Creating Your Personal Vision Board

Feeling empowered to create your own vision board? It’s easier than you may think. Simply follow the steps below to prepare and execute what may be one of the most important things you can do for yourself.

Step 1: Plan Out Your Board

Start with the plan for your vision board. Take some time to thoughtfully consider the message you want your personalized board to convey and how you want your vision board to look.

Before you begin, ask yourself the following questions and commit to the suggested action (your shopping list) to follow through with.

a. What true wishes and desires do you want to reflect on your dream board?

Think about:

Your values
Career goals
Family life
Love life
Health & Wellness
How you spend your free time
What you want to learn or grow into

Make note of your answer before you begin selecting your images.

b. Do you want one board or multiple boards for different areas of your life?

Some people prefer to make several small boards to visualize several categories of desires, while others prefer to make one large board that encompasses everything desired.

Keep in mind that you’ll need to place this board in a visible area that you see every day. For a small space, don’t buy a huge, poster board. If you’re picky about design and want your board to match your decor, consider that as well.

Now that you’ve figured out whether you want one board or multiple boards, follow the follow action list for the creation of your board:

Action — Add To Your Shopping List: Board with the correct Size & Color

c. What type of images will you use (printed or actual photographs)? And where will you source them from?

You can source these images from:

Newspaper cutouts
Magazine cutouts
Images/Quotes printed from the internet
Your Pinterest board
Photographs
Pages from a book
Brochures/pamphlets/flyers

Images are a major component of vision boards. For photographs printed from the internet and cut out from magazines, use stick glue, tape or hot glue. For precious items or photographs, buy acid-free, removable adhesive that is safe for photos.

Action — Add To Your Shopping List: Glues/Adhesives needed

d. Decide on your vision board style — tidy board or messy board?

Some people don’t mind haphazardly cutting out photos and glueing them to a board. Others prefer a tidy and neat board. If you’re fine with imperfect cutouts, stick to scissors. But, if you need perfectly cut out, intricate images, pick up an x-acto blade and a cutting mat for a much more enjoyable experience.

Action — Add To Your Shopping List: Scissors or any other cutting tools.

e. Adding embellishments to your board?

To imagine ‘the look’ and unique, potential experience of creating your board, ask yourself a few questions:

Do you want your board to feature an affirmation (you might want stencils or letter stickers)?
Do you want to add decorative elements so your board will fit in with your decor (maybe decorative tape or stickers)?
Is there a certain kind of incense or candle you’d like to burn while you create your board?

Make sure to have all the supplies on hand to make that happen.

Action — Add To Your Shopping List: Write down additional supplies needed to make the board and the creation experience uniquely yours.

Step 2: Buy Your Supplies

With your shopping list in hand, go out and buy all the supplies you need. If cash is short, thrift stores and local “free” sites like Craigslist often have plenty of crafting supplies on offer.

And gather your vision board images. Many people choose to use cutout magazine images, text or quotes for their vision boards. It’s fun to go through the magazines and find images that speak to you. You’ll need to either purchase magazines or find a way to get a stack of free ones.

But feel free to get creative and gather your images from other sources! For example:

Newspaper cutouts
Images/Quotes printed from the internet (check out articles with lots of quotes: motivational quotes, gratitude quotes)
Photographs
Pages from a book
Brochures/pamphlets/flyers

Printing images from the internet can use up a lot of printer ink. Keep that in mind when buying vision board supplies.

Step 3: Set Up Your Space

Creating a vision board is a special ritual.

It’s a time to get in touch with your true self, identify your true desires and focus your energy on attracting them into your life. Treat this moment as something special, as something kind you’re doing for yourself.

Here are some ideas to make creating a vision board a special experience for you:

· Find an uninterrupted, quiet space — This is your own time and your own experience. A vision board is all about you and what you want for your life. Make sure you’ve got a few hours all by yourself to really focus on this special gift.

· Set out all your supplies — To ensure uninterrupted creativity, double check that everything you need to create your vision board is on hand. Don’t forget the extra glue sticks!

· Light some candles or incense — Our sense of smell is very powerful and delightful, remember to engage it. Use your favorite oil burner, perfume, lotion, candles or incense to invite a welcoming and soothing energy to the experience.

· Turn on some music — If there’s a certain artist or style of music that really lights up your soul, go ahead and play it. If you get distracted by lyrics or think the content of certain songs will influence you, then find some nice, instrumental music to play. Tibetan chants, singing bowls and even nature sounds can bring on a sense of comfort and peace, setting the mood for the experience.

· Meditate or say a prayer before you begin — If you often ask God, spirit guides, source, the universe, your higher self, or angels for help, go ahead and say a prayer and call in those energies to empower your experience. It also helps to meditate; take some time to sit quietly and check in with how you’re feeling. Let go of all your worries about the day.

Step 4: Create Your Vision Board

For this step, let your creative power shine. It’s totally up to you whether your board is simple and literal or complicated and metaphorical. Cut out your images and tell a story with your board or create a collage of images that speak to you.

What matters is that the images mirror your desires. When you look at the board images, you should feel a strong connection to those desires.

Take time to cut your images out. Sit with your images for a moment before you attach them to your board. Hold them in your hand and stare at them. Feel the desire running through your body. Notice what emotions arise when you think of that image and the desires that it conjures. See yourself getting what you want and feel the happiness radiating from it.

After Creating Your Vision Board

Once you’ve created your vision board, place it in an area that you see every day. Many people like to notice their vision board near their nightstand or other place that they look at first thing in the morning.

After a time, and to avoid “not really seeing” your vision board, make a positive habit out of sitting with your board at least once a week. Simply take 10 minutes to look at your board, reflect on why you specifically chose those images, and revisit the feelings of happiness and gratitude of eventually having those desires in your life.

Not only is a vision board a wonderful reminder of what you truly want in life, it’s a powerful motivator to enact on achieving your goals.

Treat your vision board like it’s sacred — it’s a special gift you’ve given to yourself, and a powerful tool to attract all your desires into your life.

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