At the end of the day it has to "feel right" for you. If the techniques are treated as a checklist which you must go through each day even if you don't feel like it, it can actually be a counter-productive exercise. What is most important is to keep your vibrations on the positive scale and enjoy the process of having control over your life.

Manifesting is about touching the divine. The way that is done differs from person to person, so the "techniques" that each person uses are going to be different.

I contribute to another website like this one called StackOverflow. On StackOverflow, people ask and answer questions about programming computers. On many occasions I have seen people who lack confidence in their programming abilities ask questions like, "Is this the right way to do it?"

The answer, of course, is always: "There is no such thing as a right way or a wrong way. There are only the ways that work."

Of course, there are best practices, but recommending one of those is different than saying, "This is the only right way to do it." Saying that is tantamount to saying, "If you don't live your life the way I say, you're wrong."

I'm not going to tell you you are wrong for not doing it my way. I'm also not going to tell you that there is a shortcut. You are going to have to experiment, and see what works best for you.

All that said, if you are looking for a best practice, my advice is to examine what it is about you that is causing doubt and uncertainty. Focusing is one way to do that. If you can understand this about yourself, your doubt will melt away, and your confidence will improve as a result.