Intentions are indeed very powerful if they are created in the right way. There are a few basic rules you will want to understand, otherwise your intentions may simply evaporate, or even backfire. By backfire, I mean they create just the opposite of what you wanted.

The Purpose of Making Intentions: We use intentions to guide our attention in a new direction, in order to create a new or different reality. For example, maybe you'd like to change your job. Most people would start with the intent to have a better job, as the old one doesn't satisfy anymore. However, trouble may be brewing here already...

If you move on from something you don't like, to something you prefer, you may deny your current situation. In order to make successful intentions, it is important to deal with the current situation first, and do some analytical thinking about it.

Understand that you created this situation so don't blame anybody else for it. Take full responsibility, and understand that you are the only person responsible for the current circumstances. Once you do away with any judgments of your current situation, you can see it from a neutral perspective. There was a point in your life when it was the perfect decision. Don't compare the now with the past, as you have since had new experiences and gained a different viewpoint.

This is a common mistake in thinking: it is like a loophole in the "mind". You jump from one time-line into another time-line, and then compare them. This leads to false conclusions. Besides that, leave the past; don't reinvent it.

Evaluate Your Current Situation...if you look at your current situation without judgments, you empower yourself. Only from a neutral standpoint can you make a powerful new decision. This new decision will be based on deliberate intent of reaction to circumstances. This is where choice and free will comes in.

Remember - be neutral...approach it like it's the 1st intent. What do I like about what I'm doing now...my current job.

What do I want to improve in my next endeavor?

What would be the perfect life for me?

What would I like to feel from my next endeavor?

What am I good at?

In which areas is this endeavor supporting me to live my full potential?

Write down the answers to these questions, and start to craft a few full sentences out from you answers. Include all the positive points. Make these sentences as precise as possible.

It could read like this: "My next endeavor is exciting: it flows with me, makes me happy, and I am able to learn and grow with it. When you are done, read it out loud. If you have trouble saying the sentence, or even memorizing it, then it is not ready. Simply take a few moments and refine it.

Overcoming Pitfalls when Creating Intentions are formed in your conscious mind; however, it's your subconscious that received these commands and creates the necessary opportunities in your life. In other words, your conscious mind is deciding on this new opportunity and creates a new reality.

1. Use only positive words
2. Include a time frame
3. Remove negations
4. Be precise - Here is a sample test.

Don't think about a blue elephant! What happened? You thought about the blue elephant, you may even imagine it. The subconscious does not work analytically; it cannot understand words like "don't" or "not". It works mostly in images, sounds, and smells.

You want to avoid use of any negative words in your intentions. Always formulate your intentions in such as way that they reflect the outcome of what you'd like to create.

Example of how not to do it - I don't want to have so much responsibility.

Better Example - In my new endeavor I feel comfortable with my responsibility.

Including a Time Frame - There is a difference between creating in your own universe or in the physical world. When you create inside yourself, there is not time involved - you consciousness is timeless!

For example, if you'd like to change your attitude toward someone, you don't need to set a time frame. You can simply create the intention: "I appreciate so and so", or "I value so and so's viewpoints and beliefs." It will work instantly if there is no other belief or intention in its way.

When you deal with the physical world, setting a time frame becomes important. The physical world works within time and space. If you build a new house, first you must have a plan, and then you move dirt, assemble wood, install plumbing, and move furniture, until the house is complete. It takes time and effort.

Pay attention to any reactions you have when you formulate your intention. Your mind may interfere and tell you: "No way. I will never get this," or "this is impossible." If you encounter these instant judgments, formulate your intentions differently, so that they feel more do-able. Sometimes you may want to break a big intention into smaller pieces.

Most of all...if you include people who do not have postivie intentions focused toward you - KEEP THEM OUT OF YOUR SPACE. When you clear yourself of people who envy you, your intentions will have a wonderful outcome.

Take care and remember - Love yourself