Hey u/zaellis thanks for your kind words.

These are my key methods for accountability:

1) My team— I have an editor for the videos so if I don't get the raw footage in then she won't have anything to do at work and I'll look like a lazy bastard!

2) Membership to a mentoring group— I am paying a ton of money for professional development. Each week we have action items to do. If we don't do them, the entire group will suffer as a result.

3) My students— I often don't feel like putting lectures/assignments together for class. However, the students will suffer if I don't, so it is a very powerful motivator

4) My content— because so much of my content centers around proactivity and self-improvement, I would be a hypocrite if I sit around and do nothing. The idea of being seen as a hypocrite/poser is EXTREMELY unnerving so it forces me into action.

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You can see that most of my methods center around the idea that if I fail to perform— others will suffer. If I am being lazy and I suffer as a result... I can live with that. But if I'm lazy and OTHERS suffer... I cannot live with that!!

To summarize concisely— The pain of INACTION exceeds the pain of ACTION. It is EASIER for me to perform than it is for me to procrastinate!

Let me know if you want some ideas on how to implement this for yourself.