My head is often a messy attic room. One with piles of cardboard boxes that bulge valuable and less valuable items that sometimes have something to do with each other and sometimes not. When you come in, you immediately breathe a sigh: how are you going to get started? Maybe Marie Kondo's cleanup expertise can help you? Keep track of the things that make you happy. Although Mrs Kondo focuses mainly on living rooms, her expertise also comes in handy on upper chambers. Do the things that make you happy.

And I'll do it from now on. Because I am quite visually set and like to structure my life, I made a vision board a few weeks ago. The word, visionboard, already reveals itself; it is a kind of collage that you make about the visions and goals you want to achieve in the period of about a year.

How do you make such a vision board?

A while ago I saw a video in which the Canadian Youtubester Lilly Singh makes a vision board on the occasion of the New Year. In it, she explains step by step how to make such a board. I will see the video here links for those interested. If Lilly isn't your style, there are a lot of other videos and tutorials you can watch!

It's not my intention to repeat Lilly (or others) completely, so I'm going to explain very briefly what a vision board is and then I'm going to show what I've done myself.

  • You create concrete and achievable goals. So not: more sports, but for example 10 km jogging. Or, for example, save x euro for a new apartment or house.
  • You can set both professional and personal goals. Anything is possible (as long as you remain realistic 😊).
  • Search on the Internet or in magazines for fun pictures, texts,... that have to do with your goals. Cut or print them and then stick them on a plate.
  • You can brighten up your board with inspiring quotes and personalities (can be fictional and non-fictional).
  • Hang the board somewhere in a place where you often come. The intention is that you will always be reminded of your goals when you see the board.

And does it work? Let's see!

Such a vision board can be fun and beautiful, but does it work? I don't know. That's why I'm trying it out! My board is certainly not as colorful as other examples, but because this is a try, I don't want to throw too much money and effort at it. That's why everything is printed on my black-and-white printer (if it works, I'll put more effort in the next board!). Anyway, here's my plate!

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