A Progress To Become The Better You: Create A Positive Habit One Day At A Time.

I’m pretty sure there have been a time where you decided that you want to finally master that morning routine, go on an ice bath, drink atleast two litres of water, or even become that person who meditates everyday at the start of the year. Then a few weeks or months later all the motivation has evaporated.

You are probably wondering why does that happen all the time? It is because building a better version of yourself requires hard work and consistency. Unfortunately, our brains are experts at forgetting and not appreciating the progress we’ve made while magnifying the times we’ve slipped up and we decide to just stop that habit.

Behold! I introduce you to a habit tracker, a tool that is a total game changer for your personal growth.

How to set up a habit tracker:

1. Download my habit tracker, it is printable at Spartikles for free.
2. Select the template that corresponds with the days for that month. (It can be 31 days, 30 days, 28 days or 29 days for leap years, )
3. Write a habit you want to build. (Example: walking for 30-mins or studying/ work for 30-mins)
4. Set the date you want to see the progression of your habit. (E.g. One Month)
5. Do the habit and once you complete it for today, colour a star!

Radical Honesty (The Data Doesn’t Lie)

We like to think we’re consistent, but we often set ourselves to a high expectation. We would like to think we can go to the gym four times a week, but a tracker might show it’s actually closer to four times a month.

Habit tracking brings accountability and tracking to your routine. It highlights your patterns, like noticing your “Read for 20 Minutes” habit always fails on Tuesdays when you stay late at the office. Once you see the pattern, you can fix the environment rather than blaming your willpower.

Every time you check a box, you start to realise the person you want to become. For example, when it comes to introducing a relaxing 30-minutes of walking to your daily routine and mark it off in your habit tracker, you aren’t just “trying to exercise”; you are becoming that person who goes for walks everyday. This shifts your focus from the daunting end result to the manageable daily process.

By reducing decision fatigue, the tracker makes your habits non-negotiable. You don’t have to ask yourself if you “feel” like doing the work, the list says it’s time, and the satisfying “colour”, “click” or “cross” is waiting for you at the finish line.

Start Of Progressing with This Free Printable Habit Tracker

Sometimes to get started with a habit is taking the old school way. Using a pen to cross out the habit you did for the day. My free printable habit tracker here can live on your desk, between the pages of your notebook or anywhere you can remind yourself to take on that habit. Print it, tape it and start getting into that habit of making yourself as a better person!