Is the journey of self-accountable people (or people who believe strongly in self-accountability) harder than for others?

To the extent that they (we) limit them-(our)-selves from seeking help — I would say absolutely, yes.

I think there are many ways that I continue to get in my own way, and it usually comes with the “shoulds.” I love to say “don’t should all over yourself” and most of the things that I say — I’m one who benefits a lot from hearing them!

I believe wholeheartedly that we are responsible for ourselves, and that even if our challenges in life are somebody else’s “fault” it is still our responsibility to get through them, get over them, and create the life we want.

This is shining a spotlight on the reality that sometimes the most self-accountable and responsible thing somebody can do is seek help from professionals who can assess and lay out a path.

Being coaches or psychologists doesn’t make us super-human. And we will never have the benefit of seeing ourselves outside ourselves like others can do (and like we do for others).

I am definitely human — flawed, learning, practicing. Teaching these concepts doesn’t mean I nail them every day all day. Sometimes I flail.

But then I go “meta” and point to Progress Over Perfection (one of my core values) — if I am learning from a situation, and mostly taking two steps forward, even when there is one step back — then I choose to feel good about that.

Just today I was talking with my best friend about how quickly the “reset” button gets hit in our brains and our hearts. That something worth celebrating can get lost in the shuffle in a matter of hours, or sometimes even minutes.

I actually had something happen today that was exciting. And I want to choose to go celebrate it now. So I will leave my thoughts there. :)