I walked to the front of my office building to find a limo driver, full white-glove service, opening the door to a beautiful black town car.
I sat in as he explained he’d be taking me to my “first destination.”
Unaware of where I’d be going, but giddy with excitement and anticipation, I awaited my fate. We pulled up to the Four Seasons in Washington, DC.
The driver opened my door and I walked around, trying to figure out exactly what I’d be doing there. I inquired about reservations at the restaurant and the front desk, with no luck. Finally, I made my way to the spa where I had a one hour massage scheduled.
After my massage, I called the man I was dating (let’s call him Mr. Extravagant) to thank him for the lavish gift.
“The driver is outside waiting to take you to your next destination,” Mr. Extravagant said.
The town car took me to the St. Regis Hotel, where I learned my next surprise was in the penthouse suite. I laughed about the overt extravagance (something I’d never before experienced in my lifetime). Then I heard a knock at the door.
The hotel staff walked in with champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, and a black bag.
Mr. Extravagant put his hand inside the black bag and tossed the contents into the air and I watched in amazement as rose petals rained down all around me.
This was not the best Valentine’s Day I ever had. (In fact, I wasn’t even with that loser a year after that extravagant day.) But that’s another story.
The following year, I spent time with people I loved, and would still love unconditionally for years to come: my girlfriends.
Over food and drinks (and a mesmerizing burlesque show), we swapped stories and laughed about the reality of simple things: the frustration of constant sacrifice in an effort to support loved ones, bad dates, siblings who seem to always leave you to lift the family on your own, jobs that don’t pay nearly enough for all the work to be done, and bosses who never seem to recognize your contribution.
We were all in and loved each other. And that love was more than enough.
Honestly, anytime I get together with my girlfriends is life-changing, but my absolute favorite is with a vision board party.
In this post, I’m sharing how to host a Galentine’s Day Vision Board Party for your closest girlfriends.
What Is a Vision Board Party?
A vision board party is a goal-setting event where you create a visualization of your goals.
You can do this alone, but when you seize an opportunity to bring your friends and the people you care about most together to create a vision board, it can be even more fun, and impactful.
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It’s a powerful experience: creating a vision board that reflects your hopes, your dreams, and your plans for the future, with the people you care about.
A vision board party is an opportunity to create a visual guide that you can use to guide yourself along the path to achieve, even exceed your goals.
Why Should You Consider Hosting a Vision Board Party?
A vision board party with your girlfriends is a great opportunity to focus on yourself. Most women these days are stretched thin with raising kids, taking care of elderly parents, work demands, social activities, volunteering, and church commitments…. which often means that self-care falls to the bottom of the priority list.
Settling in to create a vision board with others who are doing the same thing is an opportunity to spend a couple of hours focusing on YOU, without the demands of other people taking up your time and energy.
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When Should You Host a Vision Board Party?
Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate the love that you feel. There’s no rule that the love you’re celebrating must be for another individual either.
It’s perfectly ok to celebrate yourself on this holiday. Creating a vision board, focusing on your future, and creating a plan to get there is an act of self-care.
Creating a visual representation of your goals is powerful.
If you can’t put a party together on Valentine’s Day because you have commitments or the people you’ve invited cannot attend that day, that’s okay. A party the weekend before or the weekend after works perfectly.
How to Host a Galentine’s Vision Board Party
The secret to a great Galentine’s vision board party is a little planning and your own personality. Let your personality show in your decorations, snacks, even the music you might choose to play.
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS
The first step to hosting a fabulous party is to put together your guest list. Make a list of the friends you love spending time with and who inspire you. You want to spend your valuable time with the people who bring you the most joy. Send out invitations so that your friends can start thinking about their goals and will start getting excited about the event.
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FIND CUTE VALENTINE’S SNACKS
Snacks can be one of the most popular elements of any party – here are some fantastic options for your party. These snacks are not only delicious but easy to make.
GATHER MATERIALS TO CREATE VISION BOARDS
Gather a variety of magazines and printed materials, poster boards, stickers, markers and other decorations that could be useful in creating an eye-catching vision board. You want goals and dreams to stand out when you look at it, right? For more material ideas, read this post on how to create a vision board without magazines.
CONSIDER A STORY YOU WANT TO SHARE ABOUT LOVE
Since Valentine’s Day is a day about love, you may want to share a story that is related. If you don’t have a story of your own, you can always invite one of your attendees to share
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LET YOUR CREATIVE SELF OUT AND CREATE YOUR VISION BOARD
Start putting your inspiration for your vision board to work. Choose images that illustrate your goals and plans for the future and place them on the board. Your vision board will illustrate and strengthen your vision for the rest of the year – whether you’re focusing on your career, self-care, family, love, finances, or health.
People typically think of Valentine’s Day as a day that you have to celebrate with a spouse or a partner. But, love between friends is just as important. (Love of chocolate and wine is cool too 😉) Let’s take this day as a time for self-care, good conversation, and lots of laughs and enjoyment of all things red and pink!
Comment below with one of your favorite things to do on Valentine’s Day!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cyrene is a fun and accomplished workshop facilitator, learning and development guru and Human Resources professional. Being at the helm of Thrive Lounge has been a long-time dream. Through vision board workshops she plans to accomplish two-way learning. Sharing her vast years of knowledge to motivate and encourage others; while simultaneously getting the reward of great energy, ideas and questions to ponder back from each group. A super win-win. Please join our Thrive Lounge community so you too can benefit!
