"Snap Out of It"

The simple truth about what it takes to be accountable, happy and find success.

According to Linda Duxbury of Carlton University the Issue facing many Canadian Corporations is their inability to deal with staff's desire to find more balance in their lives.
Duxbury has done extensive research looking at the amount of bottom line dollars it is costing Businesses and it ranks into the several Billions.   When we don't address this dire need, our staff will arbitrarily take time off via mental health days, unplanned vacation days, and longer stints of time due to stress.

It's as if we woke up one day in our 40's and said
"What the hell am I doing all this stuff for?"
And the point is???? 
I often find myself looking at what I think is odd creative adventures and think to myself: "That person has far too much time on their hands" I harbor resent for anyone who has remotely created for themselves what I used to call a LIFE.   I want to encourage you to look at the following list of questions and just notice what comes up for you.   If you answer yes to more than 2 of the following statements, then I venture to guess that balance, or more specifically, the lack of balance in your life is an issue, at least worth reflecting on.

Would you Agree or Disagree to the following statements:

I frequently miss my children's special events because of my work schedule.
I often volunteer for stuff and then have to pull out, because I'm overloaded and then feel guilt.
I feel guilty about many things in my life.
I can't remember the last time I slept-in.
I don't have a sense of purpose for my life or where to even start looking for one.
I don't have time to exercise.
Lately I don't feel comfortable in my own skin.
My responsibilities to work, children, community and partner all compete for my attention.
I rarely have fun, and judge people who are always laughing.
I feel I am wasting time if I'm not accomplishing something.
I've lost touch with my friends.
I find myself missing deadlines when I normally don't.
I find myself doing work when I'm sitting at the hair salon, cause I know I should be doing something other than catch u on all the Hollywood stars lives... If you haven't figured it out yet, that's where this little gem of insight is being written.

Accountability as a new way of living has become very in Vogue.  It seems we really desire a life of significance and have not quite figured out where or how to start living that way.
Since January 2004, at every presentation I have given, I have been almost evangel in my desire to get the word out.  I know I have always been a goal setter, but kept falling short in a few areas of my so-called-life.  I have been amazed how the Guilt Free Accountability Success System^TM has been just that, guilt free.  The basic premise is that I email my small group of peers with my weekly to-do's, I try and have them move me towards my larger goals for the week and then get together for our once a month face-to-face meetings and discuss how it's all going. 

So now 3 years later, I am working with a new Accountability/mastermind group.  All great minds, hearts and fun loving individuals.  I am  drawn to work hard for them and enjoy how they motivate me to be better.  I love and hate how they call me on my "shit".  All of us need to be called once and a while. 

So when I started this accountability movement three years ago, I thought I had it all figured out then. But as I have worked towards more goals, more challenges and ever increasing insights, I know it's "Life" truly a wonderful process.  I just sometimes wish I would get "it" faster.  What I have found out is that when we move more on our personal goals we then go into work with more energy, focus and less resent towards this crazy thing we all do called WORK.

So here are my final thoughts on Accountability.   The key to a balanced life is one that looks at and moves forward on all parts of our lives.  We tend to be pretty good at making goals for our careers.  Some because we have to and some because we want to, but most executives and staff who I've spoken to admit in private to me that their work goals, really are not THEIR goals. 

 Where we have fallen short in our lives is we don't address the multitude of things we want to accomplish in the other 72 hours we have to fill each week.  The time we call "Home Life".   My challenge to you is, should you decide to take it on, is to email me with your next weeks "To-Do's" They must be in my inbox by Monday at noon.  Choose a couple of your to-do's to move you towards one or two of your larger annual goals.   

If you are really keen to get more focused, and create a life that has True Meaning for you, fin a handful of friends, email me and have me send you out a Guilt Free Accountability Success System Kit and get your group going.  You will email once a week to each other and meet once a month to discuss how it's going. 

The cost is minimal and the results are truly amazing.

Where in the World do you want to go?
Linda Edgecombe
1-888-868-9601
www.lindaedgecombe.com
info@lindaedgecombe.com
www.guiltfreeaccountability.com