11 Manifestation Myths Busted

In the last 10+ years teaching how to manifest, I worked with thousands of women in my manifestation programs. And in all these years, I have heard so many misunderstandings and myths about manifestation that I think it’s important to share them with you… and bust them.

Manifestation Myth #1 – The Law of Attraction Does Not Work for Everyone

That’s one of the manifestation myths I hear all the time; I don’t think this is working for me.

But I can assure you: manifesting works for everyone.

We create our life, our reality, and we do this (unconsciously) all the time. This means that many people manifest all their lives without ever even realizing it.

The power lies in becoming able to apply the Law of Attraction consciously and control the manifestation process.

And this is something that everyone can learn.

In my PRO manifestation program, I had thousands of women from all over the world, with every background, every age, and every religion. And not a single time has manifestation not worked if the techniques were applied correctly.

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Manifestation Myth #2 – Manifesting With the Law of Attraction is Magic

Maybe you watched the movie “The Secret,” and you remember the scene with Aladin and the three free wishes?

Of course, it’s a cute way to show the manifesting process in a movie, but manifesting has little to do with magic wands or fairy tales…

Manifestation only works if you take an important step: Action

And even though it often feels magical when you visualize your big dreams and stick them on a vision board only to realize a few days, weeks, or months later that you’ve already achieved that one big dream…

It really has nothing to do with magic.

Rational looking at manifesting, it‘ i‘s a goal-setting and goal-achievement process, one that’s supported by your subconscious mind.

The actual manifestation of your goal doesn’t come from fairy dust but from inspired action. The action you have to take.

Btw. in my bestselling manifestation book, I teach my signature advanced manifesting method, which contains a goal-setting strategy that really brings results. For this, I was inspired by Walt Disney and how he made his big dreams and visions come true.

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Manifestation Myth #3 – Positive or Negative Feelings Attract Good or Bad Things

This myth about manifestation is somewhat more complicated. Basically, the statement is not wrong: we attract what we think and feel.

Therefore, it is actually true that good feelings and thoughts attract good things and negative feelings and thoughts attract bad things.

But there is really more to it…

My husband does not divorce me just because I once had negative feelings about our marriage. And anyone who has been in a relationship for a long time knows for sure that these days just happen from time to time.

Also, no war will break out here in Switzerland, just because I saw some news about a war zone and felt terrible about it.

And unfortunately, I don’t wake up on Bora Bora just because my last thought before I fell asleep was about a cold MaiTai at the beach.

No seriously, just a feeling, whether positive or negative, won’t bring anything into your life.

But continuously living in an emotional world, and always being in this flow, will most definitely bring more of that to you.

The good thing is, that you can consciously attract more positive feelings and thoughts into your life! (One great way is by starting with guided meditations, and if you sign up here you can download my favorite session for free!)

Manifestation Myth #4 – Manifesting is Really Difficult

Sure, what’s easy for one person is difficult for another. But with my community and my manifesting blog, I have set myself the goal of making manifesting an easy-to-follow, hands-on process.

Manifesting is not a complicated scientific concept that you have to study for years to understand. I’m a high school dropout, and there is a reason for this; I definitely love shortcuts in life.

As I mentioned in point number one, the Law of Attraction works for everyone. There is a process, and if you stick to it, you can’t go wrong. To make this easy for you, I outlined all the manifestation steps in this guide.

Manifestation Myth #5 – The Law of Attraction is Some Woo-woo Concept, and You Have to Be Very Spiritual

Dancing under the full moon while burning some sage? Well, you can if you want, but you don’t have to. All this new-age stuff has nothing to do with manifestation.

I can understand that many spiritual people are more attracted to the whole concept of manifestation, but that doesn’t mean that it only works for you if you are into this stuff.

Since spirituality means inner life, many people believe that this is a MUST for being successful with manifestation. That’s another myth.

Manifestation works by accessing your subconscious mind and reprograming it in a way that it aligns with your goal. Then you need to take inspired action toward this goal. That’s it.

You see, there are no fancy rituals or tools needed.

But hey, in case you are into things like tarot reading, crystals, and burning sage, there is nothing wrong with it. Just do what you like. And if it helps you to access your subconscious power, even better.

Manifestation Myth #6 – You Can Just Order and Lean Back (the Universe Will Deliver)

I think this is a major misunderstanding when it comes to manifesting goals.

And I blame books and movies like The Secret for this manifestation myth…

In the beginning, me too, had this idea that I could just order my dreams and believe in the universe. And then all I had to do was be ready to receive. As if the universe were Amazon.

Order, lean back, and wait for the UPS guy to ring the doorbell.

Ok, sometimes it almost feels like this; this moment when you look at your vision board, and you realize, wow, this dream has already come true. And you feel as this just happened overnight.

But when you then reflect a bit more, you’ll quickly realize how many steps were actually involved in the process

The secret behind the secret is to have the right plan and then take the first important step. Without taking inspired action, the Law of Attraction won’t work.

Manifestation Myth #7 – The Secret is the Origin of the Law of Attraction

The Secret is probably the best-known book/movie about the Law of Attraction and has certainly made manifestation more mainstream.

But the Law of Attraction is much older than the 2006 released movie “The Secret.” – As a matter of fact, it has been around for more than a hundred years.

The term “Law of Attraction” was first mentioned in 1906, in the book “Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World” by author William Walker Atkinson.

Manifestation Myth #8 – Creating a Vision Board is Enough to Manifest Your Dreams

Whether it’s a vision board, affirmations, or a gratitude journal, these are all just manifestation methods and tools that support the manifesting process.

These techniques alone will not help you to manifest your big dream.

So, if you hope to think that a few pictures of your goal on a blank canvas are enough to reach it, I have to disappoint you.

That doesn’t mean that a vision board can’t be extremely helpful when it comes to manifesting. I firmly believe that my vision board has helped me enormously to design my dream life as it is today.

But in the end, it takes a combination of various tools combined with the right strategy.

Manifestation Myth #9 – Manifestation Means You Are Selfish

There’s nothing wrong with the fact that you can create your life the way you want. And everyone deserves to live exactly the life they want as long as it doesn’t harm others.

And that is definitely what the Law of Attraction is not designed to do!

Manifestation only works when you are vibrationally aligned with your goal. So it’s designed in a way that you can’t harm others.

Of course, you could manifest more money or a job where you have a particular position of power, and yes, you could take advantage of such a situation. But that has little to do with the manifestation itself.

On the other hand, you can also use the money (or the new job) to do a lot of good in the world, for instance, to support charities as I regularly do.

It’s absolutely not selfish to manifest. The whole idea is based on the belief that there is enough for everyone; abundance is the magic word.

So go on, my dear, and manifest the he** out of it… You deserve this!

Manifestation Myth #10 – You Need to Overcome All Your Abundance Blocks Before Manifestation Works

The manifestation myth that you first have to clean up all the abundance blocks to manifest is a widespread one.

And this belief is a block in itself (as it might holds you back from going after your goals).

Of course, it’s important that you have the right mindset; it is also important to work on your beliefs, to overcome certain emotions like fear, anger, greed, or doubt.

It certainly also helps if you look at your body, your environment, and your relationships critically and declutter every possible area in your life.

But you can absolutely manifest your dreams without being 100% perfect. What counts is that you do reflect and start working on major blocks.

In my advanced manifesting course, I dedicated two entire modules to just this one topic; decluttering and setting the stage for your manifesting success. And how you can break free from your abundance blocks.

However, it’s important to understand; that you don’t have to be perfect to be successful with manifesting.

Manifestation Myth #11 – Manifestation is the Answer to Everything

Imagine a world where you could just instantly manifest EVERYTHING you want. That would be perfect…

Or maybe not?

Perhaps it would just be boring. I don’t know how you feel, but I love challenges.

I believe that you can achieve anything you want in life, and we should definitely not set ourselves boundaries. But for many things in our world, to really change them, it would take more than a single person alone.

So let’s just face it; I won’t be able to stop starvation in the world with the power of the Law of Attraction alone, but I can make my contribution.

I can program my subconscious mind to earn more money and donate it to charities.

I can be grateful for the things I have and live less wastefully.

I can be a role model for my family, my friends, or my followers on social media.

And above all, I can help more women to make their dreams come true and make a difference. And so our world becomes a little better every day.

Manifestation is not the answer to everything, but it is a big step forward.

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