If you’d asked me a few years ago if I would spend a few days

If you’d asked me a few years ago if I would spend a few days every year making vision boards for life and work, I would have given you a huge Liz Lemon-level eye roll. But I would have been so wrong. Over the past four years, vision boards have become one of the most powerful tools in my life & work toolbox, and have helped me not only stay in touch with what I really want, but they’ve helped me envision a path to get there.
While there’s no wrong way to vision/mood board, I have learned some tricks and tips that have helped me get the most out of them over the years. And today I’m sharing those techniques, along with some tips for analyzing and understanding what your mood board is saying to you, after the jump. Happy collaging! xo, grace
Above: The vision board where I figured out how badly I wanted to move upstate, own a home and focus on family.
For anyone new to the idea of vision or mood boards, they’re essentially a way to visualize what you’re most interested in right now in your life. I find them to be an incredible way to get in touch with my subconscious and cut through all the “this is what I SHOULD be doing,” and figure out what I actually want/need right now.
Sometimes vision boards are all about the distant future, but they can also be helpful to assess the right now. Some years, my boards have been about figuring out the years ahead and...