I tend to be better at achieving my goals when I can look at pictures as a reminder and for motivation. I have made many vision boards in the past. When I was an independent consultant for a direct sales company, we made a vision board of our goals. Not just for our business, but life in general. It was amazing the ideas a person comes up with when they have a magazine full of pictures to get inspired with. Lately I have utilized Pinterest to make myself a vision board. I think it’s an amazing tool to visualize your goals and help you plan your attack on achieving these goals.
When you surround yourself with pictures of what you want, your goals, and your wishes, your life slowly takes shape to match those desires. This process is called visualization. When you repeat the same thoughts every day, your mind is determined to act on them. This is how habits are formed. The thoughts that fill your mind initiate you to take action. The purpose of a vision board is to help maintain focus on what you want, who you want to be and/or any goals or desires you may have in your life. Your vision board is yours to design and layout however you see fit. You can put anything on your vision board that motivates and inspires you. You can have one giant one, or many smaller ones that focus on individual areas of your life. It’s completely up to you!
What you’ll need to make your own vision board:
- Any kind of material for your board. Poster board, cardboard, cork board, etc.
- Glue, scissors, tape, scrapbook paper, decorative embellishments, markers, etc.
- Magazines that you can cut images from.
- Pictures, quotes, letters from friends/family, etc.
- Some of your favorite music in the background and a glass of your favorite beverage!
When you put your items on your board you can do it neatly and orderly, or overlapping and cluttered. Lay everything out first so you can get an idea of where you want everything to go and when it’s exactly how you want it, glue those babies down! Keep it somewhere where you can see it daily and edit it as you need to.
Photo Credit to PhotoPin
Check out my Pinterest Vision Board here.
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