A teacher of mine used to say: “Faith without work is delusion”.

The danger of thinking manifestation as easy as a ready made cake mix, is treating the universe like a wishing well. We choose what we want, visualise it, and then surrender it to the great beyond so it can show up in our lives sometime down the line. But it doesn’t quite work, does it?

The truth is, desiring something and setting the intention to get it is only half the job done. We have to follow-up with action to fulfill our part of the cosmic deal. Creation requires three forces - active, passive, neutral (as per Onami).

If we want to attract a partner who shares our values, we have to embody those ourselves. If we want more money, we need to develop an abundance mindset, resolve our money blocks and work. If we want to be successful in our small businesses, we are required to act and think like entrepreneurs, not just like creatives.

Manifestation isn’t about having something, it’s about embodying the frequency it vibrates on.

Otherwise, you may receive a burst of money just to blow it in a week, because you don’t have the right beliefs or discipline to handle it. That’s what people call self-sabotage - wishing for something without going after it or doing the opposite of what gets us there.

So why is it that we are talking the manifestation talk but don’t walk the manifestation walk?

When we have spent most of our lives surviving trauma, life itself doesn’t feel abundant. We never learned to delay gratification, because there was never enough for us to begin with. We have watched so many people live the lives we dream of. When is it finally our turn? It’s easy to feel like the universe owes us one, and that we’ve already put in all the hard work. We self-sabotage because, after all, deep down we know we don’t deserve nice things.

Sustainable manifestation is identifying our needs and marrying them with our desires.

If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, what does success look like to you?

Do you need weekends off for the kids?

Do you want to be a public speaker? Where and how can you start practicing to share your message, and improve your communication skills? Social media, newsletter or a newspaper column?

See, you don’t need 50 clients to embody the persona in you that is naturally good at solving problems for others. You really just need to start practicing who you want to be as often as you can, and let the laws of this universe take care of the rest.

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