Documenting Your Successes

Every time you succeed at something you build your self esteem, courage and confidence.

I recently looked at my journal from way back when I first became a college professor 11 years ago. For my first day I wrote an entry saying that I was nervous about the first day but that I knew that I had good stuff to give to the students.

Now here I am 11 years later, a tenured professor, and I enter the classroom without a moments trepidation or hesitation. The only way I arrived in this space was to chalk up hundreds of successes over the past 11 years and with each one I increased my self esteem, courage and confidence.

Here are 5 ways to document your successes:

1 - Keep a journal.
If you’re into writing things down this is perfect. Daily or even weekly journal writing is a super way to capture what you’re doing right in your life.

2 - Write one success a day on your calendar.
Each day as you prepare for the following day’s tasks jot down one thing you did with success. At the end of the week look back at all that you’ve achieved.

3 - Remind yourself of what you achieved in the past with a future email.
(There are lots of services that you can sign up for that will send you an email in the future.) It’s pretty cool to get an email that says something like: “Great job! You did it and you did it well!”

4 - Record a monthly video log where you share your successes.
You can post these to your blog if you have one or simply archive it and look back at them from time to time. As you watch, you’ll invariably say things like “Wow, I forgot I even did that!” and “Gee, I’m more successful than I thought.”

5 – Tell your friends and loved ones about what you’ve achieved.
No one is served by playing themselves small.

To go to your next level in life you have to get bigger than your present space. One way for you to develop a mindset that embraces this truth is to document and celebrate your successes as you move forward in your life. As you document your successes you will grow your self esteem, confidence and courage.

What have you done lately that you would characterize as a success?
Don’t forget to include the small things.

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Denise is the creator of the “Dream BIG Motivated Mindset System” and for the past 10 years has been teaching the system that helps women discover success strategies to improve the bottom line in all areas of their lives. She also offers free weekly teleseminars, as well as online courses with a workshop environment.