Manifestation Traps and How to Navigate Them

_{November 22, 2023 (2 min read)}

Do you tire of seeing social media ads claiming that all we need to do is “X” and we can manifest anything we want ?

Perhaps we tire because it takes effort to remind ourselves that it’s not that simple.

It’s human nature to want it to be easy…

To want to believe it’s all only one click away.

Which may be why manifestation gets a “bad rap.”

Because it’s so much more nuanced than repeating mantras or designing vision boards.

Manifesting requires getting underneath the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that drive us each and every day.

It’s tapping into our source energy and consciously directing it toward what we want more of.

It’s finding the balance of wanting to attract something without needing it.

It’s getting really good at becoming aware when we go off course.

Life is happening all around us, and we get to CHOOSE where to focus our energy.

When we focus on the good, the good gets better… as long as we remain unattached to what that “good” can look like.

Similarly when we focus on whatever is lacking, we can trap ourselves in a never-ending loop of not enough-ness.

Common Manifestation TRAPS

• Taking action right away before addressing your WHY or your core identity beliefs that are in direct opposition to what you want to manifest (ie having the belief that money is really hard to make and wanting to manifest 10k).

• Having a negative bias towards situations outside of your control instead of maintaining focus on what is within your control (ie the inflated price of gas, flight delay, rainy weather over vacation).

• Being skeptical or impatient towards the outcome vs trusting the journey and timing (ie it’s not happening fast enough, it’s never going to happen).

• Exercising selective gratitude toward family/heath and omitting gratitude for challenging opportunities to learn/evolve (ie being grateful for the unexpected encounter with a loved one, even though at the time it seemed like a disruption).

Which ONE is your trap?

My challenge this month:

• Identify your trap (beginner)

• Identify ONE way your trap showed up this week and how you would shift now given the same circumstances (intermediate)

• Visualize how you move through the world in your manifested future. Now ask yourself how you are moving through the world in this moment. Begin to close the gap (advanced)

Life is made up of billions of small moments which give us countless opportunities to reshape our perspective.

If you are wanting to attract something specific into your life OR manifest a HUGE dream, stay the course and choose to take on one of these traps.

In my experience, even a 5% shift in perspective can change everything.

Rooting for you.

~ Stephanie

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Stephanie Casaubon is a professional empowerment coach, mentor and writer specializing in life up-leveling. Her expertise lies helping her clients unlock possibilities that align with their purpose in order to create true fulfillment.