This is an interesting take for me because I have always felt something similar to this. I thought maybe it was just my natural rebellion towards authority. Just me not liking someone telling me what to do. But this makes a little more sense.
Lovely weaving of intrinsic motivation and accountability. The entrepreneurs and professionals I coach don’t need to discuss what they need to do or how. Once they’ve got their insight which is invariably aligned with their deeper purpose, the rest falls into place
I feel the same way about accountability Rik, but I didn't know it until you called it out with such clarity. It was a just a dissonant feeling around being held or holding others "accountable" - and now I have a better idea have. I have many lightbulbs turning on in my attention as I consider your perspective. I'm going to have to sit with it for a while to digest it. It's a relief to know you're not going to follow up with me to ask if I'm making progress. : )
“When you help people find their intrinsic motivation through discovering and reaffirming their values, they’ll pick up their own responsibility because they have a purpose or a mission. Enforcing strictness and discipline will only stand in the way of that." -- interesting and powerful, Rik. And I’m 100% with you on this.
Interesting Rik! I'm not totally sold on the idea that accountability is all about strictness and discipline. I like to say things out loud to a group of supportive people. I find that also helps me find my words and dig deeper into underlying motivations. And as someone who works alone, it's nice to build that in.
Maybe I've just never had the type of accountability partner where it feels like a teacher grading my homework, which sounds like what you're describing!
This is an interesting take for me because I have always felt something similar to this. I thought maybe it was just my natural rebellion towards authority. Just me not liking someone telling me what to do. But this makes a little more sense.
Lovely weaving of intrinsic motivation and accountability. The entrepreneurs and professionals I coach don’t need to discuss what they need to do or how. Once they’ve got their insight which is invariably aligned with their deeper purpose, the rest falls into place
I feel the same way about accountability Rik, but I didn't know it until you called it out with such clarity. It was a just a dissonant feeling around being held or holding others "accountable" - and now I have a better idea have. I have many lightbulbs turning on in my attention as I consider your perspective. I'm going to have to sit with it for a while to digest it. It's a relief to know you're not going to follow up with me to ask if I'm making progress. : )
“When you help people find their intrinsic motivation through discovering and reaffirming their values, they’ll pick up their own responsibility because they have a purpose or a mission. Enforcing strictness and discipline will only stand in the way of that." -- interesting and powerful, Rik. And I’m 100% with you on this.
Interesting Rik! I'm not totally sold on the idea that accountability is all about strictness and discipline. I like to say things out loud to a group of supportive people. I find that also helps me find my words and dig deeper into underlying motivations. And as someone who works alone, it's nice to build that in.
Maybe I've just never had the type of accountability partner where it feels like a teacher grading my homework, which sounds like what you're describing!