A family vision board is a path to manifesting dreams together as a family. Having a vision in life is what makes one move ahead in life. Anybody can set goals, but the most challenging part is staying motivated to make them work and balancing life goals with family priorities.

The uniqueness of a family vision board is that the family becomes the greatest support system for each other, putting in effort and inspiring one another to achieve goals.

What is a Family Vision Board?

A family vision board is a collection of images, quotes, and affirmations that represent a family’s shared goals and dreams. It is a visual representation of the future they aspire to create together.

It adds a sense of belonging, as working together towards a goal is added motivation. The vision board itself is a source of motivation and inspiration, but when shared with family, the benefit is doubled. Displaying it in a place accessible to everyone helps to not lose focus and support each other.

What to include in your family vision board?

There are no set rules when it comes to making a family vision board. What works for you might not work for me, so try to keep it as simple as possible and add a personal touch and authenticity.

You can add your family goals, shared dreams, and individual personal goals as well – both short-term and long-term. However, it’s better to keep them specific.

Efforts, Efforts, and Efforts… Put effort into making this as a reminder that achieving goals requires a lot of effort, time investment, mindfulness, and commitment. Keep pushing yourself and continue putting in efforts until you reach your dreams, but do so with a joyful mindset and a stress-free journey.

Family Vision Board ideas

Family vision board ideas can vary from family to family depending on the number of members, age groups, gender predominance, family values, culture, and perspectives. However, here is a list of some basic ideas to include in your family vision board.

Health Goals 

Health goals should include physical health as well as mental and emotional health with equal importance. Examples include:

1. Staying fit: Images of physical activities like walking, jogging, and exercising
2. More outdoor activities: Images of children playing in a park or playground
3. Mindfulness activities: Images of a family meditating together
4. Eating more vegetables and fruits
5. Starting journaling or engaging in mental health activities

Financial Goals

Set realistic financial goals. This might require an analysis of the current state, expenses, income, and dreams. Examples include:

1. Saving for a dream home or buying one – Image of a home
2. Working towards a passive income source
3. Acquiring financial literacy
4. Increasing income, savings, investments, etc.
5. Paying off debt.

Educational and Career Goals

This includes each other’s growth in terms of education, personal development, and career. Examples are:

1. Promotion or dream job: Images or a list
2. Acquiring new life skills
3. Enrolling in a new course
4. Getting college admission :Image of a dream college

Experiences to Achieve

A family vision board is incomplete without adding your dreams about the things you all want to experience, explore, and your travel goals. Examples include:

1. Travel Goals: Images of places you want to travel together
2. Adventure Activities: Images of things you want to do, like hiking, camping, or theme parks
3. Family Milestones: Pictures or representations of events you want to celebrate, like anniversaries, birthdays, or reunions
4. Cultural Experiences: Visiting museums, attending festivals, or learning about new cultures together
5. Volunteering or Community Service: Images of activities you’d like to do as a family to give back

Family Goals

Family goals include activities, emotional bonding, and celebrations to accomplish together as a family. Examples include:

1. Start and stick to a family bonding activity
2. Establish family traditions
3. More quality time and meaningful moments

Read the detailed list of family goals here: 35 Practical Family Goals Examples.

Personal Goals

You can also dedicate a space for the personal goals of each family member, making sure equal importance is given to everyone, even if some have simpler goals. Examples include:

1. Buying a new laptop
2. Making new friends
3. Starting a new hobby

Quotes

Quotes play a major role in the vision board. Types of quotes to add include:

1. Inspiring Quotes: The ones that motivate you to work towards your dreams
2. Gratitude Quotes: Quotes that emphasize being happy and content with everything you have at the moment
3. Life Lessons: Quotes about lessons you’ve learned that you want to remember to move forward with your life

Affirmations

Affirmations help you reinforce your goals and mindset. These are mostly in the present tense. Some examples include:

1. The ones that boost confidence: “I can and I will.”
2. Positive affirmations to keep a positive mindset like: “We are a team “.
3. Gratitude affirmations like: “I am grateful for having a strong family to hold on to.”

How to make a Family vision board

Teach everyone about the family vision board: This way, it becomes more exciting and meaningful for everyone, rather than feeling like a forced activity.

1. Find a Relaxing, Distraction-Free Time: Choose a time when everyone is available and can focus without interruptions. Create a cozy, comfortable space for working on the board.
2. Jot Down Ideas: Take pen and paper or a dedicated digital space, and note down everyone’s opinions, ideas, and dreams.
3. Brainstorm Ideas:Start communicating, ask lots of questions, and encourage reflection. Give space for everyone to connect with themselves and speak their minds.
4. No Judgments! Treat Everyone Equally: Make sure everyone feels valued and heard, regardless of how big or small their goals may seem. Never make anyone feel embarrassed for speaking out.
5. Finalize the List, Categorize, and Prioritize: Review the ideas, divide them into categories, and decide which goals are most important to focus on first.
6. Redefine Goals: Make them specific, measurable, and differentiate between long-term and short-term goals.
7. Collect Images and Quotes: Everyone puts effort into finding the best fit for each goal and selecting words that inspire you.
8. Gather Materials: Collect everything you will need- glue, pins, boards, pens, magazine cuttings, scissors, and printouts. This might feel simple, but it definitely requires teamwork.
9. Displaying: Decide where to display it. Find a space that is accessible to everyone and serves as a daily reminder.
10. Start Arranging and Creating: For example, place shared goals in the center and personal goals in the corners.
11. Add a Personal Touch: Include family photos, original photographs, handwritten notes, or your own quotes or phrases.
12. Track Progress: Regularly review the process, celebrate achievements, and support or motivate each other.
13. Make Changes Whenever Necessary: Update your family vision board by adding more goals, ticking off the accomplished ones, or adjusting goals as needed.
14. Help and Support Each Other: Be there for each other, especially when one of you fails or struggles to achieve a goal.

Never hurt your teammates or make them regret sharing their goals within the family. If they seem lazy in chasing their dreams, motivate them. If their dreams look unrealistic, give them time. If they procrastinate, simply remind them. But if you hurt, tease, compare, or judge them, they may lose trust and stop sharing their thoughts with you.

Family vision board benefits

Benefits of a Family Vision Board Setting a family vision board has both short-term and long-term impacts for each member of the family and for the family as a whole.

1. Building Creativity: A vision board is not just about goal setting; it requires effort, brainstorming, and creativity in arranging images, quotes, and other elements. This process helps bring out each person’s creativity.
2. A Sense of Purpose: Goals themselves add a sense of purpose to our lives. Reflecting on them with our families and displaying them in a visible space brings a sense of purpose.
3. Encourages Gratitude and Mindfulness: Achieving goals each year, working on them, and processing thoughts and emotions encourages gratitude and mindfulness.
4. Family Bonding: Creating a vision board is a beautiful family bonding activity that helps family members understand, trust, and support one another and make memories together through shared activities and goals.
5. Communication and Teamwork: Talking about each other’s goals gives space for deep conversations, realizing personality traits and individual perspectives. When everyone sits together to contribute ideas for the board, this becomes teamwork.
6. Commitment: Being a source of motivation and inspiration, it teaches the importance of commitment to oneself and each other.
7. Vulnerability: Talking about personal dreams, aspirations, and the process towards achieving (or sometimes not achieving) them helps one show their vulnerable side to the family, which is important for emotional satisfaction and family connections.

Reflections from Mindful Portrait

A Family Vision Board is an excellent idea to try, even if it feels time-consuming or confusing at first. It’s never too late to start one. It can definitely aid in personal growth and self-discovery, and along the way, you can create beautiful family moments and memories to cherish, slowly establishing a meaningful family tradition.

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