1000 Days Achieved! A Notebook for Keeping Promises to Myself

I make it a habit to write down what I need to do for the day in my Grit Note notebook.

Once I finish, I take a photo of the checked-off items and post it on X.

To commemorate reaching 1000 consecutive days, the official Grit Note account actually made a video for me (so happy!)

I've looked back and summarized the 1000 days since I started using the Grit Note to keep promises to myself.

I started using the Grit Note in April 2023.

Takahiko Kitahara developed the Grit Note, and I started using it in April 2023.

On the left page, I write down what I will 'see through' in the long, medium, and short term.

On the right page, I write down what I will 'see through' that day, and once achieved, I tear off the page. Take a photo, upload it to social media, and done!

I finished my first notebook in May 2023.

I finished my first notebook on May 20, 2023.

I even got it signed by Kitahara-san 💛

University of Business Management (UBM) president Takahiko Kitahara has even signed it for me before.

The cover of the Grit Note he signed is still displayed near my computer even now 😊

Two years since I started using the Grit Note.

Grit Note—it has been a full two years since I started using it as of April 2025.

A comment from Kitahara-san at the training camp.

University of Business Management (UBM) president Takahiko Kitahara was talking about the Grit Note at a training camp once.

There was someone who had been using it for over 400 days, and he said, 'If I were to pick a leader, I should just pick this guy.'

Wait a minute! I've been using the Grit Note since April 2023.

This April, it will be a full three years.

From the moment I realized that, I started including the number of consecutive days in my X posts.

1000 days of continuous achievement!

Today, I finished using another Grit Notebook.

I make it a habit to tear out the pages, take a photo, and post it on X like this ↓

I started using them in April 2023, in sets of three. I have two left on hand, so this is the 25th one.

40 pages per book times 25 books means I've been using them for 1000 days.

I'm grateful for the congratulatory comments as well💛

I'm happy that some people left congratulatory comments on X as well😊

Someone even called me 'Grit Notebook Senpai' lol

If you see me at a training camp, please feel free to say hello💛

What is the motivation for continuing to share information?

I am often told that my strength is my consistency.
I was once asked, 'Shimomayu-san, what is your motivation for being able to continue sharing information almost every day?' and here is the article I wrote about it ↓

Grit Notebooks can be purchased online💛

Sometimes people see my SNS posts, get curious about 'what that notebook is,' and reach out to me.
Grit Notebooks are available online!

I've even had people report back after seeing my note posts, saying, 'I bought the same notebook too!'😊
You can order from this official website ↓

Please try using a Grit Notebook to keep promises to yourself💛