Podcast Summary: Self Obsessed with Tam Kaur

Episode: 2026 Vision Board that ACTUALLY works [2025 goals came true] | Manifest tips, goals & becoming her
Date: December 5, 2025
Host/Guest: Tam Kaur / Kerry (YouTuber/Influencer)

Overview

In this episode, Kerry offers a deep dive into the practice of vision boarding with an honest, reflective, step-by-step guide, sharing her journey creating a new 2026 vision board after achieving the vast majority of her ambitious 2025 goals. She recaps her manifesting wins and lessons, reveals what didn’t go to plan (and why that’s okay), and unveils advanced and nuanced strategies that made all the difference. Listeners receive practical and psychological tools to visualize their best year yet, understand the science behind manifesting, and are encouraged to think bigger, more personal, and more emotionally meaningful for 2026.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. 2025 Vision Board Recap: What Came True and Why

• Kerry reflects on her 2025 vision board breakdown by life area: health, work, community, material, home, travel, finance, etc.
• Almost all her goals manifested—from waking up at 5am to buying her dream Rolex, hosting dinner parties, growing her community, traveling (including multiple countries and a relaxing, intentionless trip with her boyfriend), meditating, major media features (Forbes, Vogue), and more.
  • "Every single time I make a vision, so much magic happens. And this is why you should too." (03:07)
• Flexibility was key: Some goals (early riser routine) were only sustainable for part of the year, but adapting to her lifestyle shifts let her honor personal growth without rigid self-judgment.
  • "The whole point of growing in transformation is allowing yourself to be flexible." (04:06)
• Material and community goals achieved:
  • Bought her dream watch (Rolex) and Chanel bag “for the experience, not the materialism.”
  • Hosted themed dinners, made new friends, signed with new management.
• Work & Content Creation:
  • Created a dedicated workspace, took her influence and productivity seriously.
  • Attended more influencer events and red carpets, gave a keynote at Google in a white suit.
  • Launched her own jewelry collab, deepened content behind the scenes, tackled new hobbies (French, crocheting, calligraphy).
• Financial and growth wins:
  • Met investing targets, reached Shopify sales goals, featured on Forbes 30 Under 30 and British Vogue.
  • "Sometimes your goals are going to happen in a way that you can't quite see or you don't fully understand..." (08:38)
• Unexpected bonus manifestations:
  • Meditation routine matched her board imagery by “accident.”
  • Her book didn’t hit bestseller yet but is being re-released in a limited edition with new chapters—progress over perfection.

2. What Didn’t Happen & Embracing Imperfection

• Not all vision board goals came to life:
  • Podcast in a separate studio didn’t materialize; she pivoted to only releasing audio versions of her main content.
  • Cosmopolitan feature fell through, Instagram follower goal (1M) not (yet) achieved, clear skin journey ongoing.
• Message: Don’t punish yourself—simply roll the unfinished goals onto the next year’s board.
  • "It’s as simple as that. It’s not something you should ever beat yourself up over." (16:23)
• Abundance Mindset:
  • "Truly, the key to manifesting and having an abundance mindset: focusing on all the wins that you did have." (16:40)

3. The Science of Vision Boards & Manifestation (17:57)

• Belief is the cornerstone—if you don’t believe your goals are possible, the practice won’t work.
  • "You need to be so confident about everything on your vision board that you don't care who sees it." (18:19)
• Vision boards aren’t ‘woo woo’—they change your brain through neuroplasticity and priming.
  • Repeated images help your reticular activating system (RAS) notice relevant opportunities, strengthen belief and persistence, and ‘collapse time’ through vivid mental rehearsal.
  • "When you are repeatedly looking at vivid images of your future self... you can take advantage of your brain's neuroplasticity." (19:40)

4. Advanced Vision Board Strategies for 2026 (22:00)

• Tell a ‘story’ with images for each goal:
  • Use multiple images to build a mental movie for goals (e.g., for YouTube success, show a camera, upload screen, subscriber plaque).
  • "The clearer you see that movie, the more effective you can manifest it." (22:22)
• Tie every image to an emotional state:
  • Choose visuals that evoke the feeling you want (peaceful, energized, abundant), not just what looks aesthetic.
  • "We are never manifesting a goal—we’re manifesting a desired emotional state." (23:50)
• Keep the timeframe short (6-12 months max):
  • "Do not do five-year vision boards. You change too much for them to stay relevant—set yearly goals you can transform with." (25:10)
• Personalize using Photoshop/AI:
  • Edit images to reflect you precisely—your name on awards, your stats, even altering appearances in inspiration photos.
  • "This year, for the first time, I'm going to be using AI to generate these images... those little details make the biggest difference." (27:11; 41:34)
• Prioritize what matters newly—let go of old desires:
  • No longer adding repeats like designer bags; focusing only on fresh, aligned ambitions.
  • "I've done it, I've achieved it. It doesn't matter as much anymore. Why don't I instead make more space for things I've never done before?" (28:18)
• Don’t clutter with words/quotes:
  • Images only—let them embody the traits you seek, rather than using generalized words like “discipline” or “health.”
  • "Words mean nothing. The most word I'll ever put is in the middle to represent the theme of the year." (29:01)
• Make multiple vision boards (physical, digital, Pinterest, phone wallpaper).
• Interact with your board daily:
  • Don’t just look—mentally ‘step into’ each image as if it’s already your experience.
• Use AI for scripting:
  • Paste your goals list into AI to generate a ‘day in my life’ script to read out every day, reinforcing Law of Assumption.

5. The 2026 Vision Board Process and Master Plan

(35:04–44:57) – LIVE VISION BOARD CREATION

• Theme for 2026: Career & Work

  • “This year is all about career, work, ambition, impact—really making a change with the content I do, up leveling it, improving it, and truly digging deeper into the why.” (34:47)

• Categories remain, emphasis shifts:

  • Charity/Change (plan, not immediate action)
  • Material (just one new watch, less focus on “stuff”)
  • Travel (less than previous years; LA dream trip, Fashion Week travel)
  • Health/Fitness (Pilates, sauna, healthy routines continue for consistency and self-worth)
  • Lifestyle (motivational TV characters: Sex and the City friendship, Gabrielle Solis' self-care, Serena van der Woodsen’s sunshine energy, Blair Waldorf’s ambition)
  • Career (80% of vision board): Subcategories for events, press, business goals, brands, journal ambitions.
  • Community/Friendships (prioritized social connection and themed dinners)

• Notable Quotes:

  • "This is the most different vision board I have ever done... I just wanted to push myself and be super uncomfortable with this one." (43:47)
  • "You could look at an image and your friend could and you could take totally different meanings away from it. So these are just very, very personal to me." (37:20)

• Key Goal Examples for 2026:

  • Charitable initiatives (“figuring out my plan, not execution yet”)
  • One new luxury watch
  • Paris or New York Fashion Week
  • Bestselling book (relaunch with new chapters/art in February)
  • TV/media features: Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Forbes, more
  • Book events/press tours, business of Fashion Gala attendance
  • Continued Pilates, regular sauna, healthy routines
  • Hosting events for growth
  • Major partnerships (brands like Swarovski, Selfridges, MAC, Balmain)
  • Journal business (press coverage, sales goals, making ‘Self Obsessed’ a worldwide movement)
  • Self-growth goals: new hobbies, continued French/calligraphy, dancing, channeling strong and disciplined "character energy"
  • Regular quality social time, keeping up slow mornings and self-care

6. Practical Vision Boarding Tips

• Sort and arrange before gluing/taping
• Build narrative clusters for main areas, especially if one (like career) dominates
• Allow for personal, seemingly random imagery if it connects emotionally
• **Use representation—edit photos to look more like you

7. Mindset Messages & Motivation

• Push for ‘scary goals’ that intimidate you (“Forbes and Vogue were the scariest...and they came true and fast.”)
• Be honest with yourself—drop/replace goals if they’re no longer important
• Repetition is fine for foundational goals (health, routines)
• Celebrate all progress, embrace rolling over incomplete goals
• Stay rooted in abundance and gratitude
  • "Focusing on all the wins that you did have. That truly is the key to manifesting and having an abundance mindset." (16:40)
• “You got this. Good luck. Bye.” (End)

Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• "Every single time I make a vision, so much magic happens. And this is why you should too." – Kerry (03:07)
• "The whole point of growing in transformation is allowing yourself to be flexible." – Kerry (04:06)
• "Sometimes your goals are going to happen in a way that you can't quite see or you don't fully understand the process of it happening." – Kerry (08:38)
• "It’s as simple as that. It’s not something you should ever beat yourself up over." – Kerry (16:23)
• "Truly, the key to manifesting and having an abundance mindset: focusing on all the wins that you did have." – Kerry (16:40)
• "You need to be so confident about everything on your vision board that you don't care who sees it." – Kerry (18:19)
• "When you are repeatedly looking at vivid images of your future self... you can take advantage of your brain's neuroplasticity." – Kerry (19:40)
• "We are never manifesting a goal—we’re manifesting a desired emotional state." – Kerry (23:50)
• "Do not do five-year vision boards. You change too much for them to stay relevant—set yearly goals you can transform with." – Kerry (25:10)
• "This year, for the first time, I'm going to be using AI to generate these images... those little details make the biggest difference." – Kerry (27:11; 41:34)
• "I've done it, I've achieved it. It doesn't matter as much anymore. Why don't I instead make more space for things I've never done before?" – Kerry (28:18)
• "Words mean nothing. The most word I'll ever put is in the middle to represent the theme of the year." – Kerry (29:01)
• "This is the most different vision board I have ever done... I just wanted to push myself and be super uncomfortable with this one." – Kerry (43:47)

Timestamps of Important Segments

• 01:00 – Kerry intro & vision board framework
• 03:07–16:23 – 2025 Vision board recap: What came true, lessons learned, what didn’t, mindset
• 17:57–21:57 – The science & psychology of why vision boards work
• 22:00–33:17 – New vision board strategies: storytelling, emotional anchoring, personalization, timeframe, advanced tips
• 35:04–44:57 – Live vision board building for 2026: priorities, theming, arranging, imagery discussion

Final Takeaways

• Vision boards work when you tie them to emotion, specificity, and daily interaction, not just aesthetic or wishful thinking.
• Flexibility, honesty about evolving priorities, and gratitude for progress nurture real manifestation.
• Tell your own story with images that feel personal—even if no one else would understand them.
• Visualize big—even ‘scary’—goals and let your board grow with you year by year.

“Be your own idol. You got this.”