Let’s be honest: if you’re already running a seven-figure company, “gratitude” probably isn’t at the top of your to-do list.

You’re busy optimizing systems, scaling teams, and dodging fire drills that pop up out of nowhere. Someone suggests journaling about what you're thankful for, and your brain goes, “Cool. Should I do that between payroll issues and my fifth coffee?”

Here’s the truth: gratitude isn’t some fluffy side dish. It’s a performance enhancer. Not for your muscles, but for your mind, mood, and leadership capacity.

High achievers don’t just practice gratitude because it feels good, they use it because it works.

What Gratitude Actually Does to Your Brain

Now let’s break this down into six specific ways it changes you, and what you can do to bring those benefits into your daily grind.

The best part about gratitude is that it scales with you. Whether you’re running a $300k solo practice or a $10 million operation with multiple teams, this gratitude practice helps you operate from a place of grounded clarity and not just ambition.

So, if you’ve been treating gratitude like a nice-to-have, here’s your permission to make it non-negotiable.

To help you get started, download my complimentary Gratitude Journal by going to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/gratitude/.

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I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Unlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today!

Want more proven business success tips and resources? Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog.

Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, as your Accountability Coach™, can help you get and stay focused on you highest payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your professional and personal goals, so you can enjoy the kind of business and life you truly want and deserve.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

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Discipline: it's not exactly a party in your brain, is it? Most of us would rather hit snooze than rise and grind. But let's face it: those who've mastered the art of self-control seem to effortlessly crush their goals. So, what's their secret? It's not magic; it's mindset.

Highly disciplined people have a knack for starting their days off right. They've swapped those fuzzy morning brain fogs for laser focus and productivity. Let's dive into the seven mindsets that fuel their success right now to help you change or modify your mindset to achieve even greater success.

Highly disciplined people realize that mastering morning routines and self-discipline depends on mindset habits. Their mental perspective upon awakening either sets the tone for empowerment and productivity, or restraint and frustration.

This is not an overnight process, as you know. Like physical fitness, mental strength requires continuous exercise—a commitment to gradually adopting empowering mindsets until they become an automatic habit. To explore more about success habits of the wealthy, go to https://bit.ly/10-Success-Habits.

The reward is days infused with clarity of purpose, resilience towards setbacks, and alignment with your deepest values.

Start small by picking one mindset from these seven to focus on cultivating. Over time, stack them to create mornings that empower you to achieve your wildest dreams.

Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Get the proven strategies and resources you need for massive success. Subscribe to my blog now by going to https://accountabilitycoach.com/blog and start transforming your business today!

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Unlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today!

Want more proven business success tips and resources? Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog.

Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, as your Accountability Coach™, can help you get and stay focused on you highest payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your professional and personal goals, so you can enjoy the kind of business and life you truly want and deserve.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on your favorite platform

I know you will find benefit from Jeff’s innovative approach to meditation and martial arts providing holistic health and well-being. Meditation is used as a tool for enhancing every aspect of your life —mental, physical, and emotional.

Jeff Patterson has over 36 years of experience, practicing and teaching meditative and martial arts. As the founder of Northwest Fighting Arts/Portland Tai Chi Academy and The Yielding Warrior, he emphasizes the transformative power of meditative and martial arts practices, particularly the yielding concept. He has published two books and hundreds of instructional videos. Jeff is the Founder of The Yielding Warrior online program and has worked with 1,000's of students from around the world.

Here are just a few of the questions I asked Jeff Patterson that you will benefit from by listening to his interview:

· What sets you apart from other meditation practitioners is your unique approach known as "The Yielding Warrior Method." Please share this with us and how we, as business owners, can best apply it in our business and life to help us be even more successful.

· As business owners, we are in business to make money and be profitable, so how does breathwork connect to us being profitable?

· What’s one easy exercise for improving mental clarity and focus that we, as entrepreneurs, can incorporate between meetings or after a challenging day?

· Please describe a technique that helps us, as entrepreneurs, take a step back, quiet our mind, and realign with our core purpose, especially when feeling overwhelmed?

· What’s a daily practice that successful entrepreneurs can do to strengthen resilience and adapt to the constant changes and challenges in their business?

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

The Results Accelerator™

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Unlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today!

Want more proven business success tips and resources? Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog.

Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, as your Accountability Coach™, can help you get and stay focused on you highest payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your professional and personal goals, so you can enjoy the kind of business and life you truly want and deserve.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on your favorite platform

If willpower had a fragrance, it would probably smell like good fresh coffee and victory. It's that almost mystical force that gets you out of bed at 5 a.m., makes you walk past the donut aisle, and helps you say "no" to binge-watching yet another episode of that show everyone keeps talking about. But let’s face it—our willpower isn’t always at 100%. Some days, it feels more like a Wi-Fi signal in a dead zone—unreliable and frustrating.

That’s where these three willpower principles come in. They’re not just motivational quotes slapped on a poster with a picture of a beautiful mountain, they’re practical strategies that work. Ready to crush your goals? Let’s dive in.

Here’s the thing: You don’t need to be perfect to crush your goals. You just need to start. Start small, start messy, start today—but just start. Your future self will high-five you for it.

Ready to take control? Pick one of these 3 willpower principles and put it into action today. Maybe that means setting a clear "why" for your goals, celebrating a tiny win, or streamlining your day to save some willpower for what truly matters most to you. Whatever it is, take the first step because every goal you’ve ever dreamed of starts with one tiny decision. You’ve got this.

Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Get the proven strategies and resources you need for massive success. Subscribe to my blog now by going to https://accountabilitycoach.com/blog and start transforming your business today!

Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/my-podcast/ as well as on most podcast platforms and in most English-speaking countries.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Unlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today!

Want more proven business success tips and resources? Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog.

Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, as your Accountability Coach™, can help you get and stay focused on you highest payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your professional and personal goals, so you can enjoy the kind of business and life you truly want and deserve.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on your favorite platform

Could artificial intelligence be the key to taking your business to the next level? I know the concept of AI can feel overwhelming because there is so much to learn and know. But hear me out here please.

AI has evolved to do incredible things we previously thought only humans could manage. While AI systems aren't actual thinking beings, they can take on repetitive and data-heavy tasks to help us humans work even smarter and faster, and more strategically.

When growing your business, AI can be a game-changing assistant for you. No, it can't replace all human intelligence or creativity. However, it can help break down growth strategies into concrete and executable steps. Let’s explore practical ways to leverage AI to expand your client base, increase sales / revenue, improve operations, and more.

Target Prospects More Precisely

Design Hyper-Personalized Experiences

Chat with Clients 24/7/365

Uncover Actionable Insights

Optimize Workflows

The Power of Starting Small

The key is starting small by initially focusing on 1-2 high-impact areas to apply AI - not overhauling your entire infrastructure overnight. Target specific pain points that automation can alleviate so your team can shift their attention to innovation and long-term growth initiatives rather than constantly playing catch-up in daily fire drills.

To Discover even more about how top entrepreneurs are using AI to skyrocket growth—and how you can, too (even if you’re not tech-savvy), download my Playbook by going to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/ai-playbook/.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Unlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today!

Want more proven business success tips and resources? Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog.

Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, as your Accountability Coach™, can help you get and stay focused on you highest payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your professional and personal goals, so you can enjoy the kind of business and life you truly want and deserve.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on your favorite platform

Take your business to the next level by creating an 'It’s All About Them' (IAAT) experience for clients and prospects. A company that is founded on the IAAT principle will have valuable services right "out of the box."

Ask any successful business owner and entrepreneur, and they will tell you that in order to get new clients and keep the existing ones coming back for more, clients have to trust you, enjoy their experience, and find value in the service or product you’re providing. In other words, it has to be all-about-them.

The desire to make your business all-about-them is the easy part. It’s the creation and implementation of business models that allow you to practice it that may require some trial and error. Making your business all about them will make all the difference and accelerate it to a new level of success.

Take your business to the next level by reviewing all methods of communication with your clients and prospects. By using an all-about-them language in phone conversations, emails, marketing materials and website, clients and prospects will easily be able to relate to the services offered and how they benefit them.

Here are some examples of how a simple shift in language can make all the difference.

It is easy to be unaware of how often you use "I" and "We" language and an important exercise is to record your conversations with clients either by audio or video. By scripting, reviewing, and rehearsing all-about-them language, all your communication will improve and so will your business.

Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/my-podcast/ as well as on most podcast platforms and in most English-speaking countries.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Unlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today!

Want more proven business success tips and resources? Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog.

Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, as your Accountability Coach™, can help you get and stay focused on you highest payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your professional and personal goals, so you can enjoy the kind of business and life you truly want and deserve.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on your favorite platform

I know you will find James to be a wealth of information related to helping you create a peak performance culture in your firm, so you can accelerate your business and personal success.

James Robbins is a rare mix of leadership consultant, change specialist, adventurer, and motivational speaker. He speaks to audiences worldwide, helping them raise their performance to match their potential. He has been helping equip and transform leaders for over 20 years. James is the author of Nine Minutes on Monday; The Quick and Easy Way to Go From Manager to Leader. He has given over 3,000 presentations and shared the stage with John Maxwell, President Bill Clinton, Simon Sinek, Brené Brown, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. James’s newest book, The Call to Climb, will help you Discover Your Path, Conquer Your Fears, and Fulfill Your Destiny.

You can find my interview with James Robbins at https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/accountabilitycoach.com/id290547573, https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id305208343, https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/my-podcast/, and on most podcast platforms and in most English-speaking countries.

Subscribe and get new episodes as they are released.

To Discover even more about how top entrepreneurs are using AI to skyrocket growth—and how you can, too (even if you’re not tech-savvy), download my Playbook by going to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/ai-playbook/.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

The Results Accelerator™

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Unlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today!

Want more proven business success tips and resources? Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog.

Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, as your Accountability Coach™, can help you get and stay focused on you highest payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your professional and personal goals, so you can enjoy the kind of business and life you truly want and deserve.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on your favorite platform

Have you ever been driving and realized just a bit too late that you missed your exit? Have you ever traveled somewhere just to find that you’ve seen the same street corner three times, and you realize you’ve been going in circles? Perhaps you took the wrong turn because you were distracted by your favorite song on the radio. These inconveniences can be enough to forget why you started in the first place! You might veer off course or give up altogether and go home. As a business owner, these same annoyances can crop up when working to achieve your goals.

How you approach your goals isn’t that different from traveling! Your motivation is the fuel that powers you and gives you the focus and follow-through. Let’s explore six mile-markers, or tips, to help you stay on course from start to finish.

In conclusion, use one, two, or all six of these mile markers as you approach your next goal. You’ll build your motivation as soon as the rubber meets the road.

Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Get the proven strategies and resources you need for massive success. Subscribe to my blog now by going to https://accountabilitycoach.com/blog and start transforming your business today!

Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/my-podcast/ as well as on most podcast platforms and in most English-speaking countries.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Unlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today!

Want more proven business success tips and resources? Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog.

Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, as your Accountability Coach™, can help you get and stay focused on you highest payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your professional and personal goals, so you can enjoy the kind of business and life you truly want and deserve.

I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.

Aim for what you want each and every day!

Anne Bachrach

The Accountability Coach™

Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on your favorite platform