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Ideas for Living and Leading with Intention
Reflections and practical guidance on intentional living, personal growth, leadership, life transitions, and creating what comes next.


Carrying It Forward: Reflections from an Evening with Misha Brown
I had become so focused on writing about intentional living that I realized I had forgotten, at least a little, to actually live it. An evening with Misha Brown became a reminder about connection, self-acceptance, boundaries, and carrying intention forward.

Karl Middleton
Aug 296 min read


What If AI Made Human Work More Valuable?
What if AI could do more than automate tasks? IKEA’s approach shows how technology can create space for people to learn new skills, move into higher-value work, and contribute in new ways. The larger question is what could happen if more organizations used AI not just to reduce work, but to expand human potential.

Karl Middleton
Aug 257 min read


What Does a Coach Actually Do? Coaching, Therapy, and Finding Your Own Way Forward
What does a coach actually do? Coaching isn't about someone telling you how to live your life. It's a partnership built around listening, powerful questions, greater awareness, and helping you discover your own way forward.

Karl Middleton
Aug 208 min read


Why I Wrote The Twelve Intentions
I didn't begin with twelve intentions. I began with questions—questions that seemed to follow me through different seasons of my life.What is this experience trying to teach me? What matters now? Who am I becoming?For a long time, I did what many people do. I moved through life responding to what was in front of me. I served in the Marine Corps, built a career, became a husband and father, and learned how to solve problems, meet expectations, take responsibility, and keep mov

Karl Middleton
Aug 178 min read


Government Contracting Is a Business Strategy, Not Just a Procurement Function
Government contracting is more than processing requisitions and awarding contracts. Drawing on decades of acquisition experience, I explore why the best contracting professionals think strategically, ask better questions, anticipate future needs, and become trusted business advisors to the organizations they support.

Karl Middleton
Aug 1311 min read


Career Reinvention After 40: You’re Not Starting Over
Career reinvention after 40 does not mean starting over. It means carrying your experience forward while choosing work that better reflects your goals, values, and the life you want to create.

Karl Middleton
Aug 47 min read
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