Mood board manifestation — Grammys and Donald Glover
Chloe Bailey placed Grammys and Donald Glover's face on her mood board years before it was realistic, and both eventually came true.
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Manifesting Beyoncé: Mood Boards and the Power of Belief
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Chloe Bailey walks Alex through her early manifestation practice with a kind of wonder at her own younger self. She was, by her own description, the number-one Beehive member, and she repeatedly told her sister and everyone around her that they would be the first artists signed to Beyoncé. Her sister was skeptical — Beyoncé would sign a boy band, Halle thought — but Chloe was immovable. [1] — Chloe Bailey "Chloe told everyone she and Halle would be the first artists signed to Beyoncé's label — and it happened. She also put Grammy nominations a…" 05:04 The Grammys went on the mood board. Donald Glover's face went next to a script years before any collaboration seemed possible. Both eventually materialized. The moment carries a tinge of melancholy too: Chloe admits that as we get older, self-doubt erodes the certainty we had as children, and she wishes she could recover that unguarded belief.
Manifesting Beyoncé: A True Beehive Story
Chloe told everyone she and Halle would be the first artists signed to Beyoncé's label — and it happened. She also put Grammy nominations and a Donald Glover script on her mood board years before either seemed possible, and both came true.
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