Mindful Recording

Recording my numbers helps me to know where I am at, whats working, what isn't and when adjustments need to be made. I realized as I sat down this morning to tally up my numbers for June that there is another component to recording our numbers and achievements. I'm talking about mindfulness. 

I could simply keep track each day and add everything at the end of the week or month without considering the results and taking the appropriate action. This would not be mindful and there would be much less benefit. I may have totals for the year, but those totals would most likely be lower due to a lack of mindfulness. 

Consider everything that is taught and learned from our "history books." Without those history books and archives, there would be no record of events and therefore very little knowledge and learning to be gained. Some of the same mistakes may be made, opportunities lost and ripples diminished.

A person that eats healthy foods is going to benefit from the food they put into their body even if it is just habit and not done with much mindfulness. Someone else that eats similar healthy foods in a completely mindful manner will gain even more benefits. Benefits like gratitude, understanding of what is best for your body, increased energy and more.

I've tried a few different ways to keep track over the years and find paper is my go to.  I record everything I've accomplished each day and then add it to the wall calendar in my office at home. This also helps to keep it in front of me as I walk by several times a day. I also find there is value in adding the totals manually at the end of the month because I need look at each day and I can see where there were gaps and why. Doing this gives me a better understanding of how not training and/or not recording my progress impacts the final results. I also see the days with big numbers and think wow! Was this simply a case of more time or increased motivation and engagement?

Going forward in addition to recording my numbers I will also be jotting down some notes each day to get a better sense of what impacted those number for better or worse. I'm thinking I may need to find a bigger calendar. 

Namaste everyone!