4 Keys to Making REAL AND LASTING Changes in Your Life

4.  Accountability is a must.

A good friend will always tell us the truth and hold us accountable…especially when we ask them to.  My husband is always my main accountability partner, even when it comes to exercising and eating right.  He’s been my gym partner and my encourager no matter what.

I’ve even asked him to hide certain “red light” foods from me, so I am not tempted.  This may sound ridiculous to some of you, but the struggle is real, Friends.  I’m a Kentucky girl who can down a whole box of bourbon chocolates anytime, anywhere.  They are deliciously rich and creamy confections, and I can’t resist them whenever my in-laws bring them to my house.   So, my sweet husband hides them for me.  I’m sad to say that I’ve asked him to unhide them a time or two, and he’s reminded me of why he hid them in the first place. Bless his heart…the looks I must give him!  But, he hangs in there and tries to help me stay strong because he loves me and wants to see me make the progress that I so desire with my health.

We need accountability when it comes to our marriages too.  If we’re trying to improve the communication in our marriage, we can ask a trusted, married friend of our same gender to be our accountability partner and talk through some of the snags we are experiencing in our partner.  We need to make sure this is someone who is FOR us and our marriage and has some wisdom on the subject.

For more on friendship, check out “The 5 Friends Every Woman Needs”.

We must know when to ask for help and follow through with it.  Why go it alone when we don’t have to?  A trusted accountability partner is a tremendous blessing.

These 4 shifts in my approach have help me to push my all-or-nothing tendency to the side, and I’m seeing progress!  I hope they help you too.  Be blessed!

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