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Ep 89. Manifestation: Science, Myth or Magic? · The Manifestation Station

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You're listening to the Manifestation Station podcast.
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I'm your host, Holly Edwards, and together we can help create your magic.
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Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Manifestation Station.
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Oh dear, I just dropped my mic. What an opening.
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I hope you just didn't hear a crash, bang, wallop.
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Maybe I just got a little bit excited because we're back for another episode.
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What are we on? Oh, I always think to check this. I want to say it's episode 89.
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Is it 89? Oh, my God. And I have also just checked.
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Guys, we are nearing 40,000 listeners. I mean, who are you?
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Where are you in the world? You're scattered around.
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And just to let you know, I am reaching through each of your headsets,
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your speakers, speakers, wherever you're listening, and I'm just giving you
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a little manifestation hug and just saying thank you.
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Thank you for listening, but also hope you're doing well. I'm going to send
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you all, actually, I'm going to do a little practice after this and send every
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little listener just a little bit of manifestation magic.
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Yes, you are very welcome.
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That's what you get here when you come to the manifestation station.
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I have just moved my studio downstairs today.
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It's raining, it's beautiful, it's gorgeous, and I'm in my studio downstairs,
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which might be a little bit echoey.
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So if I am, I apologize.
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I will try to do a little edit so that I'm not kind of echoing too loud in your
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ear holes. But welcome back, everybody.
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We are talking today, manifestation, science or myth.
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What do we actually know? Well.
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Today's episode is a little bit different because I want to talk to you about
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something that I've been thinking about a lot recently. And actually,
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it's because manifestation is a lifestyle for me.
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I talk about it a lot. People ask me a lot of questions about it.
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And for those that perhaps may feel or seem a little bit more cynical,
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I mean, I'm actually quite lucky.
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I don't actually have many cynical people approach me or message me but I'm all for talking about it
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but obviously there are some people if I'm out on a day-to-day basis that I'll
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be a little bit more kind of like I'm not going to shove manifestation down their throats,
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but I might explain it in a different way and I think sometimes particularly maybe with some guys,
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I quite often get yeah but don't
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you just have to go and work for what you want and then I'm kind of like,
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yeah but that's also kind of manifestation so I think sometimes manifestation
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the art of manifestation how to manifest I think a lot of it is um,
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it can just be told in a different way it can be,
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you know you go and make your own fortune and I'm like yeah absolutely or you
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can manifest and put it on your vision board but you've still got to go and
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make it happen so it just depends how we tell it.
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But we're going to kind of go through today. We're going to be like,
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is it myth or is it backed by science?
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Because we like to see some evidence. And maybe you're listening thinking,
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oh, it's not really working for me right now. Show me some evidence.
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And that is what I'm here for today.
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We are asking, can you believe it on the manifestation station?
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We are asking, is manifestation actually real?
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And before you think, Holly...
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Has she become a massive skeptic and has she lost her mind? Absolutely not.
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I am manifesting more than ever.
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I am sprinkling manifestation magic all over the place, even more so.
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But I think it's good to ask the question. And for others, maybe you've got
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partners or relatives that go, yeah, but is it real?
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There are so many things we hear in the manifestation world.
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And I think there's a lot of people popping up kind of doing similar to that I'm doing.
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And I think it's fabulous that we're spreading the word and how you can live
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a happier life and you can make your,
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dreams your reality and I actually think the main benefit from getting into
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kind of a manifesting lifestyle,
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is that you can just generally feel better about your life and if that's the
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very least you gain from it, is that not just a little miracle in itself?
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So I think we always hear things like,
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Your thoughts create your reality. Like attracts like. Raise your vibration.
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The universe is responding to your energy. I know I've definitely,
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I say all of these. Your reticular activating system is going to show you everything you're manifesting.
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If you're thinking what on earth is the reticular activating system?
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I've spoken about it a lot, but we'll cover it again today. it's called the RAS.
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I say many of these sentences over and over and I fully, as you know,
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believe in manifestation. It works. Let me tell you this, it works.
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But we're going to look today about what the truth is in it.
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Like, is it backed by science? What's a misunderstanding?
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What's been massively exaggerated on TikTok or Instagram?
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Just the first thing that comes to mind for me is I think there are quite a
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few people who are going yeah let's manifest it,
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and they are just putting beautiful kind of vision boards together or even just
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kind of art boards that are kind of lovely
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tonal mood boards and they're like there we go it's on the vision board and
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now we just manifest it and that's it,
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no other work included now there is more that goes into it and there's nothing
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wrong with these people like do you know what if it's positive for you if it's working great,
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but i think there are some things that are perhaps exaggerated online.
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And I think it's really good that we kind of dig into it.
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There is already so much fascinating science around the brain,
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attention, behavior, expectation, and the world and the way that we experience
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the world, I suppose, is the best way to say it.
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And then I also think sometimes there are things we just can't explain.
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And I personally feel quite comfortable with that. When we go,
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oh, you know, what does this mean? Is this a coincidence? And I'm like,
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I think it's way, way deeper. But there are some things that we're not going to have the answers for.
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So we're going to play a little game today. I'm going to give you some of the
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biggest manifestation claims you've probably heard.
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And we're going to ask together science, myth, or somewhere in the middle.
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And I'm going to tell you what I think and what my take is on it and if we can
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back some of these thoughts and claims by science,
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fabulous because all it's going to do is going to make you go you know what,
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Holly's right this is real this is real I can tell you that anyway it's fine,
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so myth number one your thoughts create your reality so this is probably the
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biggest one it's definitely a phrase I use myself you create your reality and
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there is so much truth in this.
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But let's be careful about what we actually mean with it because if you take it literally...
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It's not always true. And this is where I want to be very clear.
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If I'm saying you create your reality, I quite often get asked,
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well, what if something bad happens? Like, have I caused it?
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If you have an intrusive thought, have you manifested it?
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If you worry about getting sick, you haven't magically created an illness.
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That's what I want to tell you. And if something awful happens to you,
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it does not mean that you were thinking negatively enough to attract it.
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I really, really, really want to say that because manifestation can sometimes
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become quite cruel when people take this idea too literally.
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And people say, oh my God, you know, well, that's it.
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I've manifested that bad thing. And I was thinking this, and now I'm really worried.
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And actually, that can get us into a real kind of sense of paranoia,
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and what I'm here to tell you is that you have a life we have one life that
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we're living think of it like a movie,
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we're at the start of the movie we get to the end of the movie we've got all
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the lovely little journeys in between the ups the downs the in-betweens and all of that.
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I have to tell you, not in a bad way, but things are going to happen to you
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that unsettle you, that rattle your timeline, things that cannot be helped.
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And really let that sink in for a moment because if you're going through something
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now, I don't want you to think, oh God, I've manifested this.
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No, you are still going to have
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life thrown at you. If you speak to the happiest person on the planet.
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I bet you no one has had a straightforward life with no obstacles.
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No signs or moments of upset or heartache or whatever or grief.
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Things are still going to happen in your life. Where I think manifestation really
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comes into play is how we work through those moments and not just to dismiss
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them and think, well, that's it.
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I'm screwed. I've had something bad happen to me and this is going to shape
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me for the rest of my life. Absolutely not.
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It's about, you know, that kind of thing of that quote where we say you learn
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to dance in the rain. It's that kind of thing. Listen, listen.
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Bad things are going to happen still. Things, I don't want to say bad things,
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things that we don't like, things that unsettle us, that make us sad,
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that make us stressed, things are still going to happen.
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But with manifestation, you have the tools to get through those moments,
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to understand that this is just a moment in time and this too shall pass.
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So this is where it gets interesting because your thoughts can absolutely influence,
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your experience of life.
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So think about walking into a party. One version of you walks in thinking,
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everyone's going to think I'm awkward. You notice people looking at you.
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Maybe you kind of start to feel really self-conscious.
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You don't speak to anyone. You feel out of place and you leave thinking,
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see, nobody wanted to talk to me.
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Now, imagine you use your thoughts and instead, Instead, imagine walking into
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exactly the same room and just thinking, I'm going to have fun.
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You smile, you speak to someone, you make eye contact, you laugh,
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you introduce yourself, you let down your invisible barriers.
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And suddenly it's the same night, it's the same party, but you leave thinking, that was lovely.
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The same people are there it's the same room but you've had a completely different experience.
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Your thought didn't magically control the room but your thought influenced your
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behavior your behavior influenced the interactions that you had and those interactions
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influenced your experience,
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so actually I would change the
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statement slightly and rather than say your thoughts create your reality.
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I'd say your thoughts influence the way you experience and interact with your reality. So.
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The original statement is true. Your thoughts create your reality.
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It's about the spin and the narrative that you tell yourself.
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I quite often say this where I say be the energy you want to attract.
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So talking about that party scenario, you make a choice.
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You make a choice in how your thoughts are going to change your interactions,
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and how they will change your behaviours.
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If you go in, I'm nervous, I don't know anyone, I'm not going to talk to anyone,
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that's kind of probably the reality that you're going to have.
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If you go in and you're going to go, I'm going to have fun tonight.
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I'm going to be the light and soul tonight. And you will smile at people and
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you'll be more open. And this energy around you suddenly becomes warm and inviting
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and you will have a different experience.
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And I think that's so, so powerful.
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So therefore, I'm kind of saying, I'm sorry, but this is kind of backed by science.
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We've looked into things about the brain and how how you can tell yourself to
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kind of behave in a certain way and get different outcomes so this is backed
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by science your thoughts aren't.
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Magic remote controls for the universe but it's simple you are just kind of it's like you're,
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you're choosing your outcome and this is where I this is the one thing that
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I love about manifesting is You get to choose your thoughts.
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So if your thoughts are creating your reality or they're changing the interactions
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that you have with reality, you get to decide what thoughts they are.
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And they matter. They matter a lot. And that is the biggest thing that I could
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say to you is change your thoughts today and your reality will shift.
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Myth number two, like attracts like.
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This is one of those phrases that sounds incredibly simple. So you're positive,
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so therefore you attract positive experiences.
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If you're negative, you attract negative experiences.
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And I think there's a lot of truth buried underneath that.
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Your mood and your expectations can influence your behavior.
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So if you are constantly telling yourself.
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Nobody ever gives me opportunities. You're probably less likely to put yourself forward.
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You might not send the email, reach out on Instagram for a collaboration.
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You might not apply for the job.
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You might instead think, well, what's the point? You might see an opportunity
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and immediately dismiss it and think you're not qualified.
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Now imagine that you're thinking, I am open to opportunities.
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It doesn't cast a magic spell. I like to think of manifestation as a fusion of science and magic.
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But let's think about it. If you're saying I'm open to opportunities,
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you're not casting the magic spell. The science behind it is that you're more
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likely to notice things.
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You're more likely to say yes.
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You're more likely to ask a question, to follow up, to put yourself out there.
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So suddenly you might actually have more opportunities, more opportunities that
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land in your inbox or from people that you meet, you know, just out and about.
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Not because the universe has gone, oh, Holly's vibration is now vibrating at,
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you know, whatever the frequency is.
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Let's send her a job. It's because you are behaving differently.
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And that is what is so important because manifestation isn't just about feeling
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good. Sometimes it's about becoming more available to the thing that you want.
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So therefore this myth I'm saying we're partly science,
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and partly spiritual interpretation there is evidence that your expectations
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and behavior affect your experiences there is backed up evidence for this,
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but science doesn't show that you literally attract every circumstance through
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an invisible energetic law,
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but the way I describe it is that you are walking around with this invisible
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energy field and what you are putting out into it is what comes back and I think,
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many of you many of my clients where I think of all of our sessions that we've had.
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Think you all get this you feel you know when you get a day where you feel like
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you're buzzing and you feel like you feel sociable and you feel like confident
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you can stand up for yourself things happen,
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things happen like, you know, you receive good news or maybe you have a really
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good meeting at work and you feel like it's all going right.
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And on the other hand, those days when you're feeling incredibly insular or
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you're feeling a bit negative or those days seem to drag.
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We seem to attract in more situations that align with that kind of negative frequency.
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So that is I would say is definitely backed by science and we're a little bit
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of kind of like in a spiritual realm as well,
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Myth number three, raise your vibration and you'll attract better things.
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Now, I am a big, big advocate of raising your vibrations.
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And this is one that you probably hear all the time, like your low vibe,
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that's high vibration, raise your frequency.
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And I just want to talk about this so that we don't get confused with it.
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Because frequency is a very real scientific concept.
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Energy is a real scientific concept.
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Vibrations are real. So this can sound a little bit airy-fairy to some people
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where you're like, raise your vibrations and, you know, submit your frequency
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out onto the right frequency and everything good will happen.
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This is backed by fact. Energy is real, vibrations are real,
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frequencies are real so if I say I'm in a high vibe mood today.
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What I probably mean is I'm feeling happy I'm feeling upbeat optimistic excited,
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I'm connected I'm energized and hopeful these are like all the good words that's
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what high vibrational frequency is,
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and those states when we can operate on those frequencies in those states they
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can absolutely affect how we behave,
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if you're feeling confident you're probably more likely to speak up to step
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into your power in a meeting,
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if you're feeling relaxed and calm and peaceful you might communicate differently
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to your partner if you are stressed you might be more reactive if you're exhausted,
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you might interpret something more negatively,
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and other people respond to those cues and therefore it's going to alter your
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reality and the experiences that you have and the experiences that you attract so when someone says.
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I walked into that room and immediately felt their energy.
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There can be very ordinary human things happening.
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It could be you're picking up facial expressions, tone, body language, eye contact.
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Our brains are constantly, constantly picking up information and emotions can spread between people.
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So, you know, when you walk into a room and you can feel like everyone is stressed,
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You don't necessarily need anyone to say to you, hi, just to let you know I'm
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really stressed. You just know.
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And you are picking up on those energies through all of those things.
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It could be the energy, it could be the eye contact, it could be the tone of voice. But I think...
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I actually love the phrase protect your energy. I talk about this a lot.
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I think personally, it can mean something very grounded. Who are you spending
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time with? What are you consuming? What conversations are you having?
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And I think this is where if you are constantly in a state of low vibe feelings,
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so these are all the horrible bits, jealousy, anger.
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Irritation, upset grief they're all our low vibe moods if you are constantly
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living in a low vibrational state,
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or constantly walk around feeling negative your words will feel negative your
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facial expressions will probably give off a negative tone your energy will be off,
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think of how many things that will affect in your life that will can affect your,
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your relationships it can affect your conversations with people it can affect
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you know what you get back from someone your interactions it can therefore affect
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maybe what opportunities you come if you've had,
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perhaps a negative interaction with your boss perhaps the opportunity that you're
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waiting for to go to the conference or to get a promotion maybe that's not going to come through,
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so I think it's really important isn't it to check in with ourselves and check
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what our energy is doing because it really can,
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affect and it's proven that energy is real vibrations are real it really can
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affect the outcome of your of your life because before you know it,
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days weeks months can be changed just from the energy that you're putting out.
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So I suppose the verdict on this one is that the spiritual idea,
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is kind of scientifically proven, but there is real, real, real science behind
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mood, social connection and emotional contagion.
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So that is enough for me. We are backed by science here. So whatever you can
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do today to raise your vibrations, become aware of the vibration and the energy
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in which you're operating from.
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And even that tiny little shift I guarantee you it will make you feel better
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but it will change your interactions and opportunities around you,
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myth number four I'm just going to let this police car go past myth number four,
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your reticular activating system proves manifestation so,
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So perhaps I should go back and tell you, remind you what your reticular activating system means.
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So it's your reticular activating system or your RAS system.
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Your RAS.
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It's neuroscience, okay, this is backed fully by science.
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And basically what it is, your RAS is in your brain and you are telling your RAS what to look for.
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So if you are constantly telling yourself that you're not good enough,
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your RAS clicks into action and will filter anything else out that doesn't align
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with this statement and again it will just show you things that align with your
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thought process so if you're constantly saying I'm not good enough
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your RAS clicks in and it goes right I'm going to show you all the reasons why
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you're not good enough yes you failed there,
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that person said something to you which criticized you,
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so your RAS is really really powerful it tells you what to look out for I've
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often spoken about the red car
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theory if I said to you today how many red cars did you see this morning.
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You're probably not going to have an idea of how many if I asked you the same
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question tomorrow you're going to have an answer because your RAS has clicked
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in and we start to see red cars,
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this is why when sometimes you're car shopping and you might go and view a car
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that you've never seen before and you go oh I really like that and I've never seen that before,
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what normally happens is suddenly you'll start seeing that car pop up all the
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time because your RAS has clicked in,
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and it is reflecting back to you what it feels it's important so what your RAS
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is basically doing as it's told and telling you,
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well you are telling it what to look out for,
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and I think it's a perfect example of something that started with a genuine
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scientific concept so your RAS is the reason that manifestation works,
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The brain has systems involved in an attention and arousal. So we cannot consciously
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process everything around us. We are bombarded with too many things,
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experiences, people, words, posters, marketing.
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Imagine if you noticed every single sound, every single smell,
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movement, colour, conversation happening around you all at once.
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You would lose your mind. your brain has to filter
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and when something becomes important to you you're more likely to notice the
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information that is related to it and this is where manifestation becomes fascinating,
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so like I said it's it's the car theory you start seeing your cars everywhere
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and your RAS clicks in and goes right,
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all of these unnecessary noises other cars no not important to Holly right now
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She's looking at this car.
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Let's tune in and look for everything related to this car.
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Could be the sound of the car. It could be an advert on TV or the radio that
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you hear about the car. You see them driving around all the time.
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And this is where it's actually brilliant for manifestation because when you
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get clear on what you want, you start noticing opportunities
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that align with that thing that you want because you are telling your RAS,
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hey, just so you know, this is really important to me. Show me more of it.
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And your RAS will show you everything related to it. People,
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events, situations, opportunities.
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So that could be things that maybe were previously invisible to you will now
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become noticeable so things like,
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noticing a job advert hearing a conversation this could be meeting a specific
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person related to that opportunity a business idea a location a possibility,
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something you would have scrolled straight past before suddenly catches your
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attention now that doesn't mean your brain, as much as I love magic,
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it doesn't mean it's magically manifested it.
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It means that your RAS and the neuroscience has kicked in and it means you are
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finally looking and your brain responds and goes, here you go,
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I'm going to help you find some more things related to that opportunity.
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And sometimes looking is the first step. That's why I say get really clear on
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what you want to manifest because once you know you're basically clicking,
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the neuro your neuro system into gear and going hey just so you know this is
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what we're looking for this is what I'm interested.
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So it's science. This is 100% backed by science. Your brain absolutely filters
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and it prioritizes information.
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It's not some magical manifestation antenna, although it feels like it, doesn't it?
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We're backed by science, guys. This is neuroscience. It's very important.
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So think about something today that you want to see more of.
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Think about something that's important to you today.
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And let's just see if your RAS clicks in, which it will, and will bring you
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more opportunities that align with that thing.
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Myth number five. Oh, this is a heavy one.
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Quantum physics proves manifestation. Oh, here we go.
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This one makes me laugh because quantum physics gets dragged into manifestations
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conversations constantly.
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And I understand why, because it's fascinating. Like if you ever see someone say,
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oh, quantum physics proves that your thoughts create your reality,
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it's actually very complicated and the fact that observation plays a role in
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certain quantum experiments,
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it doesn't mean that if I think about a Porsche half hard enough the universe
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will produce a Porsche that's quite a big leap although let's say we can manifest anything,
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science is amazing enough like without borrowing all of these big words and
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trying to make it sound like spiritual ideas.
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And I say this as someone who loves manifestation. We can say,
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I believe there is something more. We can say, I believe in the universe.
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We're kind of going above quantum physics here.
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And we can say, I believe in energy. I've experienced things I can't explain.
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And all of those beliefs are perfectly valid.
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But that's different from saying science has proved this.
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I don't actually think we always need science to prove it. but I think this
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is a good little myth buster because it just opens up the conversation and some of it isn't wishy-washy,
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and I actually think being honest about that makes the whole conversation more interesting,
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yes we have some things backed by quantum physics by science some things we
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can't explain and also I do think speaking personally there is so much that
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we do not know about the universe.
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I mean, we are just tiny little dots on this tiny little planet that is a dot
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that just happens to hold life.
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And we are in a humongous, humongous galaxy.
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There are hundreds of trillions of galaxies out there we don't know anything about.
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And I actually think, if you really think about it, we just don't know that much at all.
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You know, the moon governs the tides and everything, yet we still think,
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some of us, that perhaps we're not affected by the moon or things like this.
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And listen, I sound like I'm going off on a magical, you know,
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like I've had some magic mushrooms and we're like, yeah, we're going to worship the moon.
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But I think there is so much as human beings that we do not understand yet.
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So I therefore think we're allowed to have a little bit of grace and go, do you know what?
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Do you know what? There are some things that we can't perhaps back by quantum
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physics and hard science, but we believe there is something more to it.
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I have seen the most amazing things happen with energy shifting,
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with manifestation, and maybe some of it can't be explained.
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You know, I talked to you about my paranormal experience a few episodes ago.
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So it can't be explained by science, but it was very, very real.
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So that one we just kind of put in, look, myth, is it a myth?
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Quantum physics is manifestation of myth. We're just going that sometimes we're
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allowed to have beliefs in things and sometimes some things aren't proven yet.
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So how are we getting on with these myths? I think the next myth we can talk
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about is visualizing it will make it happen.
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I love visualization. I really do. And I think it can be so useful.
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And I think sometimes people just think, you know, just imagine the end result
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and wait. And I don't think that's always the best use of visualization.
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I think visualization is a tool to help bring your visions to life,
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to help make them feel real. I think visualization is actually so powerful.
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And I work with a lot of people who are trying to manifest certain things.
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And sometimes I think visualization or the lack of is kind of the missing ingredient.
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And I think once we introduce that sometimes to people.
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It's like what really sets alight and creates the reality with your visions.
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You can, let's say, let's say, right, let's say you're imagining you're training for a marathon.
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You can visualize yourself crossing the finish line.
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That's amazing, right? But I say go deeper than that. You also need to run.
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You also need to train. So this is like a, this is why I say visualization is a tool.
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It's not just the goal and that's the end goal we're not just visualizing ourselves
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crossing the finish line yes that is a great tool to use,
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but also we need to get out we need to run we need to train we need to rest you need to eat,
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you need to get out when it's raining and you can't be bothered and visualization
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is not replacing the work it is supporting you it is a massive,
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manifestation tool and a massive help it's supporting you.
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And honestly please get into visualization if you have 10 minutes today where
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you can set aside and you can just,
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visualize what is it that you want to manifest close your eyes visualize yourself,
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the person as the person who has manifested this thing that you want and I want
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you to make it as real as possible what's the scenario, what can you see in your visualization?
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What can you smell? What can you taste? What can you hear?
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If you can bring it to life, this is going to help activate your RAS.
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It also shows the universe that you're like, I'm giving it some detail.
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I'm giving it some life. I'm giving it some real thought.
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And that honestly brings it to life. And I actually, there are some times where
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I think, oh, I feel like I need to do a little bit more of this myself,
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because sometimes you forget, don't you?
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You need to tap in. I'm going to go and do 10 minutes after this podcast today and just really.
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Visualize what it is that I want for my end goal but visualize me in it and
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visualize yourself and how you feel that's really important as well in your
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visualization how do you feel if you're manifesting your new planner your new soulmate,
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let's visualize a specific event like where do you want them like do you want
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to be hosting in your new home do you want to be cooking together how do you
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how do you feel when you're in this visualization do you feel loved do you feel chosen,
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do you feel calm and at peace do you feel happy,
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you know what is your soulmate saying to you what can you smell in your visualization,
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think about it all and actually the more you get into it the more powerful it is,
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now there is definitely science that supports this part there are,
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olympic athletes who work visualization into their core training winning the
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gold medals running through the race the visualization in their head and actually
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there was a study I don't know the actual study so you're just gonna have to take my word for it,
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or we can google it after but there was a study that was done where they were.
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Scientists were looking into how the body behaves when we visualize and they
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were looking at people like olympians and top athletes running the races in
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their head from start to finish,
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and the brain was reacting in the exact same way as if they were actually running the race.
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So I think that's how powerful it is because it connects your brain, it connects your body.
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That's kind of like the scientific part. I just think that's absolutely fascinating.
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So think of your visualization as like a rehearsal of what's to come.
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Our final myth is the universe is sending you signs. Now, oh,
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we are entering my favorite territory. I love a sign.
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I love a synchronicity. I love seeing 11-11 on the clock. I love those moments
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when you think about someone and then they message out of the blue.
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Or you're talking about, this is what always happens to me, I'm talking about
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a film, maybe with my sister we've not seen for years.
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And then like that following week, I'll be like, guess what's on the telly? the films come on.
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And you think, oh my God, that's weird. Now, science has explanations for why humans see patterns.
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We are pattern-seeking creatures. Our brains are designed to connect the dots.
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And sometimes we connect the dots that aren't actually connected.
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So we also have a thing called confirmation bias.
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So once we believe something is meaningful, we're more likely to remember the
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moments that support that belief. So if, for example, you start looking for
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11.11, you might notice it every time you see it.
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You probably won't notice the 137 times you looked at your phone that said 10.43,
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but you remember 11.11. That's real. And here's where I sit with it.
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That's the part where we go, okay, is it a myth then? Are we just tuning into
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the number that we feel like we're telling ourselves and we've got this confirmation bias that.
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I personally, it doesn't mean every synchronicity is meaningless and it's science.
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I personally do believe that the universe sends us signs, sends us signs to
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say that we are on our way.
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We're on the right track, I mean. And that's what I often think about with your
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11-11s. People say, well, what does it mean?
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And I always say, look, do you know what, whether it's the universe or someone
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guiding you, it is telling you you are on the right path. You're where you're meant to be right now.
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If you're speaking about something or someone and it pops up the following week,
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I believe that it's the universe saying yes you're on the right track keep going with this,
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and you know you could argue that some are coincidence I think there's too many
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to be coincidences personally,
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I I personally believe there is something far more spiritual happening
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and do you know what whether there is or isn't it doesn't matter if that's your
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belief and actually that helps us to move us forward with our goals or whatever
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it is or it gives us peace of mind great,
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but I personally think this is one of those things where I say we can't prove
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everything there are so many things about the universe we don't know and I really
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do think science and synchronicities,
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is a way that we are tuning into like an,
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untapped environment that we just know nothing about.
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So let's say we're part science and part spiritual belief on that one.
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And this is what I love about manifestation. There's so much to think about.
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I promise you, there is a fusion between science and magic.
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When we manifest things, there are so many times where I'm like,
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that is, I'm sorry, that cannot be explained.
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How that happened, how that came to me, how that came to fruition in my life.
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Like some things, I feel like they just can't, you can't, you can't have an answer for everything.
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But also, I think there's a lot of science to back it.
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If I want to release my new book, so I'm just finishing writing a book at the
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moment, I've had to put the effort in to write it.
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I've had to put the effort in to research it. I've had to put the effort in
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to actually sit and do it and make it real and make it real on paper.
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It didn't magically appear. I've had to do the work. Now, this is the science behind manifestation.
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When we believe and we follow our actions and our actions and our behaviours
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match our goal, it kind of goes, well, it can be no other way.
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If you keep driving yourself and acting like your future self,
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it's going to be manifested. Now, you could just say, well, that's just science.
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Okay, well, then that's science. Let's go for it.
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I'll give you a little science versus myth experiment for you to go off and do.
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Once you finish this episode, maybe just for like the next seven days,
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we're going to test it. Like every morning, just ask yourself,
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like, what am I looking for?
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What opportunities might I normally miss? So what am I looking for today?
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Like, what do I want to attract today?
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Number two, what am I telling myself? Like, what story am I repeatedly running?
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So are you constantly telling yourself that you're not good enough for that
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opportunity because what we want to do is kind of just shift that out of the
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way and just be open to opportunities,
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and then ask yourself like what would future me do today what is one action
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that I can take today one tiny action not 20 not 50.
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Just think one action that aligns me with my goal. And I kind of think that's
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kind of helping us along with these kind of like science and myth kind of things, really easy.
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And maybe at night, just write down like, what did I notice?
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What did I do? And I think this is really important to have a debrief of yourself.
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Like, what did I notice? Did I notice like any different interactions with people?
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Like if I've said to myself today, okay, I'm going to be open to opportunities today.
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Do you feel like you were more confident at work do you feel like you spoke
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up a little bit more did anything good happen to you did everyone did anyone align with you and did it,
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a good experience come to you with a person or an opportunity what surprised
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me what changed like did the universe could be exactly what i wanted.
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And just notice like any changes in behaviours, any changes in decisions. And you know what?
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Something unexpected might just happen.
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So do let me know because I love hearing your stories. Drop me a DM at the Holly
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Edwards or the at the dot manifestation station.
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I hope you've enjoyed today I hope you're manifesting I hope you,
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have an understanding now that manifestation is backed by science but also there
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is a hell of a lot of magic in it,
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so goodbye for now I will see you next week and as always remember you are exactly
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where you're meant to be.