What’s Your Third Space?

What’s Your Third Space?

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”...

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What Journaling Style Fits You Best?

What Journaling Style Fits You Best?

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...

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Communal Growth Over Self-Help

Communal Growth Over Self-Help

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...

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Lessons in Procrastination

Lessons in Procrastination

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...

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AW Member Q+A with Monica Lenches

AW Member Q+A with Monica Lenches

I’m so excited to introduce this month’s AW Member Q+A with Monica Lenches. Monica is a true trailblazer and visionary. I know Monica not only from the AW Community, but we both live in Santa Barbara, where Monica is a residential realtor with a unique perspective and...

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What is your medicine?

What is your medicine?

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....

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Remaining Stable During Times of Uncertainty

Remaining Stable During Times of Uncertainty

  The waves of change and uncertainty continue to come in fast and furious. It’s not enough to say this too shall pass. Adaptability and flexibility are absolutely essential. We have found in our years of coaching that the greatest anxiety lies in inaction. When our...

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Are You Taking Daily and Weekly Action?

Are You Taking Daily and Weekly Action?

If you’ve been reading our articles for any length of time, you know that we are big fans of planning. We create 1-year plans and quarterly plans, and internally, we maintain a 3-year and 1-year plan for the company. There are wonderful reasons to plan—it saves time...

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What Seeds Are You Watering?

What Seeds Are You Watering?

What Seeds Are You Watering? I am finding more and more peace and calm from my mindfulness practice. Recently, I was listening to The Art of Mindful Living by Thich Nhat Hanh, and I was struck by a question he posed: What seeds are you watering? He explained that we...

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