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How Do You Know When Your Manifestation is Working?
Like, are there SIGNS before it actually happens?
My short answer: hell yes, there ARE signs! Amazing, magical, and metaphysical ones, too.
You can 100% know when you're on the right track, and when you are not. With outright EXPECTING the magic shiz, straight up!
Because the thing is, manifesting is ALWAYS working, even when the thing you want hasn’t shown up yet...
You are always manifesting...just often not in the way that you want to, right?
So in a longer answer here, I'm going to explain how to know whether your manifesting practice is working toward the EXACT things that you want.
Or, if it definitely is NOT working to fulfill your wishes. And what you're supposed to DO while you're waiting, to get the best results.
Even if you're IMPATIENT AF because you need something yesterday (we've all been there, lovely guts!!😉)
I'll explain why your manifestation can be working long before your manifestation arrives.
And why...
The trick is knowing what evidence to look for.✨
So if you've been learning about the basics of manifesting, practicing affirmations for money or for self-worth, clearing negativity from spaces in order to manifest, or something else, understanding how to spot the signs of manifesting will help you.
I'm only focusing only on the signs here, but if you need to wrap your head around how long your manifestation will take, go back and check out this post which is focused on TIME.
And because I am a marketing mentor for creative and unconventional online business owners, I'm going to share examples in the context of manifesting money, primarily.
So if manifesting MONEY is what had you frantically typing into the interwebz, how to know if your manifesting is working today, you're n the right place, witch!
If you’ve ever wondered how to know if your manifesting is working, this is for you.
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Before You Manifest the Thing, You Manifest the Version of You Who ALREADY HAS IT
The frustrating part is that some of the biggest signs your manifestation is working can look suspiciously like…nothing happening.
But that is exactly why the key is, paradoxically, to behave as if you've already received the manifestation from the moment after you set the intention to have it.
I'm going to use the example of a creative biz owner who aspire to become a 6 and eventually 7-figure business owner here. An aspiration many of us can relate to, I'm sure!
You cannot manifest that level of income without becoming the kind of person who makes 6 and 7 figures. An employee mindset won't get you there, nor will an unresourceful, unresilient mindset.
You have to BE the person who has what you desire NOW.
That is how you know if your manifestation is working or not...because YOU are in the mindset of having it. Or not.
A simple way to think about it is, let's say you are a customer at a restaurant. You look at the menu, you give the waiter your order, and then you wait. While you're waiting, do you go into the kitchen to help chop the vegetables? Do you start clearing the tables for the waitstaff? No. You sit, and you wait, because you are the customer.
You don't worry if your meal is ever going to arrive, right? And you never get confused about WHO you are - you're the customer! Not the chef or the waiter or the busser! You ARE through and through THE person who made the ordered and who will get the delivery.
That is the level of certainty you need to have about WHO you are AS the person who has what she wants.
So you see, you cannot hold the anxiety of asking, ''Is my manifestation working or not?'' when YOU are the thing that needs to work or not.
Let me explain further...
Why Co-Creating With the Universe is Entirely an Inside Job
If you only measure manifestation by whether you’ve received the physical thing yet, you’ll miss all the shifts happening before the result arrives.
All of the shifts are going to be internal.
They are happening inside you.
Because these internal shifts are energetic frequencies.
For example, belief in yourself as a 7-figure business owner is going to ''show up'' as you making new habits and having new thoughts like a 7-figure business owner.
The shifts are choosing to replace povvo (impoverished) thoughts with wealthy thoughts.
Or replacing defeatist ideas of never being able to row a large Instagram following with committed thoughts that it's just a numbers game, and a solvable problem.
It's also the internal, more consciously AWARE ability of noticing the ''signs'' of people showing up in your life at just the right times - and it feels like a coincidence or divine timing.
It's because they are attracted to this new energy and person you're becoming.
The shift is that you are actively changing your own personal frequency to match the frequency of the thing that you desire to manifest.
Stop Looking for Proof. Become the Proof!
The real signal is not just external results, but changes in your thoughts, emotions, behaviour, opportunities, and what suddenly feels possible.
6 and 7-figure business owners reach 6 and 7-figures because they ''act as if'' well before they are making that level of money. Their secret to making it is that they took on the identity of a 6 and 7 figure business owners when they were making only five figures. Or less!
You see, if you're looking at ANYTHING outside of your own mind for evidence on how to know if your manifesting is working, you're already crippling your ability to manifest.
You're thinking scarcity, need, fear, anxiety. Is it working? I need it to work? It's automatic fn cancellation.
It's working when YOU are in the right manifestational mindset - the identity of the one who creates.
You are the chef, the artist, the designer. You ability to stay aligned to that identity is your skill of manifesting.
If what you cook up, create, or design doesn't match what you had in your head, you simply haven't fully embodied the skills of that identity yet. Manifesting takes practice.
It's the practice of becoming the identity of the person who already has what you desire.
This practice is the state of being 'in alignment' with your higher, authentic self. The self of intentional becoming, of possibility, and personal potential.
Once You’re Aligned, the Coincidences Get Weird
Once you're in alignment with your higher, authentic self, you may start to see signs...the truly physical evidence that your manifestation is working.
But they will be subtle.
You will not notice them if you're always rushing, overthinking, or dysregulated. So in order to notice evidence, regularly quieting your mind is essential.
Here's what a day of being in alignment may look like:
You may receive direct messages in the form of symbols or strong emotions in your dreams.
While in bed, you start your day with gratitude and quiet contemplation. Definitely don't reach for your phone first thing when you wake up!
THIS IS SACRED TIME!
The universe often sends us signs in the form of dreams or imprints ideas in our first, waking thoughts. So you want to explore those before you fill your mind with other people's ideas. I like to keep a notebook by my bedside where I can record any my dreams or waking thoughts.
You may notice Angel numbers throughout your day.
First, on the clock (no big deal, right?) But then you notice those same numbers on the license plate of the car in from of you, in the phone number your given by a new client, and on the number of likes on a social media post that really resonated with you.
You may hear something that resonates with how you've been feeling.
Later that night, you're in the shower and a song pops in your head, so you start singing the lyrics. You suddenly realize those lyrics are exactly what you need to hear...this happened to me recently when I started singing, ''Break My Stride'' after a frustrating day of working on my business.
Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
Nobody gonna slow me down
Oh no, I got to keep on moving
Ain't nothin' gonna break-a my stride
I'm runnin' and I won't touch ground
Oh no, I got to keep on moving
You may receive a test.
A test is something VERY close to what you wanted, but not quite right.
So for example, you manifested a lovely client who fits your target demographic, but she unfortunately wants a service you no longer want to offer, or never have offered. And definitely NOT the one that you are trying to sell and visualizing sales happening for.
Will you take on this new client - and potentially forfeit making the money from the offer that you want to sell?
Or will you decline, and stay in energetic alignment with the offer you're manifesting sales for?
This can be difficult when we say to ourselves, ''I just need the money!'' because in my experience, when you decline the wrong-fit clients and hold out just a little longer, the perfect fit clients ALWAYS come.
But betting on yourself and defying your fear is not easy to do.
And we often convince ourselves, we don't have the choice, either. When this happens, ask yourself, were you thinking that way before the wrong-fit client arrived? Where are you not trusting yourself to get exactly what you desire? Is it a failure of trust, confidence, or excitement in what you're selling?
But the universe is like a mirror...
It'll reflect back to you the same energy that you are sending out, so when you notice direct reflections, that is evidence.
So, look at the weird coincidences, unexpected ideas, emotional shifts, and new opportunities that come to you. Act on any sudden urges of inspiration to take action that start appearing once you get into alignment.
This is how to know if your manifestation is working!
Here's What's Going to Happen When You Stop Trying to Steer The Car From The Passenger's Seat
Instead of constantly checking and asking, “WHERE IS IT?!”, you start recognising the evidence that you’re already moving toward your desired outcome.
And you become much less obsessed with controlling the how.
Because that evidence will ALWAYS be found first from within you.
Which is why it's so important to constantly check your internal navigation systems to see how you really feel about anything that you are doing.
So for example, if you're a creative business owner and you're trying everything to sell an offer that you're NOT excited about and that your heart really is not behind, THAT would be the reason it's not selling!
There's a misalignment happening there.
So you switch back to a previous offer that always felt right to you.
The one that the rational part of your mind had talked you out of trying with thoughts like, ''That won't work because the market is oversaturated or I don't have enough experience.
Or some other imposter syndrome, BS, or misconception our minds may make up.
When we give ourselves permission to follow our intuition and our excitement, what we're doing is allowing ourselves to work with the universe as co-creators instead of against it.
The universe/God/Source likes this!
The universe wants us to always be tapped into our inner desires more than anything.
It wants us to stop second-guessing ourselves.
When you're riding a roller coaster you scream with excitement. You don't wonder about the physics problems that made the excitement possible.
THAT is what the universe wants...it wants you to ENJOY THE FN RIDE of life!
What to Do While You're Waiting For Your Intentions To Manifest
So, I hope by now, you get that manifesting isn't something you should impatiently or anxiously wait for at all.
That the trick is to stay focused on your own state of being, and NOT the thing you want to manifest.
It's about KNOWING it is coming, and learning to feel a calm anticipation in every moment.
The creative business owners who have successfully manifested 6 and 7-figure businesses got there because they learned how to stay aligned to their higher self in this way.
Each time something they tried to sell flopped, they didn't make it mean that they themselves were a flop. They stayed true to their identity as a 6 or 7-figure business owner, and they looked into WHY the thing didn't sell. Then they tried again. And again and again and again. Until they succeeded.
They expected to succeed, because they stay aligned to nothing short of inevitable success in their minds.
When you stay focused on your own internal, energetic alignment, you can expect inevitable success.
You need to think of your manifestation practice exactly like you've just put in an Uber Eats order.
You might be extremely hungry, but you're not at all worried that your dinner will never arrive (unless you've got 5-fingered neighbors!)
Any sense of urgency or concern you feel about whether it's coming or not is going to work against you.
Instead of constantly checking your phone, you start setting your dining table. Pour yourself a glass of wine. You relax as you get ready for it to arrive.
That's what manifesting requires...a soft, relaxed expectation and trust that the universe will deliver.
In the meantime, you keep your intuitive senses open for signs.
I recommend keeping a “Manifestation Evidence” note and record every tiny synchronicity, shift, opportunity, or inspired action that suggests things are moving.
And this, my friend, will help you to KNOW that your manifestation IS working...
You will become the person that you want to become - the person who already HAS what it is that you desire.
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