A Unique Commitment

I keep reflecting on a commitment that one of my group members made. She decided that for one week she would not buy anything new. Doesn’t sound too hard, especially since she gave herself the caveat of being able to buy food and toilet paper. Just no extras, no...

The Vision Holder

I recently went to a workshop held by business strategist Tara Gentile. She said that entrepreneurs are vision holders and that it’s the vision that you hold that attracts your clients to you. This struck me because I always think of a vision as being something...

The Gentle Art of Listening

It started about six weeks ago when a friend reminded me to listen more than I talk. It was still on my mind when I went to see a presentation on leadership. Listening came up as a way to develop trust. I might have been done with it there but then someone in one of...

Procrastination is a Brilliant Teacher

Recently, I had a conversation with a member of one of my groups about procrastination. He’s relatively new to the idea of accountability as a skill and he said something to the effect of, ” I guess I’ll get better at this over time, since you...

Practicing Massive Gratitude

This last week was all about gratitude and abundance. It came up everywhere I turned but it wasn’t until I was on a call with one of my accountability groups that I really got it. After I had my “aha” moment which I describe in the video, I started...

5 little things

This post was inspired by a comment I got on an earlier post (thanks Ryan M.) asking what I did to plan the day ahead. I have gotten more into planning as my life has gotten more hectic and crowded. But I’m not a great planner nor do I really strive to be. When...