Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter

by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson

you should always aim high on your boards. If you want to fall in love, google an image of your favorite celebrity couple. Or even put up a picture of your grandparents if they’ve been together for fifty years. I think vision boards are even a great way for couples to get on the same page. Put together your own board, and have your significant other do the same. Then compare notes. The things that show up in yours, but not your partner’s, are the things they’re going to have to learn to accept about you. And vice versa. Making boards with each other is a great way to get a lot of unspoken things out in the open. I once told a journalist from GQ to make one with his girlfriend. He did and wrote that when he looked at hers “it had more babies than an orphanage.” They hadn’t talked about having kids yet, but that vision board put what she wanted front and center. I’ve seen vision boards make a real difference in people’s lives, and the stats back me up. A study by Dominican University found that you’re forty-two times more likely to achieve your goals if you write them down. And a study in Psychological Bulletin found that people are 90 percent more likely to achieve goals that are challenging and specific.