8 Hidden Abundance Blocks That Could Be Sabotaging Your Manifestation

If you ever feel like you’re doing all the right things to manifest… journaling, visualizing, even gluing pretty pictures on a vision board… yet nothing actually changes…

I spent years in that exact spot, and I’ve seen the same frustration in so many women I’ve worked with: “Am I doing this wrong?”

Often, the problem isn’t that you need to try harder. It’s that something underneath all those tools is still pulling you back toward an old pattern. That’s what I call an abundance block.

Why Manifestation Blocks Matter

Your subconscious mind runs 95% of your life. It decides what opportunities you notice, what actions feel safe to take, and how you bounce back from setbacks.

If old fears, limiting beliefs, or hidden identity patterns keep pulling you toward what’s familiar, saying more affirmations may not be enough to change what you actually do.

In other words: you don’t have to fix yourself before you can move forward. But you do need to understand the patterns that keep pulling you back.

Let’s look at the 8 most common blocks keeping you from manifesting abundance, and simple shifts to start removing them.

1. A Scarcity or Fixed Mindset

You’ve probably seen those cute Pinterest quotes: “Change your mindset, change your life.”

Well… it’s true, but it’s also a bit simplistic.

Your mindset, meaning the set of beliefs and attitudes you default to, shapes what your subconscious allows you to see, pursue, and receive.

A fixed mindset sounds like:

• “I’m just not the kind of person who can do that.”
• “I’ve always been bad with money… It’s just who I am.”

Whereas a growth mindset says:

• “I don’t know how yet, but I can learn.”
• “Maybe this is new for me, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.”

When your subconscious mind is rigid or rooted in scarcity, your subconscious quite literally filters OUT opportunities (thanks to your brain’s RAS, the reticular activating system).

It only shows you what fits the beliefs you’ve already installed.

Changing this subconscious program is key for your manifestation to work; that’s why I dedicate an entire chapter to this topic in my bestselling manifestation book.

2. Limiting Beliefs You Haven’t Questioned

Limiting beliefs are like invisible scripts running your life. Most were planted when you were young — by parents, teachers, peers, or even pop culture.

Beliefs like:

• “You have to work hard for money.”
• “It’s selfish to want more.”
• “Big love stories only happen in the movies.”

The kicker? Your subconscious doesn’t argue with these. It simply accepts them as truth and filters your entire life through them.

That’s why you can consciously want to manifest abundance, but keep recreating the same financial stress. Or you long for a soulmate, but sabotage every relationship.

How to start removing these manifestation blocks:

• Journal out your beliefs. Ask: “What do I believe about money/love/success?”
• Then question: “Is this 100% true? Who would I be without this belief?”

3. A Self-Image That Doesn’t Match Your Big Goals

Here’s a secret most manifestation gurus won’t tell you:

You don’t manifest what you want. You manifest who you believe you are.

If deep down you see yourself as someone who’s always scraping by, or who’s unlucky in love, or who doesn’t have the discipline to run a thriving business…

Your subconscious is going to keep steering your choices (and your RAS) to make sure your outer world matches that identity.

This is why so many women fill vision boards with luxury homes, soulmate weddings, or booming careers… yet feel like total imposters even picturing themselves living that life.

Try this:
Visualize the version of you who already has what you want… In my book, I call her your Success Persona.

• How does she walk into a room?
• What habits does she have?
• How does she handle challenges?

Then start showing up with small micro-actions that align with that identity. Over time, your subconscious will catch on.

I break this down step by step in my bestselling book, Become the CEO of Your Dream Life.

4. Emotional Blocks Like Fear, Guilt, or Envy

Most people think emotions are separate from manifestation. In truth, your emotional frequency is what powers your manifestation engine.

• Fear keeps you small.
• Guilt tells you you’re not worthy.
• Envy focuses your energy on lack.

I’ve coached women whose biggest block wasn’t mindset or belief, it was fear of outshining loved ones, or guilt over wanting “more” when their family struggled.

I experienced this myself with my fear of flying.

I wanted a dream wedding in Las Vegas and a honeymoon in Hawaii, but my fear was standing directly between me and those experiences. Working through that fear became part of making those dreams possible.

5. Habits That Keep You Out of Alignment

Here’s the part many Law of Attraction books gloss over: your habits either reinforce your abundance or your lack.

It’s not magic. It’s neuroplasticity; the more you repeat a thought, feeling, or action, the more your brain wires it in.

So if you:

• Constantly complain about money…
• Scroll social media comparing yourself to everyone else…
• Stay in procrastination loops instead of taking small aligned actions…

… you’re training your subconscious to normalize that reality.

Try this:
Identify one tiny habit that would align you more with your dream life.

• Want to be wealthy? Check your bank balances daily from a place of curiosity, not fear.
• Want to be healthier? Set your workout clothes out the night before.

Small shifts compound.

6. A Body & Environment That Send Mixed Signals

This might surprise you, but even your physical space and self-care routines play a role in manifestation.

When your surroundings are chaotic or neglected, it subtly tells your subconscious:

• “I’m not worth a tidy, beautiful environment.”
• “There’s no room for new energy or opportunities here.”

Same with your body. This isn’t about weight or flawless skin… it’s about how you care for yourself.

Chipped nails, torn clothes, that clutter pile you keep ignoring? It all impacts how you see yourself, which impacts what you believe is possible.

Decluttering is just one of the powerful self-coaching tools I share in my bestselling book and Pro Manifestation Program. Not simply because you deserve a beautiful space…

…but because it sends a clear, undeniable signal to your subconscious that you’re ready for more.

7. Unaligned Relationships

Nothing drains manifestation energy like being surrounded by people who make you feel small, or who subtly (or overtly) shame you for dreaming big.

Maybe it’s a friend who always points out why your plans “probably won’t work,” or a partner who doesn’t believe in investing in personal growth.

Remember: it’s not anyone else’s job to believe in your dream.
It’s yours.

But if someone constantly drags your energy down, it may be time to set a boundary or reassess the relationship.

Ask yourself:

• Do I feel energized or depleted after spending time with this person?
• Do they reflect the life I want to create, or the life I’ve outgrown?

8. Not Having a System to Find & Clear These Blocks

This is the piece I wish I’d understood much earlier.

Scarcity. Procrastination. Fear. Self-doubt. Overworking. They can look like completely different manifestation blocks.

But they may be symptoms of a deeper identity pattern.

That’s why trying to fix every block with another affirmation, journal prompt, or manifestation technique can become exhausting. You’re working on the symptoms one by one instead of understanding the pattern underneath them.

What you really need is a repeatable system that helps you uncover, clear, and reprogram these abundance blocks at the subconscious level.

That’s exactly what I teach in “Become the CEO of Your Dream Life.“ It’s a practical, neuroscience-based manifestation method that helps you:

It helps you pinpoint and dissolve your deepest blocks, upgrade your identity, and build daily habits that turn big dreams into daily reality.

P.S. If you recognized yourself in more than one of these abundance blocks, don’t turn this into another long list of things you need to fix.

Start small.

Gratitude is one of my favorite ways to calm resistance, quiet the mental noise, and train your mind to notice what’s already working instead of automatically focusing on what’s missing.

That’s why I created my free 5-Prompt Gratitude Journal. It’s not another “write down three things you’re grateful for” list. These prompts help you use gratitude more intentionally as part of your manifestation practice.

Get Your Free Gratitude Journal.