5 Reasons Vision Boards Actually Work (Even If You Think They’re Lame)
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”- Eleanor Roosevelt
With that said, here are 5 reasons why you should start a vision board today!
1. Vision Boards Keep Your Dreams in Front of You (Even When You Doubt Them)
One of the images I put on my first vision board was a triathlete.
I felt ridiculous.
I wasn’t an athlete. I especially wasn’t a triathlon kind of person. I didn’t even believe for a second that I could do it. And yet, every single day, that image was there staring back at me.
It reminded me of something important:
Not that I could do it… but that I wanted to.
Even when I felt foolish for wanting it.
2. They Expose the Lies That Keep You Stuck
Every time I looked at that triathlete, my thoughts showed up loud and clear:
“Who do you think you are?”
“You can’t do that.”
“That’s not realistic.”
At one point, someone even told me outright that I couldn’t do it.
(Which, let’s be honest, became excellent motivation, even if not the purest one.)
Vision boards have a way of surfacing resistance. And once resistance is visible, it loses some of its power.
3. Big Goals Change How You See Yourself
After about two years of looking at that vision board, without even training consistently, I finally did a triathlon.
Not the easiest one.
I skipped that and went straight to the next level.
My mindset shifted that day.
Exercise was never the dream.
But accomplishing something hard changed how I approached everything else in my life.
I started telling myself:
“If I can do this… I can do that.”
That mindset spilled into every other area.
What I thought was impossible is now a reality and I have kept training for the next impossible thing, and the one after that.
4. You Don’t Need Perfect Conditions, Just Willingness
You might be thinking, “That’s easy for you to say, but you don’t have…”
Insert every excuse here.
Trust me, I had plenty of legitimate reasons not to do a triathlon. Health issues. Chronic pain. Fear. Especially swimming. (I’d rather jump out of a plane than go scuba diving, but that’s a story for another day.)
For a long time, I didn’t train at all.
Then I decided I would train in what I could do.
I could swim. (well, kind of) I could bike. (with my supercycle with broken gears!) And if I had to walk or crawl the running portion, so be it.
(Spoiler: I ran the whole thing.)
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5. Once Dreams Are Out in the Open, They Become Real
Over time, my vision board filled with other “impossible” things:
Learning piano (I’m not a concert pianist, but I can play a few songs)
I got my bachelor’s degree and now I’m working on my Master’s
I started dancing which I now do almost every day
Training in art and inner healing
Painting in public (terrifying but exhilarating!)
Those dreams don’t feel crazy anymore.
They feel doable.
That’s the power of letting dreams out of your head and into the open.
Fantasy doesn’t require action but reality does.
A Few Final Thoughts on Vision Boards
Your vision board doesn’t need to be fancy or pretty unless beauty inspires you (it does for me). It can be organized, simple, messy, practical… whatever works for you.
Will a vision board magically make all your dreams come true?
Nope.
But will it motivate you, challenge you, and invite you into action?
I truly believe it can.
So let yourself dream and put those dreams out there, even if it’s for your eyes only.
And let those dreams move you forward one brave step at a time.
Will you join me in making one?
With much love,
Marjolaine
P.S. My big dream of having a cleaning lady still hasn’t happened… but honestly, it might be time to put that back on the board
Make Your Own Vision Checklist:
Here is a quick checklist to start your vision board. Remember to have fun while doing it!
