What Is Manifesting Really & Why It Matters In 2025

Episode Notes

**[3:25] Getting Started: Why Manifestation?**  

– I share a personal update about teaching spin class while recovering from a cold.  

– Introduction to the episode’s focus: Manifestation.  

– Initial thoughts on manifestation inspired by a business coach’s TikTok content.  

– Connection between self-love and manifestation as a practical tool.  

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**[8:45] What is Manifestation?**  

– Reflection on past trends like *The Secret* and how manifestation is often misunderstood.  

– A non-spiritual, practical approach to manifestation: focusing on what you want to create.  

– Identifying controllable vs. uncontrollable factors in life

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**[14:30] Manifesting Your Goals**  

– The importance of identifying where you are and why.  

– Using curiosity, not judgment, to examine current circumstances.  

– Emotions as the foundation of manifestation:  

 – How emotions affect energy, actions, and interactions.  

 – Examples: weight loss, relationships, financial goals.  

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**[21:10] The Emotional Component**  

– Understanding and managing the emotional fuel needed for manifesting goals.  

– Why confidence is often unavailable for new challenges, and how courage and resilience fill the gap.  

– Emotions like love, care, and curiosity as drivers for relationship goals.  

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**[28:00] Example: Managing Conflict Through Emotional Energy**  

– Story of resolving conflict with compassion during a challenging customer service experience.  

– Lesson: Diffusing situations with empathy and manifesting better outcomes.  

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**[32:45] Emotional Literacy: Key to Manifestation**  

– Most people lack the vocabulary to describe nuanced emotions.  

– The role of an emotional thesaurus in identifying and processing emotions.  

– Examples: shades of anger (e.g., jealousy, resentment) vs. positive emotions (e.g., fulfillment, satisfaction).  

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**[38:00] The Process of Manifestation**  

1. Recognize and process negative emotions.  

2. Build emotional capacity through nervous system regulation.  

3. Generate emotions like courage or resilience to fuel forward motion.  

4. Apply these skills to specific goals.  

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**[45:15] My Framework for Manifestation**  

– Understanding manifestation as an emotional equation.  

– Practical tools to grow emotional capacity and create desired results.  

– Importance of small, actionable steps in coaching.  

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– Manifestation is about energy, not manipulation or magic.  

– Invitation to book a free discovery call for personalized guidance.  

 – Book at [amandahess.ca/bookacall](https://amandahess.ca/bookacall).  

– Upcoming free training on manifestation in the Facebook group “Self Love Club.”  

 – Join at [joinamanda.com](https://joinamanda.com).  

– Encouragement to leave a review and share the podcast to help more women.  

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**[55:00] Final Thoughts**  

– Manifestation is a skill worth developing for anyone wanting to create meaningful change.  

– Gratitude for listeners and a promise of weekly episodes filled with insights and support.  

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**Links and Resources**  

– Free Discovery Call: amandahess.ca/bookacall

– Join The Self-Love Club: joinamanda.ca

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