Jonathan Mead writes about personal growth and effectiveness at Illunimated Mind. He’s also a regular guest writer at Zenhabits and the autor of Reclaim Your Dreams. In this interview Jonathan reveals some tips about creating clear intentions and setting priorities. Enjoy!

I found my passion by simply following my natural curiosity. I listened to what I was drawn to learn and hungry to know more about. I found that I was drawn to certain things, and not drawn to others, I just followed what I was naturally drawn to. For those that don’t feel this pull so strongly in their lives, I suggest just trying lots of things. Be willing to give up what you don’t like, and do more of what you do like. Don’t get too attached in the beginning and feel like you have to follow through with everything you try. Just try lots of stuff and see what sticks.

I’m not too big on goal setting, but I am big on creating clear intentions and defining a direction. To ensure that I am constantly moving in the direction I want to, I’ve found that a couple of things have helped me a lot. One is creating an intention board. I have a cork board in my office where I print out my most important intentions (or goals, if you’d like to use that word) and put them up on the board. I try to stick to no more than eight intentions at a time. Some of mine might be “I’m launching my next best-selling product” or “I am extremely focused.” Whatever is most important to me, I put it up. I’ll review and change these every three months or so. (more…)