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How I made MY Vision Board

January 10, 2020 /

‘Tis the season for new years resolutions. Making them…..and breaking them. To be honest, I stopped making new years resolutions years ago. Oh, I still thought about it. You know, “I should make a new year’s resolution to lose some weight or to eat healthier”. Yet I never really did it. Mostly, because I knew I’d be breaking it.

Resolution or Goal??

This year I have been reading a lot about people setting goals for the new year rather then making a new year’s resolution. So what is the difference? I decided to look up the definition of the words resolution and goal. A resolution is a firm decision to do or not do something. A goal is an aim or desired result. I think I like this goal setting idea. A goal sounds easier or maybe less intimidating; an aim rather than a firm decision. That fits with me. I am a terrible decision maker.

With goals, they say to set more then one, and have goals for your personal life and your work or business life. So with setting multiple goals, there seems to be a good chance I will at least accomplish one of them. Right?!?!

I CAN DO THIS!

After you set your goals, you are suppose to break it down with steps on how to accomplish the said goal. An example would be….with my goal to lose weight, I will lose 2 pounds a month, and to do that, I will stop eating that bowl of ice cream every night (I really don’t eat ice cream every night….only when I have my favorite flavor in the freezer) (wink wink). But you get the jest. Having the steps broken down on how to accomplish your goal is really important in helping you to hit that goal.

SET THAT GOAL

Sooo……in following with what is “in”, I have set my goals for the new year. Now, once you set your goals, you are to write them down. This is where I drop the ball. The actual act of writing them down on paper is hard. I think I am actually afraid to make the commitment. Afraid I will fail. Afraid of choosing a goal that is not reachable. I commented on one of my fellow bloggers Facebook posts about making goals; that I liked the idea and I was going to write down my goals. Which I did not. (I’m a big talker, not a big doer). She replied to my comment the next day and ask if I had written them down yet. Nope. Had not. Dang, I hate accountability. Since this was out there on social media, I figured I had better be accountable and do it. So I did. I wrote them down on paper. Then I started thinking about her next suggestion, making a vision board for your goals. When I was active in network marketing, they highly suggested vision boards. I never made one. I couldn’t decide what to put on it or how to make it. (Just for clarification, I was that little 5 year old girl that would stand in front of the candy selection for an hour trying to decide which candy she wanted. I didn’t what to mess up and get the one I didn’t really want. Crazy, but that’s how I was and kind of still am).

Since I had taken the step and written my goals for the year down, I decided, what the heck….I am doing a vision board! If I want my blog business to grow, I need to see my goals so I can envision them everyday and stay motivated!

MAKE THAT VISION BOARD

I did it. I created one. I even have it where I look at it every day. Many times a day. Many, many times a day. How did I make my vision board? I used my note app on my phone and used the drawing feature. Totally silly, but I did it! It was really kind of fun doing it too! Your next question, I’m sure, is….where did I put it so I see it daily. I made it as the wallpaper on my phone! Yep, it’s right there, staring me in the face every time I wake up my phone. Honestly, I’m not sure how many more days I can have it as my wallpaper. It would be adorable if my grandson had drawn it. Not so adorable drawn by me. But what the heck. I finally created a vision board! Woohoo! For that I am proud. The drawing, not so much. But it was fun.

Now I have my goals and have my vision board, and it’s visible! My next step is to breakdown how I will accomplish each goal. I am working on that. I have also decided I do need accountability. Which I hate, but I do know it is important. So for accountability, I am sharing my vision board in this post. You can all keep me accountable. First, no judging and no laughing. I am not an artist. Never claimed to be. Especially when it comes to drawing on a phone screen! The looks of it does not matter. What matters is that I have goals written down, have them on a vision board, and it is there for me to see everyday, which is very important. (that last part is mostly for myself. I have to keep telling myself this. Because it really does look silly on my phone)

This is scary!…..but here it is. My masterpiece……

My vision board

Amazing! Right!?! I know! I can’t believe I am sharing this either. Maybe I should have a contest. The first person to guess my goals from my vision board gets a prize. (I am totally laughing here) My vision board has personal goals and business goals. Go ahead. Try and guess what my goals are. (I am smiling big time here) I can probably come up with a prize. (I am thinking)

So there you have it. My new year’s goals (some of them, anyways). I am pretty proud of just doing these steps. As I am concluding this post, I realize that I should have made one of my goals “make a vision board” and I would be like “woohoo! I have accomplished a goal!”.

ACCOMPLISHED

Whether I accomplish any of these goals or not, it doesn’t really matter. What matters is that having goals makes me have a vision. And having a vision is like having hope. And without hope, life isn’t fun. Working towards completing any one of these goals, will make me grow as a person. Completing that one goal will make me a happier person. Completing that other one goal will really make me feel like I am living the life. As I work towards these goals, I will still be smiling, still Livin’ the Life, the Farm Life that is, and now laughing every time I look at my phone’s wallpaper.

If you would like to read my fellow bloggers post on setting new year’s goals and making vision boards, the one that gave me the push to write down my goals and to do a vision board, which in turn pushed me to write this post, here is the link to that post. Thanks Holly!

So. What are you doing this new Year? Resolution or Goal? Do you have a vision board? Leave me a comment below and let me know. And don’t forget to guess what my goals are. 🙂

How I created MY vision board
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