★ SELF-MASTERY Tip 10: Accountability Points ★

Congrats! You've set some meaningful goals for the new year. Now, how to ACTUALLY keep them? It's hard to stay focused on your own, isn' it? I'll let you in on a little secret—I accomplish nothing on my own. My success has relied greatly on the wisdom, encouragement, resources and help of others. One of the ways to leverage the benefits of other people in your life is to set up systems that hold you accountable to the changes you want to make.

Points of accountability can be anything that holds you to your goals: Positive peer pressure from a loved one, colleague or mentor you've given permission to check in with you; Deadlines; Alarms in your phone to remind you of daily tasks; 5 Daily Habits practice (I'll explain this one another time); Notes and other reminders posted everywhere and/or in key places (pockets, dashboard, mirror, briefcase or purse); vision boards; support groups; counselors/coaches; etc.

So, if you haven't set up accountability points to ensure your goals' success then now's the time. Succeed on!

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★ SELF-MASTERY Tip 10: Accountability Points ★

Congrats! You've set some meaningful goals for the new year. Now, how to ACTUALLY keep them? It's hard to stay focused on your own, isn' it? I'll let you in on a little secret—I accomplish nothing on my own. My success has relied greatly on the wisdom, encouragement, resources and help of others. One of the ways to leverage the benefits of other people in your life is to set up systems that hold you accountable to the changes you want to make.

Points of accountability can be anything that holds you to your goals: Positive peer pressure from a loved one, colleague or mentor you've given permission to check in with you; Deadlines; Alarms in your phone to remind you of daily tasks; 5 Daily Habits practice (I'll explain this one another time); Notes and other reminders posted everywhere and/or in key places (pockets, dashboard, mirror, briefcase or purse); vision boards; support groups; counselors/coaches; etc.

So, if you haven't set up accountability points to ensure your goals' success then now's the time. Succeed on!
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New Biz Cards and Branding

Readers: What do you think? I've been slowly re-tooling my brand from "Bardos Relationship Consulting" to both "JonathanSherman.net" and the "rel8gr8" logo. Why? Bardos is a wonderful concept but most people didn't know its meaning (Tibetan Buddhist term signifying among other amazing things "a powerful opportunity for change") and thought it was either my last name or that I worked for someone else. Obviously, JonathanSherman.net clarifies that and "rel8gr8" or "Relate Great" clarifies without confusion or "mystical" intimations what my work is all about: "Creating greatness in relationships—Nothing less."

Also, I've always appreciated minimalist design for it's cleanness and ability to stand well on it's own with little to no explanation (i.e., Apple and Target are two favorite brands that do this well.) So, I wanted a logo that explained all that I do in bold but simple and eye-catching way. Rel8Gr8 is more of a tagline than the name of my business, but it's simple to remember as will the corresponding rel8gr8.com website be easy to remember and thus find.

Why do I care about all of this? Well, I love design, marketing, branding and advertising and am always impressed when it's done right and cringe when it's not. My brand, and related aspects (ie., this blog and websites), have needed both restructuring and face-lifts for some time.

Note to potential printer: Here's the idea for new biz card and the die cut that would be needed. It would be same size of standard biz card with the top area cut out. Make sense? Thanks. J

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"So..." Simple Impromptu Family Silliness

Great relationships are more often created by lots of small moments rather than a few big ones. For example, last week in church I started the following "build-a-story" titled "So...". As you can see, I just began the story and passed it (quietly and discretely since we were in church) around and this silliness is what ensued.

Dad: "So, the other day I...
Adam (15): ...went to the bathroom and found a...
Molly (10): ...unicorn that turned into a...
Emily (13): ...pickle. I have no idea why it did that. But I have an idea to get it back, which is...
Matthew (8): ...get a gun and point it at its head and tell him to "Turn me back!" and if he says...
Mom: ..."Poop de loops" then he will turn into a beautiful...
Hannah (12, friend): ...caterpiller that can turn in to an evil goblin.
Dad: So, after all of that, as you I'm sure you can understand I got quite confused, so I...
Em: ...went and ate an apple. But then...
Mol: ...before I ate it, it came alive and...
Ad: ...ate me in one bite so now I'm sitting here writing this story. But wait, what is this?
Matthew: ...It's the pony that turned me into a pickle!
Mom: ..."Mr. Pony? Will you turn me into a unicorn? I want to...
Hannah: ...frolic in the mist of the Magic Waterfall...
Matthew: ...and then I want to go to the top and jump off...
Dad: ...and land in a pile of fluffy, toasted coconut marshmallows."
The End.

I encourage you to try this with your family. It's simple, silly, creative, easy and can quickly create some fun bonding that can then be thrown in a scrapbook for a good memory later on.

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