There’s a negative trend I’ve been noticing a lot.
And most people think it’s okay. Most people won’t say anything about it. Most people are afraid of coming off as a bitch if they do.
I’m not.
I’ve been noticing this trend way too much and it’s time I called you out on your shit.
STOP SAYING YOU NEED TO “MANIFEST THE MONEY FIRST” when it comes to making an investment in yourself.
You don’t need to manifest anything except the sheer determination to get what you want.
Definition of “manifesting”: Acting as if you have already received what you desire and taking aligned action every day, doing things that will get you to that goal quickly.
What most people do when they say they are “manifesting”: Sit on their ass and wait for money to fall out of the sky.
It’s true. Don’t try to convince me that no, you’re really trying to make the money, you’re doing everything you can.
No you’re not. If this was truly important to you, you would have “manifested” the money already.
Let’s use a story to elaborate:
Your child is sick. Really sick. They are going to die if you don’t come up with $5,000 to buy the life-saving medication by tomorrow afternoon.
I’m willing to bet that by the next afternoon, you are ready and waiting to buy that medication for your child, with $5,000 in your pocket.
Saving your child’s life was a PRIORITY, so you made it happen. You sold things, you took on another job, you borrowed from a friend of a family member, you maxed out your credit cards.
You made that money FAST because it was a priority. Because your child means something to you.
Doesn’t your business mean something to you? So why, then, are you telling yourself you’re going to manifest money to invest in yourself when you’re really just going to wait and HOPE that the money will come?
It’s not. Or at least not until you finally stop manifesting and start WORKING. Once you do whatever the hell it takes to get you what you want.
That might mean asking a friend or your parents if you can borrow some money
That might be putting a big investment on your credit card
That might be working a LOT more hours
That might be taking on a second (or third) job
That might be asking your bank for a business loan
Manifesting is a word that is thrown around too easily and I truly believe that it’s because most people don’t know what the hell it actually means.
Here’s what it doesn’t mean - waiting around for money to find you.
Get up and show up every day, do the work that’s necessary, and hustle like you mean it.
That’s how you manifest what you want. The money, the job, the body, the relationship.
Only by taking risks and doing work can you ever manifest anything.