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Anthony V. Lombardo
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Most Manifestation Advice Keeps You Stuck: 6 Things to Stop Doing Right Now

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Anthony V. Lombardo


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    Most people don’t struggle because they’re lazy or undisciplined. They struggle because they’ve been given the wrong map.

    The truth is, much of what’s taught about manifestation in the mainstream is, quite frankly, irrelevant.

    Because manifestation isn’t about doing more. Or chasing the next spiritual hack.

    It’s about one thing, and one thing only: Shifting your identity.

    And focusing on the only thing that truly transforms your life: Your state of being.

    Here are 6 things to STOP doing, and what to START instead, if you want to manifest with authenticity, alignment, and momentum.

    1. Stop: Repeating affirmations you don’t believe.

    Saying “I am confident” or “I am abundant” 100 times a day doesn’t work if your body flinches every time you say it. Surface-level mantras can actually reinforce dissonance.

    Start: Using affirmations in resonance.

    Speak truths your nervous system can absorb.

    • Close your eyes. Connect to your heart.
    • Say: “It’s safe for me to believe something new today.”
    • Then whisper an affirmation you want to believe—and feel into the possibility of it being true. That’s the doorway.

    By the way… in the Identity Shifting Morning Practice, I teach a technique that uses affirmations while in an altered state—so they land in your body, not just your mind.

    2. Stop: Using vision boards as a substitute for doing identity-level work.

    Cutting out magazine clippings of dream houses and luxury cars might feel inspiring… but without shifting your identity, they stay as paper fantasies.

    Start: Scripting your future from identity.

    Use visualization to rehearse how it feels to become the person who naturally attracts those experiences.

    Each morning, imagine yourself as your future self—how you walk, speak, feel, and show up.

    But the key is not to simply picture the life you want. It’s to regularly practice being the one who lives it.

    3. Stop: Consuming more content instead of building your own inner connection.

    More podcasts. More books. More spiritual Instagram posts.

    At some point, input becomes avoidance. And it keeps you from the only real teacher that matters: your own inner knowing.

    Start: Building a daily ritual of stillness.

    Each morning, before you reach for your phone… pause.

    Close your eyes. Feel your breath. Connect to your center.

    Ask: “What energy do I want to bring into the world today?”

    Let that intention guide your actions more than any to-do list or productivity tip.

    This is how you move from borrowed wisdom to embodied truth.

    4. Stop: Trying to manifest specific outcomes like your dream house, a dollar amount, or your soulmate by a deadline.

    When you fixate on form, you often chase from lack, not truth and alignment.

    Start: Focusing on authentic resonance.

    True manifestation is about connecting with your highest, most authentic self—not obsessing over what your life should look like.

    Reflect on:

    • “Who am I when I already have everything I need?”
    • “Who is the person I’ve always been called to be?”

    Live from that energy and let it shape your reality

    When you become the one who naturally lives that life, the form reveals itself.

    5. Stop: Forcing positive vibes and suppressing your emotions.

    Despite what you see on social media, you don’t have to be constantly “raising your vibration” 24/7 to manifest the future you desire.

    Suppressing sadness, anger, or fear only keeps you disconnected from your authentic self.

    Start: Integrating all parts of you.

    Feel what you’re feeling. Let emotions move without judgment.

    Then ask: “What’s the most loving action I can take from here?”

    Your future self isn’t above unpleasant emotions. They’re at peace with them. Growth comes from emotional honesty, not denial.

    6. Stop: Over-relying on crystals, moon rituals, or astrology.

    External tools can support you, but they’re not the source of your power.

    Start: Owning your creative power.

    When you root into your own inner timing, transformation becomes a daily choice—not a monthly moon event.

    Power isn’t in the stars, it’s already in you.

    When you stop doing what doesn’t work–and start living in alignment with who you know you’re meant to be…

    That’s when everything shifts.

    Not overnight.

    But one breath. One choice. One new way of being at a time.

    Ready to live from the most powerful version of you?

    My 10-lesson course, The Identity Shifting Morning Practice, guides you through a daily embodiment system to help you rewire your subconscious, regulate your nervous system, and start each day as the person you know you’re meant to be.

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