That is the most important thing is number two,
believe. You have to believe it before you receive
it. So you're visualizing. You're visualizing.
You are feeling it. You're excited. You're like
bursting at the seams because you know it's coming.
Welcome back to Keep It Good. I'm your host,
Emily. And I'm your host, Carly. So today we're
going to manifest some magic. But before we get
into that, I just want to say that I did start
the salt water. Yes. And let me tell you, you're
going to be so proud. I ended up drinking three
glasses of water yesterday and four the day before
because I feel like with the salt water, those
trace minerals makes you crave more water. I
love that. Yeah, I was really shocked. Like,
I don't think I've drank that much water in 20
years. I'm so happy you're hydrated. Your skin
is glowing. How about that? Thanks. I mean, it
really did make a difference. So if you're like
me and you struggle with getting water in, try
the Trace Mineral Celtic Salt. A little bit goes
a long way, and you'll see yourself really craving
more water throughout the day. But also... Listening
back to last week's episode about the morning
and the night routines, I realized that I skipped
the most precious golden nuggets of my morning
and night routine. Okay, well, I just want to
throw those in quick because it kind of coincides
with our episode today. So what I do in the morning,
I said, I stumble down the stairs and get my
coffee. That's a lie. The first thing I do when
I open my eyes is I think of three to five things
that I'm immediately grateful for. So I start
my day grateful, and I end my day grateful. So
yeah, you could pick, I mean, you could pick
anything. I'm grateful I just opened my eyes.
I'm grateful for this warm bed. I'm grateful
for the coffee I'm about to have. It could be
so small, but you're grateful. Okay, I love that.
That's amazing. I need to start doing that for
sure. Oh, it's a good little trick. Yeah. And
then another thing that I do immediately, before
I even step downstairs, is I make my bed. automatically
within the first five minutes of being awake,
you've already accomplished something without
even leaving your bedroom. And that for me just
helps me kind of feel like, okay, sets the tone
for the day, we're gonna have a productive day.
So that was the two that I forgot in the morning
routine. In my night routine, which is so important
to me, is in the shower, I have a mantra. And
it could be anything for anybody. But for me,
I envision the water washing away any negativity,
any stress, anything that I felt throughout the
day, whether it be at work or with the kids,
anything that was heavy and I don't want to hold
it anymore. I literally wash it away and it just
helps me kind of regroup, refresh before I go
to bed. And then while I'm in bed, literally
the last thing I do is again, pick three to five
things that I am truly grateful for. It just
puts you in this abundant energy where you're
able to manifest. I say a prayer at night, some
nights I forget, but I definitely need to start
doing that in the morning. I think that's so
great. You start the day with gratitude. That
makes so much sense. It has changed my life.
I've been doing this since I was in high school
and it's just stuck with me. Yeah, I love that.
That's so good. So diving into today's episode
is all about that manifestation. Because I'm
a huge believer of it, and I'm slowly getting
Emily on board to becoming her own little master
manifestor as well. So what started this for
me was the book The Secret. Okay. And this was
a game changer for my life. It's all about the
power of positive thinking. It's about believing
not only in yourself, but believing that you
are worthy of anything that you really truly
want. You know, you are deserving as a human
being. Why can't you manifest this? Why can't
you have that dream job? Why can't you have that
dream house? You know, and I'm not saying you're
going to manifest everything. Yeah. So basically
the secret is the law of attraction and that
thought alone can influence the circumstances
in one's life. That's like the definition of
it. This is what the book is about. There's been
two movies made. It makes sense to me. I believe
in it. I know a ton of people who do what you
do. I've listened to different podcasts on it.
As an entrepreneur, that's talked about a lot.
Successful people having kind of that very positive
mindset. I like to think that I'm a positive
person in general. But the manifesting is not
something that I do on the regular, but I would
love to get more into it. So you're going to
give us a little lesson. So yeah, I would say
definitely what starts off is being grateful.
That feeling of being grateful, even if something
horrible happened that day, right? There's always
something that you can truly pick apart and be
grateful for. Even just the small thing of, I'm
so thankful for this hot water. I am so thankful
for the food that I was able to eat at dinner.
It doesn't have to be anything huge, we should
take gratitude in the small things in life because
then the big things are really something to celebrate,
you know? Yeah. But it's all about switching
your mindset to think more positive, less negative.
So instead of sitting there and thinking, why
is this happening to me? Why did this just happen?
You switch it to what is this teaching me? Because
Literally in life everything happens to teach
you and you learn from it and it's a stepping
stone in your journey Not every day is going
to go perfect but those days that don't go perfect
are truly more important because You are humbled
You gain that extra wisdom. So in order to appreciate
the good in life You have to know what bad feels
like You know because that makes everything is
good. You're not gonna appreciate it. Everything
is just too perfect and So switching the mindset
first off to why is this happening to what is
this teaching? Little things like that will really
start to make your energy feel more positive
more gratitude and That alone will attract more
things to make you feel gratitude, to make you
feel positive. That's the law of attraction.
From there, in order to feel good, you have to
protect your energy. So this is something that
I just started really understanding this past
year or two, is your energy is so valuable to
not only you, but to your family, your friends.
You know, we all put out an energy. Some of us
are positive, inspired, and some of us are just
complainers, and they're never satisfied, or
they wanna talk shit about everybody, or, you
know, whoever, whatever. You have to start protecting
your energy by who you choose to hang out with.
I'm not saying cut all your friends out. You
could have a million acquaintances, right? But
limit the time that you spend and really have
high standards for your inner circle. Does that
make sense to you? Yeah, 100%. Absolutely. There's
definitely negative people around. You know,
I can think of some off the top of my head, and
I don't think that they realize maybe how negative
they are, but nothing ever goes their way. They're
always complaining. Why me? What was me? That
sort of thing. Yeah. Oh, yeah. And that will
literally lower your vibration just by being
around it. They say negativity is contagious,
but so is positivity. So if you truly... select
your inner circle to people who try and make
you feel the best you can be or inspire you to
be the best you can be. That's gonna really have
an effect on you. Psychologically, physically,
you know, it's your energy is you, is your life.
So if you fill it with good energy, you're gonna
feel good. You're gonna think more positive and
more things are gonna be attracted to you. If
you're negative Nancy, Woe is me, guess what?
You're gonna keep falling into things that make
you feel that way. And setting high standards
has been such, I mean, like I said, I'm not cutting
people out of my life, because I think everybody
deep down is truly special and they teach you
something, right? But my immediate everyday people
is very small right now, because I've been protecting
my energy. And I've never felt better than I
do today because of that one simple trick that
I did last year. It's incredible. It's awesome.
It's hard, I think, to be aware of that. But
it does make total sense. I don't know. I feel
like all the things we talk about like this,
you make me realize that I kind of maybe already
do that and don't realize that I'm doing it.
Like I try to limit some exposure with maybe
certain family or friends like you're saying
or whatever, just to, because they're like that
and you don't really realize, but you want to
hang around with the people who are fun and have
that high vibe, like the high vibration. Yeah.
And they don't even have to necessarily be fun
all the time. Like, you know, you're, you are
enabled to have bad days and to feel all the
feels. I'm not saying you're going to feel positive
every single day. But if you're able to switch
that mindset from why is this happening to what
is this teaching, you learn from things more
so, and you just, it's hard to explain. Like,
how do we do it? Like, it's a three -step process,
basically, to manifest. You're going to ask,
believe, and then receive. So how does that look?
Like, what would be an example? So, step one,
ask. You think of something that you truly want.
something that's really important to you. It
could be something so small as the right parking
spot. You're running late. Oh, just please universe,
I want this. You ask, I want. Believe is you're
picturing yourself pulling into that spot. You're
feeling the feels of how it's gonna be when you
pull into that spot. You literally train yourself
to think that you already have it. That's the
most important step is number two. You can ask
a million times, right? Well, that's what I think
people do, including myself. We always ask, ask,
ask, but... Right. People make fun of me because
oftentimes they're like, well, what's your plan
B? And I'm like, there is no plan B. I'll never
forget on my wedding day, we were getting married
outside. The forecast said rain. Everyone's panicked
the day before. What is the plan B? What is the
plan B? And I'm like, guys, there's no plan B.
It's not gonna rain. it's going to be sunshine.
And I'm happy I just said that because it brought
up another fact, is the way that you word things.
So I should not have said, it's not going to
rain, not as a negative word, right? So you don't
wanna put that into what you're trying to manifest,
because all the universe is gonna hear is not.
Your negativity has more power than your positivity.
So the law of attraction is it's going to hear
the word not and it's gonna rain, you know? Where
if you word it, where I believe and I know that
it's going to be a beautiful day. The universe
did not hear any negativity, therefore it brought
me the most beautiful day on my wedding and everyone
looked at me like, who are you? Your wedding
day was perfect. It was literally Hailing in
the town over and on the other side it was pouring
rain and around us was the most beautiful day.
And I truly believe it was the way that I approached
it. There was no plan B. There was no tents.
We got married outside. Things like this happened
to me all the time because I have learned this
at a very young age. So I've been practicing
this for 20 years now. Like I'm shaking right
now because it just fuels me up with like the
best energy possible, you know But so that's
that that is the most important thing is number
two Believe you have to believe it before you
receive it. So you're visualizing you're visualizing
Yeah, you are feeling it. You're excited You're
like bursting at the seams Because you know,
it's coming. You just have that faith Okay, and
I mentioned that in the beginning of the first
episode is trust I have full trust Because so
many magical things have happened to me that
I'd be a fool Not to be aware of these things
and believe in it Because there's just I mean
the birth of my second son was so traumatic We
weren't sure if he was gonna live and I kept
like They didn't know what was wrong with him.
They told me, prepare yourself because there's
a chance that you might not bring him home. And
I disregarded it. I didn't ever let myself, I
mean, I could cry right now because it was so
scary, but I just remember like, I believe, I
believe this little boy's coming home with me.
There's no other option. I'm bringing him home.
And I saw like this black hat. one of the mornings
that we went to see him. And I was like, that's
a sign. That's magic, whatever, I associate black
cats with magic. And I just went into the hospital
and I told the doctor, I'm bringing him home
today. I'm telling you, we were waiting on his
blood work. And if the blood work miraculously
tripled in levels, then we'd be able to bring
him home. And the doctor the day before was like,
it doesn't happen. It doesn't miraculously triple
overnight. It sure as shit. It tripled. And I
brought that little boy home. Yeah. That's incredible.
Yeah, it gives me chills to this day. It gives
me chills, because if anything is possible, miracles
happen. But you got to start it with how you
feel and believe and trust. So until you feel
that, it's never going to come. That's why I'm
saying step two is the most important part to
manifest it. So along with all of these, right,
you could be trying to do this all day, but what
if you're surrounded by people at work who are
just negative and you're having a really hard
time protecting your peace? Because that happens
and it's really hard. That's where my nighttime
mantra in the shower helps me, because I'm literally
washing away. I wash away anything that has stayed
with me that day that shouldn't really, it's
not mine to hold onto. You gotta kinda know what
is yours to hold and what is not yours to hold.
Easier said than done because my heart breaks
when somebody's going through something or I
witness something at work or, you know, so some
days are harder and I just stay in the shower
a little bit longer. I give myself even a good
cry on those hard days. And you're literally
just releasing. You have to think of it as just
a huge release. You're not in there just to shave
your legs and wash your hair. It's a full body
wash. Mind, body, spirit. You're cleansing. And
that's why I typically do it at night because,
you know, you hold on to so much energy throughout
the day. So much is thrown at you that are out
of your control. And that's where you can just
kind of reset yourself before you go to bed.
And you can meditate. You can journal before
bed. Whatever helps you the most, just kind of
let go and bring yourself back to a grounded
spot. So then with ask, believe, receive, receive
isn't necessarily day of. No, good point. Oh,
like, you're waiting on that. That's like...
Good point. And you have to be aware to see it,
obviously. Yeah, and, you know, I didn't win
the lottery ticket. Yeah, it's coming, girl.
It's coming. Yeah, maybe it is. But I mean, you're
not going to literally manifest everything because
rejection is redirection. So there are certain
things that I believe are not meant for you,
and it's protection from the universe. So if
you didn't get the job that you thought you wanted,
it's because something better is around the corner.
So, and it also keeps you humble. You know, because
what if you got everything you wanted in life?
We see people like that a lot. They appreciate
nothing. So I'm happy I don't manifest everything
I want, because I would be a spoiled little brat.
You manifest what you truly need. And I have
manifested so many things that I am so grateful
for. My husband, my kids, my house, my family.
I mean, you manifest before you even come into
this world, right? Because they say you choose
your parents. I manifested the best parents I
could have asked for. I manifested the best grandparents
and in -laws, sister and brother, friends. I've
drawn those people into my life before I even
knew I needed them. Wow, that is a powerful thought.
Yeah, and I like having these rose -colored glasses
on because... Like I said, the world is not always
sunshine and butterflies. It's very easy to get
sucked down into this deep dark hole and I really
love the way that I look at life. I really do.
I don't take anything for granted. I don't take
any day for granted. I'm just so appreciative
and I see the beauty in the sunrise. I see the
beauty in a tree covered in ice. I just see beauty
everywhere because I'm just so filled with gratitude
for every step in my life. And it took me a long
time to get to the point where I can truly thank
people in my life who kind of put me through
a lot because it taught me so much. And that
just leads to one thing that leads to another
that leads to another. and some doors open in
your life that you would have never realized
if you didn't go through that. Yeah, I get that.
Am I sense? Yeah, totally. Such a better way
to feel about life certain days. Just start filling
your life and your thoughts with positivity.
It really does set the ball in motion for how
your day's gonna go, or your week, or your year.
So I, like, I guess my question is too, I...
I feel like I'm a student of yours, but I need
all the info. I have this thing that happens
to me where, you know, I don't want to call it
a sixth sense. I feel like that's not right,
but I will, someone will pop into my head or
I, yeah, basically that's it. Someone pops into
my head or I think about someone or I have a
dream about them or whatever. And then they'll
text me or I'll. bump into them at Target or,
you know, I get a phone call or whatever. And
it's wild. I'm like, holy moly, I was just thinking
about you. Or what I'm trying to do now is when
I do think of someone, I'll even reach out. You
know, like maybe this is the universe telling
me to reach out like a sign. Yeah. But why does
that happen? Like I know that it happens to other
people, obviously, too. But I'll be like, that's
so weird. I was just thinking about you. I can't
believe you just called. Right. Right. I mean,
I don't know the scientific reason for that,
but to me, what I believe is it's a mix of manifestation
and serendipity. It's just, it's magic. That's
the magic of life. Like you needed to see them
or you needed to hear their voice or get a little
bit of them. Or maybe, maybe that person needed
to see you. Maybe you are such a gift to that
person, your energy, your positivity, your, I
mean, whatever it is, maybe they just needed
you for that minute. And that reminds me of like,
so I work at the hospital and I work in the ER,
fourth, fifth, sixth, telemetry, all of them.
I never know where I'm going. So I call in, I
ask, hey, where am I headed today? Oh, you're
going to the ER. There's some times where I get
placed on a floor that's not my favorite, right?
But I look at each day as, okay, the universe
is literally putting me where I am needed that
day. You know, because somebody needed my patients,
or my different approach to nursing. Something
led me to that floor that day, to that patient
that day, or that person I needed in my life.
I needed to learn a little lesson from them.
They had little sparks of wisdom that landed
in me. You know, so literally, I like to think
that everything happens for a reason. You're
guided. We're all little, like on this crazy
little magical, I don't know how you would say
it, with like a, to premeditate it, you know?
And it's just a fun way to look at life. It totally,
I was just gonna say that. It is like an incredible
way to see each day truthfully. Yeah. And it
doesn't hurt anyone, you know? Like, it doesn't
hurt anyone. Right. I feel sorry for the ones
that haven't learned that trick yet. Because
I was there one time. And I saw everything in,
you know, dark. And why me? And it just manifested
more things to make me not happy. And that's
why I said, you can only appreciate the good
when you've seen how bad things can be, you know?
And yeah, I just hope today kinda... inspires
some people to look on the bright side. I love
it. Well, I have a funny little story. Can I
share it? It's about you. Oh, do tell. OK. So
just with your manifestation powers, let me just
tell you. So Carly and her husband host a party
every summer for all of our friends. It's so
fun. I mean, how many years? 11, 12 years, 13?
I think we're on 11 years. It's my favorite day
of the year. It's the best day of the year. So.
Anyway, a couple years ago, you know, we pick
the date ahead of time, kind of like make sure
everybody can come. My husband was not going
to be able to come. His, he worked shift work
and he was going to be taking another shift for
someone else. And he's like, there's no way I
can get out of it. You know, sorry, I can't come.
And Carly was like, no, that's not, no, we're
not doing that. She's like, I think you're definitely
I don't even know how you worded it. Like, I'm
going to get it. You're going to get it covered.
And it's going to be somebody with the name starts
with J. And he was like, OK, because that's not
going to happen. And sure enough, he put it out
there to a couple of people and he got his shift
covered, the extra shift he was doing, and I
believe his regular shift. And guess who? took
the shifts for him. Jay. Like his name is Jay.
J -A -Y. It was incredible. And she was like,
I told you. Just so positive, so matter of fact.
It's insane. Like the power that you hold or
just the manifesting. Like just, yeah, it's not
me. Knowing how to do it. It's incredible. Yeah,
I can't take any credit for this. This was, this
is from the power of positive thinking. the law
of attraction. Matt and I were shocked. Oh, I
know people I get chills sometimes with how much
it works, you know, and I feel like it really
only works like when you really want it to or
when you really need it to, you know, because
like I said, you're not going to win the lottery.
You might not get the parking spot, but just
think of it as like, okay, for some reason, this
is just not meant to be. It's just not, you know,
but yeah. Those are my highlights, really protecting
your energy, believing that your hard left was
meant to happen. Right. So what are a couple
of things people can do today? What can someone
do today to start manifesting or start the practice
of it? Yeah. So first thing, start practicing
with small things, right? Like I said the parking
spot the next time you drive wherever you're
going picture the best parking spot right next
to the store believe in it feel it imagine yourself
doing it like and it what you can do literally
anything that you want but this is just a small
example the parking spot they write it in the
book so practice the ask believe receive ask
believe receive Really remember those three steps
and really remember that step two is your key.
So practice believing it, feeling it, thinking
it, just embody it fully. And then what I would
also start doing today is list of things that
you're grateful for. And then it really makes
you kind of open up and you're like, wow, I have
so much to be grateful for. The list could go
on and on and on. It really, I mean, I have to
cut myself off sometimes because I'm like, I
am so thankful for this sock. You can literally
go down a rabbit hole of just things that you're
grateful for, but it just fuels that power inside
you for greatness and gratitude and abundance.
And you're just gonna attract more and more and
more things that make you feel so thankful. What
about a vision board? Oh, I love it. Great idea.
Yes. I'm obsessed with vision boards. I do, like,
three a year. We just did one on New Year's Eve
with my kids. I'm so happy you brought that up,
because, yeah, that's a huge, a huge tool, is
a vision board. I've done them before, and you
and I have done them, but I, like, right now,
it's just coming to my head that, like, I get
that the vision board is manifesting, but, like...
When I've manifested, I've never visualized it.
I've just been thinking of things I want. You
know what I mean? Yep. I don't know. I'm just
kind of connecting the dots. So I'm like, wow,
this is really full circle. Yeah, when you were
only practicing step one. Yeah. Just like, oh,
that would be so nice. Yeah. Vision board for
sure. And make it like I have one right in the
hallway between my kitchen and living room. So
I look at it every single day. Yeah, you have
to look at it every day. Yeah, you have to remind
yourself of your goals, of the things that matter
most, of the things you're grateful for. And
yeah, that's a great, I'm so happy you brought
that up. And then one more thing that you can
do starting today is switch the script. Remember
I said, it's all about how you word things. So
get rid of the negative. No, not. All those little
words is what the universe will hear. You want
to eliminate those. So instead of saying, I'm
sick. No, you're not. You're healing. Like immediately
it's a positive. Immediately it switches the
vibe, the energy within you from I'm sick to
I am healing. So you're getting better and better
and better. If you say I'm sick, you're gonna
feel worse and worse and worse. You see? Oh yeah.
So those are my little tricks that you can start
today. Amazing. I honestly believe number one
thing you should do today is buy the book The
Secret. It sells it on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles,
wherever you want to go. That book literally
changed my life at 17 and it continued. You can
reread it throughout your whole life and find
new meaning. It's like the holy Bible for me.
It is such a magical tool. Some days you can
either just like think of something and flip
to a random page and read that page and it makes
sense. And it just gives you that little pep
in your step for the day. It's just, it's my
all time number one favorite book. And I will
be reading it because I have not, I have watched
one of the movies, which was yeah, really cool.
But I have never taken the time to read the book.
Obviously I've known about it for forever, but.
I don't know, it's been out for what, 20, 22
years or something like that? Oh, it's been around
for a while. Yes, I have to read it. I cannot
wait. I'm excited. You got me all pumped up.
Oh, good. You could take my copy so you don't
have to wait for it. So I'm going to leave you
with a quote, as always. I'm not sure who this
is from. I feel bad. I'm sure somebody really
incredible wrote this, but... I just found it
today and I was like, I love this. This goes
hand in hand with protecting your energy. So
it goes, people either inspire you or drain you.
Pick them wisely. Perfection. Awesome. Thank
you so much for listening today and we hope that
this will help you feel inspired until next week.
And as always, keep it good.