' Wednesday Word: Accountable | Adventures with FitNyx

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Wednesday Word: Accountable

This week's Wednesday Word is accountable, and boy is this a good one for me to have to wrap my mind around for a bit.  Generally, I'm pretty accountable for the things I do for others, but I have difficulty holding myself accountable to myself.  My struggle is readily apparent in the constantly inconsistent nature of my blogging, as well as my flakiness on hobby commitments.  I tend to make a lot of excuses (some legitimate, others less so) but later I feel bad for not keeping those commitments.  I'm not really one for making new year's resolutions, but if I had to make one for 2016 it would be to figure out how to hold myself more accountable, and to follow through more often on projects or comments I start.


With some of the major life happenings I have on the horizon, staying accountable is likely going to be more difficult for me than ever.  In the interest of creating better habits and forging a new level of accountability in my personal life here are some things I'm going to try to keep myself on track in the coming weeks and months:

  • Create shorter term goals for myself to break up larger goals into more manageable pieces.
  • Post more of my personal goals on the blog through the Weekly Chase linkup.
  • Create to-do lists - and make sure I'm actually checking things off in a reasonable time span.
  • Schedule time to tackle projects that have gotten behind or need specific focus.
  • Keep calendars of due dates or planned deadlines.
  • Dedicate space to certain types of tasks, such as office space to blogging and work.
  • Maintain better levels of organization, both at home and at work.
  • Determine some sort of self-reward system for accomplishing daunting tasks.
I'm not 100% sure any or all of these things will actually help, but I'm trying what I can think to try and we'll see how it goes!  I am, of course, open to suggestion for better ways to establish accountability measure in daily life, so if you've tried something that has worked wonders in your life, there's a comment form at the bottom of the page with YOUR name on it!


Deb Runs

Do you struggle with accountability?  What helps you stay on track?

6 comments:

  1. I'm good with things that interest me (meal planning, fitness) and really bad at the things that don't (house cleaning, decluttering).

    Rewards are always a good motivator!

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  2. I can make a to-do list, but then I forget to check it!

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  3. I am totally with Judy on being motivated to do the things I enjoy doing such as meal prep, baking, running, organizing. But I def slack with things I know I can put off. I just took my Christmas tree down on Sunday...yikes!

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  4. I am with Judy in the sense that I am good with the things that interest me and that I enjoy such as running, writing, and stuff with the kids. But I really do NOT enjoy meal prep. I am trying to set aside 1-2 hours on weekends to organize meals and cut all my veggies so it doesn't seem so overwhelming throughout the week!

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  5. I try to keep a schedule. If it's important to me, it's on the schedule and I get it done.

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  6. There's nothing like checking something off my to-do list... It's such a satisfying feeling.

    I love the Roosevelt quote!

    Thanks for linking up!

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