How to Create a Vision Board, with Examples

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Have you heard of these vision boards? I just heard about it this year, reading Girl, Wash Your Face, by Rachel Hollis. I never finished the book, but the vision board idea was an intriguing one. In my mind I was picturing a vision board as a bulletin board, by my closet with visual reminders of the goals that I have.

At first, I figured my board would be just photos stuck to my closet door. I can think of a grand total of one thing to put on it: a picture of myself, twenty pounds thinner. This is almost humorous because I am honestly not doing much to achieve that goal. I want to though!

And what do we do when we need ideas?? Well, it is 2020, so we go to Pinterest.com. Of course. I was admittedly a bit disappointed. I wanted to just look at examples of other people’s vision boards. Alas, instead I found a bunch of how-tos. How to? Really? It doesn’t sound that complicated. Make a collage of what you’re hoping to accomplish. Show us. We don’t won’t to do all this reading.

So I dug hard, and here are some photos for ya, so you won’t have to dig as hard as I did.

I like the lights, the simple design, and that it is pretty. I do want more specific things on my own vision board. “Do more of what you love,” might be good for me too, but “Make it happen” is too vague for me. Plus, I am definitely going to need a photo of skinny April on there. Oh! Also, now I realize that a pretty board might be better than photos taped to the wall (my initial instinct).

Look how organized this one is! This would definitely help me focus. I don’t think I have this many categories of goals, but I could do one with four.

This one is neat. It is on a door, and it has several different boards clustered together. I like how there is a progress counter and a wipe off board with reward goals. Nice idea.

Okay, the photo above is not actually a vision board, but it is a site with all of those inspirational print-out posters for free. I might actually use the “Just start” or even the “Let love be your highest goal.”

Oooo. I like hers. In fact, I think I like her. This is both practical and fun and a little bit outrageous, if meeting Oprah is for serious. But hey, why not? Cherish365.com also had this idea, which kind of got me excited:

Anyone want to join me for this!?? I would love to throw one.

Say what?? A vision board party! You mean have a party with your friends where you build a crafty poster of goals together??? What a fun idea. Now I want to do this. Who’s in?

Ahhh. My eyes like this one the most. I think I have a lot in common with Norine here. I feel like she’s living my life and doing it better than me. Can I just copy this one? I will trade out her family photo with the skinny April picture. Actually, would it be more motivational to take a profile shot of myself looking my absolute worst? What do you think? My board will probably not turn out as pretty as this one, but it is pointing my brain in the right direction. Excellent inspiration here.

Her blog goal is 100K per month! Whoa. I am miles away from that goal. 10k a month is dreaming big for me. That is definitely going on my board.

Okay, Pinterest time over. Now it is time for me to make my very own vision board.

First, I gathered what materials I could find. I had to forego a family photo because I couldn’t find any. Ugh. My desk seriously must be addressed soon because I ordered photos, and they are on that desk somewhere. Have I ever mentioned I strongly dislike admin work?

I started out with this stuff, but I ended up adding a couple of other things. I found that marker board with pin-on bottom at Walmart in the office section, along with those sparkly alphabet stickers. Everything else is just stuff I happened to have in my house.

Each item on the board means something to me, but it isn’t really done in complete sentences. It’s more like symbols.

Here’s what I ended up with:

See the piano key strip?

I cut that off of a book Alan got me with my new keyboard. This year I am learning to play the piano, just as I have always wanted to do. I am using a beginner book that also has video lessons. You can find that here, but that’s a topic for another day. It’s going well so far!

Everything on the board represents something that I want to accomplish this year. The weight loss bit is obvious, and that’s a photo of my goal, certainly not my current situation. That photo was taken in 2012.

“Show love”

I put that on there, along with the Proverbs 31 Bible verses because I want to be a better wife. Mushiness does not come easily for me. Performing acts of service I do naturally, but all the others I need to work on, literally all of the other ways of showing love. Showing love is so important.

The other things on my board are pretty self-explanatory, except for maybe the “Feed my sheep” heart. Every person and group listed on that heart are people I feel responsible to serve well and teach the love of God. I got the “feed my sheep” line from John 21:17.

“The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.”

John 21:17

Oh and good news!

I procrastinated this project for about two months, but when I sat down and did it, the actual work only took about 20 minutes, if that. Crafts intimidate me. This was probably the first big craft like this I have done since the school supply cake, cookie baking aside, of course. So don’t be like me. Be fearless. It can be done quickly.

If you do build a vision board too, be sure to tell me about it. We’d love to see yours!