You Don’t Get What You Want, You Get Who You Are - The Truth About Manifestation with Matt Cooke

Dec 9, 2025
1h 12m

Episode Description

In this episode, we sit down with transformational coach and author Matt Cooke to explore the real mechanics of manifestation, not as wishful thinking, but as a science of identity, intention and embodiment.

Matt explains why most people don’t manifest what they want. It's not because their dreams are too big, but because their identity can’t yet hold them. We dive into the observer effect, the role of belief in altering probability and why gratitude before achievement is the quantum key to collapsing timelines.

He breaks down the hidden misunderstanding behind “wanting,” how chasing outcomes keeps us stuck, and why surrender, not struggle, is where the universe meets us. From the neuroscience of identity to practical habits that align intention with action, this episode offers a grounded, evidence-based look at how real change happens.

This conversation is a powerful blueprint for anyone who feels stuck between knowing what they want and actually living it. Expect practical tools, mindset shifts and a new understanding of how the universe responds not to what you want, but to who you are.

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