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I truly believe that you get out of life what you put in. So, if you put in a lot of snacks and movies, well, you get the idea. But seriously, I've created clear goals for 2025 that can be accomplished. I've dabbled in vision boards before, but this year, I stumbled upon a more in-depth method called vision binders. It's like vision boards on steroids, allowing a full breakdown to practice manifestation in different components of your life. Organisation may not be my strong suit but having clear goals to check in with daily will be helpful so that I can view my progress over the year. Now, let me give you a tutorial on how I made my own Vision Binder. Get ready to get crafty, and have some fun!

Purchase/Gather Supplies:

First things first, you'll need a binder, notebook, or sketchbook. Then, you'll need pictures, stickers, pens, lined pages, highlighters, and markers. Basically, raid the stationery aisle like it's Black Friday. There are some optional supplies you may want to add to your list, such as washi tape and an application to design, like Canva. I used Canva to design and lay out my pages. You can also build collages for visualisation if you want to. (I used Pinterest Collages and downloaded them because it was easy for me.)  Creating photomontages allows you to really pack in the images, and mixing them with regular pictures is even better. 

Set up an “Annual: Overall Goals” Page:

This page almost serves as an outline for the rest of your binder. Write or type out your goals in form, list form, or any other way you can think of. The way you lay it out is up to you. It will give you guidance on how you will lay out the rest of the binder. You want to make sure there is cohesiveness. Think of it as the table of contents for your dreams.

Set up Pages for Each Aspect of Life You Want to Focus On:

Vision binders are blueprints for every part of your life that you want to work on. You get to choose how you build your life. Break down each section of your life. Here are the topics I chose for mine in no particular order: Financial, Career/Business, Health/Appearance, Relationships, and Fashion. All of these are fairly broad topics, so you'll want to add more specific pages. For example, my financial section had pages for budget, financial milestones, affirmations, and goals. Different pages also have visualization added, like for my financial milestones page, I have blank cheques that I will be filling out with specific amounts of money I'm going to make this year. (Notice how I didn't say “wishing” or “hoping” in that sentence. To manifest what you want, you have to act like you've got it!) This allows me to almost see the money in front of me every time I open my binder. 

One of the most important types of pages I set up was goal/action pages. I divided the pages in half with a line, then typed in “Goal” on one side and “Actions” on the other. Remember, you can't get what you want if you don't put the work in. When you're trying to reach a goal, you need to have steps that you're ready to take to get you there. It can get overwhelming if you have this goal that seems like it should be achievable but you don't know what steps to take. With several of these pages set up, you have a built-in roadmap to success. Remember, actions equal results! And results equal an overall feeling of pride.

Set up Blank Pages:

These blank pages are so that you can keep adding to your binder as you grow throughout the year. Your goals might change, and that's okay. That's the whole point. You could use these blank pages for anything: pictures, photomontages, affirmations, doodling—the list could go on forever. I wanted mine to look cohesive throughout the year, so I added blank pages that matched the design of my filled ones. You choose how you want to set yours up. It's your binder, your rules.

Add Vision Board Pages in Between:

Did I mention how powerful visualisation is as a tool? Set up vision boards for the parts of your life you're focused on improving this year. I created a picture spread and then made a collage of them. I did this so I could get the most amount of images for each vision board and heighten my manifesting abilities. Make sure to leave some blank spaces for writing down other goals pertaining to the vision boards. You can set these up at the beginning or end of each section so every time you view that section, you have a visual reminder of your goals. It's like a motivational poster, but way cooler.

Print:

I printed my pages out at a local business. Printing at home may or may not be as cost-effective for everyone, but there are self-serve printing stations at every Staples, FedEx(Kinkos), and if you search online, there should be other establishments that have the service as well. I designed my pages in full color, so I wanted laser-printed document quality vs my out home printer. These pages have such a nice, satiny texture to them, I'm so happy with how they came out! If you also choose to do your pages in full color, and you want your pages to bleed (meaning that  the colour goes to the edges of the page), make sure to save your PDF with a bleed. I liked mine with a white border, especially since I was three-hole punching it anyway. I chose to print it on 8.5”x11”, but the size is up to you and your binder size.

Order and Add to Binder:

Now that you have everything printed, it's time to organise your binder! Add your annual goals page and build the sections in the order that suits you best. Put the title for each section on binder dividers. What's the most important thing to you? I broke down my sections into the “who,” “what,” “where,” and “why,” based off of Amber Scholl's 2025 vision board video. She is one of my absolute favorite YouTubers. She gives a representation of how hard work and manifestation can work together to make your life more extraordinary than it already is.

The way she explains it is that the “who” is who you want to be by the end of the year. The “what” is what you want to do with your life this year. The “where” is where you want to go physically and mentally in life this year. The “why” is why you want to work so hard for these goals. Always keep your “why” in mind when you work towards these achievements. I changed the “why” to “how” because it works better for me. “Why” is crossed out on my final tab as a symbol that as I'm going after these things, I have to keep in mind the reason behind the goals. So basically, I have tied my how into my “why.” (I hope that makes sense!)

Then, I taped my “vision board” page onto the inner-left panel of my binder and put my written “vision board/goal page” on the inner-right panel. And then, as per Amber Scholl's video, I put my central quote (which was actually a sticker) on the front of my binder. For 2025, my central quote is… (drumroll please!) “Do it for you.” I think it's the right one for me. I'm going to be starting a fairly involved program soon, and I have goals I want to accomplish before then. That means, despite my natural instinct to wait to do certain things out of fear of being selfish, I have to go for it. Bravery pays off! I have to remember that, and so do you.

Final Thoughts:

Now that you've read my tutorial, I hope you try to make a vision binder for yourself! You deserve to realise your full dreams. You can look at it every day if you would like to in order to have an accessible and constant reminder. It's one of the best ways to become and do the things you want. You've got this! Remember, life has more in store for you.