How to Create a Vision Board
 
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last 20 years, you are probably aware 
of what a vision board is. You take a board (or any flat surface) and add pictures and 
various other design elements to have a visualization of what you want, hope, dream, 
and strive for.
So, what’s different now? The “vision” of a vision board has changed dramatically since 
its original concept. Now, people don’t just use them as a means for the Law of 
Attraction, but more as a way to visualize what they are working toward or what needs 
to get done.
 
What Exactly is a Vision Board?
To simplify it, a vision board is a type of visual tool that allows you to focus on a specific 
type of goal in your life. This can be a personal goal, a financial goal, or a professional 
goal. Many different people create vision boards for many different reasons. 
In this report, you are going to learn all about vision boards, the different categories you 
can include, how to create and achieve goals with them, and of course getting your 
vision board all set up. 
You will also get instructions on creating a vision board every month of the year, which 
works great as a more visual representation of your planner or goals worksheet.
Keep reading to learn all about creating vision boards!












1. Why Create a Vision Board?

The first thing we would like to go over is exactly why you might want to create a vision 
board, or multiple vision boards for each area of your life. These are some of the 
primary benefits of vision boards, though you will find many other benefits as you go 
along with creating your own and discovering exactly what it can do for you.


You Can Visualize Your Dreams

First is the benefit most people think about when they think about vision boards – you 
are visualizing your dreams. This is when you use pictures and images of anything you 
want to have someday, whether it is money, family, recognition, success, or something 
more specific like a vacation you want to go on or type of home you want to live in. 

Visualizing you dreams through a vision board takes all of those thoughts and fantasies 
in your head and puts them right in front of you. Visualization is a very powerful tool that 
takes thoughts and allows you to see what they would look like.

The great thing about visualizing your dreams with a vision journal is that it can be done 
for every facet of your life. It doesn’t have to be all about a car you want to drive or 
buying a big house someday, but things like having the career you are working hard 
toward, or pictures to represent personal health goals you have.


It Helps You to Prioritize

Another great reason to create a vision board is that you are able to prioritize. This 
works in a few different ways.

First of all, just setting up your vision board and choosing what you want on it gives you 
an idea of what is in the forefront in your mind. This doesn’t mean other items you didn’t 
choose right away aren’t important to you, but that you have certain priorities. It gives 
you an idea of what you might want to start working on first, since that is what your 
imagination is currently focused on.

When you made a list of what to include in your vision board, did you immediately think 
of a personal goal, a health goal, a business goal, or a financial goal? This is the start to 
finding out what your priorities are.

Another way the vision board helps you prioritize is by letting you see what areas to 
focus on first. You have a great visualization of your different life goals, and can then 
organize your time and create task lists to achieve your goals.



They Work Great for Goal Setting

Speaking of goals, this is one of the best benefits of creating a vision board! Everyone 
has goals, whether small or big, short-term or long-term, personal or professional. Think 
of what you want to achieve someday, where you want to be, who you want to be 
surrounded by. These can give you an idea of what your goals are.

Set Goals with the Vision Board – You can start by adding pictures of where you want 
to be or what you want to accomplish, which allow you to see what your biggest life’s 
goals are.

Visualize Your Goals – Vision boards provide amazing ways to actually visualize your 
goals, including what tasks you will complete to achieve it, and what the results will be. 
You can visualize how your life will change after you accomplish those goals.

Use the Vision Board for Tasks – You can also use the vision board to have an idea 
of what is needed for your goal. You can have a vision board specifically for one goal in 
your life, then have each section be a picture or text representing what you need to get 
done to achieve that goal.


You Have Better Incentive

Think about when you look at one of your Pinterest boards, and how you feel different 
emotions and even motivation while looking at it. This is similar to a vision board, 
though a digital version of it. In fact, this is likely where Pinterest got their idea from!

With a vision board, you have better incentive. It lets you see what you want out of life, 
gives you clear goals you want to achieve, and helps keep you motivated and on track.


You Gain More Focus and Intention

As you might have guessed by now, the vision board is also a wonderful tool for having 
more focus and acting with intention. You look at your board every day, and have a 
better understanding of what your priorities are and where your time and attention 
should be focused.

You act with intention and purpose, by completing tasks related to these goals you have 
on your vision board.






2. What You Should do Before You Get Started

With a better understanding of what a vision board is and how ti can help you with your 
life goals, let’s go over the planning stage. While you can definitely just find pictures that 
represent your goals and aspirations and put them on a board of your choosing, it does 
help to do a little planning beforehand.

Here are some tips for choosing what you want to include on your first vision board: 


Decide What Type of Vision Board You Want

Before you do anything else, you need to know what type of vision board this is. If you 
want more of a classic vision board, it can represent the different areas of your life, like 
family and relationships, work or school, finances, personal or home life, and anything 
else that is of importance to you. 

However, you might also want to have a more topic-specific vision board, such as if you 
have one big goal you are trying to reach, or you want to focus more on your 
professional life after college. 

To start figuring out what type of vision board you want, here are some quick tips: 


Look for online inspiration – The first thing you can do is perform a simple search for 
vision boards and get a good idea of what others do. Some will look like the more 
traditional vision boards, while others are specific to just one thing, such as the future, a 
dream life, planning for college, saving for a vacation, and so much more.

Make a list of your biggest priorities in life – You can also get out your journal or 
notebook, and just make a list of what comes to mind first when you think about who 
you want to be or where you want your life to go. Do you notice any type of trend in this 
list? That might be a good place to start.

See what you pin the most on Pinterest – As we have mentioned before, Pinterest is a 
great way to see your vision board in the digital space. Look at what you have been 
pinning lately or the most often, and that is usually a good indication of what your life 
priorities and ambitions are.








What is the Purpose of Your Vision Board?

Next, the planning stage includes figuring out what to add to the vision board, not just in 
choosing the type of vision board. You want it to have purpose, whether that is to help 
you focus on your goals, plan better, organize your time, or just act with more intention. 

Think of WHY you want a vision board and make a list of your top reasons. This is good 
to do during these early planning stages as a way to figure out which direction to go with 
your vision board.


Think About Areas You Want to Improve

If you are still a little stuck about what to include on your vision board, don’t just think 
about what you want to accomplish, but where you want to improve.

Is there an area of your life where you feel you are falling behind? Something you aren’t 
doing, or a goal you can’t seem to wrap your head around? Do you feel like you have no 
motivation for advancing your career or feel a little stuck in your personal life?

These are things to keep in mind when figuring out what to put on your vision board and 
which direction to go with it. It can help you get unstuck and figure out areas of your life 
that need the most improvement.


Include Small and Big Goals

Remember that goals don’t always need to be a major life change that takes years to 
complete. There are many different types of goals people have, both big and small. 
Maybe you have smaller goals that will only take a few weeks or months to complete, 
and a couple BIG goals that will take more time and dedication.

Include all of them! These are all important to YOU, which makes them a priority and 
something to focus on. When you achieve them with the help of your vision board and 
other tools you plan to use, you feel more accomplished and like your life has more 
meaning.


Decide How You Want to Set it Up

We will go more into creating the vision board later, but while in the planning stages, 
consider how you want to set it up. Things like what sources of pictures you want to 
use, the size of the vision board, and materials you would like to use.



3. Ideas for What to Include in Your Vision Board

In the next section, you are going to get some tips for setting up your vision board, but 
first, let’s discuss some different areas of what to include on your vision board. This 
gives you even more ideas for what you might want on the board, or where to get your 
inspiration from.


Business and Work Goals

The first idea for what to include on your vision board has to do with your professional 
career. This can be about your dream career, finishing college or planning for college 
for the career, changing jobs, getting a promotion, or related more to your financial 
future.

There is so much that can be added in this category! But here are some ideas:

Dream career
Getting a promotion at your current job
Reaching a goal income level
Visualizing your life after getting your dream career
Working through CHOOSING the career you might want


Personal Life Goals

There are also some personal life goals you can include on your vision board. This 
covers just about every area of your personal life, and is sometimes combined with 
other categories, like health or business. For example:

Where you want to live
Places you want to travel
Your dream vacation
What your lifestyle will be like
Family goals and aspirations
Starting a family or lifestyle blog
Becoming a social media influencer

There really is no wrong way to do this! The personal life vision board is all about you, 
what you want, and what personal goals you have in your life.






Health Goals

There are also some health goals you might want to plan out on your vision board, 
either on a health vision board, or just on your personal vision board. Remember this 
can be both your physical and emotional health, as both are equally important. 

Physical Health – This is a very common category to include on a vision board. Your 
physical health can start with your physical appearance, such as losing weight or toning 
your body. You can include images that show the type of body you want, or younger 
pictures of you when you had the figure you are trying to get back.

It can also be about general health issues you have, or visualizing what it can look like 
when you heal certain aspects of your physical health. Maybe you just want to focus on 
eating better or exercising, so those are good images to include on the vision board.

Emotional/Mental Health – There are also ways to include your emotional or mental 
health on the vision board. Maybe you have been suffering with anxiety, and want to 
visualize what life would be like after you treat it, or you want to express your emotions 
about your depression or stress. This is just as important as improving your physical 
health, so it is worth exploring.


List of Priorities

Finally, we want to talk to you about other ways to use your vision board. It does not 
always have to be about goals you have in life! Vision boards are for you and whatever 
purpose you want to use it for.

Instead of goals, you can simple use it to show your biggest priorities in your life. Things 
that matter to you, reasons you wake up in the morning, the main sources of your 
motivation and inspiration.

Visualization is a powerful thing, not just to accomplish something, but to have more 
gratitude for what is already in your life.

Use your vision boards as a gratitude visualization tool, by including images of what you 
appreciate, love, and cherish, such as:

Family
Friends
Your Home
Your Health
Your Job
.. anything else you care about!


4. Getting Your Vision Board Set Up

Finally it is time to actually create your vision board! You should be fully prepared by 
now, since you already know the main theme of your vision board and what you want to 
include. However, if you have not done it yet, you want to take this opportunity to make 
a list of what you want on your vision board. This helps a lot when it comes to finding 
the right images.


Choosing Your Poster Board

The first thing your vision board needs is the actual board, though you can decide on 
any type of flat surface you want. Poster board is recommended because it comes in a 
larger size that you can keep as-is or cut down, plus it provides a solid surface that 
won’t bend or roll up when you are working with it. 

You can also choose any other type of hard paper or board that you want to use – it’s 
totally up to you!


Selecting Images

Once you have decided on your poster board, you will then start finding your images. 
You have many different options here, from using digital resources to good ole’ 
fashioned paper. 

If you have a color printer, then you can definitely find all the images you need online. 
Look anywhere and everywhere you tend to go for inspiration, such as Pinterest, social 
media (use caution when saving images from here), your own social media pictures, 
Google image search, online magazine sites, fitness sites, and so many more. 

You can print any picture you find online, or even create a collage with programs like 
Photoshop or Paint, then print that to add to your vision board.

Another option is to get some magazines that reflect your theme, and start flipping 
through for images to use on your vision board. This actually makes it a lot of fun!










Other Material and Design Elements

The last thing you will need is a way to attach your images to the vision board. Many 
people will use glue sticks since putting paper on poster board doesn’t need much else 
aside from glue. However, if you want to get more creative with it, you can use Washi 
tape or other patterned sticky tape to attach your images.

You might also need some other materials such as:

Pens and other writing utensils
Colored pencils or markers
Scissors
Decorative elements


Setting Up the Vision Board

When you are ready with your materials, it is time to put the vision board together. Here 
are some tips for getting it all set up:

Lay out your images before attaching them. The best advice we have for setting up 
your vision board is to lay out all the images and text on the board before attaching 
them. Don’t glue anything down until you work out how you want the layout to be on the 
poster board. Once you do this, you can start gluing them down one at a time.

Use thin layers of glue. If you are using glue, make sure you are using thin layers. A 
glue stick works MUCH better than a bottle of glue, since it goes on thin and even. If it is 
too thick or clumpy, the thin pages will show the glue through and it will become a 
bumpy mess.

Get backup images in case you need them. Finally, you might accidentally wrap or 
crumple an image, so it helps to have backups. When you are adding one type of 
image, like one to represent your fitness journey, get multiple images you can use. That 
way, you have others to add to the board if one of them gets ruined.












5. How to Use a Monthly Vision Board

Before you get started on your new vision board, there is one last thing to talk about – 
using a monthly vision board! This is a really great idea if you are using your vision 
board to complete goals or get stuff done. It is a great alternative to using a bullet 
journal or planner, or can be used in combination with them. The vision board will 
provide more of a visualization of each month.


Creating a New Vision Board Every Month

The basic method is that you create a new vision board every month. You can use 
smaller pieces of poster board for this, or even a printable that you create online with 
programs like PowerPoint, then print out to use. 

Each month, you will make a list of what needs to be done, tasks to reach your goals, 
and anything you are looking forward to. You can then add it to the vision board and 
stay on track all month long.


Include Goals and Tasks for That Month

If you are using your vision board for certain life or business goals, this is a great use of 
your monthly vision board! Make a list of all the tasks and to-do lists you need to do for 
the upcoming month. 

Once you have that list, you will then find images or phrases that describe what the task 
is, and can add it to your board. This might include running an errand, paying a bill, 
signing up for a gym membership, scheduling a meeting, attending a conference. There 
are so many options here.


What Plans Do You Have This Month?

It can also be used for more personal goals, such as appointments and events in the 
upcoming month. You can add images for pumpkin patches, party images to represent 
the holidays, or champagne glasses clinking for New Years’. Get creative and have fun 
with it!


