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July Question of the Month - Join the conversation and receive a badge
Hello Community,
Last month, we asked you to share your favorite communities, and your responses really touched us. While many of you highlighted the Smartsheet Community, (thank you!) you also shared other wonderful communities where you're building meaningful relationships, as well as supporting each other and the causes you care about. I genuinely enjoyed learning about all these amazing communities!
For July, we have a special question that many of you requested. 👀 This is also a new opportunity to earn a badge and connect with your peers.
What is a personal goal you've set for yourself this year, and how is it going?
Back in January, some of you asked me to check in on your goals later in the year, and I didn't forget! This is the perfect chance to pause and reflect on your progress, so share away and cheer each other on! ⭐️
Share your response 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!
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My son is getting ready to start college this fall (August) at USF (go Bulls!). Luckily he secured a couple scholarships that will cover his tuition and fees for his 4 years. However, for his first year he'll be staying on campus in a dorm. There is not enough scholarship money for that.
My goal is to allow him to remain debt-free. I'll do everything I can to pay for housing and meals for this first year of college, so when he is finished he will be debt-free and able to focus on his career and such.
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This year, I set a personal goal to spend less time on screens after work and be more present with my family and friends. With so much of my day spent in front of Smartsheet, emails, and meetings, I realized I was carrying that “plugged-in” mindset into my evenings too.
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My personal goal this year was to overall be healthier. Earlier in the year, I mentioned that I had officially quit nicotine and have remained that way ever since. This was a good first step into increasing my physical health; but I've expanded my goal of being healthier to also include financial health. One of my goals this year that I'm on track for is to max out my annual contribution to my ROTH IRA.
This goal is difficult because even though we're seeing record levels for multiple indices in the stock market, the economy remains precarious for many folks, including myself. The price of goods and services remains high, and there doesn't yet to be any major reprieve coming in the short term.
To combat this, I'm leaning on controlling what I can control, and trying to make the best of situations this year, while doing what I can to set myself up for future success when the opportunities present themselves.
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Rebeca,
GREAT QUESTION! Thank you for remembering what we set out to do in January, and bringing it around full circle. Also, It was so nice to finally be in a real meeting with you last week for the Over Achievers! So much fun!
Well, my goal this year is to acquire my PMP Certification and join my local chapter in California! So far, I have finished my 35 hour class, and have been studying for 2 months. I am scheduled to take my exam on July 26th 2025. In order to take the exam you have to apply for the exam, and be accepted. I just received my acceptance letter and need to pay for it now. :)
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Hey @Paul.Woodward 👋
So happy that you enjoyed the Ambassadors virtual meetup! This is a great goal, and I love to see the milestones you've achieved through the first half of the year. Congrats on getting accepted for the exam, and now wishing you the best for July 26th!! 🙌
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I'm actually really surprised I didn't put this in my January answer: My main goal this year was to finished my MBA program - I can successfully say that I've finished and graduated as of June 27th!!!
Next up - attend ENGAGE!
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Love this question! Being more intentional about goals is something I'm trying to get better at.
I love to read and don't carve out as much time to it as I would like. I'm not much of a fiction reader these days although will pick up a good Tom Clancy/spy thriller now and again. I have three books that have been hanging around my "read it later" list that I intend to finish this year:
- The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek: A leadership book that challenges the traditional, win-at-all-costs approach to leadership and business, which are infinite games where the goal is not to win but to keep playing.
- Rationality by Steven Pinker: This book attempts to answer the question, "Why do seemingly intelligent people believe irrational things?" and argues that people are capable of extraordinary rational thought.
- Smart Brevity by Roy Schwartz, Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei: A guide for clear, compelling communication in a distracted world. The book distills a writing philosophy of respecting your audience’s time, capturing attention quickly, and communicating with impact.
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What is a personal goal you've set for yourself this year, and how is it going?This is a great question! One of my personal goals that I have set for myself this year is to begin documenting and recording everything about my role, duties, responsibilities, and position within our district. I am nearing my 40th year working for our local school district, and as I look forward to my eventual retirement, I was asked to not only begin documenting everything I do, but to begin recording all of the background knowledge that is contained within my brain and to begin to think toward how to transition someone new into my role while also passing along all of my historical knowledge. I am learning that this is a very daunting task, but so far, with the help of our Smartsheet tool, it is beginning to take shape. Being able to use Smartsheet to help me document all of my roles and responsibilities is essential, especially since my role was created as a new role in our district, all thanks to Smartsheet! In fact, I am also very excited that our district is truly embracing the Smartsheet tool, and our continued commitment to growing capacity within our district for using Smartsheet is also part of why my role exists. In fact, part of our commitment to growing capacity has led to our district allowing more than just me to attend Smartsheet ENGAGE! This year, I will be bringing 7 additional team members along with me in November. I am so excited for them.
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One of my ongoing goals is to complete my PMP. I've been having a hard time finding time to lock in and study.
Isis Taylor, MBA
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To finish building & move to my house in Lanckorona ETA September 2025
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My personal goal this year is to become a Smartsheet Ambassador, i just recently received Leader ranking which i was not expecting. This just gets me closer to my goal!! I'm super excited — this year i have been really focused around career growth, which will hopefully lead me into my big personal goal of buying a house so my kiddos can have a backyard to play in! Keep your fingers crossed for me!🤞
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I wanted to get certified this year and I did it! Feels great.
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This year, I set two big goals: getting better at balancing work and life by 1. focusing on my health and spending more quality time with my family—and 2. leveling up my skills to become an expert in my field. Honestly, some days I’m a health guru who actually drinks water and takes a walk, and other days I’m a professional snack enthusiast glued to my desk.
Finding balance is a work in progress! Meanwhile, I’m diving into learning new things and trying not to feel overwhelmed by how much there is to know. It’s a juggling act.
Lots of readjusting happening and grace through the chaos of life and for not doing what I wish I wanted but at least doing something a little better.
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I set a goal to stay in contact with those in my life (family and friends) because life is so precious. I was finding plenty of time to do stupid stuff, but have made a major change to pick up the phone, send an Email/Text, grab coffee/lunch/dinner —> just to stay connected.
I'm glad I've done this as I have lost 3 coworkers over the past few months and I'm humbled to the fact I was in contact with each of them just prior to their untimely passing.
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Back in January I wrote - "A shared bucket list item for my wife and me is to attend a Formula 1 Grand Prix at an iconic location like Monaco or Monza."
So far this year, I have only made it to the cinema to see the new movie - Clearly need to try harder on my goals!
