When someone else holds you accountable for something (as in “holding your feet to the fire”) it is extrinsically imposed motivation. Most of us get our taxes done by April 15 because there are consequences for failing to do so, not because we have a burning desire to pay our taxes.
But when you hold yourself accountable, the motivation is intrinsic. You don’t need someone else holding your feet to the fire when you yourself have made the commitment to walk across the hot coals. That’s what Tuesday’s Promise of The Self-Empowerment Pledge is all about – promising yourself to not rationalize and make excuses, but rather to commit yourself to doing that which must be done:
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But when you hold yourself accountable, the motivation is intrinsic. You don’t need someone else holding your feet to the fire when you yourself have made the commitment to walk across the hot coals. That’s what Tuesday’s Promise of The Self-Empowerment Pledge is all about – promising yourself to not rationalize and make excuses, but rather to commit yourself to doing that which must be done: