What is a Vision Board? By Joyce Schwarz, author, "THE VISION BOARD" book, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall, 2008
If you're in the Hollywood filmmaking business you're familiar with story boards which are used to create a visual design of the scenes in a film or video in advance of actual cinematography. They show sketches or actual computer visuals of how the scene will look once it is filmed.
Author, speaker and producer Joyce Schwarz who earned her Masters Degree in film from USC and has more than 20 years as a top exec in the advertising business explains that a VISION BOARD is similar to a Story Board in that it actually depicts your future NOW -- not tomorrow and the good news is that you ARE the artist. So the whole process is amazingly empowering.
"Vision Boards are the perfect technique in your law of attraction tool-kit to use in life planning, business creation and to strengthen the ties of family and love relationships", says Joyce Schwarz, author and speaker.
"That's why I'm so proud of my upcoming book" Schwarz adds. She explains it includes more than 160 real-life photos of Vision Boards and variations of boards that are often called treasure maps, dream boards or wish boards or even Wisdom Collages and Life Collage.
PLUS I've gathered to together more than 100 different artists to show you how they create their vision boards including Olympic athletes, TV personalities, Hollywood celebrities, Corporate execs and lots of people like you and me who actually share their amazing case histories of how they harness the power of vision boards to unlock the secret to an Extraordinary Life. Don't miss it!
Example of a Digital Vision Board created by author, speaker, producer, Joyce Schwarz, "The Vision Board" book, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall, 2008.
VISUALLY DEPICTS YOUR FUTURE NOW!
Joyce Schwarz (www.ihaveavision.org) 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.
HISTORY OF VISION BOARDS DATES BACK TO CAVEMAN ERA!
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. A form of 'visioning' or visualization.
FEATURED ON OPRAH, ELLEN, LARRY KING & MORE ON TV:
VISION BOARDs have been featured on such TV shows as OPRAH, LARRY KING, ELLEN and others to show the power of how to change your mind and change your life.
Vision Boards Come in All Shapes & Designs: (Simple to complex)
Variation of a vision board created by artist Pamela Moss. Excerpted from the upcoming book "THE VISION BOARD" by Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall, 2008.
Vision boards come in all shapes and designs and can be made from all substances ranging from paper to canvas to actual wall-size creations to mobile versions for iPod and iPhone.
A Family Vision Board created by artist Katy Taylor. excerpted from the upcoming book "THE VISION BOARD" by Joyce Schwarz, Collins Design,Harper Collins Publishing, fall, 2008.
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.
Love makes the world around but creating a Love and Relationship Vision Board is a wonderful way to attract more affection into your life. Artist Linda Naranjo turns ordinary household images into tributes to love! Excerpted from the upcoming book "The Vision Board" by Joyce Schwarz, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall,2008.
But Vision Boards variations also can include paintings, mixed-media and other arts and crafts.
WHAT TO PUT ON YOUR VISION BOARD?
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)DREAM OR WISH LIST -- a list of those visions, dreams or wishes or desires you want and are creating in your life
And other elements which will be featured in the upcoming book ThE VISION BOARD.
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
SPECIAL OCCASIONS: Perfect for Vision Board creation
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
*2009 Vision Board
For more information about Vision Boards go to www.ihaveavision.org and insert your email to get a free copy of the Vision Board newsletter. Or contact: Joyce Schwarz, author, speaker, producer at: [email protected] or call her directly at 310-822-3119.