I suggest you don't bother checking your intentions. Check your calendar instead.
Because your calendar doesn't tell you who you want to be. It tells you who you actually are being. In my experience, that distinction is really worth sitting with.
If you can spend a bit of time reflecting on this distinction, there are three things that are really worth looking for.
The first is the gap between your stated priorities and where your time actually goes. Most leaders can articulate their values in seconds. Family. Health. Meaningful impact. Then their calendar shows back-to-back meetings from 7am, no lunch, and a 9pm call. The values are real. But how you allocate time tells a different story.
The second is the ratio of reactive to intentional time. How much of your week is spent responding to others' agendas versus working on what you've decided matters? For most senior leaders, that ratio is more skewed than they realise. The urgent crowds out the important.
The third is whether the things that will determine the quality of your next chapter have any protected space at all. Reflection. Relationships. Your own development. The kind of thinking that only happens when you're not in execution mode. Not as a once-a-year retreat. But deciding to make it a regular, deliberate rhythm.
Your calendar is one of the most revealing documents you own. Most people I meet schedule into it. Very few read it for what it really reveals about them.
What does yours say about you right now?
Photo by Blackcreek Corporate on Unsplash