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If you think Dream Boards

( sometimes called Vision Boards ) are bogus, then the joke’s on you. They work, and there’s actually a really simple explanation of why they work so well.

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Creating a sacred space that displays what you want actually does bring it to life. What we focus on expands. When you create a Dream board and place it in a space where you see it often, you essentially end up doing short visualization exercises throughout the day.

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Visualization is one of the most powerful mind exercises you can do. According to the popular book The Secret, “The law of attraction is forming your entire life experience and it is doing that through your thoughts. When you are visualizing, you are emitting a powerful frequency out into the Universe.”

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Whether you believe that or not, we know that visualization works. Olympic athletes have been using it for decades to improve performance, and Psychology Today reported that the brain patterns activated when a weightlifter lifts heavy weights are also similarly activated when the lifter just imagined (visualized) lifting weights.

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So, what’s the big secret to creating a Dream board that works? It’s simple: Your Dream board should focus on how you want to feel, not just on things that you want. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to include the material stuff, too. However, the more your board focuses on how you want to feel, the more it will come to life.