Entrepreneurship and External Accountability

When I first quit my job and became a full time solopreneur I originally thought that I had enough internal resolve and motivation to work insane hours without any boss looking over my shoulder.

I was dead wrong.

Not to say that Im slacking or not doing any work, but back in the day when I had a boss monitoring my progress, I could crunch out a 10 hour day every weekday like it was nothing.

​I realize now that a lot of that extra effort came from not wanting to disappoint my boss. ( Definitely helpful to have a manager you admire )

Now that I am my own boss, I can kinda skirt from that dynamic and not feel sufficiently motivated

Now that I am my own boss, I can kinda skirt from that dynamic and not feel sufficiently motivated

But! I think I found a remedy that works for me. And it came from the most unlikely of places.

Instagram.

Instagram stories to be precise.

Lately, I’ve been documenting my days with the Big 3 things I need to accomplish, the three things I need to get done that day.

And because I throw that out there, it pushes me to continue the story. To finish the objective I set out for myself, and to not disappoint the people who are watching.

I want to accomplish my tasks and goals, not only because I know I’m being watched, but also to inspire more people to do, to make, and to chase their dreams through hard work.

It lights a fire under my ass, and if you’re working for yourself, that is a helpful tool indeed. 
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