Lifestyle Hacks—How to Power Up Your Game

Lifestyle Hacks—How to Power Up Your Game

The Power of Intention: Dreaming Your Dream Alive

What unfulfilled desires are gathering dust in the storage shed of your heart?
When was the last time you pulled them out, dusted them off, and let them breathe in the sunlight?

The Power of Intention is the shift from being a passive passenger in your own life to occupying the driver’s seat and taking the wheel with purpose. It’s what harnesses your inner resources and channels your energy toward a preferred direction—your heart’s desire.

If you’re already living the dream life you’ve always wanted, you can stop reading right here.
If not… buckle up. We’re going for a ride.

Step 1 — Name Your Desires

Write down your top three unfulfilled desires.

Here were mine from 2018:

1. Own my own home in Midtown Tulsa that comfortably accommodates my holistic practice and my therapeutic cheffing business, with a large fenced backyard for my two dogs.
2. Expand my holistic practice to support a wider clientele.
3. Live a fuller Spirit-led life, radiating energy outward in service to the larger world.

If I’m honest, #3 should have been #1. But at the time, I was living elbow-to-elbow with two big Golden Retrievers, two businesses, and furniture that filled a 1600 square-foot house—cherished antiques inherited from my grandmother—crammed into an 800-square-foot rental.

Lesson: When you choose your #1 heart’s desire, be radically honest with yourself.

Step 2 — Know Where You’re Starting From

Get clear on your present reality.

Here was mine:

• Self-employed for 23 years with only a modest savings account.
• A realtor had told me I’d need a co-signer for a home loan—and I had none.
• A trusted friend told me that, astrologically, the year’s energies were aligned with gaining my deepest desires—if I acted on them now.

That last part? It was the nudge I needed.

Truth: Barriers that seem impossible often aren’t. When you set your intention, you don’t have to know how it will happen. You just have to live as if it’s already on its way and put yourself in position to catch it when it arrives.

Step 3 — Charge Your Intention

Intention is like a battery—it only works when it’s charged. Here’s how:

1. Craft your affirmation — Positive, present tense, and specific.
2. Fuel it with emotion — Gratitude, joy, and the feeling of already having it.
3. Engage with it daily — Write it, speak it, sing it, dance it, paint it—whatever keeps it alive for you.
4. Release it — After your daily practice, trust it’s set in motion.

My 2018 affirmation:
“I’m so grateful to own a home in Midtown Tulsa that comfortably houses both of my businesses, with a large fenced yard for my dogs.”

Caution: If you emotionally fuel fear-based imagined scenarios, those can manifest too. Clarity of focus is essential.

Step 4 — Position Yourself for the Catch

List steps you can take now to make your dream possible. For example:

• See what mortgage amount you qualify for.
• Check Zillow for homes in your price range.
• Visit open houses and walk through neighborhoods you love.

Also, prepare as if it’s imminent:

• Declutter your current space.
• Donate or toss what you won’t take with you.
• Start mentally (and physically) packing.

By doing this, you’re training yourself to be ready for the moment opportunity arrives.

Step 5 — Immerse Yourself in the Dream

Spend time in the energy of your desired outcome:

• Walk through the neighborhoods you’re eyeing.
• Imagine yourself coming home there.
• Feel the belonging.

Keep feeding that momentum.

How My Story Ended

Within six months—and against all odds (single, self-employed, no big savings)—I moved into my own 1,600-square-foot brick home in Midtown Tulsa with a large fenced backyard for my dogs with an unplanned bonus—a real fireplace to warm my feet.

My practice grew, and I was able to afford beautiful upgrades—new windows, lighting, even a backup generator.

As for my third dream—living a fuller Spirit-led life—that journey continues. It’s led me into four years of deep study with earth-based shamans, further enriching both my personal and professional paths.

Your Turn

• Write down your top 3 unfulfilled desires.
• Choose your #1.
• Create an affirmation in the positive present tense.
• Work with it daily—infuse it with emotion.
• List at least 3 concrete steps toward it.
• Put those steps on your calendar and follow through.

Do this—and watch how quickly your life starts to shift.

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