123. Success Is Invisible Until You Track Your Accomplishments Like This

Jan 19, 2026

Success can fade into invisibility if you don't track your accomplishments. High performers often forget months of work by review time, but there's a way to combat this. Kendall Berg discusses linking tasks to company goals and emphasizing impact over mere tasks. He shares practical tips on logging collaborations, gathering feedback, and tracking metrics that prove your value. Learn how this meticulous approach can save time, reduce stress during reviews, and enhance your career visibility. Get ready to take control of your professional narrative!

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ADVICE

Always Map Work To Strategic Goals

Tie every task you work on to a company strategic goal so your work aligns with leadership priorities.
If something doesn't map to a strategic goal, discuss prioritization with your boss or stop working on it.

INSIGHT

Memory Fails At Review Time

People assume they'll remember important work, but performance review season reveals most of it is forgotten.
Regular tracking prevents lost recognition, leverage, and momentum when it matters most.

ADVICE

Describe Impact, Not Tasks

Describe your contributions in terms of impact rather than tasks to make your work promotable and memorable.
Use an accomplishments tracker to record why the work mattered and which strategic goal it supported.

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Success doesn't stall because you are bad at your job. It stalls because your work becomes invisible by the time it actually matters. Kendall Berg breaks down why high performers forget months of work by review season and how that gap quietly costs them recognition, leverage, and momentum.

This episode explains how to track your accomplishments in a way that saves time later instead of creating last-minute stress. Kendall walks through aligning tasks with company goals, articulating impact instead of listing tasks, tracking stakeholder involvement, and using metrics to make your work easy to summarize, explain, and defend. If you want less scrambling, clearer reviews, and more control over your career narrative, this is the system that makes it possible.

In this episode, we discuss

How do I track my accomplishments at work without extra effort?
Why do people forget months of work by performance review season?
How can tracking work throughout the year save time later?
What should I track to make my work easier to explain and defend?
How does tracking accomplishments improve career visibility and growth?

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About Your Host: That Career Coach, Kendall Berg

Kendall Berg is a career coach and creator, helping ambitious professionals master the unspoken rules of corporate life. Through Secrets of the Career Game, she shares honest conversations and practical tools to help you communicate clearly, lead confidently, and navigate work with strategy — not stress.

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