Do you report to someone while you build?

I work a lot on my own as a solopreneur. When nobody is expecting anything from me, I find it difficult to find the right direction and stay on track with what I have to do.

I first tried to fix that with a routine. Every Sunday evening I wrote down what I wanted to do that week, and I blocked time in my calendar. It worked for a few weeks, then I dropped it.

What helped more was talking regularly with a friend about my goals. Having someone to report to adds something a routine doesn’t.

How do you handle this? Do you report to a co-founder, a friend or a group, or do you rely on a routine? And what stopped working for you after a few weeks?