Manifestation Doesn’t Work Without Action — Transcript

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1. 0:00I'm Mikey Stiller and this is the Sevenigure  Standard podcast. My co-host needs no
2. 0:04introduction to the 100,000 plus people he's  coached. But if you're new here, Arash Sugi,
3. 0:08president of Boss Coaching Co. USA Today,  bestselling author, a man who went from $150,000
4. 0:15in debt to a sevenfigure income in under two years  almost two decades ago, and now an 8 figureure
5. 0:21business owner. And everything he teaches, he has  lived first. So, let's get right into it. Arash,
6. 0:26I'm pretty sure half the internet is manifesting  right now. And we used to not even use the word
7. 0:32manifesting because you didn't like it. So, I'm  excited to get into today's episode. The internet
8. 0:37is manifesting with vision boards and affirmations  and some woo woo things if I don't say, you know,
9. 0:43don't offend anyone. What are they missing?  Well, first, what does manifesting mean? So,
10. 0:50we have to understand what it means. It's turning  an idea, goal, or desire into reality. But how do
11. 0:56you do that? See, a lot of people don't really  understand the depth of how it actually occurs.
12. 1:05It's through thoughts, beliefs, and deliberate  action. Now, think of the word I used at the end,
13. 1:10deliberate action. Most people are like, "No, I'm  just going to think this. I'm going to visualize."
14. 1:16But they don't take action. So, they're missing  the result. And then they say, "Manifestation
15. 1:22doesn't work." It was so funny. I was with my wife  and she was like, "You get everything you want."
16. 1:30And I told her, I said, "I think I have to come  out of the closet about manifesting, you know,
17. 1:34because I just hated the connotation to it because  people were not taking action and they're saying
18. 1:42it doesn't work." So, we didn't speak that word  for a long time. But now, I'm like a lot more open
19. 1:48about it because I do get everything I want. And  I don't say that to boast, to brag. It's through
20. 1:54a deliberate process of what happens. So we have  to understand the importance to manifest anything.
21. 2:02You have to get off your ass and act. So on the  record, does manifestation work? Yes or no? We're
22. 2:09manifesting all day long. Okay. So why are some  people not understanding or what are they missing
23. 2:15about manifestation to make it work for them? They  only think manifestation is with something good.
24. 2:22But if you look at our experiences, we're doing it  all day long unconsciously. So it's not whether it
25. 2:29works or not. Is it working towards what you want?  So that's the question people have to answer.
26. 2:35I think so often people who are manifesting  or think that they're manifesting or think
27. 2:40that they're working on manifesting, they're  only working on like surface level thoughts,
28. 2:46right? They're not getting into action. They're  not doing the work. So where's the line between
29. 2:51where inner work or mindset work ends and action  begins? Well, first of all, I say this on a lot
30. 2:58of our episode. I'm going to say it again. What  creates results? If we work and deconstruct and
31. 3:04reverse engineer what results are, results are a  manifestation of our actions. Our actions are a
32. 3:10manifestation our subconscious programming and our  subconscious programming is a manifestation of our
33. 3:16conscious thinking. So we have to think first in a  certain way. That certain way is like you already
34. 3:23have what you want. So you have to think how would  I think with conviction and a lot of people are
35. 3:30not creating in any change in their subconscious  programming because they have no emotional
36. 3:38involvement with that thought. They actually  don't believe it. So when you don't believe it,
37. 3:43you're not going to transfer what you want into  your subconscious mind. So then the actions
38. 3:50are not going to change because our subconscious  programming is what causes us to act in a certain
39. 3:55way. Now you could trick it. You can speed this  up by taking action before you're ready, you know,
40. 4:01but most people don't because they're not thinking  consciously of that. What if it doesn't work? What
41. 4:06if I fail? Oh, I have to always plan to be ready.  So they're always waiting to they're going to be
42. 4:12ready. They're never going to be ready. So that's  why it doesn't work for them towards what they
43. 4:17want. They're creating more of what they don't  want because that's what they're projecting.
44. 4:21That's what they're broadcasting. What needs  to be in line before they act, before they're
45. 4:25ready? Like does some sort of thinking need to  be in line before they're taking action? I mean,
46. 4:29I'm laughing because you're never ready.  Like I've never been ready for a thing until
47. 4:34I decided I was going to do it. So waiting till  we're ready is the biggest misconception. We're
48. 4:41never ready until we do a thing. Well, here's the  thing. [gasps] I feel like both are bad. Like,
49. 4:48you can't think and not act, but you also can't  act and not think. That's true. I mean, you know,
50. 4:56like I'm thinking about it. You're thinking all  the time. We're having 80,000 thoughts. Like,
51. 5:01you're thinking right now. Okay. So, that's  true. But you don't have to be ready to go
52. 5:08act. You have to go act and then you're going to  get ready. And that's what most people won't do.
53. 5:13Somebody's listening to this right now. What  is he even talking about until you act nothing
54. 5:18moves? You know Emerson said, "Do the thing. The  thing will give you power." What does that mean?
55. 5:23He's saying act. It doesn't work without action.  That's why the most important thing that you and
56. 5:30I do every day is the actions we take. You  are rewarded in terms of results by action.
57. 5:37But look at this. Like what is the number one  cause of failure? What do you think it is?
58. 5:42Not acting indecision. Yeah. What is the number  one cause of success? Decision. Decision. Right.
59. 5:49Well, you can't make a decision intellectually.  You have to step out and act. That's what a
60. 5:56real decision is. And decision means death of  everything opposite. But without action, it's
61. 6:02not going to work. See, what people want to do is  what's comfortable. I was laughing at this. So,
62. 6:09I did this meditation on YouTube and it just blew  up and I was talking to you about it and I said,
63. 6:16"Why do you think it blew up so much?" And  what did you say? I said, "Because people
64. 6:20get to listen and not do anything." Yeah. Listen  and not do anything. That's why. Look, I'm a big
65. 6:24proponent of self-hypnosis. I'm a big proponent  of visualization. Big proponent of visualiza
66. 6:30visualization. But if I don't step out, I could  do all those things, but the rest of the day,
67. 6:36if I'm not thinking from already in possession of  what I want and I'm not stepping out and acting
68. 6:43every day, I'm not going to achieve it. I think  that medit not meditation, sorry, you just said
69. 6:49medit meditation, manifestation is somewhat of a  polarizing topic because there are people who they
70. 6:55hear manifestation and they think like, "Yes, I'm  all in on manifestation. Manifestation is amazing.
71. 6:59I'm manifesting all the time. And then there's  this other group of people who are like,
72. 7:03manifestation that is so woo woo. They're rolling  their eyes. They're thinking like that doesn't
73. 7:07work or that's just a little too, I don't know,  airy fairy something. You know, it's not real,
74. 7:14not concrete. And so, why is there two different  camps? And why does manifestation work for some
75. 7:20people and not others? Number one, there's two  different camps because people don't understand
76. 7:24it. Okay? They don't understand we're manifesting  all day. like everything that happened today we
77. 7:31manifested and then people will say well what  about like catastro catastrophes right did they
78. 7:38manifest that I I don't have an answer to that I  can't answer something I don't know you know but
79. 7:44what I will tell you is understanding is the key  to everything so we have to understand how do we
80. 7:52create any results it's our thoughts feelings  actions being aligned now can you speed it up
81. 7:58by visualizing significantly. Can you speed it  up by thinking with certainty? It'll speed up
82. 8:06so fast. And can you speed it up by acting in a  certain way? Of course, you can, right? That's why
83. 8:12certain people will create results. When they  wake up, they know they're going to win. Why?
84. 8:18Because they have that understanding. They have  that confidence. And so, and then why do people
85. 8:23wake up? They know they're going to lose. There's  people who woke up today. There may be people
86. 8:27listening to this right now that woke up and they  go, "I'm sick of losing. I I expect to lose." See,
87. 8:33we get what we expect because our expectation  controls our behaviors. That's a form of
88. 8:38manifestation. See, the movie The Secret came out  and people didn't understand it. Like our mentor
89. 8:45Bob Proctor was in it and he said there was so  much left out in that movie, right? He he'd tell
90. 8:49us that all the time. Yeah. Um, it wasn't because  the teachers who were in it left it out, but they
91. 8:54they cut it into a movie. But if you understand  it, the law of attract attraction is ignited by
92. 9:04our desire backed up with expectation. See, most  people are not expecting what they want. See,
93. 9:11we have to that's where faith comes in. We  have to that's going to speed up everything.
94. 9:16You know whenever we talk about people remaining  in the thinking or remaining in the planning
95. 9:21side of things and not acting which you said is  that's what ignites right motion. Why are they not
96. 9:27acting? Is it laziness? Is it fear? Is it what is  it? It's belief. They don't believe in themselves
97. 9:33and they're waiting till they're ready. And why?  It's a self-esteem problem. So you and I cannot
98. 9:43achieve something greater than what we currently  have unless we build up our self-esteem. Well, how
99. 9:47do you build up your self-esteem? Through creating  a picture of yourself already doing it is one way.
100. 9:53Action is another way. Every time you act before  you're ready, you get out of your comfort zone.
101. 9:58You are building your self-worth. You're building  your self-esteem. So the next time it gets easier
102. 10:04and easier and easier. Now you have momentum and  then it stacks. So, I look at action like chopping
103. 10:09down a tree. You to to achieve a goal, imagine  a big redwood tree, you know, that's hundreds of
104. 10:16feet high. You're not going to knock it with one  swing. Well, that's the action. You keep acting,
105. 10:21acting, acting, and eventually it's like taking  the swing at the tree. You're going to knock
106. 10:25it down. So, we don't know how much action we're  going to have to take. You know, you take it until
107. 10:31the result shows. We talk, you talk about nature  loves speeds and you're saying that in relation
108. 10:37to action specifically, right? Why does nature  love speed? Why is speed a necessity? Because it
109. 10:43responds to committed decisions. Anyone who makes  a committed decision is working with speed. When
110. 10:48you have an idea that's hot, you have to act right  away. That's when everything moves. You know,
111. 10:53I constantly quote this from the Michael Jackson  movie. He would call his team at 3:00 a.m. and
112. 10:59he's like, "We need to get in the studio." And  they're like, "Can we just wait till tomorrow?"
113. 11:03He said, "No, because I don't want Prince to get  the idea." See, the people who understand it,
114. 11:08they're acting right away, but they're already  declaring who they are. That's manifestation.
115. 11:15I think a lot of the hang-up people have with this  philosophy is you want to be prepared. So, how can
116. 11:23you be prepared and fast at the same time? Like,  what if your action becomes sloppy because you're
117. 11:28not prepared because you're taking action so  quickly? Well, I don't think you can have a sloppy
118. 11:32action. Any action is better than no action.  Okay? So, any action is better than no action.
119. 11:38But you prepare in your routines. You prepare  in the work that nobody sees you doing. Like,
120. 11:46nobody watches. I I was on this podcast. They  said, "What do people not know about you?" I said,
121. 11:50"I'm the most prepared person you'll ever meet."  You know, I am constantly where nobody watches me.
122. 11:56You don't watch me prepare. Like, nobody watches  me prepare. I'm the only one that knows. Your
123. 12:01preparation is one of the key rules of success.  The person who's most prepared is always winning.
124. 12:07Why? Because when they have pressure, because  you're going to feel pressure, they never wilt.
125. 12:13They never bat an eye because their preparation,  their preparation is at the highest level. Let's
126. 12:19say someone is feeling doubt or uncertainty. You  say, "Act anyway." Act anyway. Like who doesn't
127. 12:25feel doubt? If you don't have doubt, you're not  going after something worthy of you. You look
128. 12:32at any high achiever, they have some form of  doubt, something they've never done. You know,
129. 12:37doubt is not a bad thing. Giving into it is a bad  thing because then it manifests. There's that word
130. 12:43again. It manifests into fear. And not the good  kind of fear. Not the fear that drives you. It's
131. 12:50the fear that cripples you. But the fear is not  the problem. The doubt is not even the problem.
132. 12:56It's giving into the doubt is the problem.  I wanted to share one quick thing and then
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146. 13:58now right back to the episode. Do you have an  idea that you can think of from your past that
147. 14:04ended up being a really expensive idea because  you sat on it and you didn't do anything,
148. 14:08so you missed the opportunity? I'll tell you  one of mine. I had the idea for the pillows
149. 14:14that stay cold in the middle of the night years  before they came out and I didn't do anything.
150. 14:22That's a funny one. But I'm also asking like  serious do it. I mean I think I was like 18.
151. 14:27I don't know. It was just like it was an idea  and you if you don't reach up and grab it,
152. 14:30it's like you said with Prince and Mike like  somebody's going to get the idea. It's right
153. 14:34there. Somebody's going to reach up and grab it.  My mentor Bob Proctor used to always tell me this.
154. 14:40He said, "Two people always get the same idea. The  one that wins is the one that acts on it." Yeah.
155. 14:44So he's like, "You can never not act on an idea.  Who cares if it fails, you know, like just make
156. 14:50sure you act on it." He trained me like so well  with that, you know? So a lot of people sit on
157. 14:55their those ideas. A lot of people sit on them.  Like when you were asking me that, I remember a
158. 15:01time that I settled. I wanted a Range Rover so  bad and I never had a Range Rover and I couldn't
159. 15:07find them. They were so hard to get. And I ended  up getting a 2-year-old Range Rover. It drove so
160. 15:16bad. So, like a week later, I finally found one,  but you had to live in a certain area to get it,
161. 15:22but my um my mother-in-law lived there, so I asked  her if I could use the address. I ended up getting
162. 15:27a brand new one. I ended up spending 20,000 more  because I only had this car for two weeks. But
163. 15:33like, why didn't I do that the first time? Why did  I settle? Oh, so it cost you 20,000 bucks. 20,000
164. 15:38bucks. There you go. It was an expensive idea  that you settled on. Yeah. Uh, okay. So, coming
165. 15:43back to manifestation, many people they think  of manifestation, they think of vision boards,
166. 15:47visualizing, affirmations. Do they have a place in  manifestation? They're a huge part of it. There is
167. 15:52a huge part. That's all in thinking in a certain  way. So, every time you affirm with conviction and
168. 15:59feeling, you become that. Now, you still that's  not the the final piece, but like you want to
169. 16:07every we've done episodes on this. The last five  minutes and the first five minutes are your golden
170. 16:11time. That's when your subconscious is wide open,  your conscious mind is out of the way. So, you are
171. 16:18reprogramming yourself at like exponential speed.  That is a form that will speed up manifestation
172. 16:25compared to the people who don't do that. I mean  the level of speed to the result is significantly
173. 16:32faster. I mean significantly I'm talking years  faster you know. So they all have a form like
174. 16:37I think everyone should practice I am statements.  They should practice um visualization. They should
175. 16:46practice quieting their mind because that's  where you get ideas. And they should practice
176. 16:51taking action like all of them. What did I say  manifestation is? It's thinking, it's beliefs, and
177. 16:59it's deliberate action. Now, you look at my word  deliberate. That means action with inspiration,
178. 17:06action with swagger, action with confidence.  But the affirmations, why don't they work
179. 17:13for most people? They don't believe them. Well,  they're denying. Yes, they don't believe it. So,
180. 17:18they're affirming something, then the rest of the  day, they're acting opposite. That's what I call a
181. 17:23double binding message. You say, "I want to create  financial freedom," then you're complaining about
182. 17:28gas prices. You know, you're complaining about  interest rates. So, you're you're in scarcity. So,
183. 17:35that's why they're not doing it. So, when you  manifest, you have to be aligned. You have to see
184. 17:39yourself already having it. Like, if you already  have it, you are rewiring your subconscious mind.
185. 17:46Your subconscious mind is tirelessly working for  you, going out and getting whatever you give it.
186. 17:52then they don't see the results. We did an episode  on the messy middle. You don't see the results,
187. 17:57right? You don't see the results. That's  where most people quit and they say,
188. 18:00"It doesn't work. It doesn't work." Someone's  listening to this and they're thinking, "Okay,
189. 18:05I've been doing manifestation a little bit wrong  or I haven't been doing some of the pieces that
190. 18:10you've been outlining. I think you made a great  case for action in manifestation." But let's say
191. 18:16you're thinking of your goal. Someone has this big  goal, right? and they're like, "Well, I don't know
192. 18:21what step to take. I don't know my first step.  I don't know what action to take." Where do they
193. 18:24start? Well, first of all, they're not going  to know. So, the first thing they have to do
194. 18:31is reprogram themselves. Then, their first step  is going to show. So, what does that mean? That
195. 18:37means I was talking about I am statements. What  does I am actually mean? Okay. I is God. The A
196. 18:46and I am is father. The M is mother. We all have a  male side and a per and a female side. Okay. Now,
197. 18:56our male side is our conscious mind, our thinking.  Our female side is the subconscious side of our
198. 19:02personality. So, you have to plant the seed  from the male to the female. Every time you have
199. 19:07an I am, you say, "I am healthy. I am wealthy."  You've got to feel it. If you don't feel it, it's
200. 19:13not going to happen. But when you feel it with  conviction and you see yourself already healthy
201. 19:19or wealthy, you are going to become that. Now  that's going to speed up the whole manifestation
202. 19:24process. Anything following I am, we become with  conviction and feeling. Yet people will be all
203. 19:31the time they're so reckless with their I am. I am  stuck. I am broke. I am struggling. So they tell
204. 19:38me that it doesn't work. But why do they manifest  that right away? Because they get in the feeling
205. 19:42of it. because they're not aware. So, we've got  to stop using our I ams recklessly and we've got
206. 19:48to understand manifestation is happening all day.  Everything we're doing, we get cut off. We created
207. 19:56that. Okay? So, we've got to take responsibility  in our thinking. That's what most people are not
208. 20:02doing. And that's where people love visualizing.  They love meditating. They love gathering
209. 20:08information. They don't love the implementation.  So, you got to do the whole process.
210. 20:12You've said the word speed a few times on this  episode now and I've heard you say before. Maybe
211. 20:17a lot of people have heard you say this. Money  loves speed. Yeah. Is that real or is that just
212. 20:21like a good motivational quote? I mean it's the  realest thing there is. You know, all you have to
213. 20:26do is look at your life. When you procrastinate,  what do you create? More of what you don't want.
214. 20:32What is procrastination? A fear. So if I looked  at anyone's daily behaviors, that that'll show
215. 20:39me their deepest beliefs. So you have to act on  it right away. If you don't act on it right away
216. 20:45with speed, it's not going to happen. But money  loves speed. That's like God, we've created so
217. 20:49much like millions. I remember we had this one  idea and it was 30 minutes before and in an hour
218. 20:57we created seven figures in revenue. You know,  we didn't wait. You and I do not wait. We act on
219. 21:03ideas. But that is one of nature's rules. Nature  loves speed. What is one idea you want everyone
220. 21:10to walk away with as it pertains to manifestation  and how they implement it into their lives from
221. 21:14this episode? Number one, don't be incomplete with  it. That means you have to think like you already
222. 21:20have it. You have to feel what you would feel. You  would feel pride. You'd feel gratitude. You'd feel
223. 21:25peace of mind. You've got to feel that all day  long. And then you've got to step out and act.
224. 21:30Until your actions change, it's not a part of your  subconscious programming. And until it's a part of
225. 21:37your subconscious programming, you're not going  to see a change in results. All right. Thank you,
226. 21:41Arash. Take one thing you heard on this episode  and implement it before you go to sleep tonight.
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