How to Make a Dream/Vision Board: Goals Don't Happen Until They're Made
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How to Make a Dream/Vision Board: Goals Don't Happen Until They're Made
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If you are scared of the future, you are not alone! Like riding a bike, at first, it is scary but the more familiar you become with it the more confidence you will build. A dream board is the perfect way to think through and gain confidence in what you are doing and want to do.
Supplies
- 1 Piece of Cardboard/Posterboard
- 1 Stencil approx. 12"x12" (we chose a star
- approx. 1'x1', but you can choose any shape)
- 1 Pair of Scissors
- 1 Packet of Construction Paper
- 1 Glue Stick
- 1 Pack of Markers
- Magazines
- Meaningful Pictures/Quotes
Create Your Goals
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- On a sheet of paper, make 6 columns
- Name each column one of the following: Family, School, Finance, Personal, Material, Leisure.
- Write 2-3 goals for each category
- Example of Financial Goal: Save $200 per month to save up for a car.
**This will not be used in your vision board, but is to help get you thinking about your goals/visions**
Gather Equipment
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- Stencil
- Construction Paper
- Cardboard/Posterboard
- Glue stick - Adhesive for your goals and images onto the board.
- Scissors - Cutting images out of the magazines and/or colored paper as background to writing.
- Markers/Sharpies - Personalizing and designing your goals.
- Magazine - Meaningful pictures or quotes of things related to you.
- Printed out pictures
Making Your Board
![cardboard.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F2R/SY25/K7C9HHW3/F2RSY25K7C9HHW3.png&filename=cardboard.png)
![star.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FXW/OUCW/K7C9HHX2/FXWOUCWK7C9HHX2.png&filename=star.png)
- Trace star stencil onto the cardboard.
- Cut the cardboard along the tracing
Incorporating Your Goals
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- Find images in magazines or online, printed pictures, and/or write down words that relate to your goals on construction paper
- Cut out the images you found and words you wrote
- Align them on the board in a way that makes sense to you
- Example: placing one picture slightly on top of the other to symbolize the connection between the two.
- Glue images/words to your board