How to Manifest Your Desires in 7 Steps

You can manifest anything you desire.

That is not to say that it will be easy. But with the right mindset followed through with inspired action, you can achieve anything.

Here’s a quick 7 step guide guide to manifesting your desires:

Define what you want
Believe it’s yours (act as if)
Stay open to opportunities (follow your intuition) – AKA TAKE ACTION
Gratitude
Intention
Surrender (trust the process)
Tips and tools

This post is about how to manifest your desires in 7 simple steps.

1. DEFINE WHAT YOU WANT

The first step to manifesting your desires is to define what you want.

So, what is your heart’s desire?

Be honest with yourself. Don’t be afraid to dream big!

You don’t have to hide your heart from yourself. If you want something, admit that you want it.

Define what you want. The first step to manifesting your desires is to define what you want so you can put it out to the universe. What is your heart’s desire?

2. BELIEVE IT IS YOURS (ACT AS IF)

Believe that what you desire is already yours. Maybe it isn’t yours in this moment, but know that your manifestation is imminent.

To be clear, this isn’t about living in a fantasy. This is about embodying the version of you that already has your manifestation. This bridges the gap between the current version of you and the version of you that has already manifested your desire!

In fact, you can bridge this gap even more quickly by acting as if your manifestation is already yours.

Imagine your desires have already come true.

How would you act?

How would you feel?

How can you embody the actions and feelings of that version of you right now?

A word of practical advice here: Act as if your manifestation is already yours as much as you reasonably can. In other words, don’t go buying fancy dinners to embody living the luxe lifestyle if you literally don’t have the funds in your bank account. Instead, be grateful for the amazing things you already have in your current life and relish them as you would luxury purchases. This energy invites luxury into your life.

By believing your manifestations are yours and acting as if they are already here, you are keeping your mind primed for your dreams to come true. This allows you to step into that reality confidently when the opportunities are in front of you.

Believe it is yours (act as if). Remember that your dreams are just a reality yet to be unfolded. Believe they are yours and imagine your manifestations are already true. How does it feel? How would you act? How can you embody the feelings and actions of that version of you right now?

3. STAY OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES (AND ACT ON THEM!)

A byproduct of maintaining the belief that it is already yours is that you remain open to opportunities that will help you manifest your desires.

Because you have to realize that most manifestations don’t just fall into your lap. Opportunities will appear to you, then it’s up to YOU to take action to then make your dreams a reality.

So this is two part advice: 1) stay open to opportunities, then 2) act on the opportunities when they appear.

When you set your intention for what you desire, you send a clear signal to the universe of what you want. This makes it easy for the universe to open doors for you but YOU have to walk through to transform your desire to your reality.

You must be willing to do what it takes if it is to truly become yours.

For example, let’s say you want to be a wellness thought leader helping thousands of women heal around the world. But you can’t have an impact on thousands of people’s lives if you never put yourself out there and simply hide away. You’ve got to be willing to sacrifice comfort for growth. So if the universe presents you with an opportunity to speak on a panel on front of a hundred people, you’ll need to say yes and show up in order to move closer to your larger goal.

You can also think if it like an energetic exchange. The universe will present opportunities. That’s an offer to you. In exchange for the reward on the other side, you must give something of yourself: energy, commitment, the leap of faith, and so on. You may encounter fear and doubt at this stage, but you taking action is critical to creating your desired reality!

Stay open to opportunities (and act on them!) As you remain clear on what you want and hold the belief that your manifestations are yours, opportunities will arise that can bring you closer to dreams. Stay open to these opportunities and act on them. It may feel scary or uncomfortable to step into these new opportunities, but know that these are the pathways to your greater desires.

4. BE GRATEFUL

Be grateful for every thing that comes your way and appreciate it as a gift bringing you closer to your desired manifestation.

Feeling gratitude for the thing you desire calls it to you. By feeling grateful for it, you give off the frequency of it already being yours. Your desires are attracted to your energetic field because you are already embodying the energy of having your desires by feeling grateful for them.

This is more than imaginary wishful thinking. This actually happens all the time.

For example: when someone gives you a compliment and you are super appreciative, they’re more likely to pay you more compliments again in the future. On the other hand if you just dismiss the compliment they probably won’t bother next time around because it wasn’t received well and maybe it even made them uncomfortable to be in that situation.

The universe works like this too! When you are grateful for what you receive (i.e. what the universe delivers) the universe will gladly deliver more of that to you!

Be grateful. Feeling gratitude for the thing you desire calls it to you. Gratitude draws your manifestations into your reality because you are embodying the energy of it already being yours. The universe also works to bring you more of the things for which you are already expressing gratitude.

5. LEAD WITH INTENTION

For effective manifestation, lead with intention.

This is what it can look like: “I intend to manifest/do/be/have [x].”

This statement carries the energy of you having agency and being invested in the outcome of your manifestation. In contrast, the less effective form of manifesting something is to state “I want to manifest/do/be/have [x].”

I got this tip from the Manifestation Babe podcast by Karhrin Zenkina. She is a master manifestor and this one tip has helped me a ton. I highly recommend checking out the Manifestation Babe podcast for more amazing tips like this!

Lead with intention. Manifest your desires by leading with intention. State your desires like this: “I intend to [x].” This gives you agency in creating your desired reality and bringing your manifestation to life.

6. SURRENDER (TRUST THE PROCESS)

Although the previous point emphasized the importance of establishing your own agency in the manifestation process, there is another huge component of manifestation that is beyond your control. It is up to you to state your desires, stay open to opportunities and take action. But there is also a point where you also have to surrender control and trust in the process of the universe.

By surrendering control you allow the universe to work its magic, unseen to you, to bring about your manifestations in wonderful and mysterious ways.

This part is actually a ton of fun! This is where the universe shows up to surprise you on the most incredible, delightful ways – i.e. synchronicities 😉

Practically speaking, this just means don’t get fixated on the how part of your manifestation. It’s not on you to control every aspect of your manifestation. Certainly take an active role in creating your desired reality, but it’s not your job to engineer every detail of it to orchestrate your manifestation into being into being.

Overly controlling behavior can actually pose a hindrance to the universe operating the way it would by its own mysterious devices.

You might have heard this idea expressed in other words, like “God has a bigger plan/better plan.” “Let go and let God.” And so on. (Don’t let the language throw you off; just insert the name of your preferred higher power if God doesn’t work for you.)

This is just another way of saying: Manifesting your desires is a dance of co-creation with the universe. You show up to do your part, then allow the universe to do the rest. The universe will take care of the details for you in often surprising ways, as long as you let it.

Surrender (trust the process). Manifestation is an act of co-creation with the universe. Do your part to set your intention and take inspired action, but surrender to the greater powers that be to allow them to bring your desires to reality. Trust in the process, even when you can’t see how it is all coming together yet.

7. TIPS & TOOLS

The points above are a great starting point for manifestation. Below are some more tips and tools that can help you create your desired reality even more effectively:

Vision boards: Put images and words of your desires on one board and revisit it daily to step into the energy of these things being yours. This can be physical or digital.
Visualization: Play out in your mind how your manifestation will look and feel when it is real. This primes you energetically for your imminent reality.
Scripting: This is like visualization but on paper. Write down in specific detail how you will feel and and the surrounding circumstances of when your manifestation is real.
Affirmations: Write affirmations that support your manifestations coming true and place them where you’ll see them regularly. Read these (or better yet, say these aloud to yourself!) every day to remind yourself that your desires are coming to you.
Meditation: Quiet your mind to connect with the inner wisdom within (and connection to the universe) to receive guidance and be more connected to the energetic field within and around you, where your manifestations are unfolding.
Mind movie: Like vision boarding 2.0: create a digital movie of your desires with images, video clips and music to watch daily as a reminder of your desires to bring your manifestations into your reality. You can even add voiceover.

Conclusion

Remember everything you have in your life right now already is a manifestation of your internal reality. You can consciously create your reality by playing with the steps given above to intentionally manifest your desires.

Remember to let it unfold the way it will and try to have fun with it – this is your life and you get to enjoy the journey!

Now go and make your wildest dreams come true ❤️