Blueprint for Success: How to Create a Goal Oriented Vision Board
“If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.”
– Buddha
A vision is a timeless seed that will grow and blossom over the course of a lifetime. It is something to be nurtured, protected, and cultivated. A vision is not a destination; it is a journey.
It is the light that guides us through the dark times and the hope that propels us forward. A vision gives life purpose and meaning. It is what makes us unique individuals with something special to offer the world.
What is a vision board?
A vision board is a tool used to help manifest your dreams and goals. The process is simple: create a board with images and words that represent what you want to achieve. Looking at your vision board daily will help to keep you motivated and on track to achieving your goals. Creating a vision board is a fun and easy way to get started on making your dreams a reality.
10 Steps On How To Create Vision Board
1. Setting Intentions
Find a quiet place where we can clear our minds and be in a relaxed manner. Try to jot down goals and what we want to achieve in the next few months.
These goals may be for your health, career or wealth. Whatever goals you set make sure that it is beyond your capacity to do things.
“You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.” —Ted Turner
2. About You
Knowing ourselves is about discovering what makes us tick. It means learning our likes and dislikes, beliefs and values, personality, our personal boundaries and so on. Learning these things will increase our self-awareness. Being more self aware leads to enhanced self-development, acceptance, and proactivity while benefiting our overall mental health. We’ll be more confident, make better decisions, have stronger relationships, and be more honest.
So in step 2 of creating our vision board is the “About You” part. Here, we need to list down our skills, talents and our best characteristics. This should also include the weaknesses and skills that we want to develop.
3. Three-Month Vision
Having a vision proves to be extremely important. Given the trials and tribulations that may come our way, when we have a clear vision of what we want to happen, we can make better decisions.
Write down things that we want to achieve in different areas of our lives in 3 months. These areas includes:
- Home family, personal
- Health, Well-being
- Friends, Relationships
- Growth, learning, spiritual,
- Money and Finances
- Career business, work
4. Looking Back
Looking back on the past allows us to study the nature of ourselves and helps us recognize why we do what we do. Looking at our past lets us know what we can improve on.
Find the perfect spot for you to think and set the mood with music. Take some time to think about the past years and reflect on what we’ve done or our what ifs. Then you can ask yourself these questions:
- What experiences made you happy?
- What experiences changed you?
- What held you back?
- What have you achieved in different parts of your life?
- How was your physical and mental health?
- How did you build relationships?
Make looking at your past a habitual practice. It will not only help you now, but it will assist you in planning for the future.
5. Think About the Future
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Thinking about the future can lead us to generous and fulfilled lives. It gives us an edge and helps us anticipate changes that others might have a hard time spotting.
Now let’s envision our next year. Think about goals and how we will envision it to be. Reflect on the WHY of each goal listed and make sure they are driven with intentions.
6. Making Decisions
Our decisions affect people. Nearly every decision we make will affect different people in one way or another. It’s important to be aware of the influence our decisions will have, and understand what the “human cost” will be. The decisions we make demonstrate our values.
List some decisions that we’re trying to consider. Then list the options, consequences, advantages and disadvantages. This can prevent us from making impulsive decisions and lesser mistakes.
7. My Core Values
Core values are the fundamental beliefs you have about your life. They guide your behaviors, decisions, and actions. They bring about a sense of purpose and self-worth. They remind you what’s important to you and what you want more of in your life.
When you know what’s important to you, you can live in alignment with those values. This leads to greater fulfillment, clarity and self-awareness.
This self-awareness allows you to discover your purpose.
From the given list of core values, circle each core value that resonates with you. Group similar values from the list in any way that makes sense to you. Prioritize and create a maximum of five groups.
8. Find Images and Words for the Vision Board
Go through a stack of magazines, then clip everything you like—colors, words, interesting images. But, we can also hunt for images and words that are related to our goals. If there’s a goal or intention that we can’t find a good image for, hop on the computer and do an image search then print it.
9. Assemble the Vision Board
Now it’s time to arrange our images and words on our poster board.
So, with your poster board, and pile of images at hand, go through the images and decide what belongs on the poster board and place it roughly in the section it will go. Trim backgrounds away or crop images as we go. Then continue through the pile of clippings.
10. Glue or Tape Everything Together
See if you can go deeper with your placement. Are there multiple ways to read an area? Can you see this vision board evolving with you for a the near future? Great. Once you’re satisfied with the arrangement, stick it down. Working with one image or word at a time, turn it over, apply a layer of adhesive, then stick it to the poster board or construction paper.
Tip: Save scrap paper and cut up magazines to use as gluing surfaces.
Once we have all of our goals and dreams represented on the board, take a look at it. How does it look?
What are the benefits of having a vision board?
Creates Better Intentions
No matter what you put on your vision board, you must have the intention to achieve it. Having a vision board creates better intentions as you use your vision board to start every day with a focus.
Makes Your Dreams Clear
A vision board is essentially a visual representation of your goals and dreams. This means your dreams are clear and vivid every day as you look at your vision board to keep you moving forward.
Improves Creativity
When you have goals and dreams in life set in place, and provide a visual such as the vision board, creativity is naturally improved as you work to find new ways to achieve these goals and dreams.
Provides Motivation
Let’s face it, some days are hard! That’s why having a vision board is a brilliant idea to provide motivation for those less than stellar days when motivation is lacking.
Boosts Chances of Success
One of the biggest benefits of having your own vision board is that it helps boost your chances of success. Having a vision in life and work helps you remain focused on said success regularly.
Takeaways on how to create a vision board
Through the combined power of visualization, affirmation, and goal-setting, a vision board can become a transformative tool for enhancing mental wellness. By focusing on our aspirations and remaining positive, we can reduce stress, increase motivation, and boost self-esteem. Remember that your vision board is a personal representation of your dreams and desires, and it has the potential to shape your reality.
So, take a leap of faith and start crafting your vision board today. As you embark on this creative journey, you’ll find that not only will you gain a clearer sense of purpose and direction, but you’ll also witness a positive shift in your mental well-being. Embrace the magic of your vision board, and watch as it becomes a powerful catalyst for personal growth and a fulfilling life.
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