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Everyone has dreams and goals, but while trying to achieve them, it’s easy to get unmotivated, especially if you reach challenges and road blocks. Thankfully, there are many ways to stay motivated when chasing your dreams. One of these ways is by creating and using a vision board.

What is a Vision Board?

A vision board is a board where you place your ‘visions’ or goals for the future. It’s a creative way to create a visual reminder of your dreams and desires. When it comes to creating a vision board, you can attach pictures, drawings or anything else that makes you feel good. By cutting out pictures of what you wish to achieve and sticking them on your board, you set a visual reminder to get you motivated to go after what you want.

When it comes to creating a vision board, you can make it however you want. Some people prefer to create large vision boards to hang on their walls while others prefer smaller ones that they can carry around with them throughout their day. You can even create one online if you’d rather keep it on you digitally.

Whatever you decide to do, it’s often helpful to place your vision board in a place where you can see it daily, as it’s meant to be used as a daily reminder.

How does it work?

A vision board works by bringing your attention and focus to your desires. By focusing on your goals, you feel more motivated to achieve them and manifest them into your life. By visiting your vision board, your mind begins to work in finding ways and opportunities to achieve these goals and desires.

Why You Should Create a Vision Board

• Having a physical vision of your desires helps you to stay motivated in achieving your goals.
• Creating a vision board helps you to create plans and focus on opportunities which may appear in your life.
• Having a vision board helps you to organize all your goals and desires in one place.
• Having a vision board gives you a tangible vision of your goals. It’s easy to feel as though your dreams are far away or imaginary when they’re only in your head. By creating a physical vision of what you want, you’re more likely to feel that they’re achievable.

How to Create a Vision Board

The great thing about vision boards is that you can create it in any way you want. Because it is a creative practice, there is no right or wrong way to go about doing it, but if you need a little bit of inspiration, here are a few ways you could go about creating your very own vision board.

Get a Board

To create a vision board, you first need a board.

• Corkboard. This is great for pinning up pictures and other objects onto the board without having to glue them down. If you decide to switch something out, you can also re-pin something rather than having to go through the hassle of ungluing or cutting something out.
• Cardboard. If you don’t have a corkboard, no worries! You can use a slab of cardboard and decorate it in colorful sheets of paper.
• Notebook or sketchbook. Pick out a colorful or inspiring notebook and use it as a creative canvas for your vision board. It doesn’t really matter what ‘board’ you have for your vision, as long as it’s something you can attach photos and objects that remind you of your desires.

Photos or Pictures

Once you have your board, you’re going to need to print or cut out pictures or photos of what it is you want to manifest into your life. It’s important to feel good when you look at these photos and view them as something you can achieve.

Supplies

• Pictures
• Cutouts
• Scissors
• Glue
• Pen and paper
• Craft supplies (Markers, colors, paint, etc.)

Extras

This is the part where you can get creative and decorate your board with anything else you’d like. This isn’t necessary for a vision board, but it’s a fun way to personalize your board. By personalizing your vision board, you feel more connected to it and enjoy looking at it more, which is helpful in encouraging you to go after your goals.

What to decorate your board with

• Quotes
• Clippings
• Drawings
• Souvenirs
• Stickers

Now that you have all your supplies ready, it’s time to begin assembling your vision board!

4 Steps to Creating the Perfect Vision Board

Step 1:

Set an intention for your board. What is your focus? (Health, wealth, love?) Set an overall intention before you begin. You can have more than one goal but if you choose to have multiple goals for your board, separate the board into sections.

For example, set aside one corner for health, another for love and so on. This way your board will be more organized and more pleasing to look at.

Step 2:

Look to the future. Evaluate what you really want. How do you want this vision board to work? Create the specifics of your desires. For example, if you’re trying to manifest wealth, how much would you like? Maybe place a check on your board with your desired amount of money or use green paper to remind you of wealth. Coordinate your decorations to replicate and remind you of your desires.

Step 3:

Collect all your supplies together and create a plan for your board. Before you get to assembling everything together, have some fun with your pictures and objects and decide how you would like them to go on the board. Try placing them in different positions and see where they look best.

Step 4:

Assemble. Finally, once you have your objects neatly laid out in their designated places, you’re ready to assemble! Paste down your photos and decorations with glue, or push pins if you’re using a cork board. Paste down your photos first and decorate on top with the extras, (quotes, stickers, ribbons etc.)

Step 5:

Display your vision board. When you’re finished decorating your vision board, it’s finally time to display it! This is one of the most important parts. Don’t let your vision board be hidden away and forgotten in your closet or under your bed, hang it up somewhere you can see it.

It’s best to put your vision board in a place where you can see it every day to help you start off your day with a bounce in your step. By putting it somewhere you are likely to view it, you’re more likely to be motivated in achieving your goals.

Great places to put your vision board include…

• Beside your bed
• On the bathroom mirror
• At your workspace
• On the fridge
• Or anywhere else you’re likely to see it often (such as your wallet, if it’s small, or in your living room, if it’s larger).

Vision Board Ideas

• Career goals
• Money and wealth
• Health and fitness goals
• Love and relationship goals
• Learning goals
• Fitness goals
• Travel goals
• Happiness goals
• Bucket List goals

In the end…

Whether you’re looking to manifest wealth, love, health or joy into your life, a vision board is a sure way to help you to stay motivated and encouraged in achieving your desires. Try placing your vision board in a place where you can see it, preferably daily. Take some time to study it each day and create plans and opportunities to achieve your dreams. Motivation is the first step to achieving any goal, and a vision board is sure to help you out with that!