--- title: The Power Of Intentional Thinking - Magical & Heroic Thinking description: The power behind intentionality is Margical thinking and Heroic Action, utilised together to create the Breakthrough Mindset. image: https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/breakthrough_blog_brickwall.jpg --- [![dark-logoi-hs](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hubfs/dark-logoi-hs.svg "dark-logoi-hs")](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/) - [Home](https://breakthroughglobal.com/) - [About](https://breakthroughglobal.com/about) - [Breakthrough Model](https://breakthroughglobal.com/why-us) - [Our Story](https://breakthroughglobal.com/our-story) - [Our Clients](https://breakthroughglobal.com/results) - [Resources](https://breakthroughglobal.com/podcasts) Show submenu for Resources - [Insights](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/) - [Podcasts](https://breakthroughglobal.com/podcasts) - [FAQs](https://breakthroughglobal.com/faqs) - [Contact us](https://breakthroughglobal.com/contact) - [Home](https://breakthroughglobal.com/) - [About](https://breakthroughglobal.com/about) - [Breakthrough Model](https://breakthroughglobal.com/why-us) - [Our Story](https://breakthroughglobal.com/our-story) - [Our Clients](https://breakthroughglobal.com/results) - [Resources](https://breakthroughglobal.com/podcasts) Show submenu for Resources - [Insights](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/) - [Podcasts](https://breakthroughglobal.com/podcasts) - [FAQs](https://breakthroughglobal.com/faqs) - [Contact us](https://breakthroughglobal.com/contact) [Login](https://breakthroughglobal.fuseuniversal.com/users/sign_in) [Insights](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/blog) / The Power Of Intentional Thinking # The Power Of Intentional Thinking **Date:** 25.10.15 **Read:** 1 mins **Share:** [mailto:?body=https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/the-magic-behind-intentional-thinking](mailto:?body=https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/the-magic-behind-intentional-thinking) #### Contents [THE POWER OF MAGICAL THINKING AND HEROIC ACTION](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/the-magic-behind-intentional-thinking#power) [IMPROVING LIVES](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/the-magic-behind-intentional-thinking#improve) ![](https://blog.breakthroughglobal.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/breakthrough_blog_brickwall.jpg) # INTENTIONAL THINKING ### THE POWER OF MAGICAL THINKING AND HEROIC ACTION No company leaders want a cynic in their team. This is the case for start-ups and multinational organisations alike. It only takes just one employee exhibiting cynical and resigned thinking to cause the whole of an organisation to overlook opportunities and adopt pessimism. James Proud, a 23-year-old CEO in Silicon Valley, said of his team, “Things will go wrong, but when they do, people don’t freak out, their hair isn’t on fire. They are like, ‘OK, how do we fix them.’” Driven people would rather be around others who think magically and heroically. A team is fuelled by insight, inspiration and intentionality when working toward a desired reality. Proud also spoke of his team, “The way we succeed is by building really good products. The way we build really good products is by hiring really good people. The way we get really good people is by trying to build really good products.” ### IMPROVING LIVES James Proud is a London-born tech entrepreneur who learned how to code at age 9 and skipped university to move to Silicon Valley at age 19. He started his first business, Giglocator, in his teens and sold it for $1m in 2012. With the proceeds he founded Hello, a company whose product is designed to enhance sleeping experience. He iterated his intentions for Hello with the simple motto of improving lives. As a result, he built on the insight that it would be reasonable to begin by improving sleep, as it comprises one-third of the average person’s life. Hello device technology features a smart alarm, a score and timeline on sleep, and insights on progress and how to better sleep. Hello has raised $10.5m in 2014 from investors including David Marcus, head of Facebook’s messaging unit, and Hugo Barra, lead on international operations at Xiaomi. 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