2025 - Week 1 - Accountability!

Why Struggle? Podcast w Barbara J. Faison

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2025 - Week 1 - Accountability!

This is an episode about accountability.

If you're new to the podcast, welcome, and if you listen regularly, thank you.

Who are you accountable to? What do you want to be held accountable for?

Decades ago, I started holding myself accountable for what I wanted to be, do or have in life. Whenever I wanted to complete something I would have “accountability partners” that would check in with me so I would finish whatever it was I started. Were there things I didn’t finish, sure. Were there things I did finish? Yep!

These accountability partners helped me create my book, my audio programs, my meditations, my card deck,as well as kept me on track for reducing my sweets and walking and so much more.. And I am grateful for having accountability partners that I checked in with, and continue to check in with even today.

On December 16 I started something called the 40 Day Plan. It's a practice I've been doing now for over five years with the creator of the plan, Regenna London. ReRegenna gina is a dear friend I've known since the 90s. lol

The 40 Day Plan is about focus. You get to decide what you want to focus on. I remember reading somewhere that FOCUS = Finish One Course Until Successful. This statement helps me stay on track and reminds me that multitasking is a myth.

This plan has been and is a great way to have accountability. Usually Regenna and I will connect with each other and share what we're interested in focusing on. Sometimes we have other people involved with us. This time we have two other ladies actively working with us and we have a WhatsApp text thread where we check in most days to confirm what we completed and that we did what we said we would do.

What I've discovered is when I do the 40 Day Plan, it feeds my creativity. Over the last few weeks, I've created two new audios, one I shared in last week's podcast, the Body Scan and Gratitude practice.

And this one is affirmations to start your day, I haven't tested it with my community yet, it is truly hot off the presses. It's only about three minutes, I hope you enjoy it.

I'd love to know your thoughts about the Start Your Day Affirmations. Are there any affirmations that resonated with you? What are your thoughts about people keeping you accountable? I’d love to know what you think. Feel free to leave a comment, reflection, or observation where you're listening to this podcast. Thank you.

If you’d like to share your thoughts with me - [e-mail] is the best way to reach me. And if social media is better for you, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram, are best.