Hi, and welcome to another inspirational episode of Customize Your Life!

This time, we’re sitting down to have a one-on-one conversation with someone who creates leaders wherever he goes. 

Sam Silverstein is the author of seven books, a highly sought-after speaker, and someone who doesn’t just talk to you, but challenges you to be the best you can be.

How? By teaching Accountability. 

“Accountability,” Sam says, “is one of the most misunderstood words in the English language. We want it in others, but we aren’t willing to have it in ourselves.”
 
Sam should know—he has coached leaders, corporations, and entire organizations, combining his case studies, research, and hands-on approach. 
 
Did you know that many countries don’t even have a word for “accountability” in their own language? As you’ll see from the interview below, Accountability is also one of my (Tony) favorite topics. Yet it’s such a hard one to master. 
 
“When leaders try to manipulate people by “holding” them accountable, “Sam tells us, “that’s not accountability.” 
He digs even deeper on the topic, showing us how we can ask the right questions FIRST in order to define our own values—the ones we truly want to live by. 

As I spoke with Sam, I realized that his coaching style is a unique one: He will NOT tell you what your values should be; rather, he challenges you to think about your own life, your visions and goals, and how you must be accountable first towards yourself. 

It would be awesome to be sitting in on one of Sam’s live speeches, but today, you get to listen in—for free!—on a personal conversation. 

Here, you’ll learn golden nuggets of wisdom, such as: 

Why Accountability goes beyond just surface stuff
 
Why you must live out your values—especially when life is hard and “inconvenient”
 
How making those tough decisions define who we truly are
 
Sam’s unique process for helping organizations define their values, including specific questions in the exercises
 
How, as leaders, you can get your followers to truly support you and your values

In just under an hour, you’ll discover how Sam takes whole corporations through some tough conversations, to see clearly how their organization connects to the areas they value. 

“It’s about having a conversation and digging deep, to find out what really matters to you in life,” he tells us. “If you tell me one of your values, I will dig deeper and ask you to define it so you know what it means to LIVE it.”
 
After a session, the values generate themselves—he leads his audience to finding what is already important to them.

So, if you want to know the deep questions you can ask so you can define your own values specifically, watch the exclusive interview.

Remember, everyone makes mistakes—we’re not going to live up to our values or keep our commitments every single day. Hey, we’re all human! 

But Sam talks us through the importance of sticking to your values, and you’ll see why getting coaching is a great option if you are not feeling that you are accountable enough on your own. 

Are you ready to Customize Your Life by defining your most important, foundational values—and committing to stick to them? 

Are you ready to live with purpose, knowing that you take full responsibility for your actions and their outcomes? 

We’re on this journey together, and we can’t wait to share the fulfillment of learning!

Thanks for watching! Let us know what you think of the interview by leaving your comments or questions below.

Honored to be your guides, 
 
Frances and Tony