What's so good about getting corrected by a 5 year old?

Have you ever been held to account? There is a good chance you have been and if so there is a fair chance next time you were much more conscious of doing the job or activity right. The point of my message is accountability and how you and I need it to become better and achieve success. I don't care who you are this is one thing we all have in common - we need to be held accountable.

To prove my point by using a very simplistic story; my daughter who is only 5 years old and in pre school is learning the alphabet, sounding out words and so forth. All very exciting for her and she's doing very well. She is doing so well I am constantly being corrected in my grammar. I have fallen into the horrible habit of saying yeah and she without fail stops me and makes me repeat the word properly. "You said Yeah Dad say it properly". Of course I follow orders. Same goes with the word what instead of pardon. At first it was a little bit of fun but she aint stopping and guess what? I am improving my speaking especially around her. True accountability isn't it.

What's my point? Well just think if you had someone you were accountable to as far as your lifestyle, business or anything really. You can't hide or fudge it and you have to answer to someone when you aren't pulling your weight. You then are forced to make serious choices as to whether you conform, make sacrifices and succeed or realise you aren't ready to take the task seriously enough. Either way you get a result or a realisation and you stop beating around the bush.

For me I have just been told my coffee is ready by Sabina and of course I replied with a, "yes thank you sweety". Only 5 but she's got me wrapped around her little finger.