📆 Want to Get Noticed at Work? Start Tracking Your Wins Weekly
Hello Hello!
Our memory is pretty bad at holding onto details.
How many times have you thought, “Oh, this is cool — I’ll write it down later”… and then you forget? Or worse, when you try to recall it later, the details are gone.
That’s why it’s so important to strike while the iron is hot.
Tracking your wins as they happen sets you up to share them when it matters — whether it’s in your weekly 1:1 or at your annual performance review.
If you start collecting these moments regularly, you’ll have a solid bank of stories showing why you’re a valuable employee — and you’ll be able to communicate them confidently to your manager.
Honestly, they’ll probably be impressed at how organized and thoughtful you are. More points for you!
When I was managing a team of developers, I kept a file for each person — not just to track areas for improvement, but also to record what they did right. It made feedback easier, and it helped me advocate for them when it counted.
In today’s newsletter, we’re diving into how you can start tracking your wins.
Enjoy,
— Aderson
📆 Want to Get Noticed at Work? Start Tracking Your Wins Weekly
Ever freeze up when someone asks, “So… what have you been working on lately?”
Or sit in a performance review thinking, “What did I accomplish this year?”
Here’s the truth: most tech professionals do great work — but they don’t remember it, share it, or advocate for it. Why? Because they don’t track their wins.
Today, I’m sharing one of the simplest (and most underrated) habits you can build to change that: track your wins weekly.
3 Reasons Why Tracking Your Wins Changes Everything
🛎️ You Won’t Forget What Matters
🗣️ You’ll Tell a Stronger Story When It Counts
💪 You’ll Build Confidence by Seeing Progress
🛎️ You Won’t Forget What Matters
Here’s the thing: you will forget the good stuff.
That tricky bug you solved? That client you helped unblock? That teammate you mentored?
A few weeks later, it’s gone from memory — and when someone asks what you’re proud of, your brain draws a blank.
Tracking your wins weekly fixes this. Set aside 5 minutes every Friday (or whatever day works) to jot down:
What went well this week?
What impact did I have?
What challenges did I help solve?
This isn’t just a “brag list.” It’s a memory bank you can pull from when you need it most — 1:1s, performance reviews, job interviews, or even just to remind yourself, “Hey, I’m doing meaningful work.”
🗣️ You’ll Tell a Stronger Story When It Counts
When you track wins regularly, you’re not scrambling to remember details months later.
You’ll have:
Concrete examples of your contributions
Clear language to explain your impact
Stories that show growth, not just tasks
Imagine how much stronger you’ll sound in a review when you can say: "Over the last quarter, I reduced build time by 30%, improved test coverage on X module, and helped onboard two new team members."
That’s the difference between “I worked hard” and “Here’s the value I delivered.”
💪 You’ll Build Confidence by Seeing Progress
It’s easy to feel like you’re not doing enough — especially in fast-moving tech environments.
But when you track your wins, you see your progress add up over time.
Even small wins matter:
Fixed a sneaky bug
Wrote clear documentation
Asked a good question in a meeting
Helped a teammate solve a problem
Confidence doesn’t come from waiting to feel ready. It comes from seeing evidence that you’re growing, learning, and contributing.
Your weekly wins list becomes proof — to yourself — that you’re moving forward.
Final Thoughts
You can’t advocate for your work if you don’t remember what you’ve done. And you can’t expect others to notice your contributions if you don’t highlight them.
Start simple: One small habit. Five minutes a week. Track your wins.
It’s one of the easiest ways to set yourself up for more recognition, more growth, and more confidence.
Personal Updates
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“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” — Robert Collier