How Manifestation Really Works

Manifestation works because it transforms your inner world, enabling you to be the force behind the external change you desire. It comes down to fostering a single point of focus, then recognizing the signs of it arising, then taking action to bring it about. You can manifest your reality, this talk will tell you how.

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So today we're going to talk about how manifestation really works.

How manifestation works from a non-woo-woo perspective,

That is a real world perspective,

One that is grounded in reality,

Not in pseudoscience or spiritualism or false hope.

I think that in the general community manifestation has a bad rap,

And I think it comes from a fundamental lack of understanding of what manifestation looks like in the human mind and the body and in the world.

And I think it's caused through the proliferation of certain books and movies and concepts in pop culture.

You know,

Things like Think and Grow Rich,

Or The Secret,

Or,

You know,

Insert any of the sort of things that you've heard of that brings up the idea of manifestation.

It leaves people thinking that if you just think something,

It will come.

And you know,

To those references' credit,

There is a truth to what they're saying,

Particularly if you dive deep into them,

But the problem is that the surface level understanding that permeates through society makes it feel like manifestation is literally just,

Well,

Think and Grow Rich,

Or literally just,

Hey,

I want this,

I'm going to think about it,

And it's going to manifest and come.

But the reality is that that is not how manifestation works,

Because if it did work,

Everyone would have everything they ever thought about wanting.

Surprise,

Surprise,

They don't,

Because that's not what happens.

A couple of things need to happen for manifestation to work.

Number one,

You need to understand what is really happening.

Manifestation is when you apply all of your thought,

All of your mind,

All of your focus towards a particular goal,

A singular focus in your life,

A purpose,

A calling.

This isn't just a vague concept of,

I want to be rich,

It's,

I want to be specifically in this certain way,

I want this specific thing,

I want to attain this specific goal.

It's very clearly defined.

And then you start to notice things arising in your life.

If your goal is to be rich,

Or to be more popular,

Or to insert anything,

You start to notice those things happening,

You're giving yourself the opportunity for them to arise.

Let me give you an example.

Let's say you are shopping for a new mattress for your bed.

You are going to be more attuned to those businesses selling mattresses.

You're going to be hearing the concept of mattresses spoken about by your friends and family.

If you see advertisements,

You're going to see,

Or at least notice,

The advertisements about mattresses more.

The same thing's true is if you're looking for a new car,

Or a new house,

Or a new partner.

You will notice these things arising more.

How does this relate to manifestation?

Well,

If you set yourself a goal,

A clearly defined point,

A single point of focus,

You're going to start noticing aspects of that everywhere.

Take for example,

If you wanted to get a new job.

You're going to be perusing job websites.

You're going to have your ear out.

You're going to be thinking about the opportunity for a new job,

Right?

So when those opportunities present themselves,

You are priming yourself to be able to act So here's the key.

Manifestation works not because it's changing the external world,

But because it's changing your internal world.

It's changing your focus.

If you were to manifest popularity,

Nothing's going to change on the outside,

But everything will change on the inside.

You'll think to yourself,

Well,

What would a popular person do?

A popular person would message people.

They would go out around people.

They would engage in social situations.

They would say yes.

So then when situations arise in which those things would occur that a popular person would do,

You now trying to manifest popularity will do those things.

The same thing is true for business opportunities,

For relationships,

For everything.

The point I'm trying to make here is that it is not about you magic-ing things into your life.

It's about you,

One,

Choosing what you want,

And then two,

Focusing on that and really embedding the idea that it can arise.

And then three,

Taking note of situations for that thing to arise,

And four,

And here's the important point,

Taking action.

If you want to get a partner,

That's your goal.

Now obviously there are many variables.

This is a hypothetical,

But we use an analogy to explain an overall concept.

If you want a partner and you ask one person out on one date,

You have a chance,

50-50 chance of them saying yes or no.

Now variables will increase or decrease those odds,

But the thing that really does increase your odds is if you ask more people,

If you try more.

Same thing with job opportunities.

If you want a job,

That's what you want to manifest,

Apply for more.

It's a numbers game,

Right?

If you're applying for a house to buy or rent,

You keep applying until you get one.

Like I said,

This concept of manifestation is legit and it does work if you reframe it and take away the woo-woo idea of it just arising.

Because the reality is,

Is that if you could just think it,

It would already arise.

Therefore another step or another few steps have to happen.

You have to think it,

You have to focus on it,

You have to embody it,

You have to embrace it,

Then you have to act upon the opportunities that your newfound focus gives you.

What do you want?

What do you want to manifest,

Right?

Say it out loud.

Type it,

Write it down,

Put it up on your wall,

Look at it daily.

I want this thing.

I want to be this.

I want this to occur in my life.

Look at it daily.

Say it to yourself like a mantra.

This is what I want,

Yeah?

And then when you're out and about in life,

Look for opportunities for that thing to come.

And when it does,

Say yes.

Say yes to those opportunities and act because it's not going to be just something falling into your lap.

There's that sort of parable,

That idea of a guy stuck on a desert island and he's praying to God for rescue,

And a boat comes along,

And the boat's like,

Hey,

Do you want to come off this island?

And he's like,

No,

No,

I'm praying to God.

Then another boat comes along,

Same story,

A third boat comes along,

Same story,

And he keeps saying,

No,

No,

I'm praying to God,

I'm praying to God,

God will save me,

God will save me.

And the guy dies,

Right?

Because whilst he was manifesting,

Whilst he was praying,

Whilst he was begging the universe to be saved,

He was ignoring the things that the universe gave back.

Now you can add the wooboo back into manifestation,

Right?

If you believe in a God or a universe or some sort of higher connective force that you can control through prayer,

Great,

Add it back into what I was just talking about.

But you still have to be aware and actively searching for the signs of the universe responding to you.

And you still have to take action on those signs.

That guy on the deserted island had to say yes to one of those boats,

Right?

If you want a job,

And someone says like,

Hey,

Could you do this,

You might need to start thinking about saying yes to that.

Yeah,

If you're out and about and you're wanting to manifest a partner,

And someone looks at you and smiles,

Rather than interpreting that as random or neutral,

Just think maybe that person's flirting with me.

Maybe I should go say hi.

Now to be fair,

Maybe that person is just smiling.

Maybe you interpret it wrong.

I don't know.

But unless you take some actions towards your goal that you're trying to manifest,

It won't happen.

You have to be an active component in the manifestation process.

That's with or without the wooboo,

With or without God,

With or without the universe.

If you want something,

One,

Figure out what you want.

Two,

Make it a single point of focus.

Three,

Look around for opportunities of that thing manifesting itself.

And four,

Act.

Take action to get what you're manifesting,

And your life will steadily transform.

So I ask you,

What do you want?

What are you going to manifest?

Write it down,

Look at it daily,

And act.

Good luck.

Reviews

Great perspective, and it’s important to remind people how manifestation work as most of us believe is just a wishing process, blow out the candles on your cake and is done. Thank you for this! Blessings ❤️

Best “non-woo-woo” summation of manifestation that I’ve heard in 19 years of seeking one.
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