Let's talk about Manifesting
- Chiara
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 15

Manifestation is often talked about like a wish list. You pick something you want, you focus on it, you wait for the universe to deliver. But real manifestation — the kind that changes your life from the inside out — is so much more than that.
It’s not just thinking about your desire. It’s not even just taking action toward it. It’s becoming the version of yourself who already lives that reality.
When you truly embody this shift, the “old you” no longer exists. The one who hoped, waited, or wondered is gone. In their place is the you who thinks, decides, speaks, and moves as though the wish has already been fulfilled.
THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT
Your brain doesn’t perfectly distinguish between real experience and vividly imagined experience. When you fully feel yourself as the person who has already achieved your goal, your brain wires new neural pathways to match that state.
Your Reticular Activating System — the mental filter that controls what you notice — begins scanning the world for opportunities, people, and choices that align with this new identity. The more you inhabit that state, the more it becomes second nature, and the faster your outer life reshapes to match.
The Philosophy Across Teachings
Across many schools of thought — from law of assumption to modern success psychology — the principle is the same:You must live from the end, not wait for the end.
That means you don’t wake up thinking, “One day I’ll have my dream business.” You wake up as the person who already runs it — making decisions from that perspective, speaking with that confidence, carrying yourself in that energy.
You choose clothes, conversations, investments, and even the way you respond to setbacks from the point of already having the thing.
Why This Works
When you shift your identity, your thoughts change. When your thoughts change, your decisions change. And when your decisions change, your actions inevitably produce different results.
This isn’t “fake it till you make it.” It’s being it until you see it.The old self who operated from lack, fear, or “someday” thinking simply has no place in the new reality you’re inhabiting.
Steps to Embody the New You
Define the End – Get crystal clear on your fulfilled desire. Don’t just picture it — describe how you feel living it.
Step Into the Role – Each morning, decide to operate as the person who already has it.
Filter Decisions – Ask, “What would this version of me choose?” and act accordingly.
Stay in State – Return to the feeling whenever you drift back to “old you” thinking.
Let the Old Self Go – Stop identifying with the struggle, the waiting, and the doubt. That person is gone.
The Sweet Spot
Manifestation isn’t about chasing something “out there.” It’s about upgrading who you are in here until your outer reality has no choice but to match.
You’re not trying to get the thing — you’re becoming the person for whom the thing is inevitable. The old you fades away. The new you doesn’t just hope. The new you already lives it.
So the real question isn’t “When will it happen?”It’s “Who am I now that it’s already mine?”

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