Dr. Tara Swart

And so I think what I've learned in where I have ever felt slightly defensive around that statement is that

And so I think what I've learned in where I have ever felt slightly defensive around that statement is that

that whoever you are, wherever you are, there is one tiny thing that you could do to make your life better, and it's the micro changes that build you up to getting to a point where maybe you can actually do something that you love rather than do what you have to do to put food on the table for your children.

that whoever you are, wherever you are, there is one tiny thing that you could do to make your life better, and it's the micro changes that build you up to getting to a point where maybe you can actually do something that you love rather than do what you have to do to put food on the table for your children.

But having said that, if your ideas for what you want to manifest are things like, well, all my friends are getting married and having a family, so I want to get married and have a family, rather than I've really thought about what I want to do and my passion and purpose might mean that I have to delay having a family and that's okay.

But having said that, if your ideas for what you want to manifest are things like, well, all my friends are getting married and having a family, so I want to get married and have a family, rather than I've really thought about what I want to do and my passion and purpose might mean that I have to delay having a family and that's okay.

it's more likely to work out with the second one than the one that's kind of too guided by parental expectations, societal expectation, career aspirations. So I do think people have to dig deeper for manifestation to really work well.

it's more likely to work out with the second one than the one that's kind of too guided by parental expectations, societal expectation, career aspirations. So I do think people have to dig deeper for manifestation to really work well.

So there's two main sort of areas around that. One is the sort of six themes that I narrowed down from the 12 laws of attraction that I could explain with cognitive science, which is neuroscience and psychology. So when I first started that research, I saw that there wasn't even agreement over what the laws of attraction were or how many there were.

So there's two main sort of areas around that. One is the sort of six themes that I narrowed down from the 12 laws of attraction that I could explain with cognitive science, which is neuroscience and psychology. So when I first started that research, I saw that there wasn't even agreement over what the laws of attraction were or how many there were.

So I thought, okay, let me distill this down to something that makes sense to me and then see what we can do with it. So the first one is abundance because one of the strongest gearings in the brain is loss avoidance. So to survive when we lived in the cave, we had to stay safe rather than take risk.

So I thought, okay, let me distill this down to something that makes sense to me and then see what we can do with it. So the first one is abundance because one of the strongest gearings in the brain is loss avoidance. So to survive when we lived in the cave, we had to stay safe rather than take risk.

Now, for most of us who are lucky enough, you know, to live in the modern world and have basic safety around us, it's healthier for us to be willing to take risk. So you actually have to override that ancient wiring of the brain, which says, no, don't go and like, you know, fly to London and try to have meetings with lots of different people who may not want to meet you. Stay in L.A.

Now, for most of us who are lucky enough, you know, to live in the modern world and have basic safety around us, it's healthier for us to be willing to take risk. So you actually have to override that ancient wiring of the brain, which says, no, don't go and like, you know, fly to London and try to have meetings with lots of different people who may not want to meet you. Stay in L.A.

because that's safer and you've got your community around you and, you know, you know, you've got a big network. So for you to say, well, I'm going to go to a new, I know it's not, it was your home, but in terms of like recent work, you know, kind of take a bit of a risk, take a week out there, you know, see who I can interview.

because that's safer and you've got your community around you and, you know, you know, you've got a big network. So for you to say, well, I'm going to go to a new, I know it's not, it was your home, but in terms of like recent work, you know, kind of take a bit of a risk, take a week out there, you know, see who I can interview.

That is you overriding that part of your brain that might say it would just be easier for me to stay in LA. So it's as simple as that. It can obviously be a lot harder than that as well, but it's understanding that your brain will do quite a lot to stop you from taking risk. It's two and a half times as strongly wired to avoid risk as it is to gain reward.

That is you overriding that part of your brain that might say it would just be easier for me to stay in LA. So it's as simple as that. It can obviously be a lot harder than that as well, but it's understanding that your brain will do quite a lot to stop you from taking risk. It's two and a half times as strongly wired to avoid risk as it is to gain reward.

It's two and a half times more strongly wired to avoid risk than is to get a reward. Wow. It's about believing that there are enough resources out there for everyone. And that by, you know, perhaps entering... a new career pool or a new community of people, that it doesn't mean that you're likely to fail if you've managed to be in an abundant state.

It's two and a half times more strongly wired to avoid risk than is to get a reward. Wow. It's about believing that there are enough resources out there for everyone. And that by, you know, perhaps entering... a new career pool or a new community of people, that it doesn't mean that you're likely to fail if you've managed to be in an abundant state.