The reason I stay on social media is for connection and inspiration, and I found that at the beginning of 2021.
My Instagram friend @MaryBrickerYoga (I did eventually meet her in person) had posted a tracker she was using to hold herself accountable for showing up to yoga in 2021.
I connected with her and told her how much I loved the tracker. She inspired me to expand more on it.
I created a tracker titled “Show Up For Your Body 2021” with 365 boxes on it . Each day, I challenged myself to do some form of movement for at least 30 minutes.
That could be a walk, hot yoga, vinyasa yoga, lifting, stretching, kayaking, etc. Each type of movement I assigned a color. At the end of each day, I colored a box with the color/movement I did that day.
Some days had multiple colors with yellow for my lunchtime walk and purple for my after-work lift. Eventually I added a color to the tracker that was designated for “trying something new” to allow myself to stray from the usual course.
As a go-getter, busy-bee, and perfectionist, this tracker has been a game changer for me and living the life I want.
Challenged me to show up
This tracker gave me a reason and a reminder to show up every day. It was the accountability partner I needed to make movement a priority.
Gave me options on how to show up
This tracker gave me permission to choose what movement felt good that day. It also challenged me to diversify my movements from day to day and do the cross-training that your body needs.
Helped me be graceful with myself
On the days where I just couldn’t get movement in, I left the box white and that was ok. It didn’t mean I couldn’t make it colorful the next day. After all, sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is create a little bit of white space.
Visually appealing & could hang up as a reminder
As the year went on, I loved seeing all the colors on the tracker come together. Might sound crazy, but I feel like I started creating art out of my life experiences. I hung it up in my home as an inspiration to add some more color to it and my life.
Did it with others so I knew I wasn’t in this alone
At the end of each month, I would post my progress to my Instagram story and Mary, along with some others, would post as well and tag each other. It felt like you weren’t showing up alone. Everyone’s tracker looked a little different, but we were all trying to show up for ourselves.
As 2021 comes to an end, I decided to create a tracker to use in 2022 and I’m sharing it with you all.
You don’t have to use it for accountability with your workouts, but really any habit or growth you want to focus on in the coming year. Could be showing up to journal, your morning routine, or focusing on the growth of your business.
2022 (and every year) is about showing up and this can be a resource to help you stay on track!
Get the tracker here and let me know when you start using it!
