Manifest the Life You Want: The Real Work Behind a Purpose-Driven Career

When I first started on the journey of up leveling my life, to become the future version of myself I knew I was born to be, one of my earliest and most influential teachers was Gabby Bernstein. If you’ve ever read The Universe Has Your Back or Super Attractor, you know the kind of grounded spiritual wisdom I’m talking about.

Gabby helped me understand something essential: this journey isn’t just about building a business or changing your habits. It’s about stepping into alignment with who you really are. And that, my friend, is a spiritual journey.

Don’t confuse spirituality with religion.
Religion can be spiritual, but spirituality doesn’t require religion.

This calling I had, a deep desire to serve and support others, wasn’t new. It had always been there. I was the girl in college helping her friends pick out outfits and accessorizing so they’d feel like a million bucks walking into that grungy basement party. I’ve always been the one people come to for advice, for counsel, for grounded clarity.

But turning that innate gift into something bigger? That’s where the inner work began.

It's Not About You (and That’s a Good Thing)

When I first thought about starting a wellness coaching business, the fear was real.
Who was I to do this?
Who was I to claim this path?

But here’s one of the biggest shifts Gabby’s work gave me, and something I now return to again and again:

It’s not about you.
Take your ego out of it. Take the pressure off. Focus on who you’re here to serve, and how fun this gets to be.

The second you stop trying to “earn” your calling and start showing up for it, the game changes.

Where do my clients want to be in 3 months? 6 months? A year?
What do they need to believe in themselves, and what’s blocking them from becoming their next-level self?

When that becomes your focus, everything expands.
You stop overthinking and start moving in flow.
You do what you were put on this earth to do.

Redefining Success: It Starts Inside

One thing I’ve learned, through this business, this calling, this life, is that success is an inside job.

You cannot define success by anyone else’s standards.
You’ll always feel like you’re missing the mark if you’re chasing someone else’s vision.

But when you measure your progress based on where you started and who you’re becoming? That’s when you start seeing real movement. That’s when you realize you’re already living your success.

Whether you’re manifesting personal shifts or professional growth, it’s all rooted in the same foundation: your beliefs.

And those beliefs? They start with your thoughts.

Your thoughts shape your reality.
Your internal dialogue can lift you into your highest potential, or quietly sabotage your every move.

So take it seriously. Get curious about what you say to yourself when no one’s listening. Because you can’t hold what you don’t believe you’re worthy of. And that brings me to the next big shift.

See It, Feel It, Become It

One of the most powerful tools on this journey is visualization. Not the vague, vision-board-forget-it-in-a-drawer kind. The real kind, where you get so clear on what you want that your entire body responds.

Manifestation isn’t magic, it’s memory in reverse.
You’re remembering something that hasn’t happened yet, but feels like it already has.

When I was just getting started, I could see it all. The office. The outfits. The stages. The way I’d speak. The clients that I would work with. The money that I would make. So when it started happening, it wasn’t a shock, it felt natural. Like of course. Of course this is happening. I’ve already seen it.

That’s the power of getting clear.
So clear that your vision moves you before it ever manifests.

Just Take the Next Right Step

You don’t have to map out every single detail. You just have to trust your direction.

Follow the joy.
One step at a time. That’s the only path you need to see right now.

When I began, I took the pressure off myself to “figure it all out.” I had a vision, but not a blueprint. And I still don’t.

But I am present. I slow down. I let myself enjoy each season, even the awkward or uncertain ones. And I trust that the Universe is working behind the scenes in ways I’ll never fully understand.

Your only job?
Keep showing up.
Take the next right step.
Then the next. Then the next.

Can You Hold What You Say You Want?

The catch? You have to believe you’re worthy of what you want. Otherwise, you won’t be able to hold it when it finally shows up.

That’s true for money.
For love.
For business.
For anything.

If you haven’t done the inner work to feel safe receiving the very thing you’re manifesting, you’ll subconsciously push it away. You’ll sabotage it. You’ll shrink to match your old stories.

People not believing in you isn’t the problem.
It’s just a reflection of your own doubt.

So stop focusing on the resisters.
Stop waiting for permission.
Stop asking if you’re ready.

Focus on you.
Your energy. Your integrity. Your intention.
Ground yourself in the truth that what you’re building is real and that it matters.

And most of all?

Have more fun.
If you’re enjoying the ride, how could you possibly fail?