A reminder: A vision board is essentially a physical or digital manifestation of your goals. It involves collecting images or objects that speak to the future you want to create and arranging them on a board for a reminder of where you’re heading, what you want for yourself, and what brings you happiness. While most vision boards involve future career, relationship, or milestone goals, Lasan notes that a major component of her vision board philosophy is beauty and wellness. 

“It’s absolutely necessary that people [come up with their own] beauty standards and their personal ideals,” she says, noting that vision boards can help you focus on what actually makes you happy—rather than the media’s standards. “What actually makes you most beautiful is embracing what feels good.”

She says to look for images, quotes, phrases, and inspirations that inspire you to feel your best. Her favorite tip? Look for the photos from your own life. “One thing that I like to have people consider is the types of images that they’re using. Because If you are ripping all of your images from magazines or the media, you’re still feeding into what people and society thinks you should look like,” she says. “I really love using images from my own life because my life is beautiful, and your life is beautiful, too.” 

For example, was there a day that you knew you looked amazing? A particularly stellar hair day? A moment captured at just the right moment of golden hour? Well, those can help you remind yourself that you are your own beauty goal.

“I’m of the understanding that the way that you see yourself really then affects how you identify and how you’re able to then move forward with your purpose. If you constantly compare yourself to how others or how the media ‘sees’ you, you’ll never be able to see your whole truth,” she says. “If you’re constantly ingesting negative representations of yourself and unrealistic beauty standards, there’s no way that won’t affect how you see yourself and how you show up in the world. Soon you’ll really start to believe that you don’t deserve this because of how [you are]—when that’s not true.” 

A simple piece of advice but one we often forget to follow. “Embrace beauty practices that feel natural and organic to you,” she says. Take it from me, someone who is encouraged to try every product, 20-step routine, and treatment under the sun: You don’t need to succumb to the pressure to try every trendy, social-media-pushed ideology that makes a splash. Just do what speaks to you and serves you!

And homing in on those rituals is about being self-aware of your habits. Take stock of what you do daily. “You should also be cognizant of why you’re doing it, the ways you’re presenting yourself, your intentions, and motivations,” she says, noting that this is true of all people—no matter whether you are someone who considers themselves a beauty minimalist or are someone who regularly does a full beat of makeup. 

And this advice has a practical end to it: You’re more likely to stick to a routine if you enjoy it and it makes you feel good about yourself. “If you are doing something that doesn’t feel good to you, it’s harder to keep up,” she says.