Accountability

   I'm reading and discussing an interesting book with some friends called Made to Crave. It looks at finding a healthy lifestyle from a spiritual perspective. I am by no means trying to force a certain spiritual view point on anyone, but the book listed an interesting set of statistics from the American Society of Training and Development (apparently there is one of these research societies). 


The probability of achieving a goal is... 
  10% when you hear an idea; 
  40% when you decide you will do it; 
  50% when you plan how you will do it; 
  65% when you commit to someone else you will do it; 
  95% when you have an accountability appointment with the person you've committed to. 


 These stats show the importance of  making a plan for how you will accomplish your goals in life, and finding the right support network to help you accomplish that plan. Sometimes your support network will change over time. The people in your support network may play different roles. Each part is important in helping you stay on track.. aka stay accountable... in accomplishing your goals.