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What Is A Vision Board?
What do you want your ideal future to look like? Well, that’s what a Vision Board is — a creative way to bring your dream to life through a collection of images, drawings, and other visuals.
Vision Boards that help you manifest your dreams are also known as goal boards or dream boards. You can either make these in physical forms or in digital formats.
A vision board helps you bring your dream to life. It gives you a clear picture of your goal.
What Is The Concept Of Vision Board?
The whole concept of a vision board is intertwined with visualization and the law of attraction. By consistently viewing and connecting with visual representations of their goals, it is believed that one can align their thoughts and actions, ultimately leading to achieving those goals.
Vision boards aren't a magical fix. They work best when paired with effort, commitment to your goals, and positive habits.
The Science Behind Vision Board
A recent study published in the Journal of Research in Personality, titled, “When visions truly inspire: The moderating role of self-concordance in boosting positive affect, goal commitment, and goal progress”, found that visions can inspire positive emotions. Vision boards are effective tools as they utilize psychological principles like visualization and focus.
Regularly seeing visual representations of your goals helps the brain prioritize actions that align with achieving them.
This process activates the Reticular Activating System (RAS), which filters information and highlights opportunities relevant to your goals.
It is found that people remember information better when it's presented as pictures rather than text, it is called the Picture Superiority Effect.
It works because pictures use both visual and verbal channels in the brain (dual-coding), making them easier to recall. Pictures also have unique features that stand out and create stronger emotional and engaging responses, which further improve memory.
Vision boards provides a clear roadmap, focusing attention on the bigger picture.
How To Create A Vision Board?
Making a vision board is simple and allows you to tap into your creativity to design your dream board. Since a vision board is personal, you can choose to get as creative as you want with it. You have to add images, words, affirmations, and anything else that resonates with your goals and aspirations.
1. Clarify Your Vision and Intention
Get clear about your personal vision. You have to think and get clarity because it is the foundation for your vision board.
Avoid distractions and focus on self-awareness. Journaling can help you brainstorm and gain clarity about your goals and life direction.
2. Gather Your Materials
Choose a base for your board: Foam board, poster board, cardboard, wooden board, or canvas. If you are tech savvy manifester then choose a digital format such as PowerPoint, Google Slides, Canva, Pinterest, or other design software.
3. Collect Images and Words That Represent Your Goals
Old magazines and catalogs, whatever catches your fancy, use it for getting pictures and words. Digital images or personal photos. Postcards, stickers, sketches, or other creative elements.
4. Arrange and Assemble Your Vision Board
Organize your materials on your chosen base or digital platform. Add images, affirmations, and other details that represent your dreams and aspirations.
5. Place Your Vision Board for Daily Inspiration
Choose a location where you’ll see your vision board often, such as your desk, wall, or home screen (for digital boards).
6. Keep Your Vision Board Updated
As your goals evolve, refresh your vision board by replacing old images with new ones that align with your updated aspirations.
Celebrate achieved goals by moving those elements to a "victory" board or scrapbook.
In conclusion, a vision board is a powerful tool for turning dreams into reality through the act of visualization. By creating a vision board, you are not only visualizing your future but also welcoming new opportunities and saying "yes" to the possibility of achieving your dreams.