images of goals such as fitness, travel, saving money, and healthy eating

If you read this blog regularly, you’re probably not surprised that I’m writing about vision board ideas. Right now, I’m feeling especially hopeful about the future, and making a vision board online is a good way to find fresh motivation. Be sure to pin or bookmark this post if you think you might want to try it out later!

 

HOW TO CREATE A VISION BOARD ONLINE | includes vision board examples, ideas, and categories

 

What is a vision board?

Usually, a vision board is a collage of images, along with some words and phrases, that represent your vision for the year to come, or even for the rest of your life. It’s a visual representation that reminds you of your goals and serves as a powerful source of inspiration.

One of the most traditional ways to make a vision board is to get a big stack of magazines and go through them, cutting out images and words that inspire you or strike your fancy. You paste these onto a piece of poster board. Some people arrange the elements into categories, and some people just put them together in a way that feels right to them. I’ve done it this way before, both by myself and with my sister, and it’s a lot of fun.

However, there are also drawbacks. You have to spend money on the vision board supplies—and if you have to buy magazines, they’re not cheap, even if you buy them secondhand at Half Price Books like I did. An even bigger drawback is that it can be difficult to find images to represent your specific vision and goals. For that reason, I’ve been looking into how to create a vision board online.

 

Two Ways to Make a Digital Vision Board

Here are two easy ways to do this that don’t take any special technical skills. See what you think!

Pinterest

Most people’s boards on Pinterest are visible to the public, but you can also create private boards. I have several private boards for goals, gift ideas, and inspiration for writing projects. A Pinterest secret board is a great way to make a vision board. You can pull from anything on the Internet you like, and if you want, you can divide your board into sections for different categories. The advantage of using a Pinterest board as a vision board is that there’s a lot of aspirational content on Pinterest you can grab—from health motivation and strengthening relationships to self-development and travel.

Canva

The other way you can create a vision board online is with Canva, a tool I use all the time for this blog (like the Pinterest-friendly graphic above) and for other images I share on social media. It’s great for people like me who aren’t trained designers.

Canva offers lots of sizes for designs (although you can create designs in custom sizes, too.) I recommend choosing a poster template, 24″ x 36.” There are lots of royalty-free images available for free on Canva (search Photos), and if you’re only using your vision board for yourself, you can upload any images you grabbed from anywhere online.

If you would like a neat grid pattern for your poster, go to “Elements” and search “grid” and all kinds of options will pop up; you’ll probably want to choose one that has a lot of squares.

Otherwise, you can just collage your words and images randomly, sizing each one as you see fit. If you do this, and you have some blank space between the images, you can choose your favorite color for the background. Here’s a vision board example like that, for a man who wants to be a better father, spend more time outdoors, worry less, and sleep better at night.

vision board example representing life goals: a man swinging a child in the air, a woods scene, a message saying "smile more worry less" with a smiley cup of coffee, a dad reading to happy kids, a man sleeping soundly at night

If you want to overlap images like in the vision board example above, just click on images, go up to “Position,” and choose “forward” or “backward.” The nice thing about making a digital vision board is that you can reposition things as often as you like until you’re happy with how it looks.

If you create a vision board on Canva, you can also order a print of your poster and Canva will deliver it to your door.

Vision Board Ideas

If you’re thinking about your New Year goals (or your life goals), you can check out my big list of New Year’s resolution ideas. You might also get some inspiration from my personal list of 100 Life Goals.

You might also think in terms of vision board categories. Here are some examples:

Personal Development (for all those goals related to personality and the kind of person you want to be)

Family

Friends

Relationship/Marriage

Home

Health and Wellness

Spirituality

Business and Career

Personal Finance

Personal Achievement

Creativity

Education and Learning

You might have different vision board categories for yourself.

You might also like to think of a “word of the year” you want to incorporate into your vision board design. Many people choose a word that encapsulates their hopes and dreams for the year to come. I’ve heard of people using words like focus, serenity, renewal, and completion…the possibilities are really endless here!

Vision Board Party

When you’re creating the kinds of vision boards that involve magazines, scissors, and glue, it’s easy to turn that into a party. But how do you have a vision board party when you make a digital vision board…especially during a pandemic?

Don’t worry! It’s still completely possible. Set up a Zoom party and give everyone instructions for how to create a vision board (you can just send them a link to this post!) Have everyone make their own digital vision board. Then, grab some snacks and a drink and meet your friends over Zoom.

You can take turns sharing your vision boards (use the “share screen” feature) and talking about them. You’ll probably get inspiration from one another to make your digital vision board even better…and you’ll get excited about the New Year or about your life goals!

Virtual Vision Board Party Image: woman on couch smiling, talking on Zoom

 

Are you looking for other ways to get your inspiration back? You might want to check out my journal full of easy (and super fun) writing exercises, The Book of Dreams Come True. It’s a great way to reconnect with your true self and start dreaming big again!

 

THE BOOK OF DREAMS COME TRUE Manifestation Journal by Bryn Donovan

 

If you make a vision board, please let us know how it goes! And if you have other vision board ideas, please share them in the comments section below.

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