I once heard someone say that people spend more time planning their vacation than they do their life and I believe this (sadly) is pretty accurate.  The truth is if you don’t define the destination, you can’t develop the roadmap to get where you want to go.  This is where the concept of a “vision board” or “dream board” comes in.  We are HUGE fans and do them every year to set intentions and define the things which speak to our soul and bring joy.  After 2020, we can all use some new energy and vision for the future.

By putting a vision board where you can see it every day, you will prompt yourself to visualize your dreams, goals, and ideal life on a regular basis. Think of it as your compass and your true north.  Many super successful people swear by them, including Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, Beyoncé, and Denzel Washington.

According to Psychology Today, mental practices (like visualization) can increase motivation, confidence, and even motor performance. In fact, in one study, researchers found that, in athletes, visualization was almost as effective as physical practice.

As it says on our bottle ‘Embrace Life.  Dream Big.  Accept all Invitations… so have fun envisioning your future self!

 

4 STEPS FOR CREATING AN EMPOWERING VISION BOARD

This Pinterest Board might provide some ideas as a launching point.

Step 1 – Defining your Goals

Do a brief 10-15-minute brain dump of what first comes to mind as the areas of your life that are important to you right now (family, relationships, hobbies, well-being, finances). Think about what excites you – learning French, teaching yoga, traveling, buying a home in the country, taking music lessons, starting a business.

If you aren’t feeling crafty, the same exercise in a journal is very effective as well.

Step 2 – Items Needed

• Magazines, Postcards, Stickers, Catalogs, Wrapping paper, Fabric, Ribbons, Leaves, Flowers

• Posterboard, Foam Core Board, Large Cork Board, or of preference an Art Canvas (16×20 or larger)
• Scissors
• Glue sticks
• Markers
• Fabric or ribbons
• Maybe washi tapes, stickers, gems, sequins, metallic pens, crayons, etc., for accentuating your board
• One glass of Le Grand Courtage Blanc de Blanc Sparkling Wine 

Step 3 – Finding Inspiration

Grab yourself a cup of coffee, or a glass of Le Grand Courtâge as the bubbly helps get you in that sparkling mindset. Start cutting out images that speak to you and gathering ‘visuals’ of things that align with the objectives that you’ve identified. You will amass quite the pile of things that inspire you. Be creative. Include not only pictures but anything that speaks to you. You can sip your Sparkling wine now.

IMAGES: Find pictures that represent or symbolize the experiences, feelings, and possessions you want to attract into your life.   Focus on how the images make you FEEL.  Look for those that immediately make you say, “Yes! That is what I want in my life!”  

MOTIVATIONAL WORDS: Add affirmations, inspirational words, quotations, and thoughts.  I like to add words that describe how I want to feel – such as: joyful, abundant, fearless, free, balanced, etc.

You are dreaming about creating a life you love so don’t rush it… set aside an evening or weekend day.  We often do ours over a few days.

Step 4 – Laying out & Creating your vision board

Use only the words and images that best represent your purpose, your ideal future, and words that inspire positive emotions in you and make your heart sing. There is beauty in simplicity and clarity.

Start to layout your images on your board. But DON’T GLUE YET! It is easier to lay images out on the board so you can re-arrange until you have fit all the items.   We often overlap and layer portions of images above or below others, so we wait before gluing the edges down.

When you’re happy with the final layout, start gluing down all the edges. You might want to place some books or magazines on top to keep the images flat as it dries.

You might even consider a board for your personal goals and another for career and financial goals.  Whether you call it manifestation, the law of attraction or just bringing clarity to what you want, it is a creative exercise to do alone or with friends – and a nice alternative to all the binge-watching we’ve all partaken in during COVID-19.

Write the date on the back of your vision board and your location so you can go back and remember where you were and what you were doing at the time.

Take a few moments to contemplate your vision board every day.  Keep your eye on the prize (or rather your dreams in this case).  We take a picture and save it as the screen saver to constantly reminds us.  It brings us back to the center and helps maintain that champagne state of mind!

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Xoxo Tawnya

Founder- Le Grand Courtâge