The Simple Way to Train Your Brain to Make All Your Dreams Come True

ALL of your dreams can come true!

You can train your brain to think in virtual reality (VR) — using visualization to reduce your stress and get everything that you want in life.

You can master visualization as a superpower to achieve all of your goals.

Yikes — that probably stopped your scroll.

I suspect you may even be scoffing at the thought of such simple success.

Well, get ready for a huge A-HA moment.

You already have some powerful and somewhat magical tools to live your best life. You just haven’t discovered and unleashed them yet.

One of them is the Power of Visualization.

Visualization works by getting your mind and body ready for what you want to happen. It’s a mental workout and — just like physical exercise — the more you do it, the stronger it becomes.

It calms your mind and soothes your body.

You can practice your visualization exercises daily in a quiet place, and make sure your visualizations are as detailed as possible.

It’s Simple to Begin — Make a Vision Board

You can begin the process of discovering and mastering your Power of Visualization by creating a simple vision board.

A vision board is a surface (such as a bulletin board, magnetic board, or even a computer desktop) on which you display images of your future goals and dreams.

These can include what you want to be, what you want to have in your life, and even people that you want to hang with to help you reach your goals..

A vision board works to keep you focused on your goals and aspirations by looking at the images daily and visualizing your future life.

Benefits of using a vision board

• It brings clarity by helping you identify your specific goals.

• It gives your vision tangibility.

• It reinforces your purpose and keeps it strong.

• It relieves stress and anxiety.

• It’s a powerful daily affirmation that wires your brain to recognize its importance.

• It gives clarity on your priorities.

• It boosts motivation and productivity.

• It boosts your creativity.

Who can benefit from a vision board?

Everyone can benefit from creating a vision board — even children.

A vision board relies on visualization — a powerful tool for anyone.

It can help achieve goals at work, school or at home.

For adults — a vision board can help with career, relationship, and family goals. It can help with personal health and fitness goals as well as financial goals.

For children and younger adults — a vision board can be perfect for educational goals and personal dreams.

Creating a vision board is a wonderful family activity where you can all get together and create your own personal boards.

It’s a great creative activity for children as well as a great learning experience where they learn to identify the things that matter to them — and realize they have the power to get what they want.

Now, you may be thinking — this sounds fun and fascinating and the benefits seem great — but does a vision board really work?

Hell yes — and scientifically proven!

Skeptical? Let’s explore…

How vision boards work

You may be thinking — how can looking at a bunch of pictures lead to you living your best life?

Well, vision boards are fun to make and use — but can they realistically achieve any results?

Scientific research says YES — there’s actually brain science behind vision boards.

Vision boards unleash your Power of Visualization to rewire your brain.

Your brain is an amazing operating system that loves to be stimulated by learning and to process new information.

However, one game-changing study found that your brain doesn’t have the capacity to distinguish between a vision of the future and memory.

This is where the magic of visualization can be harnessed.

When you learn something new — like how to drive a car or bake a cake — your brain makes a new memory of that activity.

The more you repeat the action, the more that memory becomes imprinted in your brain.

Over time, a “neural pathway” is formed — which transforms the memory into a learned behavior or a habit.

Again — NEWSFLASH — your brain can’t tell the difference between the real physical experience of doing something and your imagination.

When you consistently visualize something, your brain will create a memory in the same way — and respond to it as if it were real!

If you consistently visualize or contemplate a future idea — it will become a reality for your brain.

Your brain will form a new neural pathway and begin to create deliberate behaviors that make that vision more attainable.

When you begin to use your vision board, you will notice how your brain will come up with creative and innovative ideas for getting what you want. You will be amazed at how it will fuel your passion and drive to live your vision and keep it top of mind.

No — this isn’t science fiction.

As an example, Psychology Today reports the Power of Visualization is backed by a study done at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

One group of participants was asked to do scheduled physical workouts while another group was asked to do “visual workouts”.

The group that did the physical gym workouts showed a 30% muscle increase. The group that worked out in their heads showed an amazing 13.5% muscle increase!

Just by visualizing that they were working out, the brains of the second group actually believed that they were doing something physical — and were rewired to increase muscle.

Research has also shown that visualization can help relieve aches, pains and other ailments and the potential to help heal chronic diseases is mind-boggling.

This is exactly how a vision board works. It allows you to harness the Power of Visualization by reflecting on your goals every day so that your brain works with you to achieve them.

The Law of Attraction

The Law of Attraction states that everything in the universe is energy — including your thoughts.

Positive thoughts attract positive energy that over time will manifest into reality.

The Law of Attraction is a scientifically-proven natural law and it may help explain what’s happening during the visualization process.

When it applies to vision boards, it can be viewed more as a philosophy.

The famous book The Secret explains how the Law of Attraction works to manifest physical abundance in your life through positive visualization and gratitude practices.

Many of its advocates say visualization has worked miracles in their lives by allowing them to attract and manifest wealth, love and success.

The psychological benefits alone are enough reasons to begin creating a vision board.

Thinking about your vision daily reinforces your desire, inspiration, motivation, optimism, excitement and resilience.

Now that you’ve learned how vision boards work and what they can do for you, let’s start creating your own amazing vision board.

Creating your vision board

Creating a vision board is a super simple and fun activity that will bring out your creative inner child.

It’s a simple and straightforward process that requires no specific skills.

Best of all, most of the materials needed are probably available in your home and if not, cost very little to buy.

Here’s what you’ll need –

• Any type of board- regular poster board, a cork board or a magnetic board (20–30 inches is an ideal size)

• Glue stick, tape, pins or magnetic holders depending on the type of board you’re using.

• Scissors

• Colored markers, glitter, stickers, bits of ribbon or other decorating materials of your choice.

• Magazines

• Personal photos of yourself, friends or places.

• Printed Internet images

Create your vision board by attaching images and quotes related to your vision and embellish it with the decorations of your choice.

The images you use should clearly reflect your goal or future vision.

Looking to buy a house? Use photos or pics of your dream house(s) with a pretty lawn and swimming pool.

Looking to go to France? Using photos or pics of the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, the Louvre and French cuisine are perfect. You can also add quotes about the beauty of Paris and so on.

You can also include images that reflect the steps required to realize your vision.

If your goal is to become a doctor, use images of medical schools or medical degrees, as well as images of graduating students.

If your goal is to get a new car, you can add images of cash or write down the sum you need to save for your new car — and of course, pictures of your dream cars.

Remember to choose positive, motivating and inspiring words and quotes that will work as an affirmation of your goal.

There’s no right or wrong way to arrange your images — there are NO rules — let your creative instinct guide you.

Some people prefer to create a jumbled collage with their images scattered, while others prefer a more organized approach — dividing their boards into sections, with each representing a different vision.

Some choose to use a limited number of photos while others like their vision board overflowing with images.

As a pro tip — be as messy, organized, minimalist or elaborate as you like. The goal is that your vision board should fire up your motivation and excitement when you look at it

Now you can personalize your vision board.

Adding your personal touch is key for making your vision board a perfect reflection of your dreams. Here are some suggestions:

- Add photos of yourself.

- Add mementos that reflect your journey such as photos of degrees you’ve earned or awards that you’ve won, which affirm progress towards your goal.

- Add photos of events such as a graduation or wedding that speak to your goals and represent important milestones.

- Write personalized messages to yourself to keep up your motivation.

That’s it — you are now ready to start making your vision board.

Grab the stuff you need, find a spacious work surface and enjoy!

Using your vision board

When your vision board is completed, you need to decide where to put it.

Your vision board needs to be placed proudly where you can see it every single day.

Looking at your vision board every day doesn’t mean glancing at it in passing.

In order for your visualization to be effective, you need to look at your board for a few minutes at least on a daily basis. This means placing it where you can comfortably look at it for that amount of time, or longer if you choose to.

Here are some suggestions to consider:

- The wall across from your desk if you have a home office.

- A kitchen cupboard or the fridge if you spend a lot of time in the kitchen.

- A small room or space in your home that you can convert into a personal “visualization space”.

- The nightstand beside your bed where you can look at it every night.

- The back of your bathroom door facing the toilet.

Something you may want to consider is whether you want your vision board to be a private experience or if you’re okay displaying it where others can see it.

Obviously, if you opt for privacy, this narrows down your placement choices. You will either need to create a small personal space in your home or keep your vision board in a drawer or closet.

You may want to move your vision board from time to time because you may tend to become blind to things you get used to.

Displaying your vision board in a different place every 10 days or so will allow it to catch your eye as you walk into a room, giving you a rush of excitement and optimism.

Just remember that you need to make time to look at it every day.

Whether you believe in the Law of Attraction or take the more brain science-backed approach — the results of using your vision board will blow your mind. Your brain will fire up and work diligently to make your visual affirmations a reality.

Try to sit or stand gazing at your vision board for 3–4 minutes at the very least.

Let your gaze slowly sweep over the pictures and words you have added and really take them in.

Feel the pleasure and excitement, allowing it to flood your brain with positive feelings.

It’s helpful to remember to:

• really internalize the images on your board and envision that they have already become a reality. Allow this vision to fill you with pride, joy, and a sense of mastery and accomplishment.

• read the words and inspirational messages on your board out loud if possible. Repeat them slowly and with conviction. These positive affirmations are an important part of the visualization process.

• don’t limit your visualization to just once a day. Look at your vision board often and for as long as you can to keep yourself inspired and your brain fired up.

• visualize yourself already in the future you have planned on your vision board. Embellish the images with vivid scenarios of you living your future. You can visualize other people, events and even conversations that take place. But always remember that you are the star of your story. Make sure that the scenarios revolve around you.

• feel grateful for all of the good things you already have in your life and give thanks for the wonderful things that will come to you soon. Gratitude is very powerful for promoting hope and optimism. It helps your brain believe what you are visualizing because it recognizes that it’s good for you.

You may want to use your vision board before going to bed so that the positive affirmations will be the last thing your mind registers before you fall asleep.

When will you see results from this magical process?

Well, using a vision board is a very personalized process.

Your results and progress toward your goals depend on a number of factors:

– how often you look at your vision board,

– how deeply you immerse yourself

– the goals themselves (how lofty are they?)

Give yourself and your brain time to get the hang of it and be patient. You’re developing new neural pathways in your brain.

The first change you’ll begin to see will be in your mindset and outlook.

You’ll find that you are becoming more hopeful, optimistic, passionate and motivated.

This will reflect on your productivity, decision- making, problem-solving and resilience.

Gradually, your goals will begin to manifest. There’s no set timeframe within which this will happen — but it will happen for sure!

More Pro tips for making an awesome vision board

Here are a few additional tips and tweaks that will help you make an awesome vision board and use it more effectively.

☑️ Make it a ritual — looking at it the same time each day

☑️ Using your vision board is like taking some quiet time for meditation or prayer. Look at your visualization time as a ritual and create a fitting ambiance. You can light candles, diffuse some calmness- promoting essential oils or play soft music.

☑️ Make your visualization a relaxing ritual that not only nurtures your emotional and spiritual health but also helps you drain your stress at the end of a hectic day.

☑️ Give yourself time to master the process.

☑️ When creating your vision board, don’t put a limit on the time you need to put it together. Really put some thought and effort into choosing your images and words. You can space out the activity over a few days while you collect the perfect images that really inspire you and speak to your goal.

☑️ You don’t need to fill your vision board in one sitting — it can be a work in progress. Choose a few images that inspire you and leave room on your board to add more as you find them. There’s no rush. Even two or three images will work just as well until you find more to add.

☑️ Go virtual — a desktop vision board could be a good option for you if you spend a lot of time at your computer. It’s also a good option to consider if you want to keep it private.

You can create a virtual vision board by using special vision board software and websites. Vision board websites will walk you through the steps of creating a vision board on your computer.

This even works as a collaboration tool at work!

A shared vision board at the workplace will definitely boost group motivation and productivity.

Maybe you’re a team leader or simply want to share the idea with coworkers. There may be some skeptics in your tribe — but more likely, you’ll find that the idea will generate a lot of interest and excitement among your colleagues.

First, get together and identify what your goals are.

They could be short-term marketing goals, long-term growth goals or goals that represent the company vision.

Next, prepare a blank vision board where your co-workers add images and quotes.

Post it up where everyone can see it and show them how to use it.

Using an office vision board is a wonderful way to build rapport and create a shared sense of purpose. And what better way to spend a lunch or coffee break than with a group visualization!

Other vision board tips and hacks

Before you start making your vision board, take some time to reflect on your goals and visions.

You may have several — so identify the ones that you feel are the most important to achieve.

When deciding on your goals, it helps to be as specific as possible.

If you want to become wealthy, specify the sum that you would like to have someday.

If you want to be highly successful or famous, give specifics of that.

If you want to run your own business — what type of business and what product or service it will provide.

Try creating more than one vision board.

You probably have several goals in your life relating to

– health and fitness

– family

– personal relationships

– work and career

– spiritual

Some people even create the perfect “holiday” or “wedding” vision board where they envision the ideal tropical cruise or the perfect wedding day.

(If you create one of these, add relevant photos of tickets, invitations, wedding cakes and dresses, along with people who will be with you at the event.)

Lumping everything together on one vision board can distract your focus and divide your attention between several different things at once.

The better option is to create several vision boards.

Also, there’s no rule that says you have to keep items on your vision board permanently. You are completely free to replace them at any time.

Keep your eyes open for new images when you’re online, and scroll through social media or look through magazines.

If you find an image that connects with you and your dreams, you can either add it to your board or replace an older image.

A vision board should always be evolving and growing along with you as you progress towards your bright future.

Try it with your family, too

Just like at the workplace, a family vision board is a fun way for family members to bond and spend quality time.

Get your family together to craft a vision board that reflects your shared goals (you will need a large-sized board for this that will accommodate contributions from each person).

Each family member adds their own images and words that speak to your shared visions and aspirations for the family as a whole. Your kids will love it!

Paste the board where everyone can see it, such as in the family room. Instruct everyone on how to use it and depending on your schedules, you can engage in group visualization or each person can use it in their own time.

Visualization is a powerful tool for achieving goals and aspirations and a vision board is simply the best way to start the process and practice mind-blowing visualization.

Brain science has conclusively shown that visualization is an effective tool for rewiring your brain to achieve your goals. The Law of Attraction confirms that you can manifest the things you want in your life with positive mental imagery.

Don’t let the simplicity and enjoyment of creating and using a vision board fool you.

It has the capacity to dramatically change your life.

Whether your goal is to lose weight or become a millionaire, a vision board has the potential to manifest your dreams, big or small.

Go ahead — embark on an exciting, transformative journey.

Make your personal vision board today and use it every day.

Train your brain and unleash your power to realize all of your dreams!

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