A vision board is a collage of images of all the things you would like to have or of what you would like to be. You can make a vision board out of card stock paper or you can make one on your computer and print it out. Personally I also have a little notebook where I glue images in of things that I want in my life.

A personal vision board is a very effective way to apply the Law of Attraction. By focusing on your goals and desires on a continuous basis you are feeding your subconscious mind with the goals you want to achieve. It is like you are building your own catalogue with orders you are placing at the Universe. When you look at your vision board imagine that you have already achieved or received it. Pay attention to how it makes you feel and really dwell on it.

When you create a vision board take the time to think about what you really want to manifest into your life. What is important to you? What would you like to achieve in your life? What makes you really happy? This can be related to all aspects of life; relationships, health, spirituality, family, wealth, etc. Make a list of all your goals and dreams.

After you have made a list with your goals and dreams, think about how you can translate these goals and dreams into images. Do you have pictures of your own or have you seen images you would like to use.

Examples of images for your vision board are:

• If you want to live in a certain house - Images of your dream house
• If you would like to change your weight - Images of a body you like to have with your face glued on it
• If you would like to spend more time with your family - Images of you with your family in a happy moment
• If you would like to be wealthy – Images of your bank account statement and the amount of money you would like to have in your account

When you just start with your vision board, try to only focus on your main goals. This way you will not loose sight of what is the most important to you.
Place your vision board in a prominent place in your house; somewhere where you will see it on a very regular basis. The more exposure you have to your vision board, the better it is. You might even make multiple boards at different places in your house, work, etc.

Once you have achieved a goal you can update your vision board.

We all need goals in our life, something to dream of or look forward to. Can you imagine having a life without any goals or to have a life in which you have everything you could ever want? I think that as we reach our goals there will always be something new or different we would like to achieve or have.

But what kind of goals are you setting? Do you have ‘toward’ goals or ‘away from’ goals? Do you set goals towards the things you want or do you set goals away from the things you do not want?

Examples of ‘towards’ goals are:

• I want to have a toned body and weigh 57 kilo.
• I want to have a promotion in my job.
• I want to live a more joyful life.
• I want to live in abundance in every aspect of my life.

Examples of ‘away from’ goals are:

• I don’t want to be overweight anymore.
• I don’t want to go to a job that I don’t like.
• I don’t want to feel miserable anymore.
• I don’t want to be in debt.

Although ‘away from’ goals can be very motivational, they are not the best goals in life to have. According to the Law of Attraction we attract in life what we are focusing on. Like attracts like.

So if you focus on how you don’t want to be overweight anymore, you are focusing on being overweight. If you don’t want to be in debt, you are focusing on the lack of money and incoming bills. If you keep thinking about that boring or horrible job you have you attract more of the situations you don’t want. So by focusing on the things you do not want, according to the law of attraction, you are attracting more of the same.

Instead of focusing on what you don’t want, you should set ‘towards’ goals. Start to make a list with goals of the things you want in life. Only focus on what you want and the Law of Attraction will attract what you focus on.

Today is Blog Action Day. The aim of Blog Action Day is to help raise awareness for a certain issue; the environment. Over 14.000 bloggers have committed themselves to write a post about this issue and raise awareness and I am one of them.You can’t turn the news on these days or read a newspaper and not hear about global warming, polution, etc. It is one of the reasons why I don’t watch the news; it is depressing. That doesn’t mean that I am turning a blind eye to the issue; I am very conscious about the things we can do to help the environment.

Here are some tips for you that can help you save the environment.

• Change your light bulbs to energy saving ones.
• Turn off the light whenever you leave a room.
• Turn off your electronics instead of leaving them on standby.
• Unplug unused electronics.
• Turn the temperature of your heater down by one or two degrees.
• Use less water, do not let water run unnecessarily.
• Recycle paper, cans, bottles, glass, plastic, etc.
• Recycle your old stuff; sell it or donate it.
• Use email instead of regular mail.
• Print on both sides of a paper.
• Walk or use a bicycle instead of a car.
• Car pool to work or catch the public transport.
• Use home remedies instead of chemical treatments.
• Say no to plastic bags or re-use them as garbage bags.
• Bring your own reusable bags when you go shopping.
• Avoid over-packaged products; buy in concentrated form and buy refills.

Feel free to add your tips to help the environment in a comment. Every little bit helps!