February 23, 2009
Holding Yourself Accountable
How We Think
Your self esteem is in direct proportion to your ability to keep your word. To be fully you, keep your word. Treat commitments you create for yourself through the Inner Talent processes as a promise and a pathway to build self-esteem therefore the ability to take action.
When you create a commitment for yourself to accomplish any of the Inner Talent Coaching processes, only commit to that which you can keep your word to. The level to which you keep your commitment to yourself is in direct portion to the level of your self esteem.
The Holding Yourself Accountability
Step 1. When you agree upon an action and it was not taken and a commitment was not fulfilled take inventory of all the facts.
A. What action was taken.
B. What action was not taken.
C. What was the resistance in performing the action.
D. What did you do instead of taking the appropriate action.
E. Were you committed to the goal, if not , for what reason.
F. What are your beliefs about commitment and the possibility of achieving your goal.
Get to the Source
Step 2. Ask yourself the following questions:
A. What would happen if you did keep your commitment.
B. What would happen if you don’t keep your commitment.
C. What wouldn’t happen if you did keep your commitment.
D. What wouldn’t happen if you didn’t keep your commitment.
When your commitment is broken you have several options.
Option 1. Make the commitment again and leverage the accomplishment to a higher value.
Option 2. Increase the commitment.
Option 3. Decrease the commitment.
Love & Light
Gary De Rodriguez
Comments(1)
This is a great reminder to really face up to why it is we do not honor our commitments. I particularly like: What was the resistance? I think we sometimes fool ourselves into thinking “I’ll do it later” without really investigating what stops us. Once I am honest with myself about WHY I did not honor my commitment, then I can make progress and avoid continued procrastination.
Thank you for your continued wisdom.