Setting Goals with "The Intentional Year"

Discover the power of intentional living and setting goals in “The Intentional Year” by Christian authors, Holly and Glenn Packiam.

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“The Intentional Year” by Holly and Glenn Packiam

This spring, I picked up a book called The Intentional Year by Holly and Glenn Packiam and was instantly refreshed in how I wanted to spend the rest of my year. In short, this faith-based book walks you through setting rhythms in your life that help you focus on areas of:

Prayer
Rest
Renewal
Relationships
Work

For Type-A personalities like myself, I enjoyed the organizational aspects as well as making space for spiritual practices like Sabbath rest and cultivating a deeper prayer life that you won’t find in typical goal-setting books.

Five Key Spheres of Life

1. Prayer

For example:

Psalm praying
the P-R-A-Y prayer
Silence
Lectio Divinia

2. Rest

Setting aside time for a weekly Sabbath in addition to:

Preparing for your time of rest
Restful and Spirit-focused activities list
Activities to cease during the Sabbath

3. Renewal

Habits to take care of your body and mind. Specifically:

Nutrition
Exercise
Mental health
Emotions

4. Relationships

Cultivating healthy practices such as:

Spiritual friendships
Self-awareness, empathy, and differentiation
Trust, tension, and true intimacy
Healthy boundaries

5. Work

Finally, discerning your calling and mission through:

Glorifying God
Creating good in the world
Doing what brings you joy

In addition to exploring these different areas of intention in our lives, the authors help you implement these ideas into an actionable plan. They even walk you through daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly goals!

Order the Book and Grab These Free Worksheets!

I’ve created some templates for you to take the concepts from the book and turn them into an actionable plan! In addition to these worksheets, you can now watch my video as I guide you through them in my FREE Facebook Group(check under the group files).

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