I've always been a dreamer; conjuring up possible (or completely unrealistic) scenarios in my head, making plans for the future... My head has always been up in the clouds, so to speak. So when I discovered vision boards for the first time, I immediately knew that I had to make one. And so my journey with vision boards began. My mum got me a corkboard, and I printed out some photos of what I wanted my future to look like - I distinctly remember adding a photo of a woman with beautifully clear skin, as teenage me had A LOT of acne.
These days, I keep my vision boards digital (mainly because I can't be bothered to go to a stationary to print out photos every time I want to change them). I make a new one every year, and I also have ones to go with my three-year vision (I'll be sharing some of the latter in this blog post), as well. It's a pretty simple process, to be honest, but here's how I work on my yearly digital vision boards!
The first thing I do is look at my goals for the year. I like to divide them between the different parts of my life, namely Personal Development, Career, Finance, Creativity and Knowledge, Travel, Singing, Love and Relationships, and Health. This is probably the most important part, because the goals I make for myself end up being the framework of my vision board.
Step two is the fun part! I go onto Pinterest, and start typing in words that correspond with my goal. Tip: type in the word 'aesthetic' to whatever you're searching for, to get the most, well, aesthetic, pictures possible. So, for example, if your health goal is to start going to the gym, type in 'gym aesthetic' in Pinterest's search bar, and choose an image or two that jump out to you.
Step three is a little bit of an extra step that I've actually only started implementing this year, but it makes for a cleaner, more cohesive look at the end. I go onto the Lightroom app (most of the app's features are free to use, but you can use any other photo editing app you prefer) and use the same preset on all the images I've downloaded.
The next thing I do is I go onto Canva, and I start creating a collage with all the images. I either create one vision board with all aspects of my life combined, or else I create separate vision boards for each group (as you can see from the example images throughout this post). It's important to have fun with this part! You can set them out in any way you like - just make it interesting to look at!
The final step is to make sure I keep my vision board somewhere I'll be able to see it regularly! I generally put it up as my phone's screensaver, but you can keep it on your computer's desktop, instead, or even print it out and put it up somewhere in your room. Whatever works best for you :)
So there you have it! That is how I create my vision boards. I love the process of creating them every year; it almost feels like a New Year's ritual for me at this point. Let me know if you make vision boards yourself, and feel free to share them with me over on Twitter by tagging me @bookishcay !
Casey
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