The very act of striving toward your goal, striving toward something you deeply want to make real in the world,

the growth that you experience along the way, that's where the real magic of this thing called manifestation lies.

Hey there, so when you hear the word manifesting, what exactly comes to mind?

So people often have one of two reactions.

It's either a mystical path to conjuring every dream, every fantasy, every possession, every relationship,

or accomplishment within the realm of imagination, a life of endless abundance at the snap of a finger,

or the wish of a heart, or it's a total scam.

Some new age mumbo jumbo fairy tale that's not just a total waste of time,

but also an utter distraction from doing the things that it actually lead you to take the action toward your dreams that would make it real.

And maybe it's even a potential source of victim blaming and shame.

So where exactly does the truth lie?

Who's right and who's wrong?

Well, it turns out the answer lies somewhere in the middle as often happens in life.

And today we're taking a journey into the soul of manifesting and also potentially the science of manifesting.

We're looking at the claims, the strategies, the psychology, the rules, the steps and disclaimers,

the surprising history and sometimes conflicting and controversial science.

And we land in a place that I think is going to surprise you, no matter which side of the argument you started on.

And finally, I'm going to leave you with a practical kind of modern day,

science-backed approach to this thing called manifesting, or that is the more grounded practical set or more likely to call it,

getting what you want or making what you dream of happening actually happen.

You are going to want to listen to this one, maybe even a few times and maybe grab your favorite journal or a note-taking app and get ready to dive in.

And last thing before we do dive in, today's episode, it's actually the first installment of our Good Life Summer Series.

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