The Manifestor's Manifesto

Don’t fight emotions - use them 

You’re an emotional animal. As much as we think of ourselves as rational, thinking creatures, the truth is that our emotions drive a large part of our behavior. But we don’t like to admit that. When we act emotional, we think we’ve done something wrong. We often try to think of ways to overcome our emotions through reason.

That wastes energy. It doesn’t work. And in the end...why not just use the power that emotions have to create the habits and success that you want?

Don’t fight your emotions. Leverage the power of your emotions to create the habits you want.

Identify the emotion

Think of the habit that you want to form and identify the emotion that you would feel if that habit were already automatic and easy. When you do this, you’re telling your subconscious, “I want to feel this way” and your subconscious will develop a plan to make that happen.

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Why guarding your attention is so important

Guard your attention if you want to get more done and achieve success. 

The role your attention plays in success is simple. But if you want this habit hack to put you above the rest, then read further to understand how attention is so crucial to the subconscious.

In this article you’ll learn about three things: 

-The importance of removing distractions

-Why willpower is not enough

-The role of attention and the subconscious.

Remove distractions

Remove distractions in order to get things done. Distractions can mean pointless things like surfing the internet or meaningful tasks that are important but aren’t relevant to what you’re doing now (like checking email when you need to be working on your budget). 

Focus on one thing at a time. You have lots to do every day. When you focus on one task at a time, your brain is more efficient and you’ll move through...

Patience + process = success

For this habit hack, I want to get a little philosophical. 

But I’ll keep it simple. 

Here it goes...

Be patient.

But wait there’s more.

Be patient...and stick to the process.

When you do both of these things, you will see results. Whether it’s in your personal life or your business or your health. Be patient with yourself, stick to the process that you’ve made for yourself, and you will see results. 

How is this a hack?

I can hear what you’re saying, isn’t a hack supposed to make something faster and easier? 

Well, yes and no. Any habit hack is different. Some are practical methods to get things done faster for sure. 

But mostly a habit hack is just a way of hacking your brain to get results. That means hacking your way past typical human behaviors that can trip you up. 

And one of the behaviors that you...

Check yourself before you wreck yourself

If you want a shortcut to creating change, start being accountable to others.

For this habit hack, I want to make a simple and direct point. And this one is so powerful that there’s no need to go in depth. 

Do you want change? 

If the answer is yes, then define that change. Be specific. Visualize and define what it is that you want. 

Once you’ve done that, articulate what behaviors need to change for you to reach that goal. Define them clearly so that anyone can measure them.

Then (and this is hard)...tell someone you’re going to make that change.

It’s really as simple as that. 

I’ve repeatedly said that change has to happen on the level of IDENTITY. I call this the BE - DO - HAVE model. 

BE - DO - HAVE

Be the identity you want. The identity that makes you do what you need to do in order to have the things you...

The grandfather of productivity hacks

Here’s a simple thing you can do to increase your productivity. 

• Take 15 minutes at the end of the day

• Think of the 6 most important tasks you need to do tomorrow

• Write them down in the order of importance 

• The next day work on each task in that order and don't move on until each task is completed 

• Unfinished tasks receive top priority the next day

Rinse. Repeat.  

This will make your productivity soar. It's not sexy. It may not be all that interesting. 

But it works. 

There’s nothing for you to “buy into.”  You’ll just see the results when it does.

How do I know it works?

Because it has for over 100 years. 

It’s called the Ivy Lee Method, and it was created by a man named Ivy Lee in 1918. (His full name was Ivy Ledbetter Lee, which is a pretty badass middle name if you...

Learn the power of structure and consistency

Creating structure in your routines and being consistent is one of the best ways to get more done.

Everybody knows this but not everybody knows how to think about structure and consistency in the right way. Learn how to think about structure the right way, so you can actually create consistency in your own life.

Here are three ways to think about creating structure and consistency in your life:

1. Structure doesn’t have to be boring. In fact it’s the opposite. 

1. Structure isn’t forcing yourself to do anything. Instead, it puts you in control

1. Structure takes away anxiety and gives your brain more energy to do things

#1 Following a plan is fun (really)!

Have you ever read a story to a child? They get all excited when stuff happens. Kids laugh at the funny parts. And they think it’s a blast when you use a bunch of goofy voices and act out the different...

What motivates you?

You need to identify what’s clearly at stake if you DON’T change a habit. 

Do you want to stop smoking?

Why? What will happen if you don’t? Bad health? Money lost to the cost of cigarettes? 

You want to start working everyday at 4 a.m. Why? What will happen if you don’t put that habit in place? Lose a promotion? Not earn enough to buy a nicer car? 

You can think about this from any angle you want, but answer the question, “if I don’t change this habit, what will the result be?”

You can identify the positive result of success or the negative result of failure, but you need to clearly visualize whatever that thing is that’s at stake with your desire to change a habit. 

Wait a minute? 

Doesn’t the Identity Factor stress the importance of getting rid of anxiety and limiting beliefs? How can it be a good thing to focus on something...