We’ve talked about how to create a vision board before, but here it is, in my thoughts again, because I believe it’s a super important and underutilised tool.

Without a clear vision, we have no say in where we are heading. And without a visual representation of that vision, we can easily get absorbed in the busyness of everyday.

Why create a vision board

Look, I want to make it clear that a vision board is not going to magically make things appear in your life. I think that’s where some of its bad rap has come from. Pinning images of mansions and expensive cars, waiting for them to materialise in your life from ether.

That’s not at all what I’m talking about. Instead, I want to remind you that…

‘The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.’

This is one of my favourite quotes from author Helen Keller, the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.

How beautiful is that?

The first step in inviting change of any kind, is getting clear on what you want.

Developing a crystal clear vision of what you want more in your life, pinning it for a daily reminder, and then, and this is super important, take deliberate action(s) towards that vision.

Getting clarity on your dreams takes them out of the realm of dreams, and into your plans, into your consciousness, so that you can find a path towards achieving those dreams.

You might recall my story about creating a vision boards with my kids, when we were going through an especially hard time, as we were moving out of our family home after my divorce. Creating a vision board was an impromptu idea I had when I wanted to cheer them up and gift us all with something positive to focus on.

I guess it must have worked, because we are all in a much better place now, and the vision boards helped us focus on what we wanted to create as a family.

How do vision boards work?

It can be easy to get bogged down in the quotidian, the hard moments, and wish them away, without a clear idea of what we’d want to replace them with.

Vision boards force you to focus on the things that are important to you. As you pin something on your board, whether a word, an inspiring image, a feeling you want more of in your life, you will be asking yourself why that particular word or image.

What does it mean for you to achieve that thing?

Having that clarity can be incredibly motivating. Knowing what you want to achieve can make your subconscious brain start working to find solutions towards that goal. Again, this is not to say that you should do nothing.

Listen to those nudges that your subconscious will start sending your way and take action.

Vision boards can help you by:

•   Helping you get clarity on your vision
•   Helping your prioritise what’s most important to you, and want to focus your energy on
•   Constantly reminding you of where you’re headed.

Where your attention goes, energy flows.

What you focus on, grows.

That in a nutshell is how vision boards work.

Visualise this

There are, I think, some misconceptions around how visualisation works. I think it’s multifaceted and efficient. And it’s not just me saying that, there is research to prove it.

A study on strength training concluded that mental training drives muscles to a higher activation level and increases strength. You read that right. Deliberately invoking mental imagery impacts on brain processes such as motor control, planning and perception.

Visualisation is a much-treasured technique practiced by athletes and Olympians around the world. Think the likes of Mohammad Ali.

Collecting images and words that symbolise the goals you want to achieve is a sure way to keep your brain focused on what you want it working on. Your brain is practicing achieving those goals as you revisit your vision board every day.

Not clear on your vision yet? My course 7 Days to Slow Down Fast is a super effective and fast way to get crystal clear on what you want to achieve and start focusing in on it.

If you’re clear on your vision and are ready to create your vision board, go back to my blog post on how to create a vision board and get started now.

How to use your vision board

Ok, so now that you have your vision board (hopefully you do!), I want to give you some quick tips on how to make the most of it.

• Keep it somewhere easily accessible and look at it in the mornings and evenings, to feel inspired and give your brain a chance to re-focus in on your goals
• Imagine yourself already having achieved those goals. How is that person different from the person you are today?
• Practice gratitude for any progress towards your goals
• Keep the goals you have achieved on the board, as a reminder of what is possible, and encouragement to keep striving.

Have you ever visualised a life with clarity and focus? A life where you’re constantly progressing towards your goals?

Well, what do you know, it is within your reach. All my teaching tools found here are each building blocks of implementing vision. Simply start with my ‘Slow Down In My Life Right Now’ download; in #hiddysslowdowndare we can take our vision a simple step further each day and my self paced online course ‘7 Days To Slow Down Fast’ is a deep dive system that not only teaches changes that will affect your financial and emotional well being, but the art of consistent follow through to keep it going every day. Let’s do this!

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