Secondly, it reminds me of how I treat my plan of action when I'm working. If someone asks me about it, I say "I intend to do this and that." It's like the battle phase in MTG: I'm implicitly asking whether my proposed attacks resolve. Not once in living memory have I been even a little bit attached to the plans that I make, so if they want to change the plan then I hope the word "intend" invites them to let me help them.
First things first
Secondly, it reminds me of how I treat my plan of action when I'm working. If someone asks me about it, I say "I intend to do this and that." It's like the battle phase in MTG: I'm implicitly asking whether my proposed attacks resolve. Not once in living memory have I been even a little bit attached to the plans that I make, so if they want to change the plan then I hope the word "intend" invites them to let me help them.