John C. Maxwell explains that intentional living is characterized by three words:
Deliberate: Being intentional never occurs by accident. It requires people to think about their lives, consider where they want to go, and plan what they intend to do.
Consistent: Being intentional requires a person to follow through every day, week after week, year after year. Intentional living is a journey, not a destination.
Willful: Being intentional is a choice we must make and continue making as we face obstacles and challenges. Making a difference takes ongoing effort.
These three words are essential for you to travel the uphill journey of significance.
Summary written by: Barak Strickland
"Our souls are not hungry for fame, comfort, wealth, or power. Those rewards create almost as many problems as they solve. Our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out how to live so that our lives matter, so that the world will be at least a little bit different for our having passed through it."- Rabbi Harold Kushner, quoted in Intentional Living, page 100
Don’t we all have a longing to live a life of significance and to make a contribution in the world? Unfortunately, many people believe significance and making a contribution is not attainable for them. They put conditions on themselves that they must have an amazing idea, be a certain age, have a lot of money, or be powerful or famous to make a real difference in the world.
The good news from author John Maxwell is that none of those things are necessary for an individual to live a life of significance. He states that the only thing a person needs to achieve significance is to be intentional about it. Intentional Living: Choosing a Life that Matters gives the reader a place to start, a guide to taking the first steps, whether hard or easy. John Maxwell helps the reader find their path to a life that matters.
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