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In the winter of 2015 I was PASSIONATE about my job.

I was rising quickly in one of the fastest growing fitness brands in the world.

I bragged about how fast I’d climbed through the promotion ladder, going from brand new trainer to running my own team in under 3 years.

I lived and breathed for that team! That brand! That lifestyle!

Having a toolbox for the moment when we’re emotionally exhausted is important. But what happens when the ones you’re relying on just don’t cut it? Then it’s time to build some new ones. One old friend on that path is Pema Chodron’s book When Things Fall Apart.

Thanks to inspirations like Brene Browne, “Gratitude” is a big deal right now. The media has been spinning on ways to practice gratitude and it seems like every coach on Insta has their own eBook on it.

So everyone’s already doing it, right?

Oh, you’re not?

Well….chalk it up to one more thing you can beat yourself up about, right?

Wrong

It’s seemed like the latest buzzword in the self care/self love/self development sphere of Instagram: intention. But if it’s new to you it can feel rather confusing. What’s the point of all this “intention setting” anyway? Don’t I do enough with my goals?

Sure. But intentions can be a powerful tool if you buy into them. This post gives you the knitty gritty on Intentions and how to get started.

Whether you mean to or not, you’re creating ritual.

You’re engaging in a set of patterned behaviors that give you a specific feeling. Perhaps your ritual is to drink coffee and Facebook stalk your ex? Or hunching down on public transportation while you play Cookie Jam? Maybe it’s the ritual of (gasp!) going for a cigarette or hitting the JUUL when you need a break from your work?

Ritual will happen. It will happen to you; or you can choose to use it to your advantage.