Seeing is Achieving

The idea of a vision board is something that I found to be a little bit self-indulgent and embarrassing. Why would I want a visual reminder of what I wanted out of my life and, most likely, where I had failed in a achieving a goal? I was missing the point.

A vision board is like a poke in the side telling you to get on with it; it’s a smorgasbord of your goals laid out for your eyes to feast on and it then becomes a box tick of your successes. When you have succeeded, you get that little buzz from looking at your vision board with a sense of satisfaction and, let’s be honest, smugness. I beat you, you taunting inanimate object of my creation!

As we are at the start of the year, people are all about setting goals and making resolutions. Although January is a great month to start, in reality you can create your vision board at any time. All you need is a board, a space where you can see it and then a visual representation of what your goals are for the week, month or year. Doing a daily board is a fabulous form of procrastination as you will probably spend more time poring over how you will represent your hourly goals than actually doing anything productive.

What the vision board will bring into your life is one place for you to house your plans, goals and successes. It is a representation of what you want to happen. It is also a boost for you when you look back on the things that you have already done which spurs you on. It’s your own cheering section – you can even decorate it with pom-poms.

For some tips on creating your vision board, check out my next blog post.