It's the beginning of a new year, so you know what that means. Time to make resolutions, set goals, and create your vision board. It's also time for the great debate, do resolutions and vision boards work?
Well, the truth is they work if you do. As you sit down and ponder what you would like to achieve over the course of this year there are three things you should consider as you make your plans for this year.
Have you clearly defined your goal(s)?
Before you pull out your magazines, scissors, and glue sit down with pencil and paper and write down your goals. Layout what you want to achieve, how will it look, how will you feel, what have you obtained? Answer these questions and more until you can clearly envision yourself in the place where you have already reached your goal.
A word of caution: Make sure that the vision is yours, not that of your parent's, your significant other, or anyone else. Take the time necessary to get clear on what you want. If you base your vision on what someone else wants for you the cycle of unfulfilled living will continue.
Are your goals achievable?
Can your goals be reached in the time you have available? For example, if you want to complete a bachelor's degree but have not taken any courses completing the degree this year would not be possible. What you would want to do is set earning your degree as a long-term goal and benchmark to complete a set number of courses towards your degree this year. It's okay to stretch yourself, but don't set yourself up for failure by setting goals that are humanly impossible to achieve.
How committed are you?
Making your vision a reality is going to require some discipline. How committed are you to achieving the level of success that you desire? Are you willing to risk everything or will you run at the first sign of trouble? If you are not ready to dig in and do the work, you will keep coming up short.
Now that you have seen the vision, set achievable goals, and committed to your success pull out your materials and make your vision board. The images on your board should recreate the vision that appeared as you defined your goals.
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