Accountability x 2

One of the most underutilized and underrated tools we have in our personal development toolkit is accountability. We all can remember a time where we didn’t feel like doing something… But because it impacted someone else, or we told someone else we were going to do it, we had a wave of will-power pull us through.

The reason accountability works is because it taps into one of our core motivational drivers. All of human behavior is centralized around either the pursuit of pleasure or the avoidance of pain. The latter (avoidance of pain) is the much stronger force and accountability directly leverages it to make you feel more compelled to follow through on an intention that you set. 

That’s because when you’re accountable to someone, you create a social expectation. Your character and reputation are associated with the commitment you made. The potential pain of not being who you say you are is so strong that it actually gives you motivation to take action. Similarly the social confrontation of telling someone that you broke a promise is very painful, and nudges you into taking action as well.

Now with that in mind, what if I told you that there was a way for you to feel that same way on a daily basis, but instead of relying on someone else you are keeping yourself accountable? Imagine how that would improve your self-discipline, productivity, self-confidence, and pride at the end of a full day!

Well, here’s how you do it! You need a incorporate a consistent routine where you review your performance on a daily basis.

This serves as a clear opportunity every day to reflect on how you did. Once this is implemented, the power in it is that now when you’re making a decision in the moment, you have your own personal evaluation looming on your shoulder that you know you’ll need to answer to. You know that when you do your daily performance review you need to own up to any excuses you might've made. 

If you feel like you could benefit from some of this, and that getting a little more consistent on the things that are most important to you would help you have higher quality days, I can help you incorporate the exact process I use to maximize my performance...

It’s called your Self Improvement Operating System, and you can install it in your life in just 21 days as part of the Best Self Breakthrough Challenge! Another cohort is getting started next Monday (April 3rd), see for yourself if it's time for you to step up to the challenge!