Who is up for some PDA?

No, not public displays of affection.

Public displays of accountability.

I'm reading a terrifc book right now called "The Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy.

He writes:

"Want to cement that new habit?  Get big brother to watch you. It's never been easier with all the social media available.  I heard about one woman who decided to get control of her finances by blogging about every penny she spends every day.  She's got her family, friends and plenty of colleagues following her spending habits, and as a result of the many eyes of scrutiny, she's become far more responsible and disciplined in her finances."

I thought this sounded like a great idea.  You can do this with your finances or your your weight or any other goal you have.

Twitter is a great way to make your goals public.  If  you have a smart phone as you spend money (or eat or do some exercise or something toward any of your goals) you could add it to your twitter stream.

If you don't have a smart phone, any time you are near a computer you can update Twitter.

You can do this anonymously.  You need to give your email address to sign up for Twitter but when you are signing up, uncheck that box that  says "Let others find me by my email address"

You CAN do this anonymously but it will have more power for you if you announce it on Facebook and to your email list.

Tell your friends you are trying something new to reach your goals and invite them to follow along.

If you'd rather keep it away from people you know, set up an anonymous Twitter account, make a fake name and let me know the address and I'll announce it to my readers.

Remember it can be any goal you have, not only your finances.  If you want to lose weight and keep track of everything you eat, this is for you.  If you want to do some sort of exercise every day let people know what you've done on Twitter.

So go set up your Twitter Goal Account.