What are you passionate about? A few months ago, I read the book, The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity by Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, and Leena Rinne. From my perspective, the 5 Choices illustrate the key ways in which you can demonstrate personal accountability for achieving the outcomes you desire, a principle highlighted in The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability by Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Craig Hickman. The 2nd of the 5 choices is “Go for Extraordinary”. Kogon, Merrill, and Rinne explain that “Extraordinary” happens when you feel satisfied with accomplishments that add significant value to your work and life. Further, they encourage you to identify and label your key roles in a way that gets and keeps you excited about fulfilling them.
For some time now, I’ve been referring to myself as “Accountability Evangelist”. It wasn’t until I read The 5 Choices and later, Destiny: Step Into Your Purpose by T. D. Jakes that I realized the power of claiming that title. When I deliver training on accountability and other leadership fundamentals, I am exploding with enthusiasm as I engage the audience in a “What if?” discussion that challenges them to imagine what life would be like if all of us were more consistently, personally accountable for our own behaviors and results. The possibilities are indeed endless, and it only takes one person to start a movement!
Originally published April 7, 2017 on www.kiddenprep.com