3 Reasons Why Your Vision Board Could Be a Waste of Time

It's "that" time again. What is "that" time you ask? At the beginning of the year it is very common to see many coaches and trainers offering vision boarding workshops and seminars as a way to help people visualize their dreams and goals for the year. Vision boarding can be a very powerful tool if utilized as part of an overall process of transformation, but it definitely is not as a silver bullet for success. Just because you create a vision board doesn't mean you will accomplish that vision  - even if you look at it every day all day.

Your vision boarding exercise will be a frustrating waste of time for the following three reasons:

1. No written plan with specific goals and deadlines. A vision without a written plan is a fantasy. Without clarified vision, measurable goals, specific tasks, and trackable timelines, your vision board will become a nightmare of dissatisfaction and unfulfilled potential. This is a key reason why most people's New Year resolutions are in shambles before the end of January.
2. No structured system of accountability. Without a written process and people to help you stay the course, your vision will be like a balloon that floats high in the sky and then pops. Your vision board will be full of nice pictures, but your life will lack the reality of what you envisioned. Ideally after you have complete your vision board you should connect with another person or group of people who are all committed to helping one another stay focused on utilizing a written plan to implement the vision. This is also critical because according to Habukkuk 2:2-3, a written vision and plan will attract people and resources, and allow you to delegate tasks to those who are most qualified to assist you with accomplishing your vision.
3. Does not align with God's vision for your life. I save the most critical reason for last. Proverbs 16:2 teaches us, "In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps." And Ephesians 2:10 states, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." You can spend a lot of time creating a vision board - and you may even accomplish many of those things - but if God is not the source and the center of what you're doing you could in essence "gain the world and lose your soul." This doesn't mean you're pursuing bad things. However, it could mean that you are pursing things that weren't God-ordained for you and cause you to waste precious time.

I'm definitely a proponent of vision boards, but I'm not of a fan of getting people hyped up and started on something and then not equipping them with the tools they need to finish the process. If you don't have a God-directed plan, structured process, and committed team of people your implementation will be lacking and your vision will fail to come to pass.

If you're interested in taking the next step from vision boarding to Dream Mapping please contact me today at [email protected] or (678) 310-3017.

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