Accountability

I have been hesitating about telling you about this for a few days.
I have commited to running 3 times a week, to build up in 3 months to do 5kms.
There I've said it - now I am accountable to you all.
I think accountability is an amazingly powerful tool and amazes me that something so simple works.
In the dictionary the word acountable is defined as responsible; required to account for one's conduct.
We can often be accountable to other people too, our partners, children, friends, boss, and by being accountable for what you say you will do for them, you are teaching them to be accountable to you.
I go to yoga every Friday and each week we talk about doing yoga more often and how it would help. Last week we talked about how doing our salutations to the sun each day would really benefit us. So I suggested in true life coach style, that we looked each other in the eye and commited to doing them every day until our next class. I know Ariane and I have done it and we will see about the others on Friday.
I give my clients a challenge/homework/powerful request each week and each week they do it- sometimes above and beyond.
Essentially in these situations, we are being accountable to ourselves, as the coach, the yoga teacher etc can't punnish you!
What could you be accountable to in your life? Pick one thing, go for it then celebrate.
Its pouring down outside, I WILL go for a run tomorrow.