Glossary

Affirmation: A statement repeated to reinforce an intention or attitude. Believable, action-oriented statements may be easier to use than extreme claims.

Agency: The ability to make choices and take actions within real constraints.

Attention: Selective processing of information; what we attend to affects what we notice, but does not magically create external events.

Conscious creation: A spiritual term used here as a metaphor for deliberate choices, reflection, and action.

Feedback loop: A cycle of action, observation, learning, and adjustment.

Implementation intention: An “if situation X occurs, then I will do Y” plan.

Law of Attraction: A spiritual teaching that similar thoughts or energies attract corresponding experiences; this causal claim lacks reliable scientific evidence.

Manifestation: In spiritual usage, bringing desired outcomes into reality through intention or energetic alignment; in this course, also a label for practical intention-setting exercises.

Mental contrasting: Comparing a desired future with the real obstacle that currently prevents it.

Process visualization: Imagining the steps and difficulties involved in performing an action, rather than imagining only the final reward.

Set-point: In this course, an informal metaphor for learned expectations and habitual comfort zones, not a proven fixed threshold for wealth or success.

Self-concept: Beliefs and descriptions a person holds about themselves.