Manifestation Is An Aftereffect Of Choice

 BY: Marilen Crump

My typical day begins like this: I open my blurry eyes to peek at my phone to see the hazy number 3-4-5. It's super early in the day, and if I had gotten to bed by 9:45 pm, I could easily slide away from the bed. I do this begrudgingly as adorable identical boys peacefully sleep close to me. They are non-verbal autistic, and there is comfort in knowing they are safe in my room. My husband is asleep in another room upstairs, and I will gently wake him up when I'm ready to leave for the day.

At around 5:00 am, I arrive at my office, where I start the day by creating business strategies and working on delegating tasks to my marketing team. It's early, and yet it doesn't feel early enough. I'm at a point in my life where I'm shifting into a new gear. It is an internal drive that has increased since the beginning of the year. Have I always been productive? Yes. But what is this new pathway about?

I am still fresh at this new mode and constantly question its authenticity. But I feel vibrant about what is manifesting around me. I have steady clients that are handpicked, and I can cover my financial obligations with room for fun outings and activities. My business is growing in ways I used to only dream of.

I'm telling you all of this because I want to impart a thought, and it is simply – CHOICE. I choose to generate new energy for my entrepreneurial path.

I started my company ARTINSPIRED 23 years ago to earn money with my skills in web design, photography, ballroom dance, acting, and other creative forms that interest me. I did not see myself working in a corporate building or having someone else tell me my schedule.

Year after year, CHOICE would lead me to great experiences and to meet wonderful people. Until today, it is still CHOICE that shapes how I function week to week, and it has given me the confidence to say yes to things that align with my soul and no to things that create clutter and confusion.

My super best friend is my husband, with whom I bounce ideas. He understands that CHOICE is important in our partnership. We choose how to be as parents and how we engage in the present moment. There are things we encounter that are not by choice, like challenges of having children on the spectrum or interacting with people who are exhibiting negativity. We do have CHOICE in creating options to learn new lessons and avoid repeating mistakes.

I do my best to guide my clients in the same way, serving entrepreneurs looking to expand their businesses and earn revenue efficiently and clearly. I begin everyone's process like I do my own: by laying out all the details, ideas, and systems on a mind map. When you extract things from your head and see a visual representation of what is happening in your world, you get a map of all the CHOICES you have said yes to, and things you should have said no to.

Based on my own experience, not fully comprehending that SUCCESS is a CHOICE leads to frustration and failure. When you give up your power of CHOICE, you allow other elements to dictate your journey, so you must act on the best CHOICE you can make in every possible moment. This applies to e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g that is in your awareness. It works like magic and is the secret to attracting fantastic circumstances.

Just the other day, I was leading a mentoring session in my DREAM Money Manifestation Program™ when someone mentioned that they were about to gear up for the slow season in their business. I asked, "Why do you think there will be a slow season?"

She answered that it had been that way every year since she began offering her services and that people don't tend to focus on their business because of summer plans. I did not agree with this at all and mentioned that it was a demographic issue. I suggested she serve people who require her expertise every month and visualize this as a reality.

That afternoon she sent me a message that RIGHT AFTER the call, she closed a $2500 client who needed her new service!

These things are miracles yet are so applicable to those who can CHOOSE a different perspective. It happens to my husband and me constantly, where we set a fun intention and then see it manifest without delay.

Some people confuse this with a lack of effort, and some may think you can just lay around and be granted wishes all day long. Everyone has talents that help them become useful to others, and our task in this world is to be a participant in creating them. Manifestation is an aftereffect of CHOICE.

I didn't know that in the past, my unhappiness and heartaches were CHOICES I made inadvertently. I had a poor relationship with money and yielded my will to unhappy people that wanted to control me, and I saw nothing but hurdles in my path every day. I was kind and hardworking and didn't understand why life was so unfair. It took me a long time to recognize that those difficulties reflected how I felt on the inside.

I have no regrets about the hard times I faced as they led me to explore a different path. We are given the gift of contrasting experiences to recognize the things we truly treasure. It is awesome to see the changes that occur in my life just by CHOOSING things like my early morning routine to the kind of clients I love to serve. I hope to inspire others to look at their present CHOICES to create their dream life.

About the Author:

Marilen Crump owns ARTINSPIRED, LLC, which she established in 2000 to serve creatives and dreamers passionate about growth in purpose and passion. She empowers and inspires action for entrepreneurs who want to make their mark and has been featured as a professional speaker at international virtual summits, economic development conferences, college campus events, and prominent organizations such as NASA, Civitan International, and ARTINSPIRED Retreats.

As a sought-after Business Development Coach and Marketing Strategist, Marilen has turned ARTINSPIRED into a global brand, serving people in multiple countries like the UK, Canada, Australia, Korea, and Singapore. She serves on the board of the York County Chamber of Commerce in Virginia and is the creator of the new YCCC Business Incubator in Yorktown, VA

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