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