If you said the word manifestation and Caroline to my friends, they would probably role their eyes because that’s all I spoke about in 2020 and 2021…Now, I wouldn’t call myself a spiritual guru or the know it all of manifestation, but it is something that I’ve been putting into practice on and off most of my life and have seen and experienced first-hand how when I truly believe in something, I can make it a reality. The only problem I faced was that I wasn’t quite used to putting it into practice every day, most days when I would find myself needing it I wouldn’t even remember it was there and I had it in me.

In 2019 when I transitioned from being a full-time fashion designer/stylist to being a full-time artist, I went through major depression. It was a year filled with uncertainty and doubts about my future as an artist. With zero knowledge and experience as a self-taught artist in the art world, I constantly asked myself, what the hell was I doing? I was a single parent with 3 children and already self-employed, on the constant hustle for work and very little savings and here I was leaving one unstable career for an even more uncertain career, seriously? “What was I thinking!?” I can honestly say the first 9 months of 2019 were probably one of the worst years of my life. What got me through it was that I knew it would be like this. I’m not going to go too deep into my state of mind during my dark days, but let’s just say it wasn’t good... 

Once I decided in January 2019 to take that leap of faith and jump right into this new world of art, I knew I needed more than faith to see me through. I expected extremely hard and dark days ahead. I knew I would be tested more than I had ever been in my life and I would have many days of wanting to run back to what I knew and felt safe doing. But, I also knew that I was no longer happy being safe and for a long time I stopped liking what I had been doing for over 20 years. It was a career that I couldn’t see going anywhere and if I didn’t make the change now, I might miss my only chance and then what?... 

So what was that extra thing I needed more than faith in myself? It was this extra power and true belief that I could actually make it work. I didn’t know how I was going to do it, but I knew I could and the belief I had would definitely get me through to the other side and keep me going.

Manifesting is nothing new, people have been practising this, probably since the beginning of time. Now I’m not going to give you the history of manifestation, laws of attraction and the secret 🤫. I’m sure you can research this and find out valuable information about it better than anything I could have told you. But, what I can give you if you’re someone that dreams of change and is unsure of how to make this change your reality is how I successfully manifested my change. So, here are my 5 personal steps to manifesting your goals. 

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I started this manifestation journey by stating my intentions. What do I want? I would be clear and direct. Say it out loud, write it down, share my intentions with my friends, that way you’re putting it out there for all to hear. Don’t worry if people look at you like you’re crazy and don’t believe you, that’s their problem, not yours. This is your goal and you only have to look around you and see people living their dreams. This leads me to…

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BELIEVE. No not believe, but BELIEVE! You really have to believe that you can get this, you can do this, you can be this and you can make it happen. You have to believe without doubt or question. Believe like you own it. Like you’re just collecting what is already yours. Visualise you having that thing, see yourself in that position when you’ve got it, feel it and then…

3. 

Just let it go. Now you’ve put it out there and you believe, just wait for it to arrive like your Amazon order, sure that it will arrive and just wait for it to come. This is when you need…

4. 

Patience. Don’t expect it to happen as soon as you ask for it. You have to trust that the universe knows when the time is right for you to receive it. While you’re waiting for one to arrive, put out another one and another. Sometimes number 5 comes before number 1 and sometimes number 1 comes before you’ve even had the chance to really put it out there. Just be patient and keep doing what you’re doing and it will come to you when you need it and when it’s the right time. 

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Finally when you do get what you want, be grateful and appreciative. Sometimes you get less than you wanted and sometimes you get more than you expected, but the universe loves nothing more than your appreciation for the little things as well as the big things. 

You’re probably thinking,  I’ve done that so many times and it’s not working for me. Like everything, you have to train your power of manifestation. Start with small things and as you start seeing results, your belief will grow and so will your confidence and power to make more things happen. I’ve honestly lost count of the amount of things I have manifested this last 3 years, from manifesting my way out of depression when I first left fashion, starting my business with 0 savings, getting my first studio and managing to negotiate 90% off the rent, employing 2 full-time staff and having a Popup shop in Hampstead and many more in between. I’m not even close to where I want my business to be or where I want to be in life, but what I am sure of is that I have the ability to make it happen 

So let’s put away our New Years resolution failures and find a new way to achieve our goals. 2022 has already started well for me and I intend to keep it that way. 

Last thing… you’re also probably wondering how come I haven’t manifested a huge lottery win. Trust me, this is something I’ve been working on and also can’t believe it hasn’t happened yet. Like seriously, what the hell? But I know it will happen when it’s meant to and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t, then that wasn’t meant for me. It doesn’t take away from all the other amazing things I’ve made happen, I just know what is meant for me will come to me. 

I would love to hear how you make things happen for you. We all have stories to share that could help others, so share yours. Or if you have a question I can help answer, then please ask. 

Happy Manifesting! 🤗

 Useful links to read more on manifestation:

https://www.instyle.com/lifestyle/how-to-manifest

https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a38802302/how-to-manifest/