-
02 – Who will help you stay accountable?
It’s always great to have someone who will help and encourage you along the way. It’s even better to have the kind of relationship where you can help and encourage one another. Today’s task is all about finding your accountability partner, and defining what exactly that partnership would look like for you. What sorts of things would you hope that an accountability partner would do for you? How do you think you could help your partner in return? Take some time to think about this and make some notes. Download the worksheet: MIY Worksheet 10 – Who will help you stay accountable? You must take action now that will move…
-
01 – Finding Your Accountability Partner
One of the greatest ways to stay motivated, is to make yourself accountable. The best way to do this is simply tell someone that you commit to doing something. The mere fact that you told someone will make it harder for you to give up. Your assignment today is to find out a method to make yourself accountable. We want to look at responsibility in a new way. The first goal is to look for like-minded people (or a single person) that you can interact with as accountability partners. It might be online (Skype, Social Media) or over coffee with a friend. Having people to be accountable to often increases…
-
MIY04 – Accountability
What does accountability have to do with success? Everything. Accountability means you acknowledge that you are responsible for your own actions.
-
03 – The Limitations of Willpower
When you have willpower you’ll find it easier to commit to developing a new habit or performing a certain task. Willpower doesn’t come naturally, though, and it takes time, effort and self-control to use effectively. And willpower can get you into trouble, if you aren’t careful.
-
02 – Be Mindful About Your Habits
Are you aware of how many habits you actually have? Probably not, because a habit is something that begins in your subconscious. It’s only when you are trying to form or break a habit that you become aware of your actions.
-
01 – Developing Good Habits
Because I can’t get inside your head, I can’t really tell you where you need to start developing your success habits. Maybe you need to start by making your bed in the morning. Or by choosing your top three things to do each day the day before. Maybe it’s choosing your clothes for the next day when you go to bed. Maybe it’s getting dressed in the morning. So how do you decide where to start? Here are some questions to steer you in the right direction. 1) What bothers you the most? Start with what really bugs you. Is the giant pile of papers on your desk? The pile…
-
MIY03 – Habits
Habits really are foundational to success. You might have ambitious goals. You might have a great plan. But in the midst of all that, if you find yourself overwhelmed and ready to quit, it will be the steady, persistent work of carefully cultivated habits that will keep you on track. Even before you get started on your dream, you need to have the confidence within you that you can make it happen. Without that conviction, you’ll never get your dream off the ground. How do you find the confidence you need to keep moving forward when things get more difficult and more complicated? You need to see yourself winning in…
-
04 – Celebrate Your Wins
Much has been written about the positive power of gratitude lately. It’s easy to get bogged down in lamenting your failures, but are you taking the time to celebrate and give thanks for your successes?
-
03 – Take Care of Yourself
Your assignment for today: take care of yourself big time! You might be saying that you don’t have the time, but self-care saves you time in the long run.
-
02 – Who inspires you?
Motivation can drop off quickly if your project becomes stale. Even when you’re passionate about your goals, day-to-day activities can become tedious, so keeping yourself motivated is important.
