Creating a Vision Board
During Saturday’s PowerGroup meetup, we made vision boards. Unlike my Date With Destiny vision board, this one was much simpler and more visual. It has four key sectors 1) Wealth 2) Vitality 3) Adventure 4) Love.
How did we actually built these boards? During last month’s meetup, we went through a goal setting process to help people get clear about what they really want to ACHIEVE. This was great prep for the vision process.
The only real guidance for creating the boards were that they be:
- Visual: they should be easy understand
- Emotional: they should evoke excitement and interest
- Personal: they should make sense for you and really fit your true goals
- Current: they should be relevant for you given where you are right now in your life
Aside from these guiding principles, the process was very much free-form. Everyone brought magazines to help build their own giant collage. We also had poster board, markers and some other tools to make them personal.
Want to create your own vision board? Here are the steps we used.
- Get clear about goals for the next year or so. This is by far the most crucial part of the process. Sometimes it helps to think of broad categories or “sections” that you want to represent in you board. For example, I had my four sections as mentioned above.
- Start ripping out images from magazines that represent your goals. Lay these out (roughly) on the poster board.
- Take post-it notes and write down any “power words” or motivational quotes. Place these on the board.
- Cut out the images and align them.
- Paste the images to the board. Don’t use Elmer’s glue, it will cause the images to ripple, use glue sticks that are safe for photos.
- Write out any power words or quotes. Decorate your board in any other way to make it personal and powerful for you.
The board should be placed in a visual location. In fact, you should make a point to look at it and reflect at least twice a day.
Keep in mind, the purpose of a vision board is to help you achieve your potential as a human being. It is not meant to magically manifest anything you desire into your life. With this perspective, I am excited to track progress for myself and the powergroup as we continue to grow over the coming months.
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December 16, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I’ve found the coolest and most effective tool to help with the visualization process – a great vision board software called Mind Movies Creator.
It was created by Ryan Higgins to help others visualize and manifest the life of their dreams. See a video and find out why here http://www.squidoo.com/vision-board-software
A Mind Movie allows you to create a vision of what you want, together with your Favorite song… the one that makes you feel good, the one that makes you want to dance, the one that makes you smile and sing along.
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I’m trying it out now.
I’m having fun making my own vision board/mind movie.
And because it’s a software, no need to cut up magazines!
Thanks.
Eric
Eric
August 25, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I can’t wait to host my own Vision Board Making Party!
Thanks for the inspiration! Have an outstanding week.
-Robert
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Anthony
November 6, 2007 at 1:32 am
Hi there, That’s a good Visioning exercise.
Just a note to let you know that, I’ve added you to my list of tags to join in Alex Shalman’s “Caring Compassion Charity”. The idea is for you to write about something you’re passionate about. You would link to me and I would link back to the originator. It’s a good way to build networking. You can find my article post here: http://thinksimplenow.com/happiness/the-causes-that-make-my-heart-sing/
Love & Gratitude,
Tina
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October 20, 2007 at 1:11 am
I did something like this recently, but jsut with words. I stuck up a bunch of my goals for 2008 (and hopefully I can achieve some by the end of 2007) on the wall in my room. I look at it now and again. I have to learn to be more disciplined, though. I want to accomplish so much but I think I get a bit distracted too easily.
christelle
October 8, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Interesting points ravi
] and will upload it to show it to you 
Idea of having a vision board is simply fantastic. I’ll go ahead and will create a vision board [umm, I'll go for a poster or a wallpaper
TipsoSaurus
August 13, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Ravi, your vision board is so pretty. I love it. Today I create mine, just using pen and paper & did some sketches/illustration. Not half as pretty as yours, but I like it anyway.
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