Diane Dreizen, Life Coaching for Career and Personal Success

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Career and Personal Life Coach

Using Accountability to Get Things Done

February 15th, 2010

Roger loved sculpting. Problem was, he would get inspired to create a sculpture, then not follow through to actually do it.

I asked, “Have you ever finished a sculpture?”

He said, “Of course.”

“So” I asked, “What was the difference between the times you actually sculpted and the times you didn’t follow through?”

Upon reflection he realized that when he had a deadline, such as in school, or for someone else, he always did it.

I then asked, “So you finished when you had to be accountable to someone else?”

He said, “Yes.”

I wondered, “How can you set yourself up to be held accountable?”

And that was it; he figured out ways to tell his friends, set deadlines, use me and eventually others, to check in with.

Roger’s story represents activating concept #4 View 5 Key Concepts (page 2)

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