Tag: goals

Create a customizable and printable check-off calendar spreadsheet

Now that are kids are getting older, we want to start getting them into good daily habits. This usually requires quite a bit of encouragement / threatening, but what might work best at the end of the day is bribery.

We created this customizable check off calendar that allows the user to pick their “tasks”, the number of days (up to 30), and the prize (we recently introduced our kids to Dave & Busters and they love it). The spreadsheet then lists the tasks with a check box for the number of days selected. The key logic here was the IF() Function.

The spreadsheet can be downloaded here. Enjoy! Habits Calendar Spreadsheet

Track New Year’s Resolutions on Mobile Sheets

This is the first in a series of posts focused on the Google Sheets app on our mobile phone, rather than the typical desktop spreadsheets. We use the mobile Google Sheets app to set our New Year’s Resolutions and track what percentage of days we have fulfilled our promises. Hopefully, having this tracker on our phone and nearby at all times makes it slightly easier to fulfill our resolutions! Continue reading “Track New Year’s Resolutions on Mobile Sheets”

Keep New Year’s Resolutions with Spreadsheets

new-year-hatWhat are your new year’s resolutions? As in most cases, coming up with the goals is easy…but achieving them is another story! According to a Forbes article published a couple of years ago, only 8% of Americans achieve their resolutions. How can we keep our resolutions? Can we be better at goal-setting? As an organizational and prioritization tool, spreadsheets can keep us accountable and help us reach our goals. In our busy lives, it can be a challenge to keep track of and prioritize everything we set out to do. Spreadsheets can help by making us better managers of our lives. Continue reading “Keep New Year’s Resolutions with Spreadsheets”