December Question of the Month 💭 Join the conversation and receive a badge

Rebeca S.

Can you believe it’s the last month of 2023? 🤯

During this year, you were busy with so many things — work and personal projects, spending time with friends and family, pursuing your goals and passions, while also finding space to rest and grow. You’re truly the definition of peak humans.

That’s why now we invite you to look back, and choose one thing — or more — that you want to celebrate yourself for.

What are you proud to have accomplished this year?

Let’s celebrate your favorite accomplishments, and of course, earn badges and points while getting to know your peers as well. Please share your answer in the comments below. ⬇️

About Question of the Month:

We kick off each month with a new question. These monthly ice breakers are just one way to help you get to know your Smartsheet peers and rack up some badges and points in the process.

Everyone who participates by answering the question prior to the end of the month will automatically receive a unique participant badge once the question closes at the end of the month.

In addition to the participant badge, the top three answers based on Community member votes will receive the Top Answer badge. To vote on an answer click on the upvote icon associated with an answer in the comments below. Multiple votes allowed and encouraged!

Carson Penticuff

As a child, I was always interested in learning new things. Now, finding myself "well" into adulthood, I realize that this interest has grown somewhat stagnant. I recently made the conscious decision to rededicate myself to become a lifelong learner and to always look for new interests, experiences, and opportunities. I am pretty proud of this decision. As a prime example, my frequent presence on the Smartsheet Community site is related to this commitment to learning, as there are always unique questions and ideas being presented. Beyond Smartsheet, I am revisiting some of my childhood interests, which I have found can be enjoyable for entirely different reasons when viewed through the lenses of adulthood.

Great question!

jessica@phoenix

Proved the benefits of Smartsheet to our Engineering Team... they're all interested in using the tool now. 🙂

Randall Alberts CBRE

One of my goals every ear is to travel and experience a place or culture that I have never been before. This year my family and I had the opportunity to experience the culture and places in Israel. This has been one of my bucket list trips and it was great to experience it.

Cindy Schick

I am proud to have accomplished creating a trending metrics sheet and dashboard for my team and my managers to use to track our progress over the next several years. The metrics sheet is using some complex formulas that I was able to track down how to use for the charts that will appear on the dashboards. I'm really excited to be able to do that for my team.

Gbur

Finding time for my hobbies again. It is easy to get swept away with life, family, kids, work, house projects, holidays, keeping up with the seasons. I find it hard to make time for myself and my hobbies. I've been intentional about it recently, and it's definitely giving me an energy boost elsewhere to push through the slumps.

Susan Ross

I am proud of myself for applying for and being accepted into a Master of Science program. Living up to being a life long learner!

virgh

In January of 2023 I accepted a promotion, into a different department, and that took me out of my comfort zone but this has been totally rewarding in ways that I could never have dreamed of when I decided to go for it. My work/life balance has improved, my paycheck improved, my commute improved, and I've learned new things all year. I'm feeling really good about making that choice, I'm proud that I was willing to get out of that "comfort zone" mentality and take the risk.

Laura Weiler

My husband and I made the bold decision to move our little family to northern Wisconsin (5ish hours from family) this summer because we wanted to raise our children here!

Tina Ciak

I take immense pride in the multitude of Smartsheet solutions that I have contributed to and helped create across my organization. As a dedicated professional, I've consistently demonstrated a deep understanding of project management and workflow optimization, leveraging the robust capabilities of Smartsheet to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. From designing dynamic project trackers to implementing automated approval workflows, my commitment to delivering innovative solutions has not only transformed the way we manage tasks but has also significantly contributed to the overall success of our projects. Being at the forefront of implementing Smartsheet solutions, I have played a key role in fostering collaboration, improving communication, and empowering teams to achieve their goals more effectively. My ability to conceptualize and implement tailored Smartsheet solutions has not only elevated my own professional satisfaction but has also left a lasting impact on the organization as a whole, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Sherry Fox

The list is long, I have been busy! I am proud of the multiple high end projects I have completed at work which have come to save the company hundreds of thousands of dollars and thousand of hours.

I am also proud that I have my Smartsheet Core Badge! And I continue to increase my skillset by taking other courses to make me a more valuable asset to my boss, co-workers, team, and my company.

Carrie Barnett

One of my favorite accomplishments this year is that I got Smartsheet Certified! And I got the mug to prove it!

JenniferTorres

I'm proud of the fact that I've created some amazing dashboards in Smartsheet, using formulas to calculate the underlying data. 😎

DebRichardson

I am so excited to be approved for the Blue Print Training course in Boston.

Steven Sawyer

I designed and created a new blueprint for our marketing team to plan & track tradeshows and events. I got them out of Google Sheets and PowerPoint and gave our executive team more visibility than we've ever had in the past.

MMerin

In terms of Smartsheet, I've designed a Work Order tracking and approval worksheet that seems to push the boundaries of what Smartsheet was intended for. I discovered this when I asked a tech about an email format generated from the sheet, and they mentioned it was an usual use of the product.

On a personal note, handling my partner's severe stroke aftermath has been challenging. It's sometimes more demanding than dealing with a teenager, but I've learned to stay calm and navigate through it all.