The Power of  Vision Boards

A picture is worth a thousand words – unknown

As a psychic or creative, you probably already have a good grasp on visuals. You know how powerful an image is, whether it’s physical or seen through your mind.  I’m both a creative and an empath, so visuals are a part of my everyday life. 

For example, my youngest granddaughter asked me to make a skirt for her Barbie/Elsa Frozen doll the other day while I was taking care of her over the holidays. I could have gotten out my sewing machine, found a pattern, cut out the fabric and stitched up a skirt. But she wanted it right now, as kids often do.

So instead, I visualized how I wanted the finished skirt to look in my mind. Then I grabbed some fabric I had on hand, cut out the basic shape, stitched up a seam in the back, added a snap, a ribbon belt and a simple piece of lace for a train.

Was it professional with finished seams and fit? No.

Was she happy? Yes. 

 

The point of the story isn’t that I can sew or create something out of little. The point is that I used a visual of what I wanted before I began.  This is exactly what a mood or vision board can do for your business.

What is a vision board?

Vision boards are a simple but powerful way to visualize what you want to manifest from your dreams. Many highly successful people, including Oprah Winfrey, have used vision boards for generations.

Jack Canfield, the New York Times Bestselling Author of the “Chicken Soup For The Soul” book series has said that “Creating a vision board is probably one of the most valuable visualization tools available to you.”

Vision boards are a way to see and plan out what you want your life to be like, the things you want to do, places you want to go and the items you want in your life.

 A vision board is simply a tool you can use to help you clarify and maintain focus on a specific life or business goal. It can be an online collection of images or an actual physical piece with images. The board allows you to display images that represent what you want to do or have or are working toward.

Think of the vision board as your pattern or recipe for getting to your end goal.

They can be created in a variety of ways including apps and digital images, poster board with cut-out pictures, drawings or phrases or created with online graphics programs like Canva or through Pinterest boards.

Some examples of what to include on your vision board:

• images of places you want to travel
• pictures of your dream home or car
• your business goals such as images of your income goals, your products, or images of your ideal client
• inspirational quotes
• thoughts, feelings, emotions
• anything that you really love and want to achieve

You can create a vision board for your business or career goals, for personal goals, getting healthy or whatever you are dreaming of achieving.

By creating a visual statement of your goals with pictures and images you are strengthening your resolve and motivating your emotions. Your mind responds strongly to visual stimulation. And according to the law of attraction, your emotions are the vibrational energy that activates your desires.

Why a Vision Board is Important to Successful Goals

Why do you need a vision board? How important is it for reaching your goals in life, business, and career?

The famous author of the popular personal development book, “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill said, “Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.”

He believes our “thoughts are things” meaning it is important to pay attention to your desires and seriously pay attention to them. Whatever you focus on, whether it’s the good or the bad things, it is what you produce more of.

Whatever occupies your mind determines the decisions you make every minute of the day. 

For example, if you focus on succeeding and achieving every goal you set for yourself, you are more likely to achieve it. On the other hand, if you focus on thoughts of how difficult the work is, how others are luckier than you, or the “nothing ever works out for me” thoughts, then you’ll be less likely to achieve your goals.

That’s where a vision board is important. It is a visual, concrete representation of your thoughts, desires, and goals for a life you love. They are a tool that can motivate and inspire you to take daily action toward your biggest and most important goals.

• A vision board helps you focus on the direction of your dreams and keeps you motivated to follow through.

 

• Putting together your vision board forces you to sit and really think about what you want your life to be like. Documenting your wants in a visual way forces you to go beyond just thinking about your goals to actually focusing on them.

 

• A vision board will help you get unstuck when you get in a rut or everyday life routines get in the way of your dreams. It can help you see what you should be focusing on. They are an effective way to get creative with your time when you’re in a funk or the robotic routines of your life aren’t taking you in the direction you want to go.

 

• A vision board is your daily visual reminder of your dreams and aspirations. Visualization is a powerful and effective mind trick that you can do to manifest your desire. When you see your vision board every day, you stay on track even when there are setbacks.

 

• The practice of creating a visual of everything you want has a psychological effect. It makes everything in your head seem more manageable. You can see your dream life and how you can achieve it.

 

• Seeing your goals in a visual image every day gives you a psychological boost. It removes the procrastination and encourages you to keep moving toward your goals.

Creating and using vision boards to reach your goals and desires is an important part of the process of succeeding. Placing on where you see it every day inspires and motivates you to stay on the path towards a life you are fulfilled with.

The Benefits of Vision Boards

As you’ve already seen, vision boards are an important part of succeeding in your goals and dreams. But there are several other benefits to using vision boards as a life goal planner.

Here are five benefits of using vision boards:

1. Vison boards increase your chance of succeeding by forcing you to get clear and concise on your goals and wants. Unlike writing vague goals on a sheet of paper, a vision board consists of images that forces you to be clear and concise about what you want. So instead of saying you want a better life, you instead find images of exactly what a better life for you looks like.

 

2. Vision boards speak to your emotions. Seeing your board helps you passionately see your goals. It can help you course-correct when you take a wrong turn. When you are passionate about your goals and can see where you are headed, you are more likely to take inspired action.

 

3. They keep you focused, productive and motivated by creating an emotional connection. If done right, a vision board can motivate you. Instead of just images of what you desire, including the emotions connected to the vision can motivate you. Include the emotions, sounds, sights and smells associated with certain parts of your vision.

 

4. Vision boards are a fun way to showcase your deepest desires. No one else has to see your vision board so have fun with it. It doesn’t have to be organized, beautiful or perfectly organized. Put your images on the board in any random way that feels good to you. There are no rules. It just has to be an inspiration to you.

 

5. Vision boards help you believe the dream you desire is real and possible. Making what you dream in your mind clearer and more visual makes it feel more attainable since you start to believe you can make it happen. A vision board done right transforms your inner belief system into one that is self-motivated, confident and positive.

The benefits of creating and using vision boards in your life far outweigh the time it takes to create them. They are a constant reminder of what you really desire your life to be like and a motivation to take action to achieve your goals.

In the second part of this series I’m going to cover how to create your vision board, so bookmark this page and get ready to create the vision of your dream business!

Do you use vision boards? What is your favorite way to create them? I’d love to hear how they have helped you or if they not, why you think they didn’t. Leave a comment below.

 

 

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