Accountability

accountable

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈkau̇n-tə-bəl\

Function: adjective

Date: 14th century

1 : subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.
2 : capable of being accounted for : explainable

Accountability. Turns out this is what I've needed all along.

I would venture to say that many of our personal failures in new endeavors are a result of not being accountable. At work, you're accountable to your supervisors and your peers. In endeavors of business, you're accountable to your shareholders and your customers. When it comes to endeavors of a personal nature, to whom are you accountable?

When we start something new, its usually a goal that we hold unto ourselves - if you're a strong-willed, strong-minded, dedicated person, your chances of follow through are greater. Unfortunately for me, I'm not one of said people. I get lazy, bored, and apathetic very easily. I can start new things left and right, but keeping up with it? That's a whole other story.

That's why, in this venture, I'm putting it all out there for everyone to see, to create that accountability I never had before. The last time I attempted some sort of weight loss venture, I kept up with it for a good two or so months - I was really only accountable to my workout partner at that point, but I'm not sure that even that was enough to keep me to interested - as such, you see me starting again today.

So please feel free to follow along - just have a read if you'd like, offer your comments of compliment or derision (don't worry, I can take it - a self-deprecating sense of humor takes one a long way), or actively participate - I have decided that if anyone would like to be accountable to a built-in audience, by all means, join me - I'll leave the blogging posting capabilities open to anyone who'd like to contribute.

So come along, have fun, and look forward to hearing from you/talking with you... after all, since you're the ones holding me accountable, if I fail, it's all your fault ;)