From the course: Holding Yourself Accountable

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Celebrate successes strategically

Celebrate successes strategically

From the course: Holding Yourself Accountable

Celebrate successes strategically

- Holding yourself accountable takes discipline. And just like going to the gym, it can be hard to keep it up day in and day out. That's why it's so important to celebrate your successes. And in fact, that can become a motivational tool. If I accomplish X, I'll treat myself to Y. I do this all the time, and in fact, as I was preparing this segment, I told myself that when I finish writing two more, I would get a massage. It was very nice. Here are few important things to keep in mind when it comes to celebrating successes. First, we obviously can't be rewarding ourselves all the time, fun as that might be. So we have to strategically think about when to do it. I'm a fan of rewarding completion. So if I've written a detailed client proposal or finished developing this course, or put the final touches on a presentation I'm doing, then I can get a reward. My energy might be waning, but the lure of the celebration can…

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