planningyourcareer Intention Kim Hussey, Owner, Plan4Success, LLC
In the November issue, we discussed the development of a formal success strategy to organize your job search and your life in 2013. A detailed action plan is a helpful tool to use for the achievement of any goal. Another tool to explore is the setting of an intention, which is a short, written statement created to help you focus your thoughts and your actions on a desired outcome. This is a tool you carry with you and view on a regular basis, throughout each day. In 1928, the book Think and Grow Rich was commissioned by Andrew Carnegie, one of the wealthiest men of his time period. Carnegie asked a reporter, Napoleon Hill, to interview 500 of the wealthiest men in the world and find out the common denominator for their success. After eight years of research, the book was completed in 1936. It continues to be a top seller. Hill found one common denominator of the wealthy was intention - focusing one’s time and energy on a heartfelt desire or outcome, with deep feeling and emotion (two key components.) Hill discussed the importance of a positive mental attitude and asserted that thoughts are powerful things, especially when combined with purpose, burning desire, faith, determination, and unyielding persistence. In Think and Grow Rich, Hill discussed the creation and the power of a written intention under “Six Steps That Turn Desires into Gold.” Hill’s original ideas and concepts have influenced a number of modern authors and motivational speakers who have used his work as a foundation for their own life work. Jack Canfield is a motivational speaker who has been a strong advocate of Hill’s intention process. Before Canfield initiated the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and before he became a widely sought after author and speaker, he was a teacher. In the 1960’s, while teaching at an elementary school, Canfield read Think and Grow Rich. He and each member of his class created personalized intentions. He focused on a desire to double his earnings within a year. He completed his intention on a card, carried it with him, and looked at it daily. Opportunities opened up, Canfield’s income increased substantially and his belief system was forever changed. So let’s get started on creating your own, unique written intention to carry with you in 2013.
Napoleon Hill and his book, Think and Grow Rich
First, reflect on your desires. Since many individuals do not know what they want in life, this is the hardest step. Take the time to think about your top three or four values, for living these values will determine your overall level of happiness. Google “values” for a comprehensive list. Then figure out how you might wrap your life around your primary values. Once you know your end result or what you desire, you will be ready to write your vision inconcrete terms. Your intention is written in the present tense, includes your name and a timed outcome or success date. The intention includes action related to your goal. It is filled with visual pictures of what personal success looks like to you. Create a description of what you want to achieve, in as vivid detail as possible, as a means to add feeling and emotion into the picture. In conclusion, setting an intention is a process that can be helpful in maintaining concentration on what you want out of life. It keeps your vision steady and focused. This process can work with any goal set – career goals, relationship goals, even finding a spouse! Here is an example of an intention. I, Kim Hussey, earn over $50,000 in 2013 from the development of entry level to corporate resume packages, individual goal setting strategies, and large and small group workshops.
My profits continue to grow as I assist motivated individuals achieve their dreams by equipping them with the necessary tools to market their own unique skills, abilities, attributes, and formal and informal educational and life experiences to achieve both personal and professional success. My customers are professionals with outstanding skills and abilities who gladly pay for my valuable services. My customers refer family, friends, and others for my assistance and offer job leads after they are hired within their own dream careers. Employers call me daily to request referral of the highly qualified and outstanding individuals who come to me for resume and goal setting services. They are completely satisfied with my referrals and appreciate my outstanding service to their company’s bottom line. Remember: • Determine your intention or what you desire in your life. • Write your intention on a card in succinct, powerful words that evoke feelings. • Read the card often, throughout each day. • Read your desires with emotion and feeling.
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