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Hello, darling heart, and welcome to the drink less, live better podcast. This is the podcast that helps you to see that drinking

less doesn't need to be stressful, lonely, or boring. I'm your host, Sarah Williamson, and I decided to have a year alcohol

free as a little life experiment and haven't looked back. With my experience and training, I now help other women with their

alcohol free or drink less adventures. You can find out more about me and sign up to my 5 day drink less challenge at drink

less live better dotcom. I'm here to tell you that you can relax, connect and have fun without alcohol in your life. Join

me here each week to find out how. I'm here to tell you that accountability works, and here's why. If you're pursuing a goal,

it's helpful to put in place tools that will help you to get to where you want to be, whether a goal with a short term focus

or long term. What have you been doing to move you towards your goal up until now, now, and is it working? Word from the wise

here. If you are using resources that are not leading to the success, stop right now, put that chisel down, I give you permission.

Here is my example from about a year ago. The activity was set alarm for 6 am each weekday morning because I want to go out

for a run for 1 hour before I start my day. The result was press snooze button repeatedly for 3 months until I turned the

bloody alarm off. The feeling was failure. Now I've got 6 months under my belt of a different behaviour. The activity is set

alarm for 6:15, 3 mornings per week to weight train with a trainer and accountability group. The result is lowered heart rate,

beautiful arms and shoulders, if I do say so myself, and I do, and the feeling is success. I put my success down to 2 things.

Number 1, having a goal that whilst it was outside my comfort zone, I suspected I could do it if I really wanted to, and number

2, knowing someone else was expecting me. If what you're doing isn't working, try something else. Be accountable. Be accountable

to a close friend who understands. Be accountable to an Internet friend who understands. Spend your drinking money on a support

or sober or recovery coach, either 1 to 1 or in a group. Go to AA or Smart Meetings. Don't get caught up in hiding. Declare

your goals and don't retreat when the going gets tough. Use your accountability partner to talk through your values and what

motivates you. Work on your limiting beliefs, your mindset, your thought patterns and behaviours. Change. Change in a good

and powerful way. Let go of the shizzle that's holding you back. Take the action. If you don't know what the action is, then

get help with that first. Accountability will help you to commit. You'll be more dedicated to your goal and more motivated

to keep moving forward. Accountability will help you get really clear on the tools and resources you'll need both now and

in the future. What are the things you must be, do or have to be successful in your goal? Accountability helps you be creative.

If you hit a roadblock, here's a sounding board to help you find the way through. Accountability increases your competence.

When you know someone else is watching you, you tend to focus better. Accountability gives you an opportunity to celebrate.

You'll have a cheerleader who will celebrate all the milestones with you. Commitment, clarity, creativity, competence competence,

and celebration. These are just some of the things your accountability partner can help you with. I'm available to be an accountability

partner. I have got room at the moment for taking on a couple more one to one clients. If you're interested in working with

me in my 3 month programme, please head over to my website, drink less, live better.com, and read all it there, or drop me

an email or send me a DM on social media. I'd love to talk about how I could help you. Thank you for listening this week.

Please listen in again next week, and PS, I believe in you.