The Discomfort in Setting Boundaries

The Discomfort in Setting Boundaries

mmorSetting boundaries effectively is an important skill Setting boundaries effectively is an important skill. And like any skill it is something that you can learn to do and that you can improve upon at any time. The topic of boundaries came up recently for me, as I...

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AW Coach Q+A with Becky Brown

AW Coach Q+A with Becky Brown

Today our Accountability Coach Q+A is with Becky Brown. Becky went through our coach certification in 2021 and has been coaching for AW for the last two years. She is a graduate of Duke’s Health Coach Professional Training program and holds a Lifestyle Medicine Coach...

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Sustaining new habits over the long haul

Sustaining new habits over the long haul

I’ve been thinking about sustaining habits over the long haul as I notice some of the things I started working on in January are beginning to take root now that it is March. I’m of the opinion that a habit is a habit until you stop doing it consistently. So how do we...

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Regret as Motivator

Regret as Motivator

When Marissa and I were doing our first round of visioning and business planning as partners we did a deep dive into our WHY. Why does Accountability Works exist? Then asking, why do we want to do this work? As partners and individually. And so on. It was insightful...

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10 Years in Coaching

10 Years in Coaching

This month we are celebrating 10 years in our accountability coaching business! It’s hard to relate to the person I was when I started AW back in 2012. I was 35 years old, had two kids under the age of three, living in our first home as a family, with a shed in the...

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The Intention-Behavior Gap

The Intention-Behavior Gap

The intention-behavior gap is when your current actions don’t align with your past intentions. As accountability coaches, we view this gap as resistance. When the gap is large, resistance is high, when the gap is small resistance is low. Accountability serves to pull...

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You Set Goals Now What?

You Set Goals Now What?

You set goals for the year, you are excited and suddenly that first challenge shows up. Here are 3 mindset shifts that will help you pull through and keep going despite the inevitable roadblocks that fall in your path 1. Value the process. The biggest challenge with...

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