| A vision board is typically a collage of images or | | | | The scary result of the consequences of not |
| words that you've assembled representing your | | | | having a clear picture of where you want to go is |
| deepest goals, dreams and desires. The idea | | | | illustrated by insurance industry statistics. Of 100 |
| behind this is that when you surround yourself | | | | people who reach retirement age, only one will be |
| with images of who you want to become, what | | | | wealthy. Four out of the hundred will be financially |
| you want to have, where you want to live, or | | | | independent; fifteen will have some savings put |
| where you want to vacation, your life changes to | | | | aside. And the other 80 will be dependent on |
| match those images and those desires. | | | | pensions, still working or broke - this after a |
| Bob Proctor from the movie 'The Secret' explains | | | | lifetime of well-paid work in the most affluent |
| that "Everything that's coming into your life you | | | | society in human history. |
| are attracting into your life. And it's attracted by | | | | "If you don't design your own life plan, chances |
| virtue of the images you're holding in your mind. | | | | are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess |
| It's what you're thinking. Whatever is going on in | | | | what they have planned for you? Not much." ~ |
| your mind you are attracting to you." | | | | Jim Rohn |
| The utilization of a Vision Board is so effective, | | | | If you want to not be one of the eighty who is |
| because it guides the images you are holding in | | | | average then here are some simple steps to |
| your mind! You see, your mind works like a | | | | Creating a Vision Board: |
| magnet; that which you focus your mind on | | | | Step 1: Set aside some quiet time with a pen and |
| grows and manifests into your life in the form of | | | | a notebook so that you can write down all the |
| events, people or circumstances that will assist | | | | goals, experiences, dreams, and things you want |
| you in reaching your goals. | | | | to own in your life. This will form the basis of |
| More..."For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" | | | | your dream board. Once you have an idea of |
| - Proverbs 23:7. | | | | what you want in your dream board you need to |
| The human brain receives thousands of pieces of | | | | go and find the pictures to represent them. |
| information a second, flooding in from the senses. | | | | Common places to look are magazine, advertising |
| It is said that we have daily some 60,000 | | | | material and the internet. Have fun compiling the |
| thoughts and many of those are the same we | | | | pictures and phrases that inspire you. |
| had yesterday. So by having a vision board we | | | | Step 2: Go through the images you've collected |
| can begin to determine the thoughts we want to | | | | and sort them out according to the ones that |
| focus our lives on and manifest into our lives. | | | | most inspire and motivate you. Obviously you |
| This process works by way of what is called the | | | | would also want the vision board to represent |
| Reticular Activating System. The Reticular | | | | some of your most important goals or ones that |
| Activating System filters through all these pieces | | | | you most want to accomplish in the short term, |
| of input and decides which messages receive top | | | | mixed in with longer term goals and dreams. You |
| priority and full attention. | | | | want to start to lay them out on the piece of |
| When setting personal goals, especially after | | | | card board and see how it looks. There is no right |
| committing them to writing, the brain has a | | | | or wrong way to sort out your vision board. |
| specific subject or task brought to the forefront. | | | | Some people like to have a picture of themselves |
| So if you then repeatedly think about, and | | | | in the middle and their pictures scattered all |
| re-write the goals, the brain is focused and | | | | around them. Others like to go with themes such |
| suddenly becomes aware of related matters and | | | | as spiritual, financial etc placed in each corners of |
| needed resources which are important in the | | | | the board others just like to scatter the pictures |
| realization of the goal. | | | | on the board without any real theme. |
| Anthony Robbins in his book 'Awaken the Giant | | | | Step 3: Glue everything onto the board. You don't |
| Within' explains that "This shift in mental posture | | | | have to keep to only pictures, if you feel the |
| aligns you more precisely with your goals. Once | | | | need to add your own creativity to the board by |
| you decide that something is a priority, you give it | | | | writing on it, painting on it then go ahead. This is |
| tremendous emotional intensity, and by continually | | | | your vision board and you can do whatever you |
| focusing on it, any resource that supports its | | | | think is going to best motivate and inspire you. |
| attainment will eventually become clear." | | | | Step 4: Now that you have completed your vision |
| Buddha taught about the Law of Attraction - "All | | | | board you want to put it somewhere that you will |
| that we are is the result of what we have | | | | see often. It will serve no real purpose if you |
| thought. The mind is everything. What we think | | | | need to go searching for it. Some useful places to |
| we become" Buddha 562-483 B.C. | | | | put your vision board are your bedroom where |
| Studies show that only 4% of the population set | | | | you will see it morning and night, or the bathroom |
| goals for themselves. So it's little wonder that | | | | door. The most important thing to bear in mind is |
| most people never really get to where they want | | | | that it is somewhere you will see it often to |
| to because they don't have and clear picture of | | | | remind you of your visions and goals for your life. |
| what it is they want. | | | | |