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Do you vision board?

February 9, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 19 Comments

Apparently we should each have a Vision Board. No, this is not the same as Pinterest, although possibly a bit related…
I had never heard of vision boarding until Bob Barnett explained it to me a few weeks ago. A visual representation of your dreams, goals, heart’s desires, you literally glue pictures, words, drawings, photos, anything and everything to a poster board. A reminder of where you want to be in the next year, five years, ten years, so on…

A bit old school, no?

The idea behind this is simple. If your board is created of images that fill you with passion, you will attract these things. Your dreams will become reality. That’s a bit deep, but I do believe envisioning something is the first step to realization.
My ninth grade Home Economics class made vision boards. We were soooo ahead of our time. I remember cutting pictures from Teen Magazine, gluing on faces of girls with hair ironed stick straight, Jontue perfume ads, adjectives I hoped would someday describe me, pictures of the type house I wanted to live in…
I bet my ninth grade vision board is still home in my bedroom closet deep inside the Batcave.
I don’t yet have a title for the book I am writing, but I have a header that prints on each page. Wishful thinking? Vision boarding?

Last year at the Baylor Bookstore, I snapped a picture of the shelf containing books written by Baylor graduates. I suppose it’s the closest thing I’ve done to vision boarding. I look at the picture often and think someday I shall have a book on that shelf…

Baylor press
Publications by Baylor Graduates:)
talya

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  1. Anonymous says

    February 9, 2013 at 6:42 am

    Cool idea! #i’mstealingthis

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  2. Amy Morgan says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:38 am

    Some vision boards are in our minds – you’ve already been pieceing yours together and just now need to bring all the pieces together in a visual format. I love your “working title” by the way. Inspirational and visinary!

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  3. Anonymous says

    February 9, 2013 at 8:51 am

    YOU WILL,,YOU WILL HAVE A BEST SELLER OUT AND I WILL BE FIRST IN LINE FOR THE AUTHOR SIGNING,,,SO PROUD OF YOUR WORK,WRITINGS,PICTURES,ENCOURAGEMENT,,,,YOU GO GIRL…LOVE YA,GAIL

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  4. Joyce Lansky says

    February 9, 2013 at 10:37 am

    I too dream of getting a book published. I’ve completed five and am working on my sixth. I think it’s easier to write a book than to get one published. I hope you have better luck with publishing than I have.

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      February 9, 2013 at 12:56 pm

      I admire your persistence!

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    • Dorothy Latimer Johnson says

      February 13, 2013 at 7:11 pm

      I think your book could be a best seller. I like the vision board idea, not so much that it works magic, but that it keeps you inspired. I like crafty things. I’m going to keep my eyes open for things that would inspire me. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
  5. Colene says

    February 9, 2013 at 11:54 am

    I have no doubt that you will accomplish goals!

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  6. Tamara Tipton says

    February 9, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    Very interesting and a bit intimidating for me! ๐Ÿ™‚

    I’m visiting from GBE2…..

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  7. Jacqueline says

    February 10, 2013 at 12:13 pm

    I am making my husband make one… it was all the rage when Oprah had her show. I chose a One Little Word and am doing Ali Edwards course and this months assignment is to make one. Granted, we gave ALL of our magazines away to declutter so I am looking for new ones to do this. Personally, I like the simplicity of your header!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      February 10, 2013 at 12:19 pm

      Thank you! I’ve been decluttering too! Would love to see your Vision Board when it is finished:))

      Reply
  8. Gary Henderson says

    February 11, 2013 at 7:54 am

    How funny. I carry with me–at all times, in my wallet–a laminated, 3 x 5 index card. On one side is an image of Africa’s Serengeti Plain, full of zebra, wildebeest, and giraffes. On the other side is an image of Machu Picchu in Peru.

    These are two places I desperately want to go someday. Someday.

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  9. Kelsey Erickson says

    February 15, 2013 at 6:31 am

    I love that you took a picture of the Baylor grads shelf! You will be there someday; I believe it!

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  10. Mike Miller says

    February 16, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Hate to tell you this, but I am sure my book will have the word “Christmas” in it. Be careful about plagiarism!

    Great idea!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      February 16, 2013 at 2:37 pm

      uh-oh, two books with the word Christmas?? Thanks for the comment!

      Reply
  11. Gayle Glass says

    August 18, 2013 at 11:34 am

    I just ran across this post, Talya, and even thought it is months behind, wanted to let you know it ‘pinged’ something in my brain. Maybe this is just what I need…

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      August 24, 2013 at 6:12 am

      Thanks Christine! I’ve never actually created a vision board but I think I have bits and pieces everywhere and certainly in my mind.

      Reply
  12. Debbie Arnold says

    October 10, 2013 at 6:40 pm

    I want an autographed copy with an inscription that begins…to the one who inspire me:) xoxo

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      October 11, 2013 at 9:52 am

      Will do! There are so many people:))

      Reply

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