Mel’s Mindful Moments S1-E23 transcript:

I’ve heard many people talk about needing someone to hold themselves accountable, for one thing or another. When I hear that, the first question that comes to my mind is … “Why?”

I mean outside of the obvious, I get it, many people lack the confidence to keep themselves accountable. They believe that if they had a partner to call them out when they began to waiver, this would help keep them on track.

So, my next question is,

“What happens when your accountability partner doesn’t show up, or becomes unreliable?”

What happens now?

What are you going to do when you must face your challenges alone?

Well, my simple answer is, you will eventually quit.

Now I am sure that somewhere there are some good and reliable partners who will stick it out. And that’s great when it happens. But, I assure you that the first version happens more often than not.

So let me pitch you another option.

Why not instead become your own accountability partner. That’s one way to guarantee that your partner will always be there for you. I mean, seriously, believe it or not, you don’t need anyone to hold you accountable.

You have the ability and discipline you need to accomplish whatever you set your mind to do. You may have to get creative to find ways to keep yourself on point. I call it being your own parent. And yes, discipline sucks sometimes, but guess what? Not hitting your goals will suck even more.

So pull yourself up by your bootstraps, and fix this thought in your mind, by saying …

“I am the only accountability partner that I will ever need from this point on!”

Don’t mumble it, say it like you mean it, otherwise, you won’t convince your subconscious mind, and that fella is pretty smart.

Now all you need to do is start holding yourself accountable for whatever it is you want to accomplish.

I know you can do it!

And deep down inside, you know you can do it!