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Achievement Tracker? What for?

October 3, 2021 by Diana Muranaka No Comments

Monday through Friday, my calendar is full of appointments and meetings, and my work notebook is an overflowing ocean of to-do lists. I find myself so focused on keeping track of my tasks that by the time I complete a major goal, I have no energy to celebrate, let alone document my accomplishment (mostly because by then I’ve forgotten the details).

A few months ago, I found myself feeling anxious and a little nervous about my upcoming annual performance review. I couldn’t pinpoint the reason at first. I had consistently been working hard to go above and beyond on my projects. When I tried to list all of my achievements in my head, however, I could barely remember what I had completed the week before! Then the panic creeped in. I stayed up late that night going through my calendar and my notebooks, trying to put together the pieces of a hectic year.

It was then that I decided I wouldn’t let this happen again and that next time I’d be prepared. I needed to put a system in place. This is where the idea to create a simple way to track and list achievements was born.

THE TEMPLATE

The Achievement Tracker template is meant to help you document your goals. From properly formulating a SMART goal, to documenting the lessons learned through the process, it prompts you to consider the possible obstacles and challenges that you may encounter and to come up with a plan to overcome them. Importantly, it also has a section to document the end result where you can reflect on the lessons learned. Because having an accountability partner is proven to help you achieve your goals, there is also a place to write down their name. This should be someone that you can reach out to when you need a push or guidance, and who will celebrate with you when you accomplish what you set out to do. 😊

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How to Write Your To-Do List in 2021 [Free Template Download]

August 10, 2021 by Diana Muranaka No Comments

I love lists, and the beautiful feeling of checking/ crossing items off of it. It’s priceless!

No matter what you used them for:

  • Keeping track of your resources
  • Setting up your goals
  • Daily To-do’s
  • Shopping
  • Workout jams, etc.

Lists give you that feeling of achievement and being in control, feelings that we all crave for. But lists can also be a double-edged sword…

Back in January, when setting my yearly goals, I determined that my tagline/theme for the year was going to be “Growth with Confidence and Success.” So more than any other year in my life, I’ve applied my list-making skills to effectively manage my resources, especially my time.

Since then I’ve made lists for everything and anything: To-do lists at work and for my personal projects, lists of our assets and liabilities at home, list of my achievements for my performance review and, of a course, our family goals, which are listed on piece of paper hanging from our regrigerator’s door. However, no matter how many lists I made, instead of getting that sense of accomplishment and control, I was feeling more and more overwhelmed and frustrated. Time was never enough to accomplish the infinite and absolutely unrealistic to-do lists I was making, not to mention my list of goals. I was basically setting myself up for failure by establishing unreachable standards.

What I’ve come to understand (I can’t really say that I’ve mastered this piece, but I’m in the process) is that, in order to grow, one has to get over perfectionism and the fear of failure. This means, setting  up realistic expectations that won’t sabotage your journey but will give you the momentum that you need to keep moving forward.

Don’t get me wrong, I still love lists and use them everyday, but now I am mindful of the items I add to those lists to make sure they work in my favor.

If you are a list maker like me, or even if you’ve never made a list in your life but are a little curious about it, check out the to-do lists I’ve created to keep me on track. You can download the templates for free and use them either as digital PDF’s or print them.

I would like to hear from you! Let me know in the comments what are the types of list you use the most?

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Back to “normal”

May 26, 2020 by Diana Muranaka No Comments

Hi everyone!

I’m so excited to share with you my very first article published on our Santa Barbara County HR – Organizational & Talentt Development Newsletter. This is a personal perspective of some of the good things happening in our organization due to these tough times we’re going through.

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28 de Febrero, Día de la enfermedad rara: Coléstasis Intrahepática del Embarazo.

March 1, 2019 by Diana Muranaka No Comments

Les comparto la experiencia de mi embarazo con el afán de crear conciencia e informar a las futuras mamás sobre esta enfermedad poco común.

Después de 7 años de vivir como honeymooners, Michael y yo estabamos listos para la siguiente gran aventura, ser padres. Asi comenzamos a prepararnos para emprender el viaje, desde optimizar nuestro cuerpo, hasta escoger el mejor lugar para tener a nuestra pequeñita (Sí, mi esposo habia soñado con esa niña desde que nos casamos) por lo tanto tenía que ser niña. Lo que no planeamos fue concebir tan rápido. Por alguna razón pensamos que nos tomaría meses.

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Dia 1: El principio.

April 21, 2018 by Diana Muranaka No Comments

Hace un mes andaba como loca. Entre seleccionar, empacar, botar, vender y regalar nuestras pertenencias, afinar la logística de nuestro viaje y preparar a las niñas (Almendra y Naomi) para su primer vuelo,  los días se nos iban como agua entre los dedos y el estrés del miedo de no terminar a tiempo incrementaba con cada minuto.

Finalmente el día se llegó. La despedida terminó con el estrés y en su lugar me invadió la tristeza de un “hasta pronto” sin fecha de retorno. Abracé a mis padres tratando de no llorar y junto a Michael cruzamos las puertas del aeropuerto cargando la síntesis de 7 años de matrimonio en 3 maletas.

Los siguientes dos días se pasaron entre aeropuertos, aviones y hoteles. Hoy, cumplo un mes de estar aqui, en “the land of the free and the home of the brave.”

Este es el día 1 del 365 day writing challenge donde estaré escribiendo sobre todo y sobre nada.

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Costa Rica, mi primera vez… Parte II

February 23, 2017 by Diana Muranaka No Comments

Nos dirijamos entonces al Hotel El Príncipe, en el centro de San José.

Lo primero que captó mi atención fue el enrejado de la entrada principal, medida de seguridad un poco drástica, pensé. Al atravesar el umbral llegué a la recepción, también abarrotada y doblemente protegida por lo que parecía ser vidrio blindado.

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Good morning Filthy Animals

March 13, 2015 by Diana Muranaka No Comments

Buenos dias a todos y ¡feliz inicio de semana!

Espero que todos hayan disfrutado de sus vacaciones y a los que les tocó trabajar, disfruten de ese pago doble bien merecido.

Hoy quiero comparterles uno de mis trabajos de ilustrasión, el cual es una serie titulada “Filthy Animals”. Inicié este proyecto en el 2013  con “Call me” (The drunken bunny) y en su momento no fue más que un ejercicio de exploración y busqueda de mi propio estilo.

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Costa Rica, mi primera vez… Parte I

February 17, 2015 by Diana Muranaka No Comments

Viajar! Definitivamente uno de los más grandes placeres de la vida. La primera vez que viaje sola fue justo después de graduarme del colegio, aunque ya antes habia estado en países cercanos, como nuestra hermana República de Guatemala, nunca había salido de mi amado El Salvador sin la compañía/supervisión de mis padres.

Cuando salí del colegio, quería estudiar Biología Marina, por lo que fui a hacer los exámenes de admisión a una universidad en Heredia, Costa Rica. Así fue como tuve la necesidad/oportunidad de viajar sola, a un pais donde no conocia a nadie.

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Y en esta esquina… introducing Mrs. Muranaka!

January 25, 2014 by Diana Muranaka No Comments

Para comenzar este blog me gustaría hacerlo con una pequeña introducción de mi persona, creo que eso les dará una mejor idea de lo que podrán encontrar en este lugar y nos ayudará a sentirnos más identificados.

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