Daily triumphs.
With the new year come resolutions. Or maybe you’ve never been very good at keeping them so you no longer try. Or maybe you think they are silly and never started. I like them. I like to come up with one that is manageable and won’t make me feel like crap in two weeks. I also like to track progress. I liked putting a sticker on my board when I passed the spelling test in grade school. If it was good enough for me then, it’s good enough for me now.
I made a board to track my progress. You can download one below and do it, too. Simply write in at the top what you are trying to do every day this year (exercise, make dinner, talk to someone new, write a letter, draw, walk to work, etc…). Each square corresponds to the day of the month so when you do it, cover the square. Go you!
I put a stamp over every day that I did my resolution. The hope is seeing how much I’ve done will keep me going all year long. Plus, seeing the grander scheme, when I miss a few days, I will see it’s no big deal. It’s just a couple days. There are many others.
Download the 2010 Daily Resolution Record here. (1 page, 34 KB)
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1. Laura. | January 7th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
agh! this is like a little present on my twitter feed! i was soooo excited for this year, and then this week has been really not productive. i’m trying to find my perspective, take the long view, and remind myself that winter IS hard, and it’s okay if i have a week when i wander around a little listlessly. i think this will help. now i just need to decide which resolution to dedicate it to. or print out multiples, i suppose. . . .
blah, blah, blah, thanks!
2. Chroma Lab | January 7th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
This is wonderful! Thank you for allowing us to download it.
3. Jennifer | January 7th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Thanks for sharing this, it will definitely help me with my resolutions.
4. Sarah | January 7th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
This is just great. I’m posting it on my bulletin board above my desk. Thanks for sharing!
5. Eerika | January 7th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
How funny, I made myself a creativity chart (I colour in every day I do something creative) at the beginning of this year too and just made a blog post about it now.
Great minds and all that. :)
6. hannah | January 7th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
it’s a bit scary how smart you are.
7. Michelle | January 7th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
I love this. I also make a daily log/chart to record my goals. Excercise, guitar practice, fruits and veggies and on and on. This is a beautiful way to stay on track.
8. Bridget | January 7th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
THANK YOU!! This is perfect. Between this and this (http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/the-habit-change-cheatsheet-29-ways-to-successfully-ingrain-a-behavior/) I am good to go. I hope.
9. marianne | January 7th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
This is awesome! Thanks for this. :]
10. elissa | January 7th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
This is fantastic! Thank you Sarah! When I try to download though, it says “The file is damaged and cannot be repaired.” Is this happening to anyone else?
11. sarah | January 7th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Sure, Elissa! I just uploaded it again and it downloads fine for me. I haven’t heard or any other issues so let me know if it works for you now. :)
12. Samantha | January 7th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Thank you so much for this! I just printed three and they will go on my fridge at home.
13. Kathryn A | January 7th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
This is great - thank you for making it available!
14. erin | January 7th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
i love this! this is just what i need to help keep myself on track. thank you for sharing.
15. trish | January 7th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
aw, man. this is so perfect, it’s exactly what I needed (now to find a cute lil stamp or punch to mark it with). Thank you, again and again.
16. Beth H | January 7th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
this is such a great idea! i like how you’ve made success so visual - seeing all of your marked days & noting that if you miss a few it’s not such a big deal. brilliant!
17. Rachel | January 7th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Wow, I love this so, so much! Thanks TONS! I’ll be linking. And tweeting. And printing. =)
18. jenny b harris | January 7th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Cool! I might have to try this, it is so clever!
19. mon ami | January 7th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
this is awesome - a simple reminder that if you fall off the wagon there are many more days to get back on and the proverbial gold star for when you do climb back on.
thanks for sharing
20. Kristin | January 8th, 2010 at 1:11 am
What a great sheet! I printed it out and then I realized that I needed to tell others about it - so I put a link to it on my blog as well. Thanks so much for your generosity!
Kristin - The Goat
21. Emily | January 8th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
love love love this - thank you sarah!
22. little t jane | January 9th, 2010 at 11:13 pm
You have no idea- oh my you are awesome! You addressed this topic so simply well, and this record is simply the BEST- just what I needed for a special goal I hope to achieve each day this year. THANK YOU thank you THANK YOU heapolas!!! :D xo merry 2010!!!
23. little t jane | January 9th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
oh! and i just realized this would also make a lovely visual potty training calendar for my 2 year old, too - seriously! super perfect and cute for helping her meet her goal this year! :D yay! thank you again sarah! all good wishes
24. Nicole | January 9th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Ahh! This is perfect. Thank you!!
25. Stephenie | January 10th, 2010 at 2:40 am
Thanks for sharing this! I was just thinking today that I needed some way to track my daily goals. This is perfect :)
26. MissChicago | January 10th, 2010 at 9:46 am
for some reason i can’t download the .pdf file. I get a pop up box. But thanks for hte idea. love your blog.
27. sarah | January 10th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Hey MissChicago, I just checked and its still working for me. Maybe try from another computer? You do have to have a free Adobe Reader program or Acrobat, but I’m assuming you do. Not sure, sorry!!
28. Nadine | January 10th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Thanks for the resolution calendar download! It’s super cool! Mine’s a-printing right now. Now to make an easy resolution . . .
29. Margie | January 10th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
SO simple. So great. Thanks.
30. Kyla Roma | January 11th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
This is amazing, thank you for posting!
31. Brandy Von Doeren | January 13th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
this is truly wonderful and i was so excited to show it to my co-workers.
32. Chelsea | January 13th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
I LOVE this idea! Thank you so much for sharing it!
33. Stasia Smith | January 13th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Thank you! I’m printing out two copies immediately, and over my first coffee of the day, I’m going to choose the two most important of my resolutions.
Stasia
34. Miranda | January 14th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
I really really love this. I can’t wait to start using it!
35. fishsanwitt | January 14th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
This is wonderful. i’m downloading it. Thank you!
36. r2 | January 15th, 2010 at 1:03 am
Thankyou for sharing this - there’s nothing like a visual motivator!
37. Keith | January 16th, 2010 at 11:02 am
This is so great. LOVE it. Thank you so very much!
38. Kelly | January 18th, 2010 at 9:22 am
wow this is such a great idea and like others have said thank you so much for sharing.. Can I just ask though where did you get the lil stamp from??
39. Meredith P | January 21st, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Thanks for this. Looks great!
40. Ann | January 28th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
Brilliant idea! So simple, yet I never thought of it. Thanks for sharing, have printed it, now fingers crossed that I’d be able to keep to it!
41. Natasha | February 18th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Long time follower, first time commenter but I had to write to say I LOVE this. Well, I love everything else you’ve got going here. Hope it’s okay that I posted it on my blog! xo
I'm curious about your two cents. You smart cookie!
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