Live With Intention or Drift Without Purpose

When you do something, anything, there has to be a reason behind it. Otherwise, you’re just moving through life on autopilot, chasing vague goals, drifting from task to task with no real aim. You can be driven without intention, sure, but from what I’ve seen—and lived—that road leads straight to burnout, self-doubt, and a life full of unanswered questions.

Before you take action, ask: Why am I doing this?

Of course, some things you just do. If your wife asks for eggs, you go get the eggs. If your boss wants something done by 5, you finish it by 4:59. But what I’m talking about isn’t obligation, this is personal. This is about you and your inner world.

When I think about living with intention, it always boils down to three areas:

1. Your Choices

This is the simplest to control—and the one most people ignore. Living with intention here means aligning your daily actions with your bigger goals. You want to get fit? Then your workouts, food choices, and sleep habits better reflect that. You want that promotion? Then show up, level up, and start acting like the person already in that role.

And when faced with a decision, choose the harder path. Not because it earns you gold stars, but because that’s the road that reveals your potential. Each time you choose challenge over comfort, you send a signal to your brain: I’m built for this.

2. Your Time

This one’s trickier—because the world’s out here waging war on your attention. Scrolling, notifications, endless distractions. If you want to build a business, write a book, get stronger, or deepen your relationships, you can’t afford to waste time like it’s unlimited. It’s not.

Start treating your time like a scarce resource. Block off time to build your craft. Turn down noise. Say no. If it doesn’t move you toward your mission, it can wait. That doesn’t mean cutting out joy, but it does mean cutting the fluff.

3. Your Thoughts

This is the battle few are willing to fight—but it’s the one that changes everything. Your thoughts dictate your choices. They shape your identity. The danger? If you don’t train your mind, it trains you—often in all the wrong directions.

Negative thoughts are like weeds: ignore them long enough, and they choke everything else out. That’s why your inner dialogue matters. If you feel resistance, ask yourself: Am I just tired, or am I being soft right now? Can I do just one more thing? One more rep. One more page. One more move.

Over time, that’s how you win. One intentional thought, one intentional action at a time.

I’m still working on this myself. I’m far from perfect. But I’ve felt what it’s like to be in total alignment—body, mind, and spirit—during a race, during a podcast, during a powerful conversation. And it’s electric.

Now I ask: what if you brought that level of focus to everything you do? The answer? There’s nothing you couldn’t achieve. Because when you live with intention, life doesn’t just get better, it gets clearer. You start to know what you want. You stop wasting time chasing what doesn’t matter.

And most of all—you Keep Getting After It.