To truly make changes in your life and manifest your dreams, you need to redirect yourself and understand that real and lasting change starts on the inside.
Have you ever woken up exhausted and unable to function, knowing that you once again have to suit up and show up for that dead-end job or something else you just do not want to do?
Wondering where your life is going, you cry, get angry, and head straight for the Ben and Jerryʻs.
Here are three simple steps to help you reflect, make lasting changes in your life, and manifest your dreams.
1. What is Your Vision?
Write your own dream life with the mindset that anything is possible!
Look within yourself to get clarity on what it is you want. Prayer, meditation and journaling can help. And if you’re still not clear, make it up!
There are many ways to keep your desires at the forefront of your mind. You can create a vision board to hang over your desk, a Pinterest board to pin everything you want on a special board, or a scrapbook with all your desires!
Be creative and have fun with it.
2. What’s stopping you?
I never believed I was good enough, so I settled, settled, and settled some more.
Take an honest look at what is blocking you from having what you want and deserve. Believe me; this is the most important and hardest part of manifesting your dreams.
Ultimately manifesting your dreams is about being able to see what’s holding you back from the life you desire and then making a decision to change that dynamic.
What you believe in your subconscious and the conscious mind will manifest in your life experience whether you want it to or not. If you want a soul mate but don’t believe you are lovable, your belief will stand in the way of your dream relationship. Instead, what will manifest are experiences that prove to yourself that you are unloveable.
How can you take the leap of faith into your purpose if you donʻt believe you can make it?
Get clear on what you believe about yourself and choose to heal, forgive and release that which does not serve you.
It can be painful, but you are worthy and worth it!
And if you are anything like me, you will have nothing to lose by this point. Once you clean up your internal landscape, you’ll most likely get clearer on your vision.
3. Take action
Sometimes we get stuck.
This could be because we are afraid or lack faith as we cannot see how walking through one door may open up five more.
However, you must be willing to take action.
Being afraid of the unknown, we need to have all the answers before we start and disregard guidance we perhaps don’t understand. We also get caught up in trying to figure everything out instead of trusting our hearts, intuition, and instincts to lead the way.
Commit and take one step daily to move toward your vision.
Self-observation is an integrated part of my daily activity as I explore even more of who I am and take full ownership and accountability for my life.
Watch the momentum build, and a new path unfolds with delight.
As you go through this process, remember to be patient with yourself.
In a world of instant gratification, we tend to put the cart before the horse. Manifesting your dreams will take time. Be gentle and have faith that the universe is working behind the scenes. It is working in your favour – new opportunities WILL manifest effortlessly as a result of your inner work.
While you wait, remember to love yourself like no lover can. When the changes come, embrace them and know that you deserve every scrumptious bit. Then celebrate.
About the Writer
Shannon Nicole is a Visionary. She is also Healer and Published Author who is focused on contributing to the betterment of humanity and the sustainability of the planet while living a life of passion and purpose. She nests on the island of Maui, located among the Hawaiian archipelago in the Pacific. As an Author, her published works include her memoir, Jaded Grace. More recently, she’s joined Janine Ripper and Älska Publishing as a contributing author in the bestseller Heart to Heart: The Path to Wellness.
