Ask Yourself, Where Do You Want to Go? What Do You Want To Do?

Ken writes: This is my story, something that happened long before I was aware of how manifesting works and later wrote a book about it. Years ago, I worked at a large gallery in Houston and when that ended, the architect next door recommended that I sell something they use a lot of: glass, furniture, wall coverings, carpet, etc. After looking around, it seemed the carpet idea would be a good place to land a job for a time. It wasn’t as easy as it looked, but I was with a company that did a lot of large, commercial work, giving me access to some large contracts to bid on. After a time, my experience grew and I was in the middle of a massive carpet sale and install contract for a large retail mall in town. The project created a lot of buzz with a number of carpet manufacturers that wanted to supply the goods. It took months of working with those manufacturers directly and they were watching how I was handing the competitive bid process with them all. I did get that big contract and with it, a call from a manufacturer’s VP. His company didn’t supply the carpet we used, but he was interested in the possibility of my working for his large, national firm. A time was set up and he flew in for an interview over lunch. Since I was 17, the art business was like a home to me, the picture framing shops at first and then as a gallery manager. Although I met a number of wonderful people in the carpet business, it was not an appealing vocation compared to the fun I had in the art business. During the interview, the VP explained that the territory being offered would be the central US and it would require constant travel during the week. This was pre-internet, so having one of those thick airline schedule paperbacks was required to serially book flights every day. I was beginning to zone out hearing the complexity of it and there was the other factor that carpet is a lot less interesting to sell compared to artworks. I think the VP detected that I was drifting away. Then out of the blue, he directly asked me a question I had never asked myself, “If you could do anything in the world you wanted to do, what would it be?” The answer came back quickly without my thinking it and surprised me to hear it. “I want to be an artist.” Well, that was that and I can’t remember another thing that happened at that lunch but I didn’t forget what I said that day. Did I act on it right away? No…. like so many of us, it became a “gonna, fixing to” kind of thing. But a couple of years later, I bought a how to draw book, got a note pad and pencil then started to teach myself. Since I had years being around pretty good to great art, I had an idea of what good art should look like, good to know but not very helpful for making it. I had to stay with it and get better day by day. During the day I worked other jobs but I stayed focused on the idea of being an artist, drawing and painting when I could. That focus resulted in two very big breaks. A friend told me to apply for a month-long class with the esteemed artist Wolf Kahn at the Santa Fe Art Institute. I knew Wolf casually and happily, I was accepted. He told me I was accepted on my merits as an artist, a kind thing to tell a new artist of few skills. Looking back, that month was fundamental to my progress as an artist and I use what I learned there every day. After that class there were more occasional sales of small things. It was encouraging to see and I began to spend time after the workday in the struggle to make better artworks. My wife at the time, Linda offered that my day job wasn’t bringing in a valuable or necessary wage and she recommended that I quit the little job and start making art full-time, a Very Big break. Thank you, Linda. Now I start each day stating 7 grateful things, and there is much to be grateful for, including these two big breaks. Looking back, I recall the initial catalyst. A stranger asked me a simple but incredibly important question, “If you could do anything in the world you wanted to do, what would it be?” My answer provided a direction, the focus was up to me. Now I’m asking you the same question. Manifesting 1,2,3 and you don’t need #3 shows you what your thoughts can do. Now you have the tools to make things happen. Where do you want to go? What do you want to do? We are all rooting for you! Ken Go to the Interviews Page to see and hear Ken talking about Manifesting 123 and you don’t need #3. There is new information here and you won’t hear it anywhere else. It is so simple. Make it work for you! Have a manifesting story to share? Please email it in and if it is used for this newsletter I’ll send you a free, signed copy of the book as a thank you.   Photo credit: Moreni Agricultural Machinery and Manifesting123 on Pinterest

A Peek inside the Angelic Lost and Found Office?

J. writes: I lost the brown box I put my essential oils in.I spent a week looking for it everywhere and I so mean everywhere, repeatedly! Finally, I stopped looking and decided to pray to the angels to have the box returned to me. I knew the last place I left it was with my car.I was going to carry it out of my car to the juice bar, but my arms were so full with other things I decided to leave it on top of the car and come back for it, but I didn’t. I suspected someone picked it off the top of my car when I was inside, but didn’t want to believe that it was gone. To be certain, I looked and looked in places that it could have been and where it could not have been, but still couldn’t find it. So after a week of looking and lacking any other options, I made my prayer request and the very next day there it was, sitting by the praying angel statue on an altar I had made for it! I knew the box was never in my bedroom. I was sure of this because I have never taken those oils into that room. It was like the box time traveled, disappearing and reappearing in this obvious place. I asked Kerry if he had found the box and put it there, but he said that he didn’t know about the box or the essential oils. He was confused, and my saying that it apparently manifested back to me only added to his confusion, but it is only Kerry and I in the house. But the box and oils did come back somehow and of all the places for it to show up, in my bedroom, right beside my praying angel.Don’t forget, I had already looked for a week and it was never in my bedroom. When I did first see it, I was a bit shocked but I instantly knew it had been manifested. You couldn’t fail to see it sitting there. Interestingly, a number of my essential oils were missing out of the box, so I knew someone had handled it, but I got the box and bulk of the oils back anyway. Then I remembered something important: In my prayer I requested that the pretty flower box of oils be returned to me even if some of the oils are missing.I got exactly what I asked for. The next time something goes missing I will request that it comes back to me in its complete form. I feel the angels were trying to teach me something and show me the power of prayer and manifestation.I am in awe over this experience and grateful for the amazing demonstration of what is possible. I was shown that there are no limits. Just ask and manifest! J. Go to the Interviews Page to see and hear Ken talking about Manifesting 123 and you don’t need #3. There is new information here and you won’t hear it anywhere else. It is so simple. Make it work for you! Have a manifesting story to share? Please email it in and if it is used for this newsletter I’ll send you a free, signed copy of the book as a thank you. Photo credit: ABC Lost TV intro and Manifesting123 on Pinterest

I Ditched that Crisis Driven System and then the BIG BREAK Happened. Hello NBC

By Nancy Rynes, author of Awakenings from the Light Nancy’s book website    Nancy’s art website As an artist and author, I have used prayer and manifesting to create some amazing results. Sometime back I used manifesting to create a very nice PR break for my paintings – an article and free ad in a national art magazine. That was just the boost I needed at the time and I was very grateful for the nice break. Funny what we commonly do after something good like that happens.Did I continue to put out good thoughts for my continued success? Not really. Like most people, we carry on until the next problem presents itself and then we go back into asking mode again. It’s a classic, crisis driven system. We are comfortable at the time and besides, we can take care of everything on our own, right? Ken is a good friend and I remember our conversation about ‘Planting the Flag,’ a way to add a little extra oomph in manifesting.I could use another PR boost, but this time for my book,  Awakenings from the Light.  In the book, I wrote about surviving a very serious accident, but just barely. I was declared dead for a short time in the hospital and during those minutes I found myself in what you would call Heaven for the equivalent of 2-3 months in that realm. My book is about what happened and what I was taught during my time there. I feel it is my life’s purpose to get that information out to a wider public. The Planting the Flag idea is to create a future by thinking of it just like it is described in Manifesting 1,2, 3 and you don’t need #3  but with a twist. In order to manifest this idea, one might have to make an investment of time, money or some extra effort. You put a ‘flag’ out there in the future, marking the desired event and instead of saying I can’t do this because, because, you tell yourself in advance that you will do what is required at the time and not get in the way of your goal. So starting last July, I declared that I would interviewed about my book on a large, national TV program.There are a couple of problems with this, the first being that everyone would like to be interviewed nationally and that line is very long. Also, it is common wisdom in publishing circles that a self-published author like myself is never considered for big broadcast interviews. I have seen plenty of miracles and manifesting successes so I went the extra mile, saying that if I got that big interview, I would make a donation to a favorite charity and allow more of my time and energy to go wherever  this additional publicity might lead me.In addition, I put out a prayer for the same thing. No angels or guides for this prayer – I went to the top and asked God for it to be done. Oh, there is one more complication. I learned I was going to be laid off from my steady job in one week. Tick, tick, tick. I had a premonition that the contractor I worked for would not have their contract renewed but I also felt that the next good thing would flow in for me. With four days of steady employment left I got a phone call from NBC.It was a producer for Megyn Kelly on the Today Show. I didn’t quite get what was happening at first. “You’re a producer for what? NBC?” I asked. It was a real shock to hear what was unfolding but I hung in there and kept saying yes to the interview requirements. They wanted to do a series of interviews with people that had experienced near death as I had. Wow! This asking and manifesting really works! What are the odds of that happening out of the blue like that? Apparently, I had this new job and there would be much to do. I called Judy Goodmanfor her always good advice and the media expert Marianne Pestanafor precious pre-interview advice. Then I prepared for the crews to film me at home and later, live in NY with Megyn. Everything I needed fell into place and in a timely way. Interesting that I now had the free time to make it happen. Here’s the 6 minute, 30 second interview  What did I learn? Never give up and let God make the difference.I am allowed to pray and we are allowed manifest our heart’s desires. This time I’ll stay with it. Nancy Nancy was a contributor to this newsletter last week, writing about the power of asking for things to come with an Ease and a Grace. Read all about it here. Here’s another Planting the Flag story from the archives. Thank you Nancy! Ken Go to the Interviews Page to see and hear Ken talking about Manifesting 123 and you don’t need #3. There is new information here and you won’t hear it anywhere else. It is so simple. Make it work for you! Have a manifesting story to share? Please email it in and if it is used for this newsletter I’ll send you a free, signed copy of the book as a thank you.   Photo credit: Wishing Star Foundation, right: Albert Einstein and Manifesting123 on Pinterest

With an Ease and a Grace

Nancy Rynes is an author and dear friend. She was involved in a serious accident resulting in her having one of the more remarkable near-death experiences (NDE) I have ever heard of.She was in what many would call Heaven for the equivalent of 2-3 months. Her book is a must-read. I am passing on Nancy’s newsletter this week, a part of which includes a conversation we recently had.She is discussing the topic of using prayer and intention to help another person. FYI, earlier this week Nancy was interviewed by NBC’s Megyn Kelly on the Today Show.There is a very nice manifesting story in this and it will be next week’s Manifesting 1, 2, 3 newsletter. Here’s the link to her interview. Ken By Nancy Rynes, author of Awakenings from the Light Nancy’s website Have you ever wanted to help a friend make a positive change in his life but didn’t know how, or even if, to step in? This can feel especially challenging since we know it’s not in anyone’s best interests to try to make decisions for another adult.Sometimes all you can really do is pray. But what is the best way to pray, and what should you ask for? * A few months ago, a friend who I’ll call Melanie (not her real name) called me for help about her brother, John.John was in his early twenties and seemed to be going through a very rough patch in his life. Low self-esteem and depression haunted him and to Melanie, it looked like his life was taking a very dark turn. Melanie and I knew that at this point, there was little we could do to “force” John onto a brighter path. She vowed to continue encouraging her brother to seek psychotherapy but we both wanted to do more for him, something spiritually-based. So we prayed. We asked Spirit to bring the best and highest good into John’s life. While that seemed like a helpful, basic prayer, I wondered if there was something more we could do. I know from my own NDE and life experiences that it’s unwise and unhealthy to try to make decisions for another responsible adult. Sure, if John was in immediate danger, Melanie would have had cause to step in. But outside of crisis situations, it’s disempowering and plain wrong to try to control, manipulate, or steer another adult into a decision that you and you alone believe is best for him. Each person is on his or her own life path and there is no way you or I can know what decision is truly right for another adult. If John were to ask for help or advice, I certainly would have given it. But he didn’t. He kept to himself and refused to confide in his sister. Feeling that there might still be something more we could do to help John, I called my friend Ken Elliott. Ken is an expert at using the power of visualization to help people achieve their goals. I explained to Ken that I knew I couldn’t use visualization to make someone else’s change.Sure, I could pray and visualize John working through his darknesses, but would be more powerful coming from John himself. I explained to Ken that we had tried praying, “Spirit, may the best and highest good be done in John’s life.” Ken’s insight into that prayer turned out to be almost magical. He said to add, “…ease and a grace. Make sure you specify that the best and highest good be done in his life with an ease and a grace. We want this to be as easy as possible on John.” Wow, something really clicked for me. I definitely didn’t want John to experience something harsh that would come and turn his life around.I wanted whatever unfolded to be as easy and graceful for him as possible. So Melanie and I began praying, “Spirit, may the best and highest good be done in John’s life, with ease and grace.”I also added some visualization of John with a smile on his face and loving life, just as a little bit of a spiritual boost. It worked. A week later, Melanie and I had set up a time to have a serious but loving conversation with John. We wanted to tell him that we cared and were prepared to do whatever was necessary in order to help him work through this rough patch. Melanie knew her brother well and expected a lot of pushback, even some loud arguments. And it wouldn’t have surprised her for John to storm off. But we’d been using “with ease and grace” for a week while visualizing the best outcome possible, so I secretly hoped things would be different this time. In the first few minutes of the conversation John became a little defensive, but to Melanie’s shock he quickly regained control and thoughtfully listened to what his sister had to say.This was so unlike his normal personality that later, Melanie said it was as if there was some imposter sitting in place of her brother. John continued to listen as Melanie explained her concerns and gave him a few options they could pursue to get him some help. Soon, John’s spirits visibly lifted and he started to seem truly excited about one of the plans his sister had presented to him. By the end of the evening, John and Melanie were excitedly planning out the next steps in helping him take control of his life again. He was laughing too, and telling funny stories about the family. Yes, something definitely shifted for him that evening. Maybe it was simply the care and compassion Melanie showed to her brother that did the trick, but I think there was something else at work too. Helping John choose a path out of his darkness was much easier and more graceful than either Melanie or I could have dreamed. Our concerns that he might start an argument or storm off simply dissolved away. Instead, the entire evening’s conversation was so

Make it Happen with a Good Business Plan and Manifesting!

Bob is a fixture in the Denver art scene as an independent artist that doesn’t need gallery representation to get by. He has work in a prominent Denver museum and is a big supporter of other artists, showing them how to be successful in their careers, each in their own way. Here is another story showing the simplicity and power of thought when it is coupled with desire, gratitude and common sense. Thank you, Bob! Ken Bob Ragland writes: I have been a successful, self-supporting artist for decades now.It takes a lot of hard work and the dedication not only to be an artist but to also be good on the business side. People don’t get up in the morning saying, “I just have to buy a piece of artwork today,” we have to work to be seen. I’ve been in some financial fixes before and I have strategy to get through the difficulties.For starters, I always have a number of artworks on hand. I work directly with people and not through galleries so it’s up to me to make things happen. Not too long ago, I decided I was pretty close to paying off my mortgage, so instead of plodding along until it was paid off, I decided on a plan to make that payoff a reality. It was a combination of good business practices and knowing that my thoughts have the power to make things happen. Here’s what I did. The amount of money I needed wasn’t that big but it was going to require a lot of sales.I figured the best way to do that was to create some sort of event and make the sales happen in a short amount of time. What to do? Create a powerful intention and get to work on it. I got out a piece of paper and wrote down my thoughts. I know that writing something down crystallizes thought, so I put it to work. From a business point of view, I knew what the numbers needed to be and I made that a part of what I wrote down as well. I am going to make this happen! Next, I called the Denver Post with the story idea of a long-standing local artist who works out of his home studio.The artist has a large body of work, each with a good story and the artist is not very well-known publicly but widely known in the artist community. He would open his home / studio for short period of time and happily invite people in for an entertaining afternoon of art and conversation. The day the story came out I got 26 phone calls from people that were intrigued by the article and wanted to drop by.Very quickly there were 17 purchasers of artworks and the proceeds were enough to pay off my mortgage, a happy day!  The whole thing was a resounding success and looking back, it all came from a simple intention and business plan. The power of thought and common business sense is a powerful thing! Tough times never last, but tough people do. Bob View Bob’s artworks on Facebook  NPR radio interview Bob’s Tools 4 Artists on Lori McNee’s-Fine Art Tips Bob’s “How To” of Artistic Success Contact Bob directly by email Go to the Interviews Page to see and hear Ken talking about Manifesting 123 and you don’t need #3. There is new information here and you won’t hear it anywhere else. It is so simple. Make it work for you! Have a manifesting story to share? Please email it in and if it is used for this newsletter I’ll send you a free, signed copy of the book as a thank you.

The Unbelievable Request. Don’t Try This!

Recently I’ve had a number of conversations with friends and readers where we earnestly discuss manifesting concepts and practices. In our discussions we often find ourselves falling into habitual phrases like, “There is no way I can make this happen,” or the classics, “I’m in such a bad place,” and “I can’t afford to do that.” What we think and say creates. So on that note, here is one of my favorite manifesting stories from the past, a big success, but not what you would expect! Ken What should I ask for? Be smart! That is totally up to you, thank goodness! You are free to create anything without limits. Create an excess in your life of joy and affluence and give the extra away. Overflow your cup and share if you like. Go beyond the minimum and fly. I find myself asking for a number of good things throughout the day and at times I may feel anxious with some requests. There is that phrase, “Be careful what you ask for.” Here is a cautionary story from a few months ago. Two friends and I went out for dinner one night. We were enjoying ourselves in conversation and included our waitress from time to time. Our talk turned to manifesting, and when our waitress overheard a bit of what we were saying, she nodded in approval. “So do you ask or wish for things to come into your life?” I asked her. “Funny you should ask that,” she said with a faraway look on her face. “A month ago I was asking to be in a car wreck.” “What?” we all asked in unison, shocked. The waitress said a few months earlier her girlfriend had been involved in a car accident. Apparently the girlfriend came away with little or no injuries and with another bit of good fortune. She received a monetary settlement as a result of the collision. Our waitress didn’t disclose the amount but apparently the payment provoked an idea. “So, you were wishing for a car wreck so you could get a cash settlement?” I asked. She had a half smile and ironic look on her face. It was obvious she had given this a lot of thought. “Yes, it’s seemed like a pretty good idea at the time,” she said. The three of us were in a state of disbelief. We were in the manifesting choir. All of us had talked about intention and positive thoughts many times. We would never in our wildest dreams put out an intention like that. Our minds registered an alarm but we started laughing at the absurdity of her request. Like waiting for a man to step on a banana peel, we wanted to know what was coming next, but part of us did not want to know. We leaned forward…“So?” “Two weeks ago I was crossing the street and I got hit by a car.” “You’re kidding!” I said. “You weren’t in a car. You were a pedestrian and got hit by a car?” I’m glad she kept that grin. “Yes, I was walking across the street and got hit. I’m okay though. It was very minor and everything turned out alright.” “I can’t believe you did that,” I said as we all laughed with relief. “Obviously you needed the money. Did you get a settlement?” “No,” she said, “but I did learn a good lesson.” Don’t mess around with natural laws. At the core of Manifesting 1,2,3 and you don’t need #3 is this fundamental truth: your thoughts build things. Really. You can build the sweet, you can manifest your worries and even make catastrophes. It has been my experience for many years that when you are thinking of something, it begins to form up in the other, non-physical reality. Many times I would send things in thought to my dear friend Judy Goodman and she was gifted enough to see what I was creating in this non-physical reality from 2000 miles away. What I was thinking created a vaporous form in her living room! This is new information and should you use it, you will move from the hoping and waiting mode to creating anything you point yourself to. If you continue to think on an object or concept, it will begin to take form in the non-physical reality as a vapor and eventually become something so solid and full-color in that ‘spirit’ realm that it will manifest into your physical world. Anything. Always. It is a Law of Nature just like gravity. You don’t have to be an expert at dropping things – that is what gravity does. No skills are necessary to harness gravity and it is the same with manifesting. It’s all in the book waiting for you hit the switch! Did I just hear a click? Ken Go to the Interviews Page to see and hear Ken talking about Manifesting 123 and you don’t need #3. There is new information here and you won’t hear it anywhere else. It is so simple. Make it work for you! Have a manifesting story to share? Please email it in and if it is used for this newsletter I’ll send you a free, signed copy of the book as a thank you.   Photo credit: unknown, and Manifesting123 on Pinterest

What Would You Manifest if You Could?

Here is a gentle story about asking for a gift, one of guidance and knowing. We can manifest more than things. Think about those concepts that would be of great benefit to you: wisdom, happiness, calm, love and more. There are no limits but answers can come in many forms. Ken Davie writes: When I was in my 30’s, I decided that I wanted an inner guidance to help me be all that I could be and to be of more help to others.I did more than just desire and ask, I tried everything that came along: pendulums, dousing rods, muscle twitching and even listening to my body’s sounds like tummy groans. I was determined to have a means of really accurate guidance so I continued to ask, seek and learn.Then on an afternoon twenty years later, this guidance clearly came to me but in a most unusual form. I began to feel warm, sweet chills that started in my back, something similar to goosebumps and it was a clear, positive confirmation that I had received a new gift after all these years of asking. Godbumps is the term that best describes them. This sensation made me feel special and loved. The sensations were so intense I cried with them for weeks off and on. Once I became more accustomed to them, I realized I could use them for guidance. It was just what I had been searching for and two decades later, I am still using them to help me decide what is best for me. If I get the Godbumps while asking about an idea of mine, it is a green light from my soul to put energy into the idea. Like many of us, I get guidance in other, small ways but those sweet chills are my main guidance.Sometimes I even follow them blindly because it has worked so well for me. I write down all the guidance hits I get in a journal: “Thanks for the Chills,” where those positive confirmations are highlighted. Since I get a surplus of ideas, I ‘ask’ my guidance which ones to put energy into or even which is my next, best idea to follow.Those Godbumps make all the difference. I have improved my sensitivity to them by changing my environment with incense or music and now I have also learned that raising my hands over my head helps as well. This all sounds a bit out of the box but this guidance has been a very important part of my life for 20 years now, and has proven time and again to be a very valuable tool.I put my time and energy into the ideas that are confirmed this way. Something like these chills or goosebumps happen to other people when they listening to music with a lot of heart in it. Others are moved to tears individually or in groups when they are in the presence of that heartfelt something. My wife gets tingles in the head for her ‘Godbumps’ and we have written a book about this if you are interested. More about it on Amazon   Go to the Interviews Page to see and hear Ken talking about Manifesting 123 and you don’t need #3. There is new information here and you won’t hear it anywhere else. It is so simple. Make it work for you! Have a manifesting story to share? Please email it in and if it is used for this newsletter I’ll send you a free, signed copy of the book as a thank you.   Photo credit: left, Pixabay and Manifesting 123 on Pinterest

Note to Self: Don’t Forget to Use Manifesting 1, 2, 3 for Everything!

Richard writes: I am a self-employed, small product manufacturer. My business is steady and successful but there is always room for more, right? Aside from my usual work, individuals and businesses would sometimes contact me for specialized, commissioned items. I really enjoy doing them and it is additional business that wouldn’t normally have. These commissions were coming in sporadically, just a few a year, but it made me think about the idea of manifesting more.I’m very familiar with Manifesting 1, 2, 3 and you don’t need #3and it is been very successful for me in a number of ways. So many times I have wanted an improvement in my life but I was slow to think about the possibilities of manifesting that positive change. This idea of having more commissions was a perfect example. Yes, I would love to have more commissions but I wasn’t sure of how to make it happen. After a year and a half thinking this way it finally occurred to me to manifest a solution. Lacking in any other solid ideas, I simply added this phrase to my daily manifesting routine, “I’m in my future and I always have very profitable commissions in progress. I am very proud of how the come out and my clients are very happy with them as well. They are always finished on time and the success of each one leads to more commissions.” Then I add, “I am so grateful.” After using the new manifesting phrases, I began to manifest pretty steady commissions last summer and beginning last fall, I noticed that commissions began to pick up even more.That continued into this year and looking back, I could see that I had almost continuous commissions the entire time. That is exciting. But it didn’t stop there because my latest commission / contract is over eight times larger than anything I’ve ever had in the past!I can’t imagine what’s going to happen next but I will continue to use what I learned in the book to create more successes going forward. I am so very grateful for my manifesting results and I’m writing to tell you that it works! Richard   Go to the Interviews Page to see and hear Ken talking about Manifesting 123 and you don’t need #3. There is new information here and you won’t hear it anywhere else. It is so simple. Make it work for you! Have a manifesting story to share? Please email it in and if it is used for this newsletter I’ll send you a free, signed copy of the book as a thank you.   Photo credit: Gubbles, and Manifesting123 on Pinterest

Long Odds on That Favorable Outcome? Talk to Ava

Here’s a simple thought. Do you have wishes or desires? Take Ava’s lead and turn them into goals, then add manifesting and watch what happens. Ken Ava writes: I work hard to be the very best mom to my dear daughters.As a single, working mom it isn’t the easiest task and finances are tight, but my daughters and I are a great team. I have taught them about prayer and a higher power and we also work together manifesting. We have created many good things together, some that have made this newsletter in the past. Here’s our latest story and it is one that we are very proud of.Two years ago I saw a local story about an 18-year-old girl that received a college scholarship. Well, that is exactly the sort of thing I needed for my 14-year-old daughter. I strive to ensure that they get the best education possible and part of that is to look ahead and plan for college acceptance. That article was just the thing I needed to make a ‘future board’ from that scholarship story.I cut out a photo of my daughter’s face placed it on top of the girl in the newspaper and then I took a marker and wrote in our desired university. Next I crossed out the 18 out and wrote 16, the age we wanted my daughter to receive her scholarship. I placed it near her study desk and it has remained there for the last 2 years. My daughter is a very good student and I matched her diligence by making sure all of her college entrance materials were properly submitted and put together in the best way possible. It was just month that I just felt the urge to take the future board down and get a good look at it, so I did. It was nice to hold, a hopeful piece of the future. Here’s the good part. Just last week we received an important communication from That College.My daughter was selected to receive a scholarship!!  After all of the initial screaming, it hit us that with a goal and hard work we manifested something that most people told us we couldn’t since I home schooled my girls. We often make the impossible real. We set the goals we desire and go right to work on them. Our focus is on the goal and not the odds. Manifesting has been an important tool for focusing on an idea and bringing it to life. We are so grateful here! Ava   Go to the Interviews Page to see and hear Ken talking about Manifesting 123 and you don’t need #3. There is new information here and you won’t hear it anywhere else. It is so simple. Make it work for you! Have a manifesting story to share? Please email it in and if it is used for this newsletter I’ll send you a free, signed copy of the book as a thank you.