2025
Background
I created DreamStorm after recognizing a common trait among successful actors, athletes, and entrepreneurs: they all use creative visualization to see themselves achieving their goals before it happens. While vision boards have helped people visualize their dreams for decades, traditional approaches lack the personalization and practical guidance needed to bridge imagination and reality.
Core Problem
Most people struggle to connect their dreams to actionable steps. Traditional vision boards use generic stock photos that don't create personal connection, and they offer no guidance on how to actually achieve what you're visualizing. People can imagine their ideal life, but they don't know what habits, actions, or resources will help them get there. Visualization alone isn't enough—it needs to be coupled with practical, personalized guidance.
The Approach
DreamStorm combines AI image generation with actionable guidance to create truly personalized vision boards. Users upload a selfie and describe their dreams, then our system generates realistic images showing them achieving those goals. Each dream card opens a sidebar with AI-generated actions, habits, and resources specific to that objective. The platform's standout feature is personalized meditations—using ElevenLabs voice cloning to create first-person guided visualizations with scientifically-validated isochronic tones for enhanced focus.
Results and Impact
Built in 2.5 weeks during a hackathon using GPT-4.1 mini, Flux Context Dev, and Supabase Edge functions, DreamStorm demonstrates how AI can make personal development tools more engaging and effective. The application showcases advanced AI integration across multiple domains—image generation, content curation, and audio synthesis—while addressing the growing market for digital wellness and manifestation tools.