Vision Boards

by Lea Wetzel, Family Peer Supporter

January 16, 2024

If you don't have a vision and you’re struggling to pinpoint what you want and where you want to go, it can be hard to be inspired and visualize your destiny. Without a clear vision, it's hard to direct your efforts in ways that serve your goals. It's also hard to attract the support and resources you need. That's where a vision board comes in.

You may have heard about manifestation. In reality, our dreams don't manifest on their own. Achieving your goals and realizing your potential takes work. At the same time, it helps to have a detailed vision and a belief in your own ability too. Vision boards are an amazing tool to help you create that focused vision and kickstart the real manifestation process.

Vision boards are all about intentions, and they are a great way to remind yourself of what your intentions are. Vision boards are a collection of images or objects arranged in a way to help you manifest your goals or vision.

This board can be physical or digital. Vision boards are highly versatile. You can use them to manifest your personal goals or create a visual representation of a personal vision statement. They’re perfect for helping you envision your dream life. But you can also use a vision board to outline your professional goals. You can use a vision board for long term goals, like achieving your 5-year plan. You can create a yearly vision board, too.

People who use vision boards usually place them where they’ll see them often. For instance, you can place a vision board on a mirror you use to get ready in the morning. Other people will prefer to hang it on a wall in a room they often use.

A vision board can include many focus points. The sky’s the limit when it comes to what to include in a vision board.

Starting one can include images that inspire you and spark something up in you. When was the last time you looked at an image or photo that made you feel something? Take that as inspiration. It can help that it’s a vision that aligns with your values. That’s what you’re looking for when you’re thinking of what to include on your board. Vision boards also contain quotes that align with your vision.

Nothing is off-limits when it comes to a vision board. If it’s feasible to add it to a board, you can try it. The important thing to consider is whether it will help you manifest your vision or not. How do vision boards work? You already know that you can't achieve your goals just by thinking about them.

 You create a board out of craft items, magazine clippings, and other miscellaneous items. Vision boards help you clarify your goals. They can then give you a clear direction for where you want to go in several areas of your life. Creating a vision board requires you to reflect on your desires and aspirations. By visually representing your goals, you gain clarity and a better understanding of what you truly want to achieve. This clarity enables you to set specific and meaningful goals that align with your vision.

Vision boards are a constant reminder of what your priorities are. You can get to know yourself a little better by clarifying what it is you want.

Here's how vision boards become instrumental:

1. Focused Intentions: Vision boards serve as constant reminders of your goals, fostering concentration even during challenging times. Regular review and reaffirmation strengthen commitment, enhancing motivation for action.
2. Clarity of Goals: By visually representing aspirations, vision boards demand reflection, bringing clarity to desires and ambitions. This visual clarity facilitates the formulation of specific, meaningful goals in alignment with one's overarching vision.
3. Priority Reinforcement: As visual artifacts of your priorities, vision boards deepen self-awareness. They serve as nudges toward decision-making aligned with your dreams, akin to the role of journaling for those who prefer a visual representation.
4. Visualization of Success: Regular engagement with your vision board immerses you in a positive mental image of your desired reality, bolstering belief in your ability to achieve goals.
5. Emotional Resonance: Vision boards trigger positive emotions, excitement, and enthusiasm, fostering determination and drive. They embody a visual narrative of dreams, offering a constant affirmation of your capabilities.
6. Confidence and Self-Belief: Displaying goals on your vision board contributes to building confidence and self-belief. The constant affirmation serves as a visual testament to your potential, positively influencing actions and decisions.
7. Goal Prioritization: In the hustle of daily life, vision boards act as visual anchors, preventing goal loss and distraction. Regular viewing aids in prioritizing time, energy, and resources toward actions aligned with the overarching vision.
8. Gratitude and Positivity: Infusing elements of gratitude and positivity, such as affirmations and quotes, cultivates an abundant mindset. This positivity contributes to overall well-being and attracts positive experiences.

However, the vision board is not a standalone solution; it is a guide that requires accompanying action. While it shapes thoughts and reinforces priorities, the board's true power unfolds when paired with consistent effort, determination, and resilience.

Creating a vision board is an enjoyable journey into self-discovery and manifestation. Whether physical or digital, the process involves a series of deliberate steps:

1. Understand Yourself Better: Begin with a Big 5 Personality Test to leverage natural strengths in goal pursuit.
2. Define Vision Board: A collection of images or objects arranged to manifest goals, adaptable to personal or professional aspirations.
3. Materials: Gather a base, images, quotes, sentimental items, and craft tools to unleash your creativity.
4. Arrangement: Playfully arrange materials to inspire your vision, taking time to perfect the layout before securing them in place.
5. Placement: Position your vision board where it will be a daily companion, serving as a visual guide in your journey.

Manifestation Ideas for Your Vision Board:

1. Career Aspirations: Trade magazine images, tools of the trade, and representations of financial abundance.
2. Self-Care: Inspiring quotes, soothing images, and workout inspiration promoting overall wellness.
3. Love and Relationships: Quotes reflecting your views on relationships, images of loving relationships.
4. Positivity: Joyful images and positive quotes fostering mental fitness.
5. Travel: Dream destination images, postcards, travel-related visuals.

Unlocking the Potential of Your Vision Board:

1. Incorporate into Daily Routine: Integrate your vision board into daily self-care rituals, using it for meditation and reflection.
2. Speak Your Goals Aloud: Reinforce positive self-talk by vocalizing affirmations while gazing at your vision board.
3. Take Aligned Action: Visualization is powerful, but action is paramount. Develop skills, open savings accounts, and schedule time for activities aligning with your goals.
4. Periodic Refresh: Regularly refresh your vision board to align with evolving passions and goals.

In conclusion, the art of creating a vision board is a dynamic and enjoyable process, offering a visual compass to guide you towards your aspirations. Pairing this tool with the support of a coach can further enhance goal clarity and action planning.