Setting intentions in business isn’t just a mindset practice, it’s a way to anchor your desires into form. It allows you to bring clarity, focus, and energetic alignment to what you truly want to create. When done consciously, intention setting becomes a powerful co-creative ritual between you and your business.
It’s not about performance or perfection. It’s about choosing what you want, visualising it clearly, and aligning your energy so that you can begin to receive and act on it from a place of truth. The shift can be immediate. You can feel it in your body, your voice, your presence. Everything starts to align behind that one, clear direction.
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What It Means to Set an Intention
Intention setting is about more than just having a goal, it’s about holding a vision. You’re not just saying, “I want this thing to happen.” You’re visualising it. You’re feeling into it. You’re letting it rise from your deepest desires.
It can be something simple: like calling in one aligned client. The moment you speak that out loud and begin to visualise it, something shifts. You begin to get curious about what steps you’ll take to meet that intention. And more importantly, you begin to act in alignment with it.
Think of athletes before a race. They don’t just hope to win, they visualise crossing the finish line. They see it. They feel it. And that energy carries them.
You get to do that too, in your own business, in your own way.
Intention Creates Focus, Motivation, and Direction
There are days when your business might feel scattered. You’re doing a little bit of everything, but not feeling clear. That’s where intention brings you back into alignment.
A well-held intention:
- Focuses your energy toward what matters most
- Creates motivation by reminding you why you’re showing up
- Offers a soft, clear roadmap of aligned action steps
For example, if your intention is to call in one client this week, that gives you a direction. You start thinking, What can I do today that honours that intention? You don’t have to figure it all out. But each step begins to move in that direction.
Intentions also help you pause and check in: Is this task aligned with what I want? Or is it a distraction?
Aligning Intentions with Your Values
One of the most powerful ways to deepen your intention setting is to align it with your values. Ask yourself: Does this desire honour the values I hold in my business?
If something feels off, it might be that the intention and your values aren’t fully connected. And that’s a beautiful thing to notice.
It may even mean that some of your values have shifted. You’ve grown. You’re evolving. So it’s okay to revisit them. When you reflect on your values, you give yourself permission to set intentions that are truly aligned, not just with your goals, but with who you are becoming.
Clarity Over Complexity
You don’t need to overcomplicate your intentions. Being specific helps, but you don’t need to micromanage the process.
You might say: I’d love to welcome one client by the end of next week. That’s specific enough. You don’t need to plan out every detail. In fact, trying to control every step can block the energy. It creates pressure instead of flow.
Let your intention be clear, and then let the path unfold. Trust that the energy you’ve set in motion will begin to shape your actions and decisions in ways you couldn’t force.
Imagine the Outcome
If you struggle to visualise, try using the word imagine. Not everyone sees clear images in their mind, and that’s okay. You might feel it instead. Or sense it. Or simply know it.
You can imagine what it feels like to have already welcomed that new client. You can picture the connection, the exchange, the gratitude. You might even write a letter to your ideal client, or journal about what it would be like to work together.
Doing this gives your mind and body something to return to. It’s not just a wish, it becomes a lived experience that you’re energetically preparing for.
Let It Be Seen
Once your intention is clear, write it down. Place it somewhere you can see it often, on your wall, as a phone screensaver, on a sticky note by your desk.
Let it become part of your environment. Let it anchor you when your energy starts to drift. This isn’t about manifesting through force, it’s about consistently choosing to align with what you truly want.
Your business will respond to that. Your body will respond to that. And before long, the actions you take will begin to naturally reflect the energy of your intention.
Final Reflections
Setting intentions is a sacred practice. It’s not a rulebook or a rigid structure. It’s an energetic agreement between you, your business, and what you’re calling in.
When you make space to set intentions with clarity, alignment, and trust, your business stops feeling like something you have to control, and starts becoming something you get to co-create.
Here for the links that may have been referenced in the show or is complementary to this episode.
- Podcast – Ep 88: Lunar Energy and Ritual Practice
- Podcast – Ep 83: Trauma Awareness and Personal Responsibility
- Podcast – Ep 162: Inner Child Dialogues: Conversations for Healing and Growth
More in-depth content and resources:
- Blog Post – Planning with Your Energy Cycles
