Follow Through Protocol
You know what you need to do. So why can’t you make yourself do it?
You make a plan of action. You have every intention of following through. Then the time comes to do it, and somehow you’re avoiding it again.
The Follow Through Protocol helps you work through that resistance, so you have help beginning even when you’re afraid of disappointing yourself again.
Pay once · No recurring charges · Refundable within 14 days
When you’re about to back out, open the Follow Through Protocol. Get help to overcome the resistance, work on the next step in your own plan, and keep track of which strategies actually help.
—You’re still thinking about it
Putting it off doesn’t mean you get to stop carrying it.
You check your phone. Get something to drink. Find one more thing that needs doing before you can start. For a little while, you don’t have to deal with it.
But it’s still there. In the back of your mind while you’re doing something else. In the guilt when someone asks how it’s going. In the conversation you have with yourself before bed, when you decide tomorrow is going to be different.
After enough of those conversations, you start questioning whether you can trust yourself to do what you say you’re going to do. You know you care. You know the consequences. Why in the world does it keep happening?
—What does “try harder” actually tell you to do?
“I need more discipline” doesn’t explain why you backed out.
Maybe starting means finding out whether you’re any good. Maybe you genuinely don’t know where to begin. Maybe you made the plan when you had more time and energy than you do now.
Calling all of that a lack of discipline gives you the same answer every time: be better tomorrow. You still haven’t figured out what to do differently when tomorrow comes.
And if avoiding the task gives you a little relief, you have a reason to keep avoiding it, even while you hate what it’s costing you. You can care deeply about the outcome and still keep choosing the relief.
Read the research behind the approach—Here’s what getting help actually means
Start with what’s stopping you this time.
You choose what’s getting in the way. The Follow Through Protocol uses that answer and the plan you’ve saved to offer help you can put to use on this attempt. Here’s how three different obstacles change the response.
“I’m worried it’ll be bad.”
The Follow Through Protocol asks you to put the worry into words, then brings you back to the first step you chose. If the task is safe, you can try that step while you still feel nervous. You don’t have to win an argument with every possible thing that could go wrong.
“I have less time than I thought.”
The Follow Through Protocol brings up the smaller version you already chose. If that fits the time and energy you have, you can do it. If it doesn’t, you can reschedule. A plan that depended on an hour you no longer have needs adjusting. Beating yourself up won’t give you the hour back.
“I don’t know what to do first.”
The Follow Through Protocol brings up your saved first step and asks whether it’s clear enough to do now. “Work on my project” leaves a lot to figure out. “Open the draft and write one sentence” gives you somewhere to begin. You can change the step if it’s still too vague.
You can Google advice all night and still close the tab without touching your work. With the Follow Through Protocol, you can return to your own plan while you’re avoiding it, use the help, and record whether it made a difference. That’s what you’re paying to have available.
These illustrate existing tools. The response depends on the obstacle you choose and your saved plan; the Follow Through Protocol can still get it wrong.
—Give yourself something real to go on
When you’ve broken enough promises to yourself, another promise doesn’t carry much weight.
You need to be able to look back at what you actually did.
The attempt you made while you were nervous. The smaller version you finished when your day went sideways. The time you came back after missing a week. Those are worth remembering when you’re deciding what you’re capable of.
So are the attempts that didn’t go well. The Follow Through Protocol keeps what you record, including misses and whether the tools you used helped. You can look back without relying on how you feel about yourself that day.
Your weekly review brings those attempts and your feedback together. When there’s enough recorded evidence, it can suggest one adjustment and explain why. You decide whether to use it. If the information isn’t there, it shouldn’t pretend to know.
—Lifetime access
Start with the thing you keep telling yourself you’ll do.
You’ve already spent time thinking about what you want to do. Bring that here. The work is figuring out how to approach it on the day you actually have to do it, then learning from what happens.
After checkout, you’ll set up that goal and take two short starting lessons: one about what may be getting in your way, and one about coming back after a miss. Then Action opens and you can plan your first attempt. The rest of the lessons are optional.
Your one-time purchase includes the current lessons and library, help for the obstacle you choose, your private action record, and reviews of what you’ve recorded. You can return to them for the lifetime of the product.
Follow Through Protocol
$49 one time
Lifetime access. Everything listed here included.
One payment. No automatic renewals. Access lasts for the lifetime of the product.
Try it on your own goal.
If it isn’t right for you, email support@followthroughprotocol.com within 14 days of your one-time payment for a full refund.
Once per customer. A full refund removes the access provided by that purchase.
After paying, create or sign in with the same email you used at checkout. By continuing, you agree to the Terms and acknowledge the Privacy notice.
Early release. Community and text reminders aren’t available yet; future releases aren’t guaranteed.
—Before you decide
What do you need to know before you join?
Have a question I haven’t answered? Email me.
support@followthroughprotocol.comCan’t I find this information for free?
Yes. Useful advice is available for free. The Follow Through Protocol keeps the plan for your goal, help for the obstacle you choose, and the results you record together. You can use it while you’re avoiding the task, then look back at whether that help was useful. The $49 one-time purchase gives you access to that process and the current lessons for the lifetime of the product. It doesn’t buy a guarantee that you’ll follow through.
What happens after I pay?
Create or sign in with the same email you used at checkout. Set up one goal and answer the questions about what’s getting in your way. You’ll get a starting map and two short starting lessons. Finish those to open Action and plan your first attempt. You don’t have to finish the whole course to begin.
What if the Follow Through Protocol gets me wrong?
Your starting map is a guess based on your answers, not a diagnosis. It can be wrong. Choose the obstacle that fits the current attempt and say whether the help worked. Your recorded attempts and feedback give the reviews more to work with over time. The Follow Through Protocol isn’t a person watching you, and it won’t always know what you need.
What if I miss several days?
Come back and choose your next attempt. Your earlier work stays in your record. You can record a miss or use the optional recovery questions to look at what happened. Unlogged days stay unknown; the site doesn’t invent results for them. There’s no streak you have to rebuild before you’re allowed to continue.
Will other people see what I write?
Other members don’t see your private logs. Optional sharing and Founder Beta support are your choice. Authorized access to support you and operate the service is explained in the Privacy notice.
Is this therapy or treatment for ADHD?
No. The Follow Through Protocol is an educational tool, not a diagnosis or treatment for ADHD, anxiety, depression, or another health condition. It doesn’t replace a doctor or therapist. Membership also doesn’t include live coaching or someone on call.
Is there a deadline for finishing?
You get a review after the first 30 calendar days for your goal. That isn’t a deadline to complete 30 successful days. The review uses what you’ve recorded, including if there’s very little. You can keep using the lessons, record, and tools for the lifetime of the product.
Will I be charged again?
No. New purchases cost $49 once and do not renew. Any older subscription is managed separately in Account & billing under Settings. Stopping an older subscription does not remove a separate lifetime or complimentary access grant.
How does the refund work?
Email support@followthroughprotocol.com within 14 days of your one-time payment for a full refund. Once per customer. A full refund removes the access provided by that purchase. There are no future payments to cancel.
Is the product finished?
This is an early release. The plan, Action tools, record, current lessons, and reviews are available. You can report problems through the feedback form in your account. Community and text reminders aren’t available yet, and future features or dates aren’t guaranteed.
Follow Through Protocol
What’s the thing you’re tired of explaining to yourself?
The project you keep meaning to finish. The work you keep finding a reason to avoid. Whatever brought you here, you probably don’t need another reminder that it matters. You need help when it’s time to do it.
Start with that goal. Set up your plan, take the two starting lessons, and choose your first attempt. When you get stuck, you’ll have help to work through it and a way to learn from how it went.
Pay $49 once. No recurring payments. Refundable within 14 days.
Read the lifetime access and refund terms