How to create a vision board
Love this stationery!
A vision board displays images of your goals, dreams and desires. As a vision board is about your own dreams and desires it can never be wrong. No one can criticize your vision board, there is no right or wrong it just is.
One of the pictures on my vision board features First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah holding a box of my custom stationery (thank goodness for Photoshop). I have even gone so far as to design and send stationery to both of them. I received a thank you note back from Michelle Obama. It was awesome to see a note from the White House in my mailbox! Now I’m visualizing my cards as part of Oprah’s O List in O Magazine. You can be part of helping me to achieve this goal by visualizing this with me, that flow of energy and mindset will ultimately help this goal to materialize.
By placing images and words on boards, you help to create a bridge between your thoughts and actions. Once there is emotion based around what your mind sees and feels on your vision board your subconscious can then start to put things in motion.
A vision board must be clear and precise in order to be effective. The clarity you put behind a goal, dream or desire and the more emotion it evokes is what turns these images into reality.
Once your vision board is created, hang it or place it in an area where you will see it every day. It’s best for it to be viewed easily either all day or several times a day. Vision boards are meant to be seen and more importantly felt. You can equate it to praying if that explanation resonates with you. Standing or sitting in front of your board, looking at each image, talking about each image or word out loud will reinforce with your subconscious what it is suppose to being looking for or bringing your way.
A vision board will assist you in making better choices each day. You will soon find that opportunities are placed in front of you, people will be introduced to you, and then it is up to you to take action. In taking action you will begin to see yourself making progress and day by day your life will begin to change. Action is the only thing that is required of you.
There is a great story of a man caught in a flood. The waters quickly engulfed his home so that he ended up on the roof waiting for God to save him. As he looked to the sky asking for help a rescue boat came by and told him to get in, his replied was that he was waiting for God to save him. Shortly there after a helicopter swooped down, the rescue team attempted to get him into the aircraft. Again, the man’s reply was that Gold was going to help him. Minutes later the home was covered in water and the man ultimately drowned. At the pearly gates the man complained to Saint Peter that God did not come to save him. Saint Peter’s reply was “we sent a boat and helicopter to save you, why didn’t you get in?”
Sometimes the answer is right in front of us. By using a vision board it brings the possibility of your dream, goal or desire in the forefront of your thoughts, the rest is up to you.
Finding the images or words that begin to evoke emotion is an important first step in the vision board process. You must visualize in your minds eye what the goal, dream or desire is. Then you must set about finding the image or words that begin to evoke the emotion around that goal, dream or desire. For instance, if you have a dream of owning a home on the beach, you must first see yourself in the home, sitting on the porch overlooking the water, smelling the salt in the air, feeling your toes in the sand, imagining yourself as the sun caresses your face, listening to the sound of the sea gulls flying above you. Then set about finding a picture of that image. That is empowerment; here is when the subconscious can begin to work for you. Here you will begin to really feel that you can achieve this-because you really can…
If you had no limits and money was not an object, no criticisms or judgments; what would you be doing, where would you be living, who would you be hanging around with?
Think from the end. Act as though you already have everything you want and are living the life you imagine. Now set about creating it.
“What would my life look like if I couldn’t use any excuses?”
-Wayne Dyer
Hi, my name is Merry Lynch. I'm a certified American Business Etiquette Trainer. I know, I know, what does that mean? Well, in simple terms, etiquette, poise and leadership help you build relationships and make those around you more comfortable, in turn making you more successful. And no, it's not boring. Become your personal best and work with your team or company to become its personal best. So breathe, relax and be ready to play with some of the ideas that I will share. We'll have some fun along the way and I'll see you at the top.
Merry,
This is a great mindset to start the year off! I remember us talking about the vision board. I must get back to my visual reminders: place my goals and dream reminder card next to my clock, on the bathroom mirror, and a note on my car dashboard.
Happy New Year!
Donya,
The mind thinks in pictures so once you have worked on a business plan along with personal life goals and have them written down on paper the next step is to go about finding images that best represent your desires. It’s best then to put this board in a place where you see it several times a day so that your subconscious gets to see it over and over again. The subconscious will then set about finding those images and people to put you in front of to make these images come alive. I know it sounds like a crazy thing but that’s just how we were made. I’d be happy to put on a vision board workshop for you an several friends or associates, let’s talk.
Happy New Year!
Merry