Resources for being intentional
Read ideas, practical insights, and reflections on being intentional in life, leadership, and business.
Choose an article, consider an idea, and connect it with your own circumstances.
Most people already know more than they consistently do. We know we should listen before responding. Have the difficult conversation. Follow through on priorities. Stay focused under pressure.
The lights were supposed to go out. It was 2008. Markets were collapsing. Banks were failing. Headlines moved faster than anyone could process. Inside the company’s headquarters, tension
They tried to pull her off the course. The race had already started. Thousands of runners moved through the streets, but one participant drew attention immediately. Not because
They called them “protective passports.” The documents weren’t fully legal. They weren’t fully recognized. They weren’t even fully authorized. But they worked. He printed them by the thousands—documents
The rope came down from the helicopter. He caught it. The icy river was swallowing what remained of the wreckage. The plane had hit the bridge and plunged
The engines failed at 2,800 feet. There was no warning. One moment, the plane was climbing out of New York. The next, both engines were gone—disabled by a
He kept writing long after he was told to stop. The orders were clear. Close the consulate.Stop issuing visas.Return home immediately. The cables from his government grew more
The submarine was suffocating. The air was thick. The temperature was rising. Communication with Moscow had been cut off for days. Above them, American ships were dropping depth
He stared at the screen and waited for confirmation. The alarm was unmistakable. Missiles had been launched. Five of them. The early-warning system was clear. The protocol was
She was twenty-one years old and armed with nothing but a typewriter. No weapons.No authority.No protection. Just paper, ink, and a conscience that refused to stay silent. She
It was supposed to be a routine retirement ceremony. A three-star Vice Admiral.A packed room.Polished uniforms and carefully planned remarks. But when Vice Admiral Richard Bennett entered the
He discovered the answer—and it cost him everything. Mothers were dying at alarming rates. In one maternity ward, nearly one in five women died after giving birth. In