Hey everybody, I have a quick question for the community. Would it be helpful if I were to post regular affirmations for the group? I don't want to clog things up with posts or information that people may not need, nor want. Yet, if affirmations were helpful, I would love to post more of them. Let me know your thoughts, or even a yes or no, in the comments, please.

I just added a new post to the Manifesting With Intention classroom. It’s a simple midweek alignment check — not about doing more, but about noticing where your attention and energy have been living over the past few days. Wednesday is often where momentum either fades… or quietly strengthens. If you’ve set an intention this week, this is a good moment to pause and recalibrate. No pressure, no dramatic resets. Just awareness. You’ll find it waiting for you in the classroom. As always, with love and respect, ~ Michael

Take a slow breath with me for a moment. You do not have to see the entire path ahead to know you are moving forward. Progress does not always announce itself loudly. Sometimes it shows up in a calmer response, a clearer thought, or a better choice than yesterday. Today, allow yourself to acknowledge those small shifts. They count more than you realize. I am moving forward, even when the movement feels subtle. I am growing, even when the pace is steady instead of fast. I do not need perfection to continue. I only need direction. Today, I choose to notice what is already improving. Because forward motion—no matter how small—is still progress.

Most people think gratitude is just about being polite… or trying to stay positive. But gratitude is actually a form of mental calibration. When you consciously acknowledge something that is working in your life, your attention shifts. And where attention goes… your mind begins to organize behavior around it. If all you see is what’s missing, your thoughts start solving for lack. If you begin noticing what is working—even small things—your mind starts reinforcing those patterns instead. This isn’t magic. It’s focus training. Gratitude tells your nervous system: This matters. Keep building here. Over time, that shift changes your decisions. It changes how you speak. It changes what you notice in opportunities that used to pass you by. People often wait until life improves before they feel grateful. But the truth is… Gratitude is often what begins the improvement in the first place.

Most people believe results come from effort. So they push harder. Work longer. Try more techniques. And then wonder why nothing seems to move. Here’s something worth getting curious about. What if effort isn’t the accelerator… but clarity is? When you lack clarity, every action pulls in a slightly different direction. Your nervous system stays busy. Your mind stays noisy. And effort turns into friction instead of momentum. That’s why working harder often creates exhaustion, not results. You’re spending energy just holding things together. Clarity does something different. It removes unnecessary movement. It quiets internal debate. It tells your mind and body exactly what matters — and what doesn’t. When clarity is present, you don’t need motivation. You don’t need constant affirmations. You move naturally, because the path feels obvious. Here’s the shift most people miss. Results don’t come from doing more. They come from doing less — with precision. Effort multiplies whatever clarity already exists. If clarity is weak, effort amplifies confusion. If clarity is strong, effort becomes efficient. So if things feel stuck, don’t ask how to push harder. Ask what needs to become clearer. That’s where results begin to move again.