You've been getting the message that rest is important. But how are you doing at making rest a habit? Here are some simple strategies for prioritizing rest and your well-being.  1. Identify What Type of Rest You Need Last year, I shared this graphic on the 7 Types of...

Spring 2023: Quarterly Reflection + Planning We are wrapping up our winter quarter and getting all our members prepped for Spring 2023 Planning. We thought you might like to follow along with our quarterly reflection and planning pages out of our AW 1-Year Undated...

Setting 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...

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...

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...

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...

You’ve decided what you want. Maybe you've gone all in by hiring an accountability coach. And you've been diligently working towards it. That in and of itself is huge. For a while the pleasure and the self-confidence that that inspires is enough to sustain you. But...

Here is how I arrived at planning ahead. As an accountability coach, I quickly realized you can’t successfully decide what you are going to get done without a clear idea of what you are already committed to. If you aren't planning ahead for your most important...