The “I have to get that done before our call” magic is one of the most important byproducts of a coaching relationship.  It works like this:

1. You figure out what you want. (not always as easy as it seems!)
2. We strategize and agree to certain actions and behaviors that will get you what you want.
3. Working with the reality of your calendar, we create an action plan by adding the time dimension, dates, to the steps. This also introduces prioritization to your process.
4. On each coaching call, we check in. You’re accountable for the actions you did or didn’t complete.
5. We reconnect back to the “I want” goal. Success is celebrated!  Or, if you didn’t do what you’d intended to do, we might change the goal or the action or maybe just move the date forward.

It’s a recursive process that “calls” itself.  You cycle through. The process is rarely linear, it’s iterative and messy, and it cleans up over time as you get into the habit of aligning your action consistently to “what you want”.

You can hold youself accountable by writing your goals and action plans down. It’s proven that committing goals to writing increases the probablity of reaching them. You can create an “accountability pal” relationship with a peer or friend. Maybe you want to call into a “blog for 31 days” style public accountability group.  And, of course, you can work with a coach or join a mastermind group.

Whatever route you choose- when you do your weekly planning, take a little extra time to think about how you can put accountability to work for you.  You’ll be impressed with what adding a little magic does for you!