Focusing on personal growth is often the theme of the new year. It involves identifying those areas of our lives that we would like to improve and dedicating time and effort to make those changes happen. Investing in ourselves can be challenging. How many of us have established a goal only to lose motivation or traction halfway through the year? Investing in ourselves is an ongoing effort worth committing to for personal and professional reasons. A vision board is one of the tools you can use to visualize your goals and find motivation to invest in your well-being in 2024.

Vision boards are collages of images and words representing our goals, wishes, and hopes. They serve as motivation and inspiration, especially if we incorporate them as a constant reminder of our goals. The possibilities are endless. Vision boards can be done in so many ways. You may create a virtual board like the one I included below, or you can get crafty and use paper, stickers, magazines, cardboard, and virtually anything you have around the home. Self-reflection, creativity, and visualization are key.

I like including positive affirmations, short statements that are positive and uplifting, to empower myself. Positive affirmations can be simple, like “I am enough” or “I can get through difficulties.” Seeing these affirmations along with a visual representation of your goals can help bring your goals to fruition. Place the board somewhere you will see it frequently and notice how it can help maintain a positive mindset and promote choices that will bring you closer to those goals. It is all about what we choose to focus our attention on.

I created the vision board below to show what works for me and provide an example. Whether you choose to use this tool or not, take some time for self-reflection and invest time in your dreams and aspirations. Cheers to a bright future filled with potential!