Episode 740 · Mar 6, 2023

Harnessing the Power of Intention to Shape Your Life

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Your destiny is not a matter of chance. According to George Wright III on The Daily Mastermind, it is a matter of intention. In this episode, George walks you through the real meaning of intention, why so many people struggle to apply the law of attraction, and how you can tap into this powerful creative force to start building the life you actually want.

George opens with a quote from legendary coach John Wooden:

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

That single line sets the tone for everything that follows. Too often, the obstacles you cannot control crowd out the actions you absolutely can take. Intention is the remedy.

What Intention Really Means

Intention is more than goal-setting or wishful thinking. As George explains, your destiny is shaped by your deepest desires and the intentions behind them. Wayne Dyer, one of the thought leaders George draws on, defined intention as the real mechanism behind the law of attraction. Dyer's insight shifts the conversation: attraction is less about chasing what you want and more about becoming what you want to attract.

An ancient text George shares in the episode puts it plainly:

You are what your deepest desire is. As your desire is, so is your intention. As your intention is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny.

This is a fundamentally different way of thinking about personal growth. You are not just trying to acquire things. You are working to embody the version of yourself that naturally attracts them.

Why Hustling Alone Is Not Enough

George makes a point that will resonate with anyone who has spent years grinding without seeing the results they expected. Pushing harder, applying more strategies, and adding more steps only takes you so far. If you are not operating from a place of intention, you are leaving your most powerful creative capacity untapped. The hustle matters, but it has to be grounded in something deeper. Intention is the foundation that makes the effort meaningful.

Deepak Chopra's Five Steps for Harnessing Intention

George draws on Deepak Chopra's framework to give you a practical path forward. Chopra describes intention this way:

An intention is a directed impulse of consciousness that creates the seed from which you aim to create.

Here are the five steps George outlines from Chopra's teachings:

1. Slip into the gap. Behind the constant noise of thought, emotion, and memory, there is a state of pure consciousness. Meditation is the most effective way to reach it. When you move beyond your ego and into silence, you access the field where real intention takes root.

2. Release your intentions and desires. Once you have reached that quiet inner awareness, set your intention and then let it go. Do not cling to it. Plant the seed, and then stop obsessing over it.

3. Remain centered in restful awareness. Chopra and George both stress that intention is most powerful when it comes from contentment rather than lack. Wanting what you already have, and finding genuine gratitude for it, is not passive. It is the state that makes you most receptive to what you are calling into your life.

4. Detach from the outcome. This is the step that trips most people up. A rigid attachment to one specific result creates tension, not attraction. George notes that your best life is in direct proportion to your ability to sit comfortably with uncertainty.

5. Let the universe handle the details. George reframes this step for a practical audience: you still do the work, you still apply the habits and strategies, but you leave room for faith. You stop insisting you have to know every detail in advance. That space you create is where attraction actually operates.

The 12 Prosperity Pillars as Your Daily Foundation

George also reminds listeners of the 12 prosperity pillars he built after 25 years working with top thought leaders. These affirmations, repeated daily, reinforce the identity work that makes intention possible. Among them: "I create my life. I attract success. I visualize and manifest my life." These are not just motivational phrases. They are a daily recalibration of who you are and what you are becoming.

How to Start Practicing Intention Today

The gap between knowing about intention and actually practicing it is where most people stay stuck. George's message is clear: stop waiting for the perfect plan and start creating the inner conditions that let your best life come to you.

Action Steps

Build a daily meditation practice, even five to ten minutes, to access the gap between your thoughts.
After each meditation session, consciously set one clear intention and then release it without obsessing over the outcome.
Review the 12 prosperity pillars daily as spoken affirmations to reinforce the identity behind your intentions.
Practice genuine gratitude for what you already have; come from contentment, not lack.
When uncertainty arises, notice your discomfort and practice sitting with it rather than forcing a specific outcome.

It is never too late to start living the life you were meant to live. The power of intention has been available to you all along. What changes today is your willingness to stop grinding past it and start working with it.

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT

Welcome back to The Daily Mastermind, George Wright III with your daily dose of inspiration, motivation, and education. I'm glad you're back and I hope you're having a great start to your week. It's Monday morning and I want to get you started with The Daily Mastermind quote of the day. And the quote of the day is from John Wooden, an all-time amazing coach. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. That is a great piece of advice because so many times we are all caught up in what we cannot do or we do not have confidence, faith, or belief to do. And we let all the obstacles get in the way of just taking action with what we can do. So today what I want to do, I want to start you off every day, as I mentioned, with this daily ritual of the 12 prosperity pillars. And the reason I do that is after 25 years of working with some of the greatest thought leaders, these 12 principles represent a foundation you can have in your life. And so I want to remind you of those every day. And so let's go through those right now. I create my life. I take personal responsibility. I act in spite of my mood. I surround myself with positive people. I focus on solutions. I create an attitude of abundance. I choose to be happy. I always think win-win. I am committed to lifelong learning. I create daily rituals. I attract success, and I visualize and manifest my life. Those are amazing pillars of prosperity that you can use in your life. And if you'll continue to use the power of affirmations to repeat those to yourself, I think you're going to find you'll have some amazing things happen in your life. So today I want to talk to you about the power of intention. And the reason I want to do this is because so many times we all live in a place where we're not operating out of a place of intention Now what is intention What does that really mean Well Well your destiny is going to be shaped by your deepest desires or your intentions And they the things that can help you to create your life Wayne Dyer defines the power of intention as kind of the real meaning behind the law of attraction He says that intention explains how the law of attraction is more about attracting what you are rather than what you want. See, so many of us are trying to apply things like law of attraction. We're trying to create things in our life, and we're making all these efforts, but we're not allowing things to happen. We're not allowing things to be attracted to ourselves. There's an ancient text that says, You are what your deepest desire is. As your desire is, so is your intention. As your intention is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. as your deed is, so is your destiny. I would argue and have you think about the fact that your intentions are really made up of what you are. And you're going to attract that frequency, that vibration. You're going to attract what you are. And that's why you've got to work on this personal growth that we talk about so much. Because you need to become the version of yourself that can create the best life. And so how do you go about doing this? How do you go about harnessing the power of intention? And there's a great bunch of information on this all over, but I felt one of the most appropriate things I could do in a short period of time for you is share some thoughts from Deepak Chopra. Because Deepak talks about intention like this. He says, an intention is a directed impulse of consciousness that creates the seed from which you aim to create. and just like seeds, your intention can't grow if you hold on to them. And so he says you've got to use steps to create in your life and he gives us five steps that will help you to harness this power, this creative power of intention to attract things into your life. And the first step is to slip into the gap. Now what does he mean by the gap? Well most of the times our minds are caught up in all this thought and emotion and memory and the past and the future But behind all this noise and even Dyer talks about the fact that when you get in between these thoughts that pure state of consciousness is the gap. And the most effective way to get into the gap and the most effective way to slip into that gap is through meditation. Because meditation takes you beyond your ego, and in silence it helps you to tap into that pure consciousness. And so the first step is to find ways to get into the gap. And then second, release your intentions and desires. So once you've established this state of awareness or restful awareness, they'd call it, you need to release your intentions. And the best time to do this is right after your meditation, while your awareness really remains centered in this quiet field of silence. And after you set an intention, you just let it go. You stop thinking about it. You just continue putting it out there and you slip into this third step, which is remaining centered in a state of restful awareness. So intention, he says, is much more powerful when it comes from a place of contentment rather than from a sense of lack or need. You know, there's so many things that we want to create in our life. But just like Dyer says, it's about attracting what you are, not what you want. and it's about wanting what you have rather than having what you want and coming from a place of just being happy and comfortable with what you have. Because when you're trying to so forcefully go out in life and create your best life and business and success and all these things, relationships that you want, and you're not allowing gratitude to be as part of that, he says that that's a critical step. You've got to be able to be centered in a place of contentment. So slipping into the gap, releasing your intentions, coming from a state of contentment. And then he says step four is detach from the outcome. And I think this is a critical step because we have such a rigid attachment to getting a specific result that it's hard for us to live in a state of uncertainty. Have you ever been in that place where you like man I just so uncomfortable living with uncertainty and yet I told you before and it been a principle over time a key success principle that your best life is in direct proportion to your ability to handle this uncertainty in your life. So learn to detach from the outcome, and then finally, let the universe handle the details. Now I'm going to take a little bit of a different take on this for you, because I think one of the problems that a lot of us have is that we have to know what's going to happen. We have to have the plan. We have to have the details. We have to keep pushing and grinding and hustling. And we don't allow space for attraction. We don't allow faith and confidence. And that energy from that faith and confidence will go a long, long, long way. So the message I wanted to really hammer home for you today and as you go through this week is that you need to learn to harness the power of intention. We spend so much time hustling and grinding and applying principles and steps and strategies. It's time for you to harness this power of intention where the true creative power of creating your life comes from. It's the true power of just getting alone with your thoughts, a place where you can truly tap into your consciousness and your amazing abilities, and letting those intentions sit out there and letting the universe come to work for you because this doesn't mean you're not going to be putting in the effort. It doesn't mean you're not going to be applying the strategies and training and habits and things that you need on a day-to-day basis. But there's a very powerful model and a very powerful principle in the principle of intention. So I really hope that's a thought that will inspire you, motivate you. And do me a favor, share this episode. Share this episode with at least one person so that you can share the principle, learn and grow, but they can also do the same. And I look forward to talking with you a little bit more. Check out the show notes for a few more links to some content and business resources that I have for you. But I look forward to talking with you tomorrow. Have an amazing day. This has been The Daily Mastermind, and I'll talk with you soon. Thank you.

About the host

George Wright III

George Wright III is an entrepreneur, investor, and the host of The Daily Mastermind. Over more than two decades he has founded and scaled several multimillion-dollar companies and built a renowned seminar business that put some of the world's biggest names and brands on stage. With 25+ years across marketing, sales, and executive leadership, he's made a career of turning bold ideas into results — and momentum into lasting growth.

Today his mission is singular: empower driven entrepreneurs everywhere to master their mindset, unlock their potential, and live their ultimate destiny. Through The Daily Mastermind, George shares the Prosperity Principles and strategies that help people create massive change — in their business and in their life.

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