9 Ideas for Vision Board Projects (Plus Vision Board Prompts)

Summer’s coming to an end and that’s a great moment to go inwards and focus on the things you want. And that means: vision boarding time! A vision board helps you turn the things you want, your pulls, into visuals. Whether you believe in manifesting, hard work, or getting lucky, it primes your brain to keep your priorities front and center and make decisions that make sense for you. That’s why today, we’re sharing 9 vision board project ideas to create while cozying up with a cat and hot chocolate, either alone or with your people.

• Vision Board for the year to come
• Vision board for your school year
• Vision board for your relationship
• Vision board for your career
• Vision board for your family
• Vision board for your home or garden
• Vision board for your personal growth
• Vision board for your business
• Vision board for your team (sports team, etc)

Vision board for the year to come

Okay, so yes – technically, the year starts on January 1st. But if you also feel the beginning of a season or academic year is a far more logical choice – why not make your vision board for the upcoming year right now? It’s going to help you get clear on the things you want and be that more mindful about working towards them. My friend Mandy (not her real name) made her first vision board last December. In April, she said: ‘This is wild, I’ve already accomplished almost everything I set out to do!’

Vision board for your school year

Whether you’re studying, teaching, or parenting – a school year might be something you care about. And whether you’re studying, teaching or parenting – I bet one thing that’s front and center on your to-do list is surviving. For most of us, education is demanding (and it really doesn’t matter whether you’re on the giving, receiving, or supporting end).

A vision board might actually help you survive as you get clear on your priorities (and the things that are less important). As a student, you may envision how to find a good study-life balance, even if it means you won’t end up with straight A’s (I’ll let you in on a secret – very few professions require straight A’s). As a teacher, your vision board may choose to prioritize how you want to respond when things don’t go according to plan. And as a parent, you may ask yourself what the most important skills are you’d like your kid to learn this year.

Vision board for your relationship

One big reason why relationships are so exciting when we just fall in love is the novelty of it all. We’re still in discovery mode and it all just comes so easy. But then, you get to know each other better and have more experiences together. The novelty starts wearing off and a certain routine, even boredom, can settle in. And after a while, you may find that your current relationship isn’t quite your dream relationship anymore. A relationship vision board is an amazing wat to get your relationship back on track. Getting clear on your idea of perfect intimacy, quality time, and communication is the first step to actually getting there. And if you do this together with your partner(s) you’ll be surprised about the things you find out about each other!

(Looking for more prompts? Check out our Vision Cards for Your Relationship deck!)

Vision board for your career

This one needs a preface. In the traditional sense, people refer to a career as something that makes money (=a job) AND is something we want to excel in and become better at. And it’s hard to argue that this is an ideal: if you’re making money with something AND you like it enough to want to excel at it – amazing! If you’re doing something you’re wildly passionate about AND you’d get money for it – living the dream! That said, if your source of income is entirely unrelated to the things that make you tick – that’s totally okay. We’d call that your career, too.

So what kind of questions would you answer with your career vision board? The most obvious one is what kind of work you’d like to be doing. (Again – this can be unpaid work, including being a homemaker or doing volunteering work or having an unpaid passion project). Other aspects you could include are your working environment, the people you work with and the way you’d like to grow.

(We’ve got more career prompts waiting for you in our Vision Cards for your Career.)

Vision board for your family

Who is your family and how do you want to nurture it? Maybe your family is about the way you connect with your parents and siblings. Maybe it’s you, your partner(s) and your children. Or maybe it’s a chosen family, people you don’t have blood ties with but who are family in all the ways that count.

This is another vision board that’s great to make as a group project. Some questions to ponder: What are things you’d like to do together? How do you want to show up for each other? And how will you deal with conflicts? I promise you that apart from being fun, doing this will also prompt the best conversations!

Vision board for your home or garden

When you’re surrounded by things that bring you joy, you’re more likely to stay present, without hiding in your phone or your mind (or both). So spending some time in figuring out what would make you happy and then working to make it happen is a great investment in your mental health.

Things to consider are colours and textures that make you feel amazing, and routines that will help you keep your home or garden a place you want to be in.

Vision board for your personal growth

Once I discovered how much of my life, relationships, and mood I can improve simply through my own actions and choices, I put personal growth on the very top of my personal priority list. But wanting to work on my personal growth and consciously making the space to do so are two very different things. Personal growth is part of my general vision board, but you could totally make it its own thing, too. Stuff to explore may be skills you want to develop, issues you’d like to resolve, and steps you want to take to become the person you’d like to be.

Vision board for your business

As a business owner – and it really doesn’t matter whether you’re just starting out or running a multi billion business – you constantly have to make choices. About the things you want to offer. The people you want to work for, and with. The way you invest your money. And the way you communicate. Having a clear vision board helps you (and any others who work on your business) make decisions that are aligned and contribute to what you want to achieve.

(Want to ask yourself the right questions as you build your business? Check out our cards for entrepreneurs.)

Vision board for your team

Nothing builds team spirit like having clear shared objectives. This is true whether you play soccer or help building shelters together. A team vision board zooms in on your goals (long term and short term) and your values as you work towards these goals. Super important: a team vision board is one you make together, as a team. That way, it’s not one person’s vision imposed on everyone else. It’s a shared vision you’re all excited to work on.

Once you pick your next vision board project…

Have you chosen the type of vision board you want to start with? (Yes, start with – making vision boards is addictive!) You don’t need much to bring it to life. Here are some resources to get you started:

• Full Guide to Vision Boarding
• Host your own vision boarding party
• You can draw, too!

Not sure what to put on your vision board? Check out our prompt decks!