A few hours before sitting down to write this blog, I felt moved to draw an angel card — one of those simple, one-word cards that can reflect what’s stirring beneath the surface of our awareness or point to the kind of support available to us.
In a beautiful stroke of synchronicity, the card I drew was Intention — the very leadership quality chosen (by rota) for this week’s reflection. The card depicts an angel standing on a putting green, poised and focused, aiming for the flag.
It seems the universe really wants me to explore intention — double strength.
When we talk about “doubling down,” there’s a temptation to bring more effort, more will, more force. Yet this is where we can easily misstep. Too much determination, stubbornness, or ego-driven energy can distort even the purest intention. Like the angel on the putting green, if too much force is applied to the putt, it will overshoot the mark.
True intention doesn’t arise from willpower alone. It’s an act of co-creation with the subtle field — that unseen, deeply creative energy that responds not to force, but to harmony. When our intention flows through the heart — infused with love, compassion, and a clear, heartfelt image of the outcome — it becomes a gentle yet powerful directive.
To truly work with intention requires inner alignment — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. It calls for patience, presence, and trust. It’s a dynamic balance between focus and surrender, between waiting and acting when inspiration arises.
After all, we don’t want the angel on the green lost in daydreams when it’s time to move — nor swinging blindly when stillness is what’s needed.
This matters right now.
Humanity’s rational and analytical powers have brought incredible progress — but they’ve also led us toward imbalance. When intellect dominates at the expense of wisdom and heart, our creations can lose their soul.
Now more than ever, we’re being called to lift our aspirations — to hold intentions aligned with the greater good. If we can cultivate that inner alignment and act from the heart, our outcomes can become not only effective but truly life-affirming – for all.
Mark Carney comes to mind as a current example — maintaining calm, clarity, and conscious intention amid global uncertainty, guiding each step toward something better.
Imagine if more business leaders led like that — anchored in awareness, purpose, and care for the whole. How quickly might our collective landscape transform? My sense is: far faster than we dare hope.