My job as an accountability coach is to help you become healthier and happier with your life. I have written a book, regularly post live videos and now I do podcasts, all aimed at coaching you to be the best you can be. But what does that mean from the point of view of you, my listener. Today I am going to let someone else describe what accountability means in their life. This might explain it better than I ever could. I have introduced you to my Aunt Jan before. Today, she has written a testimonial about how she found accountability coaching and what it has meant to her.

Testimonial from my Aunt Jan:

I started out reluctantly in an accountability challenge group. I actually lost some weight, had more energy and realized that I was capable of making positive changes that would benefit me on a daily basis.

Knowing those new steps and techniques doesn’t mean I used them all the time. Old habits are hard to break. I joined other challenge groups over time and tuned in to Lindsey’s live chats. I was hearing many of the same ideas and plans about setting goals, making small changes and making the journey my own. Each time, I made progress and incorporated little things that had positive impacts on my life. But it is an ongoing process. We have periodic chats where we reassess what my goals are and discuss whether I am meeting those goals and feeling empowered or do we need to tweak them. I have discovered that being accountable to someone who is there to help me and cheer for me on my journey is key to implementing changes and becoming a healthier and happier person.

Three things that have made big differences in my life:

1. Make small changes on your journey. They ripple into bigger changes.

2. Realizing that it is my journey and I need to do it in ways that work for me.

3. Knowing that tomorrow is a new day and I can always reset and restart.

Journaling Questions:

1. Where is your level of trust within yourself? Do you believe in yourself to show up?!

2. Have you ever heard yourself say “I know what to do, I just need to do it”… if so, write out a list of what fits under the category of I know what to do…. What are you not currently doing?

3. What is your health story? Try to go all the way back to grade school… write down your whole journey of how your life has shifted to where you are now!

Homework:

Write down one or two small changes that you could make today that would be better than what you did yesterday. Example: take the stairs instead of the elevator.

Tell someone what those things are that you plan to do and then let them know when you do it. Notice how good recounting your accomplishment feels.

Goal setting will always be part of your homework. Once a week write down your focus or goals for the week. Every Friday reassess them, tweak them or change them to fit your needs. It’s “Your journey, your way”.

Links:

Lindsey House:

www.healthaccountabilitycoach.com

www.facebook.com/houselifestyles

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