How Focus and Intention Can Result in Independence, Strength, Calm, and Freedom

This post was originally written in May 2019. After listening to a team training during a Platform Launchers' weekly mastermind about Focus, Consistency, and Quitting Too Soon, I updated it. The training reminded me of this post and how the power of focus and intention have played out in my life countless times. Tis true, after all, that what we focus on grows. Enjoy!

I’m sitting here in Costa Rica… Just enjoying feelings of bliss and relaxation. I haven’t been on my phone or computer much. I’ve been focused, present, and engaged with the people and experiences before me. Barefoot in a bikini is my happy place. It’s where I smile more, dance more, and feel more joy and freedom.

How do I carry this home with me?

With some goal setting, daily intentions, focus and attention. And maybe even a declaration.

Focus and Intention: Independent

In my teens and early 20s, my deepest intention was to be independent. I went off to college 2,000 miles away – by bus (Read The next time I take a road trip across country!) I found an internship and my first job four hours away from home.

At 27, I woke up and realized I was extremely independent. Possibly even too independent for my own good (is that possible?) But this was the first time I had set an intention in action.

Focus and Intention: Strong

In my 30s, I wanted to be strong. It was all I focused on. I set the intention, made the declaration, and went to work in the gym and my personal life. And through some tough decisions, transitions and challenging times, I put intention in action and learned that I was given this life because I am strong enough to live it. Becoming strong became part of my daily life. It took focus and intentional actions.

Focus and Intention: Calm

In my 40s, my deepest intention was to be and feel calm. I wanted to quiet the chaos and outside noise of a hectic life. I wanted emotional freedom.

Meditation was first on the list to learn. I took intentional action to learn to manage my energy instead of my calendar. I explored what it meant to be an introvert and highly sensitive.

Guess what? My IsaBody Babes have told me that my calmness is what they love about me. I am who they turn to when they feel anxious. My strong intention had come true. Once again, putting intention in action made calmness a part of my life and personality.

Independent. Strong. Calm. Different focus and intention through different seasons of life all came to fruition.

 Focus and Intention: Freedom

What’s my current focus? FREEDOM, for me and others.

Physical Freedom

Freedom in my body means I no longer count calories or macros. I don’t chase a number on the scale. I am healthy. I feel ah-ma-zing. Yes, my weight goes up and down between a 10-pound range and I’m OK with that. There are times you’ll see me and my abs are popping. Other times you’ll see a little more curves to my waistline. I’m good with that. I found amazing tools to keep me maintain my weight, excel as an athlete, and be as healthy as I can possibly be.

I am happy to share my nutrition with you so you can have more freedom in your body.

Emotional Freedom

I have always considered myself an emotional human being. I blamed PMS and sudden surgical menopause but I always craved freedom from the roller coaster of highs and lows.

Once again, I put intention in action:

• The right nutrition and some hard work helped me understand myself and my needs, especially during challenging times.

• Self-assessment & self-awareness, along with balanced nutrition, helped me find freedom with my emotions.

• I don’t need to compete or be like the extroverts. When I have a high energy or social experience, I require a time of solitude to balance it out, replenish, and refresh.

• I require sunshine in nature and water. I require more time being barefoot in a bikini to find freedom.

When I do all these things - essentially practicing self-care - I HAVE FREEDOM and abundant life.