A good friend of mine does something like this. One day she decided that if a fried said they were going to do something she would ask them "by when." If they

A good friend of mine does something like this. One day she decided that if a fried said they were going to do something she would ask them "by when." If they didn't know she would ask them by when they would know. She would then make a note of it and hold you accountable for what you said you were going to do and who you said you were going to be. All that she asked is that you do the same for her. It cut down on people saying they were going to do something just to look good or making promises that they knew weren't going to be kept. She became a very popular person to talk to, when people wanted to make changes in their life she was often the person to call since she would hold you accountable without judgement. Edit: Fixed a typo.