How to make a vision board for 2023
How to make the vision board for 2023 for yourself? If you are looking for an answer to this question, keep reading.
The year starts with you all excited about making it the most productive one you’ve had. tie passes by, and still, you haven’t made any progress in making it “your dream year.” The initial motivation wears off, leaving you with constant pressure and the void of achieving nothing. This problem can be solved and even prevented if you make the perfect vision board for yourself.
What is a vision board?
People have goals, objectives, and things they want to accomplish in a particular phase of life. Sometimes, these goals that are supposed to be prioritized get pushed to the back of your mind when the brain is preoccupied with miscellaneous things. Vision boards come into the frame to overcome this and ensure that your brain focuses on the aims that matter.
These physical or digital vision boards are collages of anything and everything that motivates and pushes people to work for their goals and not forget them while they go on with their days. Mainly, they consist of pictures, to-do lists, and affirmations.
Why do we need vision boards?
No, these vision boards are not only for aesthetics; they serve a concrete purpose: to have a vision of how you will achieve your goals and how your life will change once you’ve succeeded. We have heard this many times without going into the broad ideologies. Long story short, you need a vision board with a clear-cut plan of what you need to do, how you need to do it, and what it will look like. The vision board is essentially there to put your mind to your goals as frequently as possible.
Even neuroscientists agree; Doctor Tara Swart says, “Looking at images on a vision board primes the brain to grasp opportunities that may otherwise go unnoticed.”
The science behind vision boards — The Motivation Clinic
How to make a vision board for 2023
All of us are pumped at the beginning of the year and resolutions, but we lose the momentum early on, so it’s important to keep the morale high even midway through the year. For this purpose, vision boards are your ultimate go-to.
Here’s a step-by-step guide to how to make a vision board that works best for you.
1. Envisage your year.
How do you see your year proceeding? Do you see yourself attending a prestigious university? Is there an appraisal you are looking forward to? Any plans to travel in the summer?
If you see yourself even doing one of these things, you have something to look forward to doing in the coming year, and you’ll want to work hard for it.
When you have a clear idea of your priorities this year, you’re much more confident and less stressed. You don’t have the constant pressure of doing something but not knowing what to do.
2. Set goals and aims.
This one is very obvious but vital for progress. Goals do not have to be career or money-oriented. They can range from getting a pet to working on your relationship with your partner. You define the goals, and you achieve them. Remember, these goals must add to your self-improvement; when you have achieved them, they make you the best version of yourself.
These goals will give you long-term vision and short-term motivation. You’ll see yourself wanting to get them done.
As Tony Robbins said, “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.”
Try not to rush this step because goal setting is why you are making a vision board in the first place. Your goals are personal and distinct to your preferences. Please do not shy away from smaller goals that will make you happy.
However, some of your goals must be related to these questions.
- What changes can I make in my diet to stay healthy?
- What financial choices am I going to opt for this year?
- What are my savings and purchases for? What can I do to make myself happier?
- What do I need to work on for better grades?
- Do I want to leave my job and explore better opportunities?
- Does starting my business sound rewarding?
These are just some examples. It would help if you asked yourself questions that arise in your mind when you think about your productive year and how you will make that happen.
Your goals are the foundation of your success and, in particular, your vision board, so take ample time, put on some calming music, and open your mind to the various possibilities of improving your life this year.
3. Plan out realistically.
Although you are hyped up at the start of the year, and even when making a committed plan for your year, it’s important to remember that you can achieve realistic things. Take notice of your capabilities and resources before setting absurd or out-of-reach goals. No, this doesn’t mean to stop dreaming or constrict your mind to small ideas; it just means to have a positive and practical approach to what you want to accomplish.
When you plan something or even set a goal for yourself, you must remember what resources and attributes you have at hand for it and what effect it will have on your self-improvement.
Write all your goals in a planner or journal, then specify how you’ll finish them. If you see yourself having a concrete plan for them, they are realistic and achievable. Nevertheless, your dreams can manifest into reality, but keep a balance between things.
For example, if you have freshly started your job, don’t think about making it to the top position that very year; in a few years, when you have enough experience and exposure, you will surely get it, but at that point of time daydreaming about the COO position and not working hard when the need arises is merely wishful thinking.
4. Affirmations:
Affirmations are positive statements that help you overcome self-sabotage and negativity around you and increase your faith in yourself. When you repeat them regularly, you start believing them.
There’s a fine line between narcissism and thinking positively about yourself; saying encouraging statements to yourself must be kept to yourself; you don’t need to go on and expect people to utter praises for you.
- Benefits of practicing the self-affirmative theory:
- Affirmations help reduce stress.
- They are linked with affecting academic performance emphatically.
- When we consider our values and think of ourselves in a good-natured way, we release hormones in our body, and our neuropathways also align themselves to help overcome negativity.
- They make us more resilient to obstacles, social pressure, and failure.
- They help us to take criticism fairly and constructively. Overall, you must add affirmation to your vision board to give you the strength to continue your days and help your productivity.
Some affirmations are:
- Life brings me only good experiences. I am open to new and wonderful changes;
- Every experience I have is perfect for my growth;
- Today, I create a wonderful day and a new future;
- Each day, I am growing stronger;
- Today, I will tackle everything bravely and confidently;
- I am in charge of how I live each day.
5. Take it easy. Don’t over-push.
While the urge to chase your goals is unmanageable to an extent, it is important to take things easy. Take it one day at a time; you must accept that dreams do not come true in a day. It takes time for good times to come.
Peer pressure, societal pressure, and unrealistic expectations will get you nowhere. You must not over-exert and exhaust yourself to the point where your goals do not seem accomplishable and you find it hard to keep going.
Physical vs. digital vision board
Now that you’ve done all the monotonous tasks, it’s time to decide what type of vision board you want to work with for the year. Conventional vision boards are mainly soft boards filled with printouts, to-do lists, quotes, travel guides, pictures of exotic places, or anything that goes with your aesthetic.
With the advent of technology and the rise in shifting things from paper to devices, digital vision boards are the new thing. Digital vision boards, except for devices, are identical to your physical vision boards.
You can opt for whichever one suits you, but considering how things are evolving with time, a digital vision board seems a much better option. With digital vision boards, you have
- Privacy.
Your vision board, which holds your goals, life plans, and fears, must be private. It’s not about secrecy. It’s about keeping this part of your life to yourself. To keep it safe from prying and judgmental eyes, digital vision boards are a great help. Your vision board is just for you, and when it’s on your phone, tablet, or laptop, only you get to see it unless you show it to others. Digital vision boards ensure that your resolutions and goals are only there for you to see.
- Portability
Physical vision boards might be the center of attention in your room because they occupy so much space. They are appealing to look at, but when the time comes to go on an important work trip or even move out to a place without space, they lose their usefulness and rot away in your garage. On the other hand, digital vision boards are compact and secure in your gadgets.
You can carry them anywhere and open them up when things feel low. They are portable, which makes them available at all times. Some people even have them as wallpapers; this way, they have a look at them whenever they open their phones or laptops, even for a second.
- Freedom to customize
With limited space on the vision board on your wall, you can’t add new images, ideas, and plans as you go through the year and as they arise. With the digital version of your physical board, you may export as many images as you want, add whatever affirmations that help you, and give space for daily, weekly, and monthly to-do lists.
Bottom line: Digital boards are much more profitable than physical ones if your situation demands it, but your vision board is all about your preferences, so don’t ignore them.
Final thoughts:
Making the perfect vision board is not as hard as it sounds when you think about it; with the right mindset and knowing what works for you, you’ll make one that is highly cooperative with your life.
When you have made the board, ensure it’s not there for appearances or aesthetics but for your self-improvement and self-help. The board won’t bear fruit and success unless you use it as a medium and work hard in real life.
It is a key and will only open doors to success when you use it beneficially.
