
Sunset, Fraser Island, Australia
By Baeth Davis, Your Prosperity Purpose Mentor
There is so much nonsense floating around about manifestation that at some point last week, I realized I couldn’t read it, hear it or talk about it anymore without simply writing about it. Today, I’ll share with you some insights to manifestation as they have actually benefited me in my life as well as the “hand” data about this incredible and necessary part of the human experience.
Manifestation essentially means to bring plainly visible evidence into the material world through the use of your hands. “Manifestation” derives from the Latin word “manufestus” and “manu” is the Latin word for – you guessed it – HAND.
To set this manifestation mumbo-jumbo straight, let’s use money as the plainly visible evidence you are wishing to bring into physical form.
First of all, do you personally make money with your own hands? Not likely unless you run a printing press for the Federal Reserve – and even then, you only hit switches and levers – your hands never touch the money being produced.
So what then, is money? Money is a medium of exchange for tangible goods as well as services. Money measures the value being exchanged. You can also store money for future use through saving and investing. That’s about it when it comes to the purposes of money.
Here are some interesting statements about manifesting:
- think positive and what you want will come true
- money comes to you from God through other people (huh?)
- hold more abundant thoughts
- change your money consciousness
- visualize your success
- pray for help
- and on and on…
Money is the EFFECT, not the CAUSE. Your EFFORT is the CAUSE. You need to deliver real value to others (through products and services) that has a lasting impact in the world to manifest money. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are selling you a fantasy, not reality. Sure, you may need to work on your beliefs to get into action; many people resist doing what they most need to do as a result of negative mind chatter. But in the end, you either going to do it or you’re not.
Successful people tend to create more success and unsuccessful people tend to ‘wait’ for the ‘right’ time or are stopped because they got a ‘sign.’ You decided not to come to the workshop because the airlines changed your flight or you had to get another babysitter? Huh? You either want it or you don’t. Maybe you want it but are unwilling to do whatever it takes to have it. Safety is more appealing than the goal. And thus, the majority of people never make the changes needed to have what they truly want.
You may have challenges, sometimes many, on the way to your goal. So what. The thing to ask is this - is your goal worthy of YOU? Do you desire this goal? Does this goal move you and your life forward? If yes, then certainly do whatever you need to do to keep moving toward the goal, including cleaning up any negative thinking.
If you do decide to deliver real value to others, having a positive attitude and holding abundant thoughts will likely help your reputation among your clients and prospective clients. Yes, honey attracts better than vinegar… but even if you’re ‘attracting,’ do you have some to offer them when they arrive???
I invite you to ask yourself: What is the PRODUCT or EXPERIENCE I intend to deliver in the next 90 days that will create a transformational effect in the lives of others? Once you answer the question, you then need to USE YOUR HANDS to make it happen.
I tell you some other secrets to manifestation. Here’s the ACTUAL tried and true formula that is thousands of years old:
- Determine your goal
- Create a plan, in writing, to achieve this goal
- Implement the plan
- Track and measure your results until you ACHIEVE THE GOAL
- Repeat
There is NO OTHER formula. That’s the formula. You can be in a good mood or bad, have a fabulous attitude or lousy attitude, meditate, chant, spin in circles, pray to the heavens, visualize gold coins falling from the sky or not. The formula will work if you implement the steps and don’t stop until you succeed. I confess; I am good at steps 1 and 3 but struggle more with 2 and 4. That’s why I surround myself with people who are excellent researchers, planners, trackers and measurers. They LOVE doing what I’m weak at so achieving my goals becomes easier.
Here are some other oldies but goodies that help make manifesting easier and more fun:
- I know I will succeed. Why? I will never, ever, EVER give up. Maybe I have too much pride, but it’s my life and no one is going to live it for me.
- Once you are focused on the goal and in action, relax, surrender and receive. You can be surrendered and still in action.
- Manage your emotions. Too much emotional drama slows down manifesting. (As a highly emotional person, I still create a lot of space to feel what I need to – I just do my darndest to manage it. Don’t always succeed but I never give up the quest for emotional mastery!)
- Notice synchronicities. The other day, Queen was pouring out of my computer speakers. Freddy was singing, “You’re my best friend… ooo, you’re making me live…!” I posted the quote on FB and received some delightful thumbs up. Not long after I landed in Australia, my traveling companion and I stopped at a highway car park for a famous Beefy’s meat pie (I love meat pies!). I wandered over to use the restroom and guess what lyric hit me as I passed under the portico? “You’re my best friend… ooo, you’re making me live!” Those types of interesting synchronicities, for me, are a ‘sign’ I’m in the flow of my life.
- Whatever you feel you lack or struggle with, make a goal to overcome it. For example, if you’ve got a great product or service but don’t know how to get it out there, your goals probably ought to include mastering marketing and selling.
I’m as metaphysically inclined as the next person. I love tarot card readings, astrology, numerology and of course, hand analysis. But I don’t use those tools to predict the future; I use them to discover other angles I may have overlooked in a situation, hidden elements and opportunities, blind spots. I know, ultimately, if anything is to be, it is up to me.
Every entrepreneur I know actually loves to work – they are driven and motivated by the idea of creative expression made manifest. I don’t know any ‘retired’ millionaires. Sure some sell their businesses, but they never stop moving toward new goals, even if that goal is to learn how to surf or make origami.
In your hands, the base of your thumb represents Venus, the Goddess of Love and Beauty. This part of your hand also represents your heart chakra or heart center. It is in your heart that the desire for your goal is formed. As you declare this dream through your throat chakra (the base zone of your thumb), you make it real in your life. As you design your goal (the middle zone of your thumb – your ‘third eye’), you figure out how to make this goal come alive. And as you take action, implement, “do,” (the tip of your thumb – your will), your goal is on its way to being realized.
Here is my 4-step Dream-Declare-Design and Do Process:
- DREAM: Identify the dream in your heart
- DECLARE: Write down the dream and share it with at least one person you trust, even if that person is only you
- DESIGN: make a plan for your goal (Oprah says, “Goals are dreams with deadlines.” Look at what she’s created and continues to create!)
- DO: implement the plan and continually track your progress toward your goal
Ultimately, manifesting joyfully (rather than giving yourself a stress ulcer) requires combining a sense of spiritual faith and trust with a solid plan of action that keeps you moving forward. One without the other makes it rough going indeed. Here’s to easy, joyful manifesting in your future!
Mentor’s Challenge: Oh, I’ve probably given you this challenge before. Probably recently, too. Go ahead and write down 3 goals you intend to achieve in the next 90 days. Then write out how you’ll feel when you achieve these goals and declare them to someone you trust. Then make a plan and start taking action on it. As you achieve, results, measure and track your progress. Use the data you gather to refine your plan. It doesn’t need to be a complicated plan. Some plan is better than none. Let us know how it goes, okay? As Tony Robbins said, “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”

By Baeth Davis, Your Prosperity Purpose Mentor

