WHAT IS A VISION BOARD?

NOTE: FREE AUDIO FOR JANUARY IS:  JUMP START YOUR 2012 VISION BOARD --
 68 minutes -- here is the link to download that audio: http://tinyurl.com/vb2012download  

THE VISION BOARD definition above is copyright joyceschwarz@gmail.com  January, 2007As defined by Joyce Schwarz, best-selling author of THE VISION BOARD book by Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design and also founder of THE VISION BOARD INSTITUTE which offers the only accreditation as a Certified Vision Board Coaches in the world, www.visionboardinstitute.com


Joyce explains that a vision board is a visual representation of what you are creating and want in your life now and in the future.


Vision Boards are also known as "dream boards", "wish boards", "Treasure maps" "Life Collage", "Wisdom Collage" and other names.


The history of the Vision Board dates back to the caveman era where pictures of animals and other visuals were sketched or painted on walls of caves and nown known as Cave Paintings.

Many of these early cave paintings were painted in advance of a hunt where the artist was visually experiencing the hunting conquest in advance as a form of 'visioning' their future.


HOW TO MAKE A VISION BOARD? 

Most people are familiar with Vision Boards that one creates that look a bit like collage and feature pictures torn from magazines and photographs and personal memorabilia that is affixed by glue or paste to a poster or foam board.
But Vision Boards variations also can include paintings, mixed-media and other arts and crafts.Sample vision boards excerpted from THE VISION BOARD book by Joyce Schwarz, Harper Collns Publishing, Collins Design, December 22, 2009 copyright
A Vision Board generaly includes these elements:

A) Visuals: photos, magazine images, drawings, photographs and 
B)Affirmations: optimistic sayings,inspirational quotes, mantras and mottos that encourage good habits and changes in your life for the better.

C)Embellishments -- including stickers, foil stars, glitter, ribbon, personal memorabilia such as concert tickets, travel folders, maps and

D)POWER AND KEY WORDS -- a list of those visions, dreams or or desires that evolve from your personal or group visioning session.
And other vital elements which will be featured in the ThE VISION BOARD in chapter 3. . 
WHAT KIND OF VISION BOARDS can you create?
Here are examples of just a few of the types of vision boards that you can create. You can also create them for special occasions in your life and during your year:

*Love Vision Board
*Relationship Vision Board
*Prosperity Board
*Gratitude Board
*Health and Fitness Vision Board
*Travel Vision Board
*Vacation Board
*Life Overview Board
And for special occasions throughout the year consider creating a vision board for:
*Birthday Vision Board
*Marriage Vision Board
*Wedding Anniversary Vision Board
*Graduation Board
*Valentine Board
*Thanksgiving Board
*Christmas Board
*Holiday Board*Giving Board

HAND MADE VERSUS COMPTERIZED VISION BOARDS --Joyce recommends that your first vision board be created by hand so that you can capture that child-like essence of who you are at your CORE!  Later you can reinforce your key and power words and even depict your vision statement in a vision video or electronic format like screensavers or wallpaper or a mini-mobile version of your primary vision board displayed in your home or office. 


RESOURCES FOR WHAT IS A VISION BOARD:


THE VISION BOARD: the secret to an extraordinary life, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, by Joyce Schwarz. 
  To buy book go to: http://tinyurl.com/vbbookamazon
  TO SEE FREE CHAPTER -- click on see insidebook 


Follow Joyce Schwarz on Twitter: www.twitter.com/visionboard 
or @visionboard


AT THE VISION BOARD INSTITUTE WEBSITE: Listen to more than 30 hours of free podcasts and radio shows on Visioning and Vision Boards at www.visionboardinstitute.com 
   Click on FREE PODCASTS or FREE RADIO SHOWS 


On YOUTUBE see more than 75 videos by going to www.youtube.com/infojcom channel 


THE OFFICIAL VISION BOARD BLOG: www.visionboard.info (which features more than 500 posts on Visioning and Vision Board creation.


PLEASE LIKE JOYCE SCHWARZ PAGE ON FACEBOOK at: http://tinyurl.com/joycefbpage 


The private VISION BOARD CLUB GROUP ON FACEBOOK IS AT: 
http://tinyurl.com/vbclubfacebook