Let’s be honest: if vision boards alone worked, we’d all be rich.

But most people trying to manifest more money are stuck wondering why nothing is shifting, even though they’re “doing all the things.” They’re scripting. They’re visualizing. They’re repeating affirmations like it’s their job.

And yet… nothing’s really shifting financially for them.

If that’s you, I want you to know this: you’re not broken, lazy, or “not manifesting right.” You’re just missing one critical step that most manifestation advice completely skips.

The Real Reason Most Manifestation Efforts Fail

Let’s start here: you don’t actually want money.

What you really want is the way money makes you feel.

You want to feel like you’re not chained to your laptop or tied to a never-ending to-do list. You want to feel safe, like you’re not one unexpected bill away from panic. You crave ease, confidence, a sense of personal power, and the feeling that your life is overflowing with possibility, not pressure. That’s freedom.

But most people don’t give themselves permission to feel those things now. They wait until the money shows up to feel free, safe, or powerful. But energy doesn’t work like that.

When your energy says, “I’ll feel safe when the money comes,” the universe hears, “She doesn’t feel safe yet,” and keeps you in the loop of waiting.

It’s like saying, “I’ll finally relax when I hit my next income goal,” and then spending every day anxious, checking Stripe, second-guessing your offers, and wondering why nothing is landing. That energy? It’s not calling in money. It’s repelling it. Because desperation doesn’t attract. Alignment does.

And that misalignment can show up in sneaky ways: comparing your progress to someone else’s and wondering why it feels easier for them, feeling behind even though you’re doing “all the right things,” or bouncing between hopeful excitement one day and deep self-doubt the next. That inconsistency in belief creates inconsistency in results.

The Missing Step: Emotional Alignment

Manifestation isn’t just about what you think or say. It’s about what you feel.

You have to align your nervous system, your emotions, and your beliefs with the thing you’re calling in. Otherwise, it’s like asking for a raise while secretly believing you don’t deserve one.

It’s not enough to think, “I am a millionaire.” Because if your body immediately responds with, “LOL no you’re not,” you’re reinforcing the lack of it.

This is where people get stuck. They aim TOO BIG too fast. They repeat affirmations that subconsciously feel like lies. They try to quantum leap without first getting energetically grounded.

If your body doesn’t believe it, your energy will block it. The leap feels so far from your current reality that instead of expanding, your system contracts. You don’t get closer to the goal; you get more frustrated that it still feels out of reach.

And that frustration? It turns into doubt. Then self-judgment. Then shame. You start wondering what’s wrong with you. Why is it so easy for everyone else? You scroll past someone’s win and feel like throwing your phone. Not because you’re unhappy for them, but because deep down, you’re wondering if that could ever really be your life.

And that wondering slowly chips away at your belief, your energy, and your motivation to keep showing up. That’s the real cost of skipping emotional alignment. Not just that you stay stuck, but that you start believing stuck is all there is.

Here’s What To Do Instead… 

1. Feel it now

Whatever you think more money will give you…whether that’s freedom, peace, time, power… practice feeling it now.

Start small:

• Create white space in your calendar.
• Say no to the clients that drain you.
• Take a walk in the middle of the day, just because you fucken can.
• Buy yourself flowers on a Tuesday.
• Choose the good coffee instead of the cheap one, not because of the price, but because of the energy behind the choice.

When you feel like the version of you who already has the money, you collapse the timeline between now and then. You shift from waiting to embodying. From hoping to knowing. Because the truth is, you don’t manifest what you want, you manifest what you are.

When your energy says, “This is already mine,” you stop chasing and start attracting.

That’s when things speed up. That’s when money flows. That’s when the universe meets you halfway, because you’re finally acting like someone who believes they’re worthy of receiving.

Ask yourself, “How would I act if the money were already here?” And then act like her.

2. Break it down

Telling yourself you want to be a millionaire is great… until your brain freaks out and short-circuits.

Try this instead:

• What’s your next income milestone that feels exciting and believable?
• What would it feel like to make $100k/month consistently?
• How would that version of you show up today?

This is how you raise the internal set point that determines what feels financially normal and safe for you. I call it your money thermostat.

Most people have no idea they even have one, but it quietly dictates what you allow yourself to receive and hold.

If your inner set point is stuck at $5k a month, no amount of affirmations will help you feel safe receiving $50k. Your nervous system will do everything it can to bring you back to what feels familiar, even if that familiarity is struggle.

This is why you might hit a big month, only to immediately go into panic mode or find yourself spending it all just to get back to your comfort zone.

If you haven’t already, grab my Money Thermostat Tracker to start gently stretching that limit without triggering your system into shutdown.

Your job is to slowly expand what feels safe and normal. That’s the path of least resistance.

3. Get emotionally honest

You can’t just slap an affirmation over an old wound. If part of you still believes rich people are selfish, or that having more will make people judge you, or that you’re not worthy of wealth… You have to work with that part, not against it.

Let me be clear: THAT fear isn’t wrong. It’s protective.

Your current beliefs are trying to keep you safe based on old data. They were built in moments when survival felt tied to belonging, approval, or staying small. But it will keep sabotaging you until you sit with it.

It might sound like:

• “If I make too much, my friends will treat me differently.”
• “I don’t know how to manage money, so I shouldn’t have more.”
• “If I succeed, I’ll outgrow the people I love.”

These beliefs can feel so subtle and innocent until you realize they’re the ones quietly running your financial patterns.

Try these journal prompts:

• What fears come up when I think about making more money?
• What beliefs did I absorb about wealth that might still be running the show?
• What would I have to believe to feel safe with more?
• Who would I become if I allowed myself to be fully resourced?

4. Integrate and embody

This is the step that changes everything: you don’t just want to think differently. You want to become different.

This is the work I do with clients all the time. We identify the block, integrate the emotion, and shift their energetic default.

We use tools like:

• EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to clear the charge
• Nervous system regulation to expand your capacity
• Subconscious reprogramming to rewrite the old stories
• Practical strategy to align your actions with your new identity

Because you can’t say “I’m abundant” and then ignore your finances, avoid setting prices that reflect your value, or pretend money doesn’t matter while secretly obsessing over it.

You can’t say you trust money and then panic every time a bill comes in. Or show up like a leader online and then spiral behind the scenes. Or undercharge and overdeliver until you’re quietly simmering with burnout. That energy? It doesn’t lie, and it definitely doesn’t attract abundance either.

Your actions have to match your intentions.

Think of this as energetic integrity. Who you say you are and who you act like need to match.

5. Be consistent

Alignment isn’t a one-time event. It’s a practice.

Just like brushing your teeth or working out, you’ll need to check in with your beliefs regularly, notice when old patterns creep back in, and choose the new energy, again and again.

You can’t build a new identity if you keep slipping into the old one every time a bill hits your inbox.

You say you want to be a wealthy woman, but then one unexpected charge hits your account and you spiral into fear, doubt, and “WTF am I doing?” territory.

That’s the real test. Not when things are flowing easily, but when life throws you a curveball and you still choose to respond from your new identity instead of defaulting to the old one. That’s consistency. 

That’s embodiment. 

That’s how you shift for good.

Consistency doesn’t mean perfection. It means choosing the energy, again and again, even when your ego wants to throw a tantrum. It means choosing faith when fear creeps in. It means holding the vision when results aren’t immediate. And it means backing yourself, fully, without needing instant evidence to prove you’re on the right path.

So if you’ve been stuck thinking, “Why isn’t this working?”, this is your answer.

You’re not just here to want more. You’re here to embody it.

Yes, you can visualize and journal. And those things are powerful. But if you’re not also feeling the emotions behind your desires, grounding those feelings into your body, and integrating them into how you actually show up, it’s like building a house on sand.

Your external rituals have to connect to an internal shift. Otherwise, you’re just spiritually bypassing a prettier to-do list.

And if you’re reading this thinking, “Holy sh*t, this is me,” I see you. I’ve been you. And I also know how quickly things shift when you stop waiting for permission and start moving differently.

Take the missing step. Your next level is already on its way…

And if you’re ready to take this deeper and clear the blocks that are actually holding you back? 

My 7-Day Magic Money Makeover was made for this. Let’s get you in alignment with the version of you who doesn’t just wish for money, but receives it, holds it, and multiplies it.