The Power of Intentionality
Doing things with intentionality is not the same as having an intention. It’s not saying “I want to succeed” or “I want to heal.” It is something deeper, wider, more anchored.
It is a way of being in the world. A posture. A quiet orientation of the entire self.
Intentionality is that subtle, often unspoken awareness that infuses our actions, our choices, our pauses. It is the inner space from which our intentions arise. It’s not a goal, it’s a state of presence.
To act with intentionality is to be attuned to yourself. To dwell within. To meet each step, each detour, each still moment with the question: does this feel like me? Does this honor who I am? And sometimes, it’s choosing to go forward anyway (even when the step isn’t perfectly aligned) but doing so with eyes wide open.
Intentionality invites us to slow down. To take up space. To move through life at the pace of presence. It makes the process alive, resonant, sacred. Every win, however small, becomes worthy of celebration, because it was lived fully.
To live with intentionality is not to grasp for control. It is to feel. To listen. To walk through the world with an inner compass steady, even when the map is unclear.
It is a kind of truth. And a kind of tenderness, too.
Living with Intentionality — In Business, In Motherhood
Living with intentionality as a mother and a businesswoman is not always easy. The world moves fast. People expect answers, results, decisions…yesterday. And some days, it feels like everyone wants a piece of me, all at once.
But intentionality is my anchor.
It means things may not always move fast.
Emails might wait 24 to 48 hours before I respond—not because I don’t care, but because I care deeply. I need to sit with what’s being asked. I need to check in with myself first.
Intentionality means I won’t rush into every opportunity that knocks.
I take time to investigate (deeply) before investing my money, my time, or my energy. I look at people before I look at proposals. I ask questions like: Does this align with how I want to feel? Who I want to become?
Because doing things just to keep up has never been the kind of success I aspire to.
As a mother, intentionality calls me to listen more than I speak.
To resist the temptation of control, and instead tune in to who my children are becoming.
To honor their rhythms, not just mine.
To make space for flexibility, for repair, for presence.
To model for them that they don’t have to run just because the world is racing. That they don’t have to go where everyone else is going, unless it’s where their heart leads them.
Living with intentionality won’t always win you the race, but it will make sure you’re running towards what matters.
And that, for me, is the only kind of winning that counts.