Is my accountability group enough?

Last week I talked about how everyone needs someone to hold them accountable. This week I'll ask you if that's enough....is it?

Is having an accountability person or group enough to reach your goals? Simply put, no. It's not. It makes the goals much easier to attain but it's not enough. That would make it way to easy. Almost like having another person or group reach your goals for you. When push comes to shove, it all comes down to what you want. Do you want it bad enough?

No group or single accountability partner can ever actually put in the work for you. They just can't and that's the way it should be. Anyone out there who would want someone they didn't personally put in the work for doesn't deserve it in the first place. That requires no discipline to attain it and won't be nearly as special. The work wasn't put in and the respect won't be there.

So back to the point, yes, everyone needs an accountability group or partner or whatever. But you can't depend on them to do the work for you.

You have to face the music and when the dust settles, you have to look directly at yourself in the mirror and answer to that face staring back at you. What will you say when you lose a game or don't come in first in a wod or don't have the highest max in the gym? What will you say when you get knocked down? Personally, I want to say, "Get up you son of a bitch because tomorrow is a new day. Tomorrow, today won't matter anymore."

I've been involved in sports my whole life and I've adopted the idea that you're only as good as your last hit, catch, throw, coaching session, lift, sprint, pull-up, and the list goes on. This idea keeps me fighting every day I walk into the box to coach or workout. It gives me hope that I'll get another chance. And ultimately, it keeps me personally accountable to myself. Everyone needs it. Find it. Use it. And thrive.