Everything You Need To Know About Vision Boards And Their Manifestation Power
Making a vision board can help you manifest your ideal life in 2024
By Grace Coleman
As the new year approaches, vision boards are taking the internet by storm. These aspirational art projects combine creativity with personal goal setting. They’re surprisingly easy to make, aesthetically pleasing, and have the potential to help you manifest your ideal life. What’s not to love?
When creating a vision board for the purposes of manifestation, there are a few extra steps to keep in mind to heighten your board’s potential. It isn’t just about selecting beautiful images, although that’s certainly part of the fun. A vision board should be a tangible representation of your dreams.
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If you’re an avid Pinterest user, you might have made a vision board without even knowing it—or at least gathered the elements for one. To make a vision board using Pinterest photos, try searching for images that encapsulate the life you’d like to create for yourself. These could be pictures of your dream home, city, vacation, career, and so much more; there are no limitations to what you can manifest.
If you’re interested in crafting a physical vision board, try cutting out images from magazines you resonate with and making a collage. Print magazines like Vogue and Architectural Digest are phenomenal options for fashion and decor inspiration. If you’re on a mission to manifest your dream home or closet in 2024, spend an afternoon with some scissors, a glue stick, and a stack of magazines. After assembling your collage, don’t forget to hang it up somewhere you’ll see it every day. Seeing your vision board repeatedly will keep your goals at the forefront of your mind.
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If you’d rather make your vision board on your phone or computer, new apps and design software are here to help. Last year, Pinterest launched Shuffles—an online collage-making app. With Shuffles, you can search for images to represent your ideal home, career, and more. The app comes with an array of design tools, including drawing, resizing, and font selection. It’s beginner-friendly and has no shortage of aesthetic images for you to use. Canva and InDesign are also tried and true programs for online collage making.
Whether you create your vision board with paper and glue or by using online tools, the most important part is setting an intention. Whether it be for career growth, improved health, or more fufilling personal relationships, setting an intention lets the universe (and yourself) know you’re ready for the next step. The act of making a vision board is intention setting at its finest. A good vision board functions as a roadmap; it reminds you of your dreams and inspires you to take action towards them.
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Making a vision board isn’t about focusing on the negative aspects of your current life, but rather thinking about positive experiences you’d like to gain in the future. When creating a vision board, it is important to practice gratitude for the life you’ve already built for yourself—it is the launchpad to achieving your goals, after all. Think about the things you cherish now and consider the energies you’d like to be amplified. For example, if you have a friendship that makes you feel seen and loved, design a vision board around the intention of bringing more of that energy into your life.
When building a vision board for manifestation, it is important to focus on the emotional aspects of your dreams. If you are selecting images that represent career growth, try to imagine exactly how you’ll feel when you achieve your goal. Focus on feelings of fulfillment, purpose, and joy. This will invite more of that energy into your life, while reminding you of why you’re working towards your dreams to begin with.
The next most important step in vision board manifestation is, to the best of your ability, living as if you’ve already achieved your goals. Although it may sound impossible at first, truly believing that you have already achieved what you’re working towards will help bring your dreams to fruition. Think of it as a “fake it ‘til you make it” approach; if you pretend to be confident for long enough, suddenly you are. An easy way to put yourself in this mindset is the use of “I am” statements. Instead of saying, “I will be successful,” say, “I am successful.” Try adding these statements to your vision board alongside your images.
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Making your first vision board is easy! Just follow these 5 easy steps and you’ll be manifesting in no time.
1. Find your images. If gathering images online, it can be helpful to search using key words. If you’re focusing on fashion, use phrases like “winter outfit inspo” or “quiet luxury.” If you’re interested in bettering your health, try searching for “2024 workout plan” or “plant-based reciepes.”
2. Start collaging. Open an online program like Canva and import your photos. Alternatively, you can print them out and arrange them on paper. Take some time to thoughtfully display your photos and decide on a color scheme. The prettier your board is, the more you’ll want to look at it!
3. Write inspirational phrases. For manifestation, it can be helpful to include intentional statements or inspirational quotes in your vision board. These can be simple phrases, such as “I am loved” or “I am successful.” As you write them down, think about your goals and imagine how you will feel when you achieve them.
4. Empower yourself. Empower yourself by understanding that you have everything it takes to achieve your goals. Manifestation is not effective without self-confidence. If you believe you are worthy and capable of achieving your dreams, nothing can stand in your way.
5. Hang up your vision board. Hang up your vision board in a place you’ll see it every day. If you made your vision board online, try printing it out or making it your phone wallpaper. Seeing your vision board regularly will remind you of your goals and enable you to manifest them.