Intention
If one thing is for sure, I cannot be a writer if I don’t actually write. The spreadsheet I’ve created for my writing log is populated with more zeros over the last couple of weeks than I care to see. So I’m focused more than ever on my intentions – why I want to do this, what is important to me, where I choose to spend my time. Merriam-Webster defines intent as “the thing that you plan to do or achieve – an aim or purpose.” For all of my adult life, I have been driven by something that I want to achieve. Sure, there have been times when someone else has set the goal for me or it’s a job I am being paid to do, but for the tasks I finish with an extra push and for the achievements I’m most proud of, the motivation comes from within. The intent is my own.
