Why Accountability Works

Speaker 1: [Music] hi I'm Melanie bar welcome to the she builted experience with Melanie you're here because you want to experience the life and business that you crave join me as I talk to women who have successfully built it a career and business that they love we dive into the topic of how they built it and talk about everything from Having the courage to make career leaps to the details of how to lead effectively create successful teams Implement strategies for growth and Infuse Tech innovation magic happens when we focus on the part of ourselves and our business that brings us joy so let's dive in hi she built it family making progress moves you towards your goals and dreams it also feels good to make progress and brings a forward momentum the next time you write out a list in the morning stop to take the time to see what you checked off the list by the end of the day how good does that feel it feels good and you can also use that feeling to move you forward to reach what you want when I feel stuck most often often it's because I'm not making progress in an area here are the things that I do to make progress when I feel stuck find and have an accountability partner I've had an accountability partner for the last year and it has been life-changing we all have lists and scheduling apps however this is a person that I'm sharing the list with I'm not just writing out my weekly long-term or to do goals I'm also putting it out to someone else that I'm going to do them which adds an additional element other than just looking at the list myself I understand there are scheduling apps but this is a bit different on busy weeks I list out Monday through Friday and detail each day on lighter weeks I might write out a few larger goals I want to accomplish by the end of the week this is different than having a scheduling app because I can list out the goals in many different ways and categories work personal dreams family they change each week and for me I find that having an accountability partner is structured in a way where I can create the flow and the types of goals the way I want to the best part of it is it's a North star if I wake up on a day where I feel overwhelmed with what I need to do by the end of the month week or day I go to my accountability partner list and I'm right back on track if you're looking for one reach out to our sheb built it team we've got you covered time block another thing that helps me make progress is time blocking it helps me schedule out what I have to do in a day and what helps me the most is saying I have this amount of time to accomplish this task I've learned that a task that I might drag out for longer than needed is usually done in the scheduled time one other thing I do during time blocking is schedule breaks I've learned during these times I might have just kept working and not taking a break it allows breaks and I come back feeling better than if I work straight through once I have time blocked I set timers on my phone to keep track of the time when you do this it's amazing how much you will accomplish it's okay to say no I've had this conversation a lot on my podcast recently at times we take on way too much it can be fear of missing out the challenges of juggling work and play or making sure we have enough play if we have a busy work and family life the conversation in the episode made me realize that sometimes when asked to do something in my personal life I reply to a text too quickly with a yes because it sounds fun that I don't think through my schedule completely and then I wonder why I've agreed I've learned to put the phone down walk around and think it through before replying if it's ultimately not going to be the best for you your work or your family it is okay to say no another opportunity will come along I've also learned that once I make the decision to move forward and not second guess it you've set a boundary move forward and take the time that is needed for you fill your days with things that bring you Joy we can get so caught up in work travel family life our twins are at the age where it's Sports every night also with the speed of technology I find so often I have to make sure I'm deliberately getting joy in my day when we deliberately find our joy it makes the progress that we make towards our goals that much sweeter I usually find my joy in the small moments lunch with a friend dedicated moments with my twins oneon-one because they're used to so always having attention together and taking time to myself to work out which always makes me feel good stretch which is always good for our bodies or a spa moment whether at a location or at home if you're looking for an accountability partner to further your goals whatever area of Life they are in career business life organization she built it is here for you join us and gain your accountability partner thank you for joining us today I'd love to hear from you reach out to me at hello Sheil it.com on our Sheil it website or at Sheed on social thank you to my editor Rich draino who always makes us sound good until next time let nothing stop you from experiencing the life and business that you crave