Making your vision board is only the first step in making your goals and dreams come true. You need to spend time with your board every day. You need to experience the feelings of achieving what you want. So, let’s explore the process of visualization and manifestation.
Steps
1. Board.
You need a completed vision board to start manifesting. If you don’t have one, check out the Enrichment Project badge program “Vision Board Basics” and create a board. It doesn’t have to be fancy, just something that speaks to you.
2. Placement.
You want to place your board somewhere you will see it every day. Some people put it in their bedroom so they see it when they wake up and go back to bed. I have mine over my computer so I can visualize while my computer is booting up. Try a location and see if it works for you. If not, move your board until you find yourself using it every day.
3. Visualize.
You need to spend at least 15 minutes working with your board every day. Some people do 10 minutes when they get up and when they go back to bed. How you spend the time is up to you.
While looking at it, visualize yourself as if you’ve already achieved your goal. You want to put energy and emotion into your practice. You will be living the moment in your mind. As you visualize, you should be able to connect emotionally with your goal.
If you’ve made a board specifically for a trip to Paris, image yourself there. What will you see, smell and hear? Imagine the sun on your face and your traveling companion next to you as you take to the streets. It changes to cool air as you walk into a famous cathedral and the loud bustling noises of the street change to a soft hum of tourists awed by the beautiful architecture. Perhaps you’re on the Eiffel Tower overlooking the sparkling city at night. You want to feel as if you’re there. These feelings will help you focus and, ultimately, move toward your goal.
Now, look at your board. Visualize having what your board represents. Feel it. Own it.
4. Power.
Visualization is powerful. Olympic athletes visualize every moment of their performance. How they will move, what it feels like in their muscles, the heft of a ball or the burn from riding a bike a long time are all sensations they embrace. This contributes to their performance. It can also contribute to yours.
It’s not going to happen immediately. You need to be patient. Put your energy into your vision. Enjoy the process.
5. Gratitude.
As well as the experience of achieving your goal, you need to mix in gratitude. Be thankful for what you have during the entire process. This includes when you are visualizing yourself after you’ve achieved your goal.
6. Opportunities.
Wait? What?
You can’t just imagine it and it will appear. Instead, the positivity of imagining what you want opens you up to what’s around you. You’ll see the opportunities available. No one is going to give you the money you want. However, you may be told by a friend that there’s an art contest that your work will be perfect for. This is your opportunity to get what you want. You can embrace it or let it go by.
Mike Rowe has started a new endeavor called “Returning the Favor.” People who are helping others are recommended to him. He and his crew, in turn, return the favor by providing what they need. This is an opportunity that the recipients don’t realize is coming to them. Their hard work and positive attitude brings the opportunity to them. Check out his show on Facebook and see how people connect to help each other achieve their goals.
7. No attachment.
Do not attach yourself to your goals. The chances are, you won’t get exactly what you want but it will be what you need. You might be visualizing getting a large house but end up with a smaller house and a detached studio for your art. Being attached to the end goal will make you disappointed if you don’t get exactly what you want.
A great example is someone wants to move forward in their career. They want to work at ABC Company. ABC Company might not be a good fit for them, but XYZ Company is. Instead of focusing on an exact career move, put out into the universe that you want to grow within your career and what you will be doing in your new position.
8. Photo.
If you travel or want to spend more time with your vision board beyond hanging it on your wall, take a photo of it. You can keep it on your phone, put it on your computer as a background image or even print it and put it in a sheet protector to keep with you.
9. Document.
You may choose to document your journey, save your vision board as a reminder of what you achieved, etc. Sometimes we forget where we’ve been and how far we’ve moved forward. Journaling, planners and other means of documenting can be included as you find and accept the opportunities given to you. It will allow you to look back to where you were and where you are now!
10. Push through.
If the universe doesn’t answer, find out why. Is your board positive? Is your goal well-defined or just sort of conveyed on the board? The more focused you are, the more likely your goal will be achieved. Be willing to troubleshoot and adjust your board if necessary.
Supplements
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- Avery 2.5” round label printable, 12 up
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- Badge checklist
Sites to Explore
- chopra.com/articles/vision-board-101-how-to-use-this-manifestation-tool
- jackcanfield.com/blog/how-to-use-a-vision-board
- www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-rider/the-scientific-reason-why_b_6392274.html
- www.selfgrowth.com/articles/How_to_Use_a_Vision_Board_to_Activate_the_Law_of_Attraction.html
- christieinge.com/9-steps-for-creating-a-vision-board-that-actually-works
- www.morningcoffeewithdee.com/create-vision-board
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