Self-accountability is the ability to take responsibility for your own actions and decisions. It involves understanding that the choices you make can have positive or negative effects on your work and personal life.  Being self-accountable means that you are willing to accept the consequences of your actions and learn from your mistakes. It also means that you are committed to achieving your goals and are willing to put in the effort required to achieve them. Some ways to develop self-accountability include having an accountability buddy, using if-then planning, setting up pre-commitments, focusing on being, not doing, and reframing your language. Accountability to yourself is important because it shows you that you are important. You respect yourself. You take yourself seriously. And it shows everyone else they should respect you too.