Intentional Underwhelm: Creating Space for Presence I can’t remember the first time I heard the phrase intentional underwhelm, but it stuck. I have a little running list of ideas, quotes, podcasts, basically anything I find inspiring that I keep on the Notes app on my...

Every once in a while, it’s useful to pause and ask, How am I really doing?  Not just how things look on the outside, but how you feel on the inside. And most importantly, what are you doing well or is working? The reason is that if you are like most humans, it is...

At Accountability Works, we often talk about aligned action i.e. doing what’s aligned with your vision and goals, not just what’s next on your to-list. In a culture that reveres productivity and efficiency, it’s easy to get lost in our to-do lists. The problem? To-do...

You have your home. You have your workplace. In my case, that’s an office in my home, so maybe I have one and a half spaces. But do you have a third space? What Is a Third Space? A third space is where you step outside the roles of “professional” or “family member”...

Over my years as an accountability coach, I’ve held countless clients accountable to their journaling commitments. I’m fascinated by all the different ways that people use journaling and how it can serve as a tool for self-reflection, growth, helping to process...

The Allure of Self-Help I loved the self-help section in the bookstore where I worked in high school. That might seem strange for a teenager, but I found it fascinating, mostly because it was so popular. I wanted to know what was in Conversations with God, and why...

Lessons in Procrastination As accountability coaches, we are very familiar with the topic of procrastination. We are also lucky because the people that we work with seek out accountability coaching, which means they might name procrastination as a pain point, but they...

What Is Your Medicine? As accountability coaches, our role is to ensure people follow through on their commitments, that they don't just state their intentions; they act on them. However, missing a commitment is an opportunity to learn about what we resist and why....