1: Your Vision Board

Create a vision board by collecting materials which encapsulate the concept of your future goals, such as images from magazines, small objects, photographs, product wrappers, advertisements or tickets.

Materials which represent texture or feelings such as ‘softness’ are important as are any relevant graphics, key words or symbols. 

You can create a digital one or have a bit of fun while cutting out and glueing your images and words to an actual board.

VISION BOARD STEPS

1) Create a list of goals you’d like to achieve in the next year

In order to visualize your goals, first you need to know what they are. Spend some time getting clear on exactly what you want your ideal life to look like, and what you need to accomplish in the next 12 months to launch you closer to your goals.

2) Collect a bundle of old magazines with beautiful pictures or do it digitally

If you’re not a magazine reader or currently don’t have any magazines at home, ask your friends to give you any they no longer want. You should also be able to pick some up for just a dollar or two per magazine at your local thrift store. Or you could check out your local recycling depot. 

3) Find pictures that represent your goals and inspire you

Schedule a couple hours one evening or weekend to go through the magazines and cut out pictures that represent your goals and speak to your heart in some meaningful way.  

When looking for images in the magazines, look for those that immediately make you say, “Yes! That is what I want in my life!” They don’t have to be physical objects or literal interpretations of what you want in your life. Instead, focus on how the images make you FEEL.

4) Make a collage out of your photos

Once you have collected enough photos, it’s time to make your vision board! Go to your local craft or dollar store and buy a large piece of construction or poster paper. A cork board or large piece of paper would work as well. Then glue, tack, or tape your pictures to the paper or cork board in an arrangement that is visually pleasing to you. You can use Photoshop, Illustrator or Indesign to digitally create the board.

5) Add motivational “affirmation words” that represent how you want to FEEL

Your vision of your ideal life shouldn’t be focused on “stuff” so much as on how you want to FEEL. For this reason, I like to add words to my vision board that describe how I want to feel on a daily basis – such as: “joyful,” “abundant,” “powerful,” “fearless,” “loved,” “strong,” “healthy,” “loving,” and “financially free.”

Take some time to create a list of words that describe how YOU want to feel. You can either search for these words in your magazines or write them yourself. Then add them to your vision board in a visually attractive way.

6) Save it as a JPG

If you are working digitally, save your file as a JPG. If you made a physical board, take a photo of it and post it to Canvas by the due date.

7) Submit it to Canvas by Sunday, 4/3 @ 11:59pm.

Above all have fun! 

Share with others. This is could be an alternative to family game night.