The How To Make A Vision Board That Works!

I have always been a believer in the power of goal setting and visualisation, and a vision board is one of the best and easiest ways to bring visualisation into your daily life!

With a few simple steps, you could have an inspiration board that looks amazing AND helps you visualise your best life.

Simply put, a vision board is a physical collection of items such as pictures, magazine clippings, words, and quotes that visually affirm your goals and dreams. It works because what you focus on expands!

What Is A Vision Board?

A vision board is a visualisation tool of your biggest goals and dreams.

If you think vision boards are bogus, then more fool you. Vision boards work, and there is a straightforward explanation of why - because they help us get specific on what we really want.

The more you are able to describe what you want, the clearer and more vivid your desires become. The clearer and more vivid your desires become, the more your energy aligns with those desires and so manifesting those desires is much more fruitful.

Why Visualisation Is So Powerful For Your Brain?

But visualisation is not about simply placing an image on a board to “manifest” what you want or just using “the law of attraction.”

It’s all about your brain: Your reticular activating system (RAS) is the “filtering station” of your brain. Constantly seeing the images on your vision board helps your brain filter out the stuff you don’t what, while focusing on what you do want. Seeing a constant visual reminder of your goals is how your subconscious mind stays focused on your goals.

When you create one and place it in a space where you see it often, you do short visualisation & goal-setting exercises throughout the day. You may not even realise you’re doing it.

Again, what you focus on expands. Creating a vision board gives you a visual way to see your goals and develop a mindset to reach them on a daily basis.

Planning Out Your Vision Board

The one major rule of creating a vision board is that there are no rules. This should be a fun and creative time for you to focus on your greatest ambitions!

What should I put on my vision board? Your board should include anything that inspires and motivates you. The purpose of your vision board is to bring everything on it to life.

First, think about what your goals are in the following areas:

• Relationships

• Career and finances

• Home

• Travel

• Personal growth (including spirituality, social life, education)

• Health

You don’t have to cover each area precisely the same; just take a mental inventory of what you want each of those areas to look like and write them down.

I have found that the secret to making a great inspiration board is by handwriting your goals down. There’s something energetic about actually handwriting your goals. From your goals and aspirations, think about what you want on your vision board.

You’ll be amazed at how things just start popping up all over the place once you set the intention for what you want and how you want to feel.

How To Make A Vision Board That Works

Although you can purchase a vision board kit, I think it is special to create your own vision board. Creating your vision board will motivate you to actually follow through and start dreaming up more goals.

It should include anything that inspires you. This can consist of many things such as pictures, favourite quotes, memories/memorabilia, postcards or cards, and more. I love looking at Pinterest for inspiration on vision board ideas and vision board examples.

1. MAGAZINE PICTURES

Magazine cutouts that represent how you want to feel, where you want to travel or any material objects that you desire are perfect for adding to your board. These can be from any magazine, such as fashion magazines, lifestyle magazines, and travel magazines.

Simply cut out your favorite picture(s) and attach them to your board with glue or pushpins.

2. ANY IMAGES THAT REPRESENT WHAT YOU WANT LIFE TO LOOK LIKE

This can include images you see online, or photos that you already have that represent what you want more of in your life.

3. INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

I love finding inspirational quotes to use on a vision board. Try using books, movies, and Pinterest as a start to finding inspirational quotes.

How To Create A Vision Board That Works

Here are the supplies you’ll need:

1. The board: If you’re new to vision boards a poster board.

2. Embellishments: If you want, fun markers, stickers, or other scrapbook-type elements can deck out your board. I personally like keeping my boards clean, but if embellishments match who you are, then go for it!

3. Magazines: Magazines and Pinterest are great to cut images and quotes from. You may also want to print photos or magazine pages from online publications.

4. Your board’s focus items: Most importantly, compile the stuff you want to look at every day. These may be photos, quotes, sayings, images of places you want to go, reminders of events, places, or people, postcards from friends… anything that will inspire you is fair game.

5. Time: Give yourself a stress-free hour or two to put your board together.

6. Other supplies: Don’t forget to grab scissors, tape, pins, and/or a glue stick to put your board together.

Now, you’re ready to actually create your vision board. Try following these simple steps for how to make a vision board:

1. Set the mood. Turn off the TV and turn on some relaxing music. Light a candle and clear your space. This is the perfect time for self-care and wellness.

2. Experiment with different layouts. Lay each piece out before you start gluing and pinning so you can get an idea of where you want everything.

3. Create the final board. As for choosing what makes the final cut, it’s okay to ruthlessly edit out what isn’t right for you. Put something down that doesn’t feel important or like it fits with the rest of your dream life? Leave it out.

A vision board is simply one more tool in your toolbox to improve your mindset and improve your self-awareness.

Have You Made A Vision Board Yet?

I absolutely love my vision board, and I hope you will love yours as well! Let me know in the comments below if you have made a vision board.