... doing something DIFFERENT in alignment with your thought is key. I'm real good at thinking of stuff and not so good at DOING stuff. One of my teachers for Soul Realignment work, Andrea Hess, just put out a "Manifesting Money Mastery" course (which I got when it was on sale over Thanksgiving) and it's really good at showing the link between the THOUGHT and the ACTION. As she puts it "the willingness to do something different and step out of your comfort zone".
Here's the link to her site:
http://www.empoweredsoul.com/ - there's a one hour free teleclass recording where she gives an overview of the process and how it's worked for her. I listened to that and was very intrigued and finally got the rest of the info recently.
I am using the energy of joy and am actively doing things that bring me that feeling but are out of my comfort zone - for example, saying "Good morning" to people as I walk in to work. In person, I can be a bit of an introvert so making the first connection (albeit it a short one) is actually really out of my comfort zone. But I'm doing it and it makes me feel much lighter and happier. When I answer the phone at work, I envision the word JOY above me and then answer. (Sounds dorky but it works for me) These are ACTIONS that move me out of my current vibrational state and into one I equate with abundance.
(FTR, I'm not getting anything out of pointing you to her site. I just really think it's good information and am using it in my life.)