An intentional life: five foundations of authenticity & purpose

Introduction: The Value of Intention as a Foundation for Living
Part 1: Awareness
Chapter 1: What Matters Most and Core Values
Chapter 2: How to Access What You Need for Well-Being
Chapter 3: Distinguish Desire from What Makes You Happy
Chapter 4: The Benefits of Pausing and Stillness
Chapter 5: The Fundamentals of Awareness: 63 Openness and Constriction
Part 2: Reflecting
Chapter 6: You Aren’t Your Thoughts
Chapter 7: Self-Talk In the Spirit of Inquiry
Chapter 8: The Empty Search for the Whys of Discomfort
Part 3: Choosing
Chapter 9: How to Make Better Decisions
Chapter 10: Allow for Possibility That is Not Here Now
Part 4: Acting
Chapter 11: Wise Effort is the Best Kind of Action
Chapter 12: Focus On the Effort, Not the Outcome
Chapter 13: What to Do When You Are Stuck
Part 5: Allowing
Chapter 14: The Wisdom of Making Space for What is Here
Chapter 15: At the End of the Search is Abundance
Final Thoughts
List of Intentional Practices
Selected Bibliography
About the Author