Vision Board
I have a great coach – she’s been in the Virtual Assistant industry for close to 20 years. Our sessions are always educational – sometimes a little painful if I’ve been slacking (lol) – but definitely informative. She told me to create a Vision Board – a physical representation of my long term goals; something that will inspire me and help me over the bumps and bruises of building a business.
My vision board consists of various pictures and scenes from the web that capture my wishes and plans for the future. I have a map of the Caribbean Sea and the various islands – moving to a warmer climate is a priority; I also have 2 doves in a heart (I’ll keep you guessing about that one) and I have 3-5 headline captions of my ultimate business goal – to become an event planner extraordinaire! This is how I choice to create my vision board – this is no right/wrong way – just your personal preference.
I must say that this exercise was not as easy as I expected. I had to stop internalizing my hopes, dreams, and desires and physically display them – not a comfortable situation for me. But pushing through that discomfort enabled me to focus on the ultimate goal and work towards it.
Do you have a vision board or goal board? Does it help you to stay focused? How did you feel during the process?
Comments are welcomed!
Great post, Ronnelle! Creating a Vision Board and a Bucket List were two of the initial exercises that I had with my Business Coach. My husband and I created one separately and one together over a couple of glasses of wine, and it was fun to see how much we were in sync, but there were some differences also. I LOVE my Vision Board, and it keeps me very motivated and focused – it keeps me dreaming and striving for more! It amazes me how much of a difference it makes to have these (tangible and intangible) “wishes” where I can see them everyday. Thanks!
Hi Paula!
Thanks for the comment! And the reminder about tangible and intangible wishes!
No, I don’t have a vision board. But I should because I am a visual person. You’ve motivated me to start finding images that I can hang around my office of where I’d like to be in the future.
I think it’s great that you’re working with a coach. A lot of people don’t realize the value that a coach brings.