🧭 15 Things I Have Done Project

Want to turn your life highlights into something you can actually show off instead of vaguely mentioning at brunch? Welcome to the Things I Have Done Project. It’s a personal highlight reel, but with receipts. Grab a beverage, flex your memory, and let’s craft a brag book that’s equal parts inspiring and delightfully extra.

1. Milestone Map

Plot your biggest personal wins on a timeline that actually feels fun. Think first apartment, dream job, marathon, or finally learning to like olives.

• Use a visual timeline with dates, locations, and a sentence that captures the vibe.
• Highlight three turning points that changed your trajectory.

Pro tip Embed photos or ticket stubs for each milestone to make it feel tactile.

It works because timelines reveal growth you’d otherwise miss.

2. Skills I Built

Not just certificates. Real skills you earned the hard way. From public speaking to sourdough to debugging printer chaos.

• Create a list of 5–10 skills you’ve used in the wild.
• For each, add a proof moment where the skill saved the day.

Pro tip Record a 30-second voice note explaining each skill like you would to a friend.

It works because it connects capability to actual outcomes.

3. Places I’ve Loved

Don’t just pin cities. Capture micro-memories—the coffee, the bookstore, the random dog.

• Document top five locations with a one-sentence love letter.
• Add a what I learned from each place.

Pro tip Use one color per place for photos, ticket scans, and receipts.

It works because it turns travel into insight, not just miles.

4. Projects That Shipped

Everything you’ve launched counts—newsletters, Etsy shops, team wins, that garden you revived.

• Create a project card with goal, role, and result.
• Include a before vs after snapshot or stat.

Pro tip Keep each card under 100 words so it reads like a highlight reel.

It works because shipped beats perfect every time.

5. Tiny Acts That Mattered

The small stuff is often the good stuff. A thank-you email, a neighbor assist, a bookshelf build.

• List ten micro-actions that had outsized impact.
• Note the ripple effect for each.

Pro tip Screenshot messages or notes as proof of impact.

It works because kindness is measurable when you track it.

6. Books That Changed Me

Your brain library, but curated. Focus on the ones that rewired you.

• Pick five books and one idea you actually used.
• Write a two-sentence summary in your own words.

Pro tip Add a “what I did next” action so it’s not just vibes.

It works because application beats accumulation.

7. People Who Made Me Better

Mentors, friends, teachers, and the coworker who fixed your resume at 11 pm.

• Create thank-you notes with a specific lesson they gave you.
• Include a repay-it-forward plan.

Pro tip Send one note for real. Screenshot their reply for the project.

It works because gratitude compounds confidence.

8. Risks I Took

Times you bet on yourself. New city, career pivot, awkward first salsa class.

• Document the fear, action, and result.
• Note a lesson learned even if it bombed.

Pro tip Add a risk score to laugh at your past panic levels.

It works because it normalizes boldness.

9. Habits That Stuck

Routines that survive Mondays deserve a shrine. Water, sleep, stretching, reading.

• List five habits, your trigger, and your reward.
• Show a streak chart for credibility.

Pro tip Keep one habit ridiculously tiny so it never fails.

It works because consistency beats willpower.

10. Things I Fixed

Chaos you turned into order. Broken bikes, budgets, workflows, friendships.

• Make a problem → approach → outcome snapshot.
• Note the tool or tactic that helped.

Pro tip Add a one-minute demo video for the best fix.

It works because it spotlights resourcefulness.

11. Creative Experiments

Messy attempts earn serious points. Zines, beats, pottery, bad poems that became better ones.

• Show three experiments with a seed idea and iteration.
• Include a keep or kill decision for each.

Pro tip Share process pics, not just the final glow-up.

It works because creativity loves evidence.

12. Health Wins

Not just gym selfies. Real shifts in energy, mood, and habits.

• Track inputs like sleep and steps, and outputs like mood.
• Add one doctor-approved metric you improved.

Pro tip Use color coding to show trends at a glance.

It works because progress beats perfection.

13. Money Moves

Clear debt, build a cushion, start investing, negotiate pay—flex responsibly.

• List three wins with numbers and dates.
• Attach a one-page playbook for each move.

Pro tip Automate one transfer so future-you sends a thank-you.

It works because financial clarity is freedom on paper.

14. Community Contributions

Where you showed up. Volunteering, organizing, moderating, mentoring.

• Capture your role, cause, and hours.
• Note the community outcome you’re proud of.

Pro tip Add a testimonial or quote from someone you helped.

It works because purpose sticks when you can see it.

15. Lessons I Won’t Forget

Your greatest hits of wisdom, minus the motivational poster energy.

• Write ten lessons in one-liners you actually believe.
• Pair each with a moment earned story.

Pro tip Turn a favorite lesson into your phone lock screen.

It works because reflection is growth with receipts.

Conclusion

Your life’s not random—it’s a well-curated gallery. The Things I Have Done Project turns memories into momentum, proofs into pride, and next steps into a no-brainer. Build it once, update it often, and let it do the quiet flexing for you.