Authors, Draw an Arrow from the Quiver of Your Heart: Setting Intentions

19 of 28 big ideas from the world of coaching to grow your author business

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The nineteenth in a 28-part series on 28 big ideas from coaching for authors to coach themselves, adapted from my book, The Coach Within.

“Our intention creates our reality.”

— Wayne Dyer

“Setting your intention is like drawing an arrow from the quiver of your heart.”

— Bruce Black

In casual parlance, intending to do something is very iffy. It has an I’d like to…but quality. There’s a maybe I’ll get around to it implied. Let’s call this — at best — having an intention.

In coaching, we set intentions and it’s serious business. The intention a client sets is something she means to bring about, something important. She sets the destination and heads off in that direction.

What sort of intention can you set?

• It can be specific, like a goal (I intend to finish my manuscript by the end of June)…
• or broad, as a new attitude or mindset might be (I intend to keep a positive attitude towards book maketing).
• It can be little (I intend to get that email…