Living with Intent

My Somewhat Messy Journey to Purpose, Peace, and Joy

By: Mallika Chopra, Deepak Chopra M.D.

Narrated by: Mallika Chopra

“I’m trying to meditate one day but urgent thoughts keep intruding. Don’t forget to take cupcakes to school! I have to prepare for my presentation for the wellness conference! Is that lunch with the other moms tomorrow or next week? My to-do list is stampeding through my mind, trampling any chance of tranquility. I feel overwhelmed, yes, but there’s more: I feel…guilty. Guilty that I’m taking on too much, guilty that I’m not doing anything well, guilty that I’m giving short shrift to my kids, my husband, my job. And what about you, Mallika? a quiet voice asks. How are you shortchanging yourself?”

Living with Intent is a chronicle of Mallika Chopra’s search to find more meaning, joy, and balance in life. She hopes that by telling her story, she can inspire others with her own successes (and failures) as well as share some of the wisdom she has gathered from friends, experts, and family along the way—people like her dad, Deepak, as well as Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson, Arianna Huffington, Andrew Weil, and Dan Siegel. She also provides a practical road map for how we can all move from thought to action to outcome. Each chapter is devoted to one step on her journey and another piece of her INTENT action plan: Incubate, Notice, Trust, Express, Nurture, and Take Action. Chopra’s insights and advice will help us all come closer to fully living the lives we truly intend.

Enlighting

This book is insightful and encouraging. I would listen to it again. I would recommend it.

Good read.

Very practical information, easy to incorporate into a structure that can produce success. It is not about perfection but having a roadmap to follow.

Real, timing was no accident!

This was Malika’s real words , I as mother of 3 grown children was able to relate to, let me know even she had struggles typical “mom”s have… then having Deepak’s afterwards giving such regard and honor (thank you☺️) to motherhood as a profession!👍🏼🙏🙌🏾
This is a very good go-to book for getting unstuck! In any small way!

I felt like Mallika knew me. An honest, inspirational book. :)

As a 44 year old, married mother of two, this book gave me some perspective that I'll always cherish. (And you don't have to be into meditation to appreciate its wisdom!) Though now I might give it a try...

I intend to share this book with others!

This was an excellent book filled with personal stories and concrete examples of how to live with intent.

Mallika is very relatable and I recognized myself in her struggles as a professional and as a mother. I can't recommend this book enough!!!