Can you believe the first quarter of the year is almost gone? Time flies when you’re having fun!  Are you noticing this year that the same actions you have taken in the past are not producing the results they used to?  If you are doing the same things over and over and missing your target – it’s probably a good time to try out something new.

Well, I have a simple message for you. If you want to get more stuff done, you need to be accountable for your “word.” When was the last time you were able to check off all the items on your weekly commitment list?  I’m sure you’d agree the truth is that most of us have a wide gap between what we hope to accomplish and what we actually do.

I was talking with a close friend at dinner on Sunday about the roadblocks she keeps running into when it comes to meeting and achieving important goals.

She was talking with a sense of utter desperation, telling me that no matter what steps she takes she just can’t master a meaningful goal she’s ever set for herself.

When my clients use the techniques I’m about to share with you, they get massive results. You need strategies to get control over powerful motivating levers in your life. Accountability techniques make it almost certain you’ll do what you say you’ll do. Accountability coaching is the way many executives and top performing professionals raise to the top of their game because coaches help them become answerable to their own goals and commitments.

Start keeping track of the things you say you will or want to do and see how often they get done. In reality, we are not always our “word.” But, the point I’m making here is the more we are our “word” or the more we answer to our selves, the more you’ll accomplish what you say you want to get done in your personal or professional life.

Leap Ahead Coaching

You may have heard of all or some of these accountability strategies. I didn’t realize the power of these ideas until I fully understood the psychology behind them. I now creatively leverage simple accountability techniques such as the ones below to effortlessly increase how much I get done on a weekly basis. It’s truly cool!

 

• Time blocking
• Accountability partner
• Peer group

Time Blocking

Just the fact you create space on your calendar for a particular activity increases the probability you’ll get the task done. If you’re true to your “word”, you’ll follow through. Time blocking increases the probability of completing that task, but it isn’t always enough to ensure every item gets done or for every person.

You’ll need to avoid distractions during the blocks of time you’ve allocated for a particular project. If you have complete focus on your activities during the blocked out time, you’ll increase your creativity and productivity with this one idea alone.

Accountability Partner
 

If you time block and also commit to your accountability partner you’ll be more likely to  perform a specific task. For example, if you say you’ll get up at 5:00am to go swimming tomorrow morning, the likelihood you’ll get up at 5:00am and actually go down to the pool in your swim suit and jump into a pool is very slim.

However, if you’ve agreed to meet a friend at the pool at 5:00am, the probability you’ll really show-up is significantly improved because you wouldn’t want to disappoint your friend.

Peer Group

Peer groups are similar to an Accountability Partner except you surround yourself with a group of people who have similar interests. Say for example, you have a goal to become a public speaker. The probability you’ll actually stick with your goal is much higher if you involve yourself in an organization for professional speakers.

I know this might be a little scary for you, but let the community know what you’re up to. When you become a part of the community, declare your goals and intentions to key members of the community so you force yourself to be responsible for your “word.” This will be a powerful motivator for you.

Many people who desire to be public speakers start off in Toast Masters to gain experience presenting in front of audiences. Toast Masters has a formal feedback process which helps you understand your strengths and weaknesses to help you improve your presentation skills over time.

Your next step could be you join the National Speakers Association (NSA) to collaborate with other professional speakers. NSA helps you stay in tune with trends in professional speaking. You also learn successes and challenges of other presenters.

Over time, you’ll naturally begin to pick-up the skills of public speaking through osmosis, learn to market yourself as a speaker, and identify the activities you need to follow through on to make the transition into making your professional speaking dream a reality.

Here you immerse yourself into the peer group hoping the identity, talents, and mindset of the group rubs off on you.

Take note that organizations like Toast Masters and NSA create the structure for you to force you to be accountable. Your coach can help you creatively apply the “peer group” effect when formal communities don’t exist. It’s amazing how a skilled accountability coach can increase a person’s results in one session.

 

Being Your “Word”

These are a few of my Leap Ahead Accountability Coaching strategies to help you get “leverage” on yourself by realizing what being your “word” does to help you stand out above the crowd. You’re no longer leaving your life up to chance when you are your word. An accountability coach helps you be your “word.”

Coaching Tune-Up

Do you want my help to become the “rock star” of your dreams? I help business owners, entrepreneurs, and corporate employees  get “leverage” on their life to help you:

• Double your sales in six months, which will enable you to buy the car or dream home you want.
• Get your projects done, which have up to this point been evading you so you can take them off your list and free yourself for bigger and more rewarding things.
• Get your blogging and social media plan created and implemented.
• Get the chapters in your book written which isn’t going anywhere right now.
• Focus on your marketing to generate more leads in your business and improve your cash flow.
• Raise capital for your new venture by getting your business plan done and your capital presentation  completed.
• Get the promotion you know you deserve and make your family and friends proud of you.
• Get financing in place to improve your cash flow or invest in commercial property.
• And much more…

No matter what your goal is right now, I’ll help you to creatively apply powerful accountability tactics in your personal and professional life to help you be your “word.” Don’t leave your success up to chance!

I invite you to call me at (866) 323-9123 to sign-up for my Coaching Tune-Up. I’ll give you a complimentary session where I’ll help you right away to get much more done, which will increase your self-esteem and create more success in your life.

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