Manifestation: A Logical Approach

I don't believe in manifesting in the spiritual sense. I think of it logically. "You become what you think about." A person who thinks about success, opportunity, and abundance will naturally take actions that align with those thoughts. A person who thinks only about failure, limitation, and scarcity will unconsciously turn those thoughts into reality.

Let's say you take two identical individuals from the same background and early childhood, and one becomes rich while the other becomes poor. Except that one of them embodies what it's like to be "poor". They repeat negative thoughts about being broke, but the other truly believes that they are destined for a larger life. By categorizing yourself as a poor person who can never escape the cycle, you never will.

It has significantly improved my mental resilience by not letting negative thoughts and doubts define me. I have practiced this by trying to catch myself any time a negative thought enters my mind, and at this point, I also never vocalize anything remotely negative about myself. I don't say "I'm so stupid" or "I can't do this" as those are incredibly limiting and like anything, compound over time to become severely harmful. I try not to put myself in a box because there truly is nothing that can't be accomplished. I internalize every positive comment made about me and deflect any negative ones.

For the past two years, I've initiated two core actions that relate to manifestation. One is journaling, and the other is creating a vision board.

The Vision Board

The vision board performs 3 functions:

1. It allows you to align your goals. When constructing a vision board, you look at images and make a decision in your head on whether this is aligned or misaligned to your dream life. It helps you build clarity.
2. It’s a reminder. It makes sense that if you look at your goals frequently, you’re more likely to stick to them. It’s not spiritual, it’s logic.
3. It rewires your brain to be prepared for the change. Let’s say you want to be a successful CEO, by seeing imagery on a vision board of CEOs living your ideal life, you start to associate your life with the one you see and the connections become more and more vivid until you convince yourself that this is the life that you should be living. By breaking down this mental block, it allows you to accomplish anything.

The Power of Journaling

With journaling, the most effective form of manifestation has been through positive affirmations. I go after difficult things that are daunting. Humans are not naturally highly risk-tolerant. In fact, we've had hundreds of thousands of years of evolution to be the exact opposite. However, I've learned that risk is almost the only way to reach substantial reward. To combat any fear I face, I immediately journal positive affirmations until I convince myself that I'm able to overcome the obstacle. Confidence is the first step towards success.

I like to write down what the worst case scenario is sometimes and walk through how I would approach it. I visualize myself in that position, taking note of how I'd feel and how I'd act in response. 100% of the time, once you break down the scenario, it's never as bad as you initially believed it to be. I think it's partially due to my overactive, creative brain that I'm able to visualize things so clearly. It's easy to spiral into imagining a tragic outcome. By writing down my fears it takes them out of my head and into the real world where they feel more objective and less daunting to tackle. I then follow this by writing how I would overcome these fears. I think about "Why do I feel this way?" and "What are the actionable steps that I can take to resolve how I feel about this?".

Here are some positive affirmations that I like to practice:

Low Tolerance for Misalignment

The final step to insuring your manifestations come true is to have a low tolerance for misalignment. If anything is harming my goals and future vision for my life, I try to cut it out as much as I can. I try to not spend too much time wasting energy on something that is no longer adding value and guiding me towards my goals. You will outgrow friends, you will outgrow your job, but sometimes these things need to be cut in order to make room for growth/new opportunities. Too many people are stuck in responsibilities and commitments that no longer serve them. If you accept and tolerate a subpar life, how will you see improvement? I would rather chase a life of greatness and never reach it than to settle for a life of mediocrity.

By using manifestation to build an unwavering loyalty towards your vision alongside persistent actions towards your goals, you will achieve your dream reality.