It's 6:40am on a Sunday, coffee in hand, and I'm waiting to meet him in person. I'm genuinely excited.

Why?

Because no matter how experienced we become, we should never stop learning, being challenged or holding ourselves accountable.

Every goal I've ever achieved has come from three things: clear principles, a proven method, and accountability.

I can't overstate how much that last one matters — especially if you're serious about a breakthrough.

This morning, over a full English, we'll review the last seven days:

• My main goals, across three fronts
• What I appreciated each day, written down
• My three goal-achieving activities each day, and whether I completed them

I completed every single one. And that's worth celebrating — briefly.

I have an approach with accountability that goes like this: "This I will do."

The reason it works is simple.

Every working day, we meet online — briefly — to make sure we do what we said we'd do. No chit-chat. Bottom line up front. No excuses. Just "this I will do", followed by doing it.

When you're stretching towards something you've never done before, it's easy to drift when nobody's watching.

A really good accountability partner doesn't let you drift at all. They challenge you, keep you focused, and sometimes see your progress way before you can see it yourself.

We've followed this process for decades. It's become a magnificent obsession.

Here's something I believe deeply. Being a coach, mentor or leader doesn't mean having all the answers.

It means being willing to keep learning, keep growing, and stay accountable yourself.

And it's something we can all put into practice.

1) Write down your three most important activities for tomorrow.

2) Decide when you'll complete each one.

3) Tell someone what you've committed to.

4) At the end of the day, review what you achieved and what you learned with them.

Simple? Absolutely.

Easy to do consistently? That's where the real work begins.

We call it closing the knowing–doing gap.

So here's my question for you this Sunday:

Who holds you accountable?

If the answer is "no one", perhaps this is the week to change that.

Never stop learning. Never stop growing. And never become so experienced that you stop being willing to be challenged.