Right Intention

Why do you do what you do? What is your intention? Is your intention only to make money? I’m not sure if I know anyone who only wants money. Most people want what money can buy. So skip the money step in your mind and go directly to what it is you want. What DO you want? Only you can answer this question. Do it. Take the time today to think about what you really want. I’ll tell you what I really want in terms of what money can buy. I want to be able to work at home or wherever I happen to be traveling. I want to work on my own schedule, not somebody else’s. If I wake up at 5am and want to start working on a new website then quit at 7am to have coffee and talk with my partner for two hours… I can do that. I want a few “toys” that are fun for me. A GPS receiver, a nice laptop, or a video camera. I use these to give me more purpose on my hikes or connect with people on the internet or see the world in a new way. That is what I am really buying. The money buys the toys which provide a way to achieve these things. So money buys me freedom and time and entertainment.

So what is your intention? Why do you do what you do? If you have the wrong intentions, your life will never seem complete or happy or full. You will always be searching for that “something” to make it right. The answer doesn’t lie with somethings, it lies within your intentions. Do you seek to be free of empty desires? Do you seek to do good for others? Do you seek to do no harm? What DO you seek?

Chris O’Byrne
OnlineArtsMarketing.com