Creating a Vision Board for The New Year
The new year is upon us!
New years can be inspiring, exciting, challenging, scary… While it can be a fresh start, it can also be daunting knowing that a brand new year is about to start, especially if you feel like you haven’t accomplished what you wanted in the past year.
Thankfully, there are many ways to help alleviate any guilt, disappointment, or sadness you may feel as we enter into 2025.
One thing I absolutely LOVE is making vision boards!
Vision boards are a pretty simple concept: a collage of pictures, words, and quotes arranged in whatever way you like, either on a physical board or a digital one.
But what’s the point of putting something like this together, and how can it help you navigate the new year?
Well, vision boards are, as the name suggests, a visual representation of hopes, dreams, and goals you may have. Visualization practices are scientifically proven to improve your mood, as looking at things that bring you joy or confidence can trigger the happy hormone in your brain. And when your brain is conditioned to look at visual representations of your goals and dreams, it starts to believe they’re possible!
It’s based in part on the laws of attraction. What attracts you to those specific hopes can actually manifest in your real life simply by looking at them daily and cementing them in your mind as concrete, attainable goals.
One key to a vision board’s success is displaying it somewhere you can see it daily. Whether on a mirror, in your kitchen, in a study, or even on your phone’s lock/home screen, seeing a physical manifestation of your dreams can help you stay focused and determined to reach them.
This isn’t magic by any means. You still will have to work hard, push through doubts and negative thoughts, and put in the effort to make your dreams possible, but vision boards can help your brain genuinely believe they are possible!
So, how do you make one? The great news is that there’s no right or wrong way. Whatever draws your interest and attention is fair game!
To help you get started, here are some suggestions for what kinds of things to include and what environments to do them in.
1. What To Use
First, decide if you want to make a physical or digital board.
For a digital board, you’ll need a program like Canva, Google Docs, or even an iPad to draw on. You’ll also need to look up your images, words, quotes, etc. online.
For a physical board, you’ll need to find the images you want to use either online (and print them off) or in old magazines or brochures (and cut them out). You’ll also need a board of some kind, whether a thick piece of construction paper or a foam board.
You can also use something like a whiteboard and create a more words-based vision board. This will be different than others because there won’t be photos. Instead, you’ll want to make lists of your goals, plans, hopes, etc.
You may also need pens/markers, glue sticks, scissors (try some textured ones for a fun twist!), hodgepodge, stickers, or scrapbooking paper/materials. Whatever you think will give your board the most variety and represent your vision best will work.
2. When To Make Them
Vision boards can be for one year, three years, five years – whatever you want! If you’re going to focus on just the upcoming year, I’d suggest making a board soon so you have it when the new year starts.
But if you’re looking for a longer-term board, those can be created whenever! It’s great to do it at the beginning of the year, as that’s a time of renewal, but a mid-year board can also be great for getting you through the second half of the year.
Ensure you’re in the right headspace to make your vision board. The important thing about these boards is the intentions behind them. Stay focused on your goals and why you want to attain them – are you interested in bettering your health (mental or physical), changing career paths, or starting a family?
Be very intentional about your goals as you make the board!
3. Who To Make Them With
While you can make your vision board alone, you can also do it with a partner or family member. If you’re making goals for your family, having your partner participate can be helpful.
It can help to talk through your dreams and aspirations with the person you share your life with.
Alternatively, you can have a vision board party! Gather your friends and loved ones and set aside intentional time to devote to furthering your dreams, hopes, and goals. You’ll have lots of fun, laughter, and space to discuss your goals with those you trust.
4. Where To Put Them
This is one of the most important parts of the vision boards – where you display them!
Depending on how big you make your board, you’ll want to find a spot where you can see clearly every day. Maybe that spot is in your bedroom above your vanity, your bathroom mirror, a kitchen cabinet, or the wall in your office. The main thing is to be a place you frequent so that you can hammer in the visualization part of the process daily.
If you make a digital board, try displaying it as your lock or home screen or adding it as a widget to your home screen. Alternatively, you can use it as your laptop’s screensaver so you see the physical representation of your goals and dreams every time you go to work or browse the internet.
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While it may seem weird to create a vision board, and maybe even unbelievable that it can make a real difference, it is a proven way to manifest your hopes and dreams.
Our brains are funny little things, and they like what they like, especially when it comes to visual aids, including colors, words, and pictures. Our happy hormones are set off by seeing things we enjoy. In a way, we’re tricking our brains into believing even the craziest dreams are possible just by showing them the reality every day.
Maybe you’re into the idea, or maybe not, but either way, trying it out can’t hurt anyone, right? And you might be surprised by the results vision boards can have on YOUR new year.
Let me know if you try one out!
Wishing everyone a productive, beautifully manifested New Year!
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