Why Vision Boards Fail? Avoid 7 Common Mistakes That Others Make!

You have been inspired at the idea of creating vision boards after watching the movie, The Secret.

In fact, you may have Already created one by now.

You have spent an entire afternoon looking, cutting and pasting the pictures onto your board. They are pictures that represent what you want in a desired lifestyle. In a riot of colours, star stickers and glitter, it’s like a work of art – your masterpiece vision board.

Yet, since then……you have not managed to manifest any of your desires…..and you are beginning to doubt the idea about creating vision boards in the first place.

Well, I would like to introduce you to Charlie….

(Image Credit: Min, my daughter, drew the character of the confused guy “Charlie”.)

On Charlie’s vision board, he had the following pictures: the dream car, the beautiful house by the beach, the lovely designer bags, the holiday in The Caribbean and a gorgeous looking person (who looks some famous Hollywood star) as a partner. After two hours or so during a weekend afternoon, he had completed his board. At first, Charlie felt happy that he had done his part.

“My vision board is the window to my dream life coming true.”

Charlie sat back to wait.

And he waited….and waited…and waited.

Days passed….months passed…..none of dreams materialised!

Charlie started to get impatient, anxious and eventually……

“Darn,” he cried out, “my vision board failed to work!”

“Maybe all this stuff about the Law of Attraction is a load of bullshit,” he exclaimed.

Charlie’s dreams, once alive, now relegated to the dungeons.

His vision board lie in the trashcan or some long forgotten corner of his storeroom.

Can It be True that Vision Boards Don’t Work? 

Has it been the same for you too?

Is your vision board lost and forgotten somewhere?

Or are you looking at it and feeling frustrated, disappointed and doubtful at the same time?

If you are doubting the efficacy of vision boards, you could also be thinking that the law of attraction is a lie or that it is just something that marketing experts or new age practitioners fabricate.

Well, I suggest that you take a step back and to begin recalling what you already know about the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction IS a law. It is a universal law which works all the time! It is NO different from the laws of gravity or electricity.

Consider this example: If the light bulb does not come on after you have flicked its switch, what would you normally do?

It’s likely that you would go change the light bulb or find out what has gone wrong. At the same time, you wouldn’t be too quick to conclude that electricity does not exist either. Just because you can’t see electricity does not mean it is not available for you to tap on. It’s the same for the Law of Attraction!

Vision boards are simply tools. They are meant to help you envision with greater clarity. Because the subconscious mind thinks in terms of pictures, you are using vision boards to create a visual. Repeated exposures to your vision board is meant to help you in the programming of your subconscious. You need to first create the visual in your mind before you can attract it into being.

Next, let’s examine some of the reasons that could explain why your vision board is not working well.

7 Reasons Why Vision Boards Fail To Work Effectively 

1. Too many pictures. A common tendency is to place as many pictures as possible into one single board. You want them all (I have seen this happening with a few of my workshop attendees who have found it hard to select and decide)! The board can end up becoming too cluttered.

A vision board is a tool for the visioning process. Focused attention is needed. If there are too many pictures, it can be hard to create focus. Sometimes, less can be more!

2. Not clear about what you want. When you are not clear about what you want, you send our conflicting signals. If the picture on your board is not what you truly want, you could be sabotaging the true desire. Since law of attraction is about “like attracting like”, confusion attracts more confusion.

3. Keeping the vision board in some obscure place. After its completion, where did you place your vision board? In the drawer? Under your desk? Behind the toilet door?

A vision board is best placed somewhere that is highly visible to you. You are, after all, hoping to create an imprint of the vision in your mind. You need to be able to see your vision board often. Hence, refrain from hiding it in an obscure corner.

If you are a student of energy or quantum mechanics, consider the elements of Feng Shui too. Thus, avoid put your vision board in the restroom where the toilet is. Unless you are thinking of flushing down your dreams, it is about one of the worst places that you can put up your board.

4. Lack of association. Are you stepping into the shoes of your future self…like the one that is in your vision board? Or are you viewing your dream from the point of an observer?

When using your vision board, align with your future self and envision yourself in the dream having the things you want. Having a photograph or a self portrait on the same board can help build association. The more you can associate yourself the picture on your vision board, the greater your ability to bring it forward.

5. Having internal issues. This factor is probably the most important reason as to why your vision board doesn’t work. Can the real reason be because of your self doubt, worry, or believing that you are “not good enough”? Can it be that you are sabotaging your own chances of success?

Take a look at the beliefs you are holding. If you have low self-esteem, you are likely to believe that you are “not good enough”. You cannot imagine yourself as worthy of success. I suggest that you work on addressing beliefs that are holding you back from manifesting success and abundance.

6. No action on your part. So you have been expecting your dreams to manifest without doing anything? Well, this is never going to happen. For manifesting to work, you still need to follow up with inspired aligned actions. Inspired aligned actions are actions that help bring your dream forward.

Even if you are hoping to win the lottery, you will still need to get out of your house to buy the lottery ticket. There are things that you need to get going before your dream can manifest. Inspired actions may make you feel uncomfortable at first but they often ease as you keep moving in the direction of your dream. You hold the vibrational picture of what you do want while applying inspired actions, for manifesting to happen.

7. Not sharing your vision. You fear ridicule and so you have been keeping things a secret. This may be a wise move especially if your own family and friends are generally not supportive. You don’t want to have your dreams killed by naysayers.

However, if your dream is a big one and impacts the world at large, you may want to garner the support of people who could be aligned. This group of people do not necessarily have to be working on the same dream. What’s more important is that they are able to lend energetic support to your vision. They may be just be the ones who have the ability to send you the resources that you need for your vision to come true.

Create More Effective Vision Boards From Now

As I have found, vision boards do serve a purpose. Vision boards help you to create focused attention. You are letting the Universe know the picture of your dreams in advance. As like attracts like and through the power of visioning, you are creating a vibrational match for your dreams to manifest into reality.

However, vision boards are not magic wands. They are tools. Apply the 7 tips outlined above for better manifesting success!

To your visioning success,
Evelyn Lim
Abundance Alchemy Coach

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