EP226: The 4 Behaviors of Accountability That Lead to Success

<p>On this episode of The Wednesday Call podcast, Andy Albright comes to you live from his home in Treasure Island, Fla. to give you four behaviors of accountability that lead to success. </p> <p class="p1"><em>"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else."</em> <strong><em>--Benjamin Franklin</em></strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>Moral:</strong> Excuses provide the reasons to stop your forward motion. Once you stop, progress cannot be realized.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>The 4 Behaviors of Accountability:</strong></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">1.</span> Be Self-Disciplined (Willpower & Habit)</p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">2.</span> Think Before You Act (Wise Decisions & Emotional Maturity)</p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">3.</span> Take Ownership of Your Choices (Proactive Posture & Taking Responsibility)</p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1">4.</span> Be a Self-Starter (Being Persistent & Remaining Curious)</p> <p class="p1">1. Be Self-Disciplined Quote:</p> <p class="p2"><em>"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will."</em> <strong>--Vince Lombardi</strong></p> <p class="p2"><strong>Moral: Will</strong> is the spearhead of self-discipline. It is a concentration of force. It is when you gather up all your energy and make a massive thrust forward. Life <strong>doesn't first require</strong> you to have the strength (<strong>self-worth</strong>) to rise up, nor does it require the knowledge (<strong>education</strong>) to understand as a prerequisite for forward motion. Instead, it requires that <strong>instinctive desire</strong> that exists inside each and everyone of us to take just one more step.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>1. Be Self-Disciplined</strong></p> <p class="p2"><strong>Requires Two Things:</strong></p> <p class="p3">• <strong>Willpower</strong> (Gives you the <strong>guts to stay engaged</strong> in a course of action). A personal choice to <strong>rise above</strong> one's cir