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Stay Motivated with Your Own Career Vision Board


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Tasnim Good

by Tasnim Good

4th Year Student in Accounting

When is the last time you thought of your dream career? Dream salary? Dream lifestyle? With our busy lives as students, once a new school year starts we don’t often think about our big-picture career goals. A vision board can change that.

What is a vision board?

A vision board, as the name implies, is a collage of images, pictures and affirmations of one’s vision, dreams and desires, designed to serve as a source of inspiration and motivation. Not only can it be used to visualize general life goals, it can also be specific to your career goals. The idea is to create a visual of all the images that remind you of your dream career and that will motivate you to achieve your goals. This vision board will help you bring your dreams to life by using the power of visualization.

Here are the steps to follow to make your very own career vision board:

  1. Ask yourself the important questions

  2. Collect images

  3. Create the vision

Once you have completed your vision board, use it to motivate you to reach your career goals and make career decisions.

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