What is it to be accountable?
Accountability is defined as “an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions“.
A lot of businesses I come across do find it difficult to get sh*t done and move their businesses forward. Rather than the things-to-do list getting shorter, it just seems to get longer.
The problem with this is it has a compound effect on the whole process of taking action to achieve the goals you have set yourself, causing you to be…
- overwhelmed & frustrated
- stressed & anxious
- annoyed with yourself
And if that wasn’t enough, other things can kick in causing the situation to get worse rather than better:
- procrastination?
- lack of focus and enthusiasm?
- distractions?
This means that your business is potentially stagnating or at least just plodding along.
If you find yourself in this situation, it is not easy to pull yourself out of that particular rut…so what can you do?
The first step is to notice that you are in this dilemma in the first place. Then you can start to put things in place to help you focus, for example:
- Turn off notifications
- Limit how often you check emails
- Allot chunks of time to focus on your actions
- Avoid social media and other rabbit holes
What can help is getting yourself an “accountability partner” to support keeping you on track. When you are beholden to someone else, it seems that most people are more likely to get their actions done and get cracking with their business.
If any of this resonates and you need some help with getting your list of tasks from to-do to done, then check out the BusComm Accountability Circle.
His experience and knowledge of 20 years being employed by someone else and to date, working with 100s of business owners, gives him the confidence and ability to offer business advice, coaching and training when given the opportunity to do so.
Having experienced the trials and tribulations that face a small business on that entrepreneurial journey, he is passionate about making sure businesses don't make the same mistakes that he made en route! He is a big believer in collaboration and encourages businesses to work together to grow their businesses; as well as offering help and support to each other for mutual gain.
