You have some great ideas.
You have some great ideas.
You probably won’t do them.
You had some great ideas for the summer too.
How many actually happened?
Let’s face it.
Having ideas isn’t the problem.
Getting them done is.
I know because I’m exactly the same.
That’s why I have coaches.
I have a fitness and nutrition coach who knows my goals, sees my numbers and knows when I’m not doing what I said I would do.
I have a performance coach who pushes me on the bigger commitments. Writing the book. Booking the keynote. Making the decision. Actually doing the things I keep saying matter to me.
And I have peers and mentors who know the life I’ve committed to living and aren’t afraid to challenge me when my actions don’t match it.
Could I do all of this myself?
Probably.
But history suggests I won’t.
You don’t hire a coach because you don’t know what to do.
You hire a coach because knowing and doing are two very different things.
So look at the things you keep saying you want to do.
Get fit.
Write the book.
Build the business.
Change careers.
Fix the relationship.
Finally launch that idea.
Which ones have been on your list for six months?
Or six years?
Stop relying on motivation.
Find someone who knows what you said you were going to do, will ask whether you did it, won’t accept your bullshit explanation when you didn’t, and will celebrate with you when you do.
You probably don’t need another idea.
You need some way to stop negotiating with yourself.
So I’m curious:
If you have a coach, what do you use them to keep you accountable for?
And if you don’t have one, what system or person keeps you from letting yourself off the hook?
I’d genuinely like to hear what works for you.
