How can you know what you want and get it? First, you want to understand your power of intention. What is intention? I've spent the last 20 years asking that question and making distinctions I'll share here. Intention is setting your mind -- your will -- toward an outcome.  It's a stretching or bending of the mind toward (more…)

In U.S. culture, when we claim to "intend" something, we're usually making a conscious pledge -- such as a stated goal. However, "intentionality" is always both conscious and unconscious, and the majority of our behavior is actually controlled unconsciously. If you doubt this, just recall the last time you consciously sent blood to your gastro-intestinal system to grab some sugar...