Setting Standards, Discipline, and Accountability

Each and every evolution I’ve experienced has involved being uncomfortable. There was a time when I had a fear of speaking in public. There was a time when I had a fear of people. There was a time when I was afraid of attractive women. If the anxiety I felt at it’s highest was a ten back then, today, those feelings are either nonexistent or a one or a two at the maximum.

The same can be said for friends and for work. There was a time when everyone got access. Access to my expertise, my time, and my friendship. There was a time when I’d work for “commission only” or even an exceedingly low hourly rate. That’s no longer the case. And as I move forward, my hourly rate today will seem exceedingly low relative to my current rate, at the future point. In fact, the odds of my charging an hourly rate will be low as I’m not wiling to exchange my time for money. I will offer solutions and will be compensated for those solutions, not my time.

Finally, each evolution has required me to be “called to account” or “answerable.” Those phrases are the origins or accountable. Last year my mentor drowned on vacation and I’ve been void of his guidance. I’ve been blessed to meet and befriend exceptional individuals with financial and professional accolades. Now, I’ll leverage my network and lean on the counsel of someone who’s successfully completed the evolution I’m about to embark on.

Today, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, I am grateful that:

Ideation has returned. One of the many benefits from writing is increased ideation. Renewed vigor and intensity become part of my morning routine as I sit at the keyboard and move forward expressing my thoughts, emotions, and plans for the coming months and years.

I’ve got so much work I am struggling with onboarding. I need to get more organized, which is a fancy way of saying I lack discipline. I will do what’s needed as I’m tired of repeating past failures. It will require being “called to account” and “answerable” to someone other than myself.

I’m sick of being average and willing to do something about it. I’ve been tired, but I haven’t been willing to do anything about it. Now, I’m back to whatever it takes. In not dimension can I say I’m His favorite and His grace is expressed in my current situation. It is and may be inspiring to others, but most are influenced by superficial things like the material. I’ll acquire those things, only as a means to deliver His message and be more impactful. That will afford me the ability to fulfill my purpose.

Whom are you accountable to?

How many times per month do you speak of your progress towards your purpose?

Are your times set on your calendar?

Can you begin to schedule those meetings?

Be Great. Be Grateful!!!