New Year vision board template
A New Year board fails for a predictable reason: it holds twelve wishes and zero first steps. By the third week of January the images still look nice and nothing has moved. This template flips the order. Each of the twelve tiles is written as a goal for one area of life, and the line under it is an action small enough to finish before Sunday. Use it on January 1st if you like, but it works just as well started on a random Tuesday in March. Swap any tile that does not apply to you, keep the next actions concrete, and put the finished board where you will see it before you unlock your phone.
The 12 tiles: caption and next action
- Read 24 books this yearNext action: Put one book on the nightstand tonight
- Run a 10K in springNext action: Book a 20 minute jog for tomorrow morning
- Six months of savingsNext action: Open a separate savings account this week
- Learn to cook ten dishesNext action: Pick dish number one and buy its ingredients
- Weekly call with mumNext action: Add a repeating Sunday 6pm reminder
- Meditate ten minutes a dayNext action: Sit for two minutes after breakfast tomorrow
- A trip to LisbonNext action: Check flight prices for one weekend in May
- Get the promotionNext action: Ask your manager what the next level needs
- Declutter the flatNext action: Empty one drawer today
- Sleep by 11pmNext action: Set a 10:30pm phone alarm named wind down
- Start the side projectNext action: Write the one-sentence idea in a note
- See three concertsNext action: Look up who plays in town this month
Suggested style: Paper
Paper keeps a January board calm. The year is loud enough; the board should look like a plan, not a party. Six presets are available in the maker; pick another if this one does not match your photos.