A Vision board is a fun, practical, and magical tool to help you set intentions and create a life guided by your inspired and sacred vision for your life. A life thatβs aligned with Spirit and your highest good. What better time to get started and create a vision board than right before the New Year?Β
A vision board is a visual aid that employs our imagination to help us create & manifest β like a blueprint for your soulβs longings. Creating a vision board inspires and motivates us to create a life that is based on our deepest dreams. The feelings and experiences we want to have, rather than just the physical things we want to acquire.Β
When you make a dream board or vision board with intention, your subconscious mind goes to work for you. You are easily able to align with your vision for the future and begin looking for opportunities, decisions, and pathways to take you toward your dreams.Β
My husband and I do a vision board every year. And a few years ago, I learned an important lesson about how to release the FORM of what I desire, and allow my vision board to guide me toward the feelings & experiences I desire most.
Create a Vision Board with Mindfulness & CuriosityΒ
At the time, we had been living in the U.S. for 9 years, and renting homes everywhere we went. With each new home, we would say, βThis is the house before THE house.β But we were getting tired of this pattern, and felt ready to find our forever home. Before we pulled out the glue sticks to start our yearly vision boarding process, we decided to try another exercise. When it came to finding our home, we decided to each take time and meditate on the home we were meant to have to see what came to us.Β
It turns out that this exercise had very little to do with the home we wanted. I wanted an all white, modern home on an intercoastal in Florida (and planned to put these kinds of images on my vision board), but what I saw was something
Β totally different. I received a fleeting but crystal clear image and instead of my fabulous white house on the water, I ended up seeing something odd and extremely specific β a wooden house on a 25 acre farm, exactly 1.5 hours from a major city, with an artesian well and a 40 foot swimming pool. My husband, on the other hand, saw a very specific architectural style from the 1950s. We wrote it all down and laughed, and put it in our God box, releasing the outcome to Spirit.Β Β
Not long after, I received a call from a friend in Canada describing the exact things each of us had seen in our vision. Including that it was a perfect copy of the architecture my husband loved! We had no plans whatsoever of going back to Canada, but it seemed like too much of a synchronicity to ignore. We went online to see the property and found it was out of our budget. Once again, we released the outcome and surrendered.Β
Suddenly that same week, the Canadian dollar dropped so significantly that the house was suddenly the perfect price. We knew we had to have it. When we moved in, we discovered images of dragonflies posted up on trees around the property (a personal sign I always look out for), and a swarm of them even visited us the day after we moved in. We knew we were home.Β
This place was different from what we thought ( it was even in a different country!), but it gave us all of the feelings we wanted most as well as met more than our material needs. We both felt deeply at home here, connected to the land, and have accessed so much creativity here. Iβm in love with this house, and Iβm thankful to Spirit for guiding us to the home we were meant to have, instead of the one we thought we wanted.Β
I tell you this story as a reminder to approach your vision board process with curiosity and a sense of humor. Our intuition and the Universe can work in funny and mysterious ways. Remember that the most important aspect of the things you put on your board isnβt the form of the things themselves, it’s the experience and feelings you desire to have through those things. It’s the way those experiences will help you contribute more to the world and live out your highest good. So as you create your vision board, choose tangible images that help your imagination, but remember that Spirit will guide you to the outcome that is perfect for you on your path.
How to Create a Vision BoardΒ
As the year comes to a close, itβs a wonderful time to use this practice and visualization tool to create the future you desire. Here are a few things you need to make a perfect 2023 vision board:
1. A list of your intentions for the New YearΒ
What is a vision board exactly? Itβs essentially a collection of images and words you put together that represent the things you desire to
Β manifest and create in your life. If you can learn one thing from my vision board story about the two houses, itβs that clarity is essential in this process.Β
If you begin making a vision board without thinking through in advance what you want, you never know what youβll get! Itβs easiest to begin this process with a list. Simply write out your intentions for the New Year. Anything you desire to manifest, create, contribute or work on in the coming months can be added to your list. When you create a vision board, itβs most effective to create it with clarity and clear intention, and affirming it as if itβs already happened.Β
2. A journal to help you get crystal clear
Once youβve written out your list of intentions, take some time to reflect more deeply on them. Oftentimes we think we know what we want, but the ideas arenβt really formed and fleshed out. Use your journal to reflect on each of the intentions you wrote on your list, especially focusing on your βwhyβ.Β
Consider what they mean to you, and any other specifics that are important. The reason why vision boards work isnβt just about the images themselves, itβs about the mental images and stories we create around them. We become the ones to have the experience. Our subconscious mind works with these stories to help us align with, and attract what we are rehearsing. Focus less on the physical things you want and more about how these images represent the feelings and experiences youβre desiring. This isnβt a goal board, itβs more of a dream board.Β
3. A prayer to say over your vision boardΒ
Anything you create and manifest with your 2023 vision board is a co-creation between you and the Divine. Trusting and strengthening your relationship with your Higher Power is a part of the manifesting process β with or without a vision board.Β
Are you clear on your role in creating the things you want and the function of your Higher Power? Spend some time reflecting on this relationship and come up with a prayer you can use to bless your board and turn the outcomes over to Spirit.Β
4. Your vision boarding materials (digital or physical)Β
Once youβve done all of the planning and prep to get clarity on your board, itβs time to start creating! Decide whether you want to create a digital vision board or a physical one. Then start gathering the images, words, and materials you want to use for your board.Β
If you choose to create your board by hand, you might enjoy having a 14k gold marker and a big black sharpie to write on words and things you want to attract. You can decide whether you want to make your board about one specific theme β for example, calling in a partner or your business β or if it will be about your year ahead in general.Β
Then, begin creating!Β
5. Your imagination and visualization
No vision board is complete without your imagination and the visualizations you hold about your desires and the images you choose. Remember, the board is just a physical representation of what lives in you, what you value and what you are. Your mind and heart are the containers for the dreams you put on your board.Β
As you create, allow yourself to dream up a future that makes you want to get up in the morning and excites you to be part of life. Let the images be your guide and choose them intuitively, but ground them in your imagination with the clarity of exactly what you intend to create. Allow these dreams to go beyond the things you will accomplish or accumulate. Instead, focus on the ways you will contribute, the ways youβll feel love and compassion, and the creativity you can bring into your life. Allow your vision board to be a visual representation of the full and flourishing life youβre creating.Β
Keep in mind that when you create a vision board, it gives you a map of who you need to become in order to have those things. So sometimes, it wonβt happen in the way you think or on your timeline, but it will always be guiding you toward your highest good.Β
Still wondering how to make a vision board that inspires you and helps you manifest abundance? Iβm hosting a FREE 7-Day Vision Board Challenge from January 11th-17th, and Iβd love to see you there!Β
Think of it like an in-depth vision board workshop meets vision board party. Join me to learn how to create a vision board that aligns you with your highest good and allows you to co-create your visions with Spirit. Click here to save your spot!Β
Whatβs on Your 2023 Vision Board?
What do you want to see manifest this year? Leave a comment and share your vision with me!
I’m excited to start my vision board. And I know they work in mysterious ways. Happy New Year. Here’s to 2022!!π₯°
woohoo! you’re gonna love it, Leah! π
Last year, I wasn’t ready to set clear intentions and let this opportunity pass me by. And 2022 can be summed up by the word messy! Lesson learned. Thank Universe and thank you Colette for second chances! Welcome 2023. Xo
woohoo! happy 2023, Joy!
Wow! Walking into 2023 with open arms with manifesting, dreaming and Love π
love that!
Thanks, Colette for doing this Vision Board time again in January 2022. Am excited and looking forward to the time spent online to be creative; then apply the ideas on the Vision Board in life.
awesome! can’t wait to see you there, Faith! π
I would love to be part of this .
would love it too if you could join us, Leslie! hope you’re all signed up! π
Thank you for offering clarity on creating a vision board . I can see I was a bit casual in creating a previous one .
love that you had that reflection, Christine! hope you’re all set up! π
I am very excited about this and my imagination is taking flight. I’m so ready for this shift. Thank you for doing this.
woohoo! you know I got you, Rachel! π
Colette thank you so much for shining your soulβs lightπππ I feel really blessed that I have found you & your decksπ¦π¦π¦
much love to you, Helen! π
My Vinson bored needs a make over. Happy new year
the vision board challenge will be perfect for you, Niki! hope you signed up! π
I’ve done one a long time ago and it helped me tremendiusly. Today I’m so glad for this event as I have no idea what what to do or i whst direction I’m going towards. I am so grateful for this and thank you so much Colette for all that you do for us all. I will really think and meditate and see where the Universe guides me.. πππβ€β€
you know that I got you, Patricia!
Do you have any recommendations for a digital application to create a vision board? I look forward to joining your session! Dianne
I highly recommend Canva! itβs free and itβs available on both mobile and desktop! see you in 2 days, Diane! π
I’m so looking forward to doing the vision board, Looking forward to a better year. Thank you
we’re going to have such a magical time! see you there! π
I am so looking forward to working on my vision board and hoping that I will have a better year.
A better year for all of us. Thank you
love that! we’re definitely going to be manifesting a good year for all of us! see you in the group, Helena! π
Many years ago I attended Church of Today in Warren Michigan and learned about vision boards but never really made it happen. 2022 is gonna be the year I get my Woo Woo butt in gear and make things happen.
woohoo! you’re gonna love the process! can’t wait to see you! π
Really looking forward to creating a vision board for 2022. Thank you so much for the free gifts β¦. very much appreciated!
happy to share them with all of you, Arsha! π much love!
βShe believed it and She became itβ
Iβm ready for this next chapter in my life ! Thanks heaps chicky , much gratitude β¨π₯°β¨ Letβs do this π 2022 The year for ME and YOU !! π
loving this attitude, Leanne! ππ
I have much gratitude for all that you and your team do. I did the challenge last year, well I started it…I get stuck trying to manifest stuff. I am really looking forward to this evolved spin you are taking with it. I spent last year really focused on who I have been and what doesn’t really work and working to make forward changes. I can say, probably for the first time, that I like myself. I have the work you and many others like you, who share your knowledge to thank. Thank you and thank you for this next challenge.
I’m so happy for you, Dana! glad that you worked on YOU! see you for tomorrow’s live activation! πππ
I am so excited to do this dream board class again. 2022 year will be the year I will accomplish my goals and complete another cycle of my life. Thank you for your generosity and creative ideas you have.
loving this energy, Diana! claim it! π
So super excited to create a brand new vision for 2022! Thank you so much for creating this wonderful opportunity for all of us!
thank YOU for doing this with me! π
Thank you Colette for offering this free workshop on Vision Boards. I have made 2 vision boards before but so looking forward to learning your perspective and experience on making one.
awesome! hope you’re loving the experience so far, Lise! see you tomorrow for the live activation! ππ
Thank u Colette looking forward to my Abundance coming in 2022πβ€οΈ
love that you’re claiming that energy, Raewyn! ππ
I am so looking forward to creating a vision board for 2023! I am at a pivotal point in my journey, transitioning and I want to start the journey to this stage of my life with clear intent & purpose. I hope to clear debris along the way and shine the light on the possible. Can’t wait to get started. Thank you Colette. You have already secured a special place in my heart when you did a personal reading for me in Dartmouth, NS several years ago and as an alumni member of Spirit Talker Tribe & friend of Shawn Leonard’s, I hope to explore this more deeply.
can’t wait to see you in this year’s Vision Board Challenge!
This will be my first year and I’m excited!!
woohoo! you’re in for a treat. Michele! π
Thank you for the beautiful tips for creating my vision board. Will there be replays available of the challenge if we can’t make the 11:11 AM time?
yes! a replay will be avaialable for everyone who registered!
I’ve had the privilege of doing this process with you for the last two years! Love this and I so love you for creating this deeper meaning of the process with Spirit. My main vision is to embrace and engage in my life’s purpose, serving Spirit and Nature and helping others to align their hearts in nature. I also am looking forward to relocating to Northern Arizona where I lived around Sedona for 22 years, as it is the place where my heart feels inspiration and joy! Yes – yes – yes – or something better for my highest and best good and those I love.
woohoo! hope you’ll be joining us again this year!
Looking forward to creating my vision board for2023.Thanks &
Gratitude to you Colette & your team.
woohoo! did you love the live session earlier, Murdena?
Launch my soul coaching business. Become known as an “expert” guest speaker for podcasts. Address the topic of healing from extreme developmental trauma, amnesia, and soul-fracturing, i.e. referred to as a dissociative disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder). Plant the seeds for a paradigm shift … from soul-fracturing as a disorder … to … a God-given mechanism, built into the DNA of our human spirit, to ensure survival. Ultimately, I AM a STAND to help stop the suffering; provide hope for healing; and help mentor/guide people home to their authentic soul/self and healed heart.
love that! thank you for sharing, Lisa!
Collette -I did my first board with you last year and EVERY DETAIL, including things I didn’t expect have came true!!!! MAGICAL. THIS wasn’t my first time, but it was my first time using your techiques. AMAZING.
woohoo! so happy to hear that, Sandy! were you able to join this year’s Challenge?
Thank you for this great information! It does make a lot of sense.
This year I want to be free of my ex-husband income, be able to not count on him for rent.
I want a comfortable, safe, pretty apartment, that I can afford.
Much love to you Colette
happy to share this with you, Marilyn! much love to you as well!
I just now finished and activated my vision board from the 2023 challenge, having placed it where I can see it while I’m writing. The energy and power that is emitting from that board to and through me is amazing, as is the number of times I find myself looking at it…like at the end of every sentence I write!
You taught me elements about creating a vision board that I’ve never heard anyone else speak of, certainly not with the details you provided, including the “why” behind the actions we took.
Because I had so many “aha” moments, I decided to join your Oracle Circle. Thank you for showing me that because I serve, I deserve. Thank you for the enlightenment adventure.
aww! I’m so happy that you found the Vision Board Challenge helpful, Diana! welcome to the Oracle Circle! you’re going to love it there!
My friends and I truly enjoyed and benefitted greatly from your Vision Board Challenge last year. We would love to follow your guidance again if you plan another Vision Board Challenge for 2024 !
Yes Marlene! Don’t worry, we have great things planned this year that you will definitely enjoy! π