock within is a large part of your success with being intentional, intentionally you on a day to day basis.
Is there something you cry about a lot? Do you find yourself to be the little boy in the room? We have all likely heard that story growing up. The little boy who cried wolf syndrome takes away much of our validity as it becomes just noise and then we get mad when people don't believe us. We call out others for not believing in the big picture when often they do, we have just pushed them away from wanting to even listen anymore.
While a lion roars, an eagle soars! We each have our own qualities. Our individual strengths is what allows us to stand out and be of value in our own way. I challenge you to be focused on your individual strong points.
Are you allowing your thoughts to hinder your progress? Are you allowing the lion inside of you to roar out of control? Get that lion tamed and under control. There is perhaps nothing else more powerful than our own thoughts/ beliefs that can trouble us. Part of being intentional; intentionally you is to not allow barricades to get in your way. "It is impossible for for others to piss you off. It is your belief on what they should believe, how they should act, etc that pisses you off. Next time ...
What are already placed into the days/ pages of your diary of life? What is it you seek to put in the up coming pages? Are you focused on being intentional; intentionally YOU and your diary? OR, are you allowing generational theft to dictate your pages? I challenge you to place into your diary, each day, what you want in there!!
Are you putting others on the defense? Are you putting an unnecessary barrier between you and others? Are you turning all control and requirement of change into the hands of others? We can either embrace the blame society we live in, or we can take personal responsibility and perhaps inspire that change we seek.
There is value in home ownership. Home ownership has perhaps brought more economic wealth to more people than anything else.
Just because your assessment goes up does not mean your tax bill will. Someone yesterday mentioned how years ago their assessment went up quite a bit and their ta bill actually stayed the same. While I urge you to contact your local assessors office, I discuss some thoughts behind all this. Also, feel free to contact me at BeIntentionalPodcast@gmail.com as I have some contact info for someone that specializes in going after the assessment on your behalf. In the meantime, be sure to be intentiona...
Wether it is the physical or mental clutter, we need to remove it. How much extra weight are you carrying around with you? Scale back to your passion only. Scale back your your natural. Upon scaling back, run with it in an intentional way!
Are you listening to understand or to react? Creating an environment where people feel comfortable with speaking up is crucial. Coming from a place of understanding can be the one goal that changes your day to day life the most. I challenge to ask at least one question before responding with a statement.
Who do you have and who do you continue to keep in your circle?
We are not perfect; no one is. The goal should never be to always make the "right" decision. It should be to learn to simply make a decision. I have also found in life that when we experience the biggest growth, it is often through the lessons we receive through making the wrong/ bad decisions. Don't cheat yourself by holding back.
What is the barking dog in your life? Part of being intentional; intentionally you, is being focused and keeping the distractions to a limit.
The only person you should be comparing yourself to is the you of yesterday. What will you do today that did not get done prior? What will you do today that will promote growth?
When we say someone is natural it means that person has done something enough to look natural. It, in part, likely means they are following their passion. So, what are you doing to be intentional'; intentionally you? What is your natural?
How will you be intentional today? Will you take action on something that you have been contemplating. Make it happen! I am rooting for you!
Do you feel the need to fight for the all elusive victory of being seen as right? Are you intentional with your day, including your spare time? Would you rather be seen as right or effective? Right or a person of progress? Right or top of mind in a positive way. Do you find yourself responding to everyone or do you pick your battles and decide to simply move on when needed?
What is your focus on? If your passion was not part of your past, you need to put your past behind you and stay active within your passion.
What are you hanging onto that, if you let go, would take you to the next level? Feel free to email me at BeIntentionalPodcast@gmail.com with any questions, feedback, or thoughts on what to cover in the future. I look forward to now connecting in for 5ish minutes each day of the week.
Life is full of choices at every step of the way. Listening is a choice. Encouraging others is a choice. Extending grace vs being judgmental is a choice. We also have a choice to either act in kind, or simply act kind. In todays podcast, David Browne talks with you on ways to look at life encounters and how we choose to embrace them.Feel free to email him at BeIntentionalPodcast@gmail.com with feedback, questions, or suggestions on future podcsasts. David is seeking to have these podcasts once a...
David highlights the first and up and coming podcast, called, "The Barnabas Approach", which is a term he coined many years ago. February 3rd will be the the launch of the very first podcast and David Browne is super excited to move forward with each of you. Feel free to also email David Browne at BeIntentionalPodcast@gmail.com with any questions, feedback, and/ or suggestions on what you may want him to cover in the coming weeks and months.
