The Intentional Life
A quieter, more considered way of living.
Life has a way of becoming full.
Full of commitments, possessions, plans for someday, and things we think we should be doing, buying, achieving or becoming.
And somewhere amongst all that fullness, it can be surprisingly easy to lose sight of what actually matters to us.
The Intentional Life is an invitation to slow down and pay attention.
To look at the life you already have. To question what you want more of, and what you may be ready to let go. To become more considered about what you buy, how you spend your time, the environment you create around yourself and the things you choose to keep.
Not in pursuit of a perfect life, but a life that feels more like your own.
What does it mean to live intentionally?
Intentional living isn’t about having everything figured out, nor does it require a minimalist home, a perfectly organised wardrobe or an elaborate morning routine.
It is simply about becoming more conscious of your choices.
- What deserves your time?
- What is enough?
- What brings genuine beauty or meaning to your everyday life?
- What are you holding onto simply because you’ve always had it?
- And who are you becoming?
These are the quieter questions at the heart of The Intentional Life.
A book about the life you already have
We are constantly encouraged to look ahead.
The next purchase. The next achievement. The next holiday. The next version of ourselves.
But what if creating a beautiful life begins not with acquiring something new, but with paying greater attention to what is already here?
The Intentional Life explores the idea that an extraordinary life does not necessarily need extraordinary circumstances.
There is luxury in having time.
Beauty in an ordinary morning.
Pleasure in using the things you love.
Freedom in recognising when you have enough.
And enormous power in choosing deliberately rather than simply accumulating by default.
Inside The Intentional Life
Through a collection of thoughtful essays and personal reflections, The Intentional Life explores ideas including,
The Life You Already Have
Learning to notice what is already good before automatically searching for something more.
The Myth of Someday
Why we postpone living — and what happens when we stop waiting for the perfect time.
Enough
Reconsidering our relationship with more and recognising the quiet freedom of knowing when something is enough.
The Quiet Luxury of Ordinary Days
Finding beauty, pleasure and meaning in the seemingly unremarkable moments of everyday life.
Favourite Things
Why the objects we genuinely love deserve a place in our lives — and why intentional living doesn’t mean rejecting beautiful things.
Curating Your Environment
Creating surroundings that support how you want to live and feel.
Becoming
Giving ourselves permission to change, evolve and become more aligned with the person we are today.
Throughout the book you’ll also find Reflection prompts, giving you space to consider what each idea means for your own life.
Intentional doesn’t mean less
There is an important distinction at the heart of this book.
Intentional living isn’t necessarily about owning less, doing less or wanting less.
It’s about choosing better.
Buying something beautiful because you will use and treasure it is very different from buying because you’re bored, dissatisfied or trying to become someone else.
Keeping a much-loved possession is different from keeping something simply because you feel guilty letting it go.
Spending money on an experience you deeply value is different from spending unconsciously.
The goal isn’t deprivation.
The goal is alignment.
A life in which your time, surroundings, possessions and choices increasingly reflect what matters to you.
Perhaps this book is for you if…
- You have begun questioning the constant pursuit of more.
- You want to become more intentional about what you buy and bring into your life.
- You appreciate beautiful things but increasingly understand that a beautiful life is about far more than what you own.
- You want your home, wardrobe, habits and choices to feel more considered.
- You sense that your priorities are changing.
- Or perhaps life simply feels very busy, and you’d like to stop for long enough to ask:
Is the life I’m creating still the life I want?
A companion to Style The Life You Want
Style The Life You Want began with an idea that has become increasingly important to Self Image Style: Style is about far more than clothes.
The Intentional Life continues that conversation.
It moves beyond what we wear and asks us to consider the broader life surrounding it; our homes, possessions, habits, priorities, time and everyday choices.
The two books have been created as companions, but you don’t need to have read one to enjoy the other.
Each stands alone.
Together, they explore something much bigger, how we create a life that reflects who we are, and who we are becoming.
The Intentional Life
A beautifully designed digital eBook from Self Image Style.
For anyone ready to live a little more consciously, appreciate a little more deeply and choose a little more intentionally.
I’m Kelly. A Personal Stylist and Makeup Artist with a background in technology and strategy.
I don’t believe in trends or rules.
I believe in alignment.
Because when your style matches your self-image, everything changes.