This series introduces a new, hypnotherapy based method that you can use now and throughout the year to help set and achieve the goals that you desire. Part 1 covered an exercise to help you get in touch with goals you may have in different areas of your life. Part 2 is about translating your goals into an inspiring and motivating vision board.
A vision board is a physical representation of the goals you want to achieve. It serves as a visual reminder of what you would like to see in your life, what changes you want to make and what you want to focus on each day. As you focus on your vision board images and words, it reinforces your subconscious mind to motivate and encourage you toward achieving your goals.
I like to make a new vision board at the beginning of each New Year.
My vision board for 2019 included beautiful pictures of a Mediterranean island – little did I know I’d spend time that summer on the Greek island of Corfu.
It also included a picture of a family eating outside at a long table under market lights. Last summer my son put market lights in my backyard and we have had many socially distanced family dinners out there together.
One of the phrases I picked was “Clean Out” --- Little did I know I’d have time to clean and organize my spice cupboard, my coffee cupboard, my pantry, my junk drawer and everything else!!
Caution – be careful what you put on your board, it may just come true.
You can make the board all about one area of your life or a general board that encompasses all areas. If your focus this year is on your business, for example, you might use words and pictures that remind you what you will achieve in your business this year. If you are focused on your healthy weight management journey, you could choose images and words that inspire you towards that goal. You might select pictures of yourself at your goal weight, pictures of activities you’d like to do and healthy foods that you’d like to include in your plan.
I usually make one large board for all parts of my life and divide the board into sections in my mind so that one corner is business, one corner is personal, one corner is recreation and one corner is health. I like to see how they are interwoven. For me, keeping a balance between business and personal is important. I remember in one vision board I actually had a bridge connecting the different parts of my life.
Making a vision board is simple and fun. Get a large poster board – I like to use one at least 3 feet by 3 feet, a stack of magazines, scissors, glue and some paper and markers.
Take a moment after you have your supplies to pause, close your eyes and do a short exercise like the exercise in Part 1. Calmly sit, relax from your head to your toes and imagine your life at the end of the year. What changes would you like to see? What goals would you like to achieve?
Now, your job is to find pictures and words that speak to you of those goals. After you have a group of pictures and words, lay them out on the poster board and paste them down. If there are words or phrases that you couldn’t find you can write them down and add them to the mix. You can also print pictures and words from your computer – any source works.
When your vision board is ready, put it in a place where you can see it and be inspired by it every day. You can even add to it if you find things that you might have missed on the initial board.
In a year, take a look and see which of the things you aimed for have come to be. I think you may be very surprised. I always am.
If you would like to work together on setting your goals and creating your vision board for 2021, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Cinda
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Here’s a link to a great set of example vision boards for a wide range of goals and time frames: