Accountability Partner - What and Why

What is on your priority list? Are your personal• Help create a strategic plan
goals included in order of importance? Or do you• See other options
have a tendency to do for others what you• Increase your support network
often will neglect giving yourself?• Help implement changes
Whether it is caring for your children, spouse,• Measure your progress
cleaning, or keeping a commitment to someone• Celebrate your victories
else, do you frequently honor commitments toThe types of accountability partnerships available
others ahead of yourself? Being accountable toto you are limited only by your imagination.
someone else is often the motivation to reachHusbands and wives can team up to set and
goals at home and at work.achieve individual or couple goals. Friends can
Motivating oneself to reach one's dreams andprovide the same type of support as a spouse
desires is another matter. While focusing onfor individual goals. Coworkers can support each
meeting commitments to others many peopleother to achieve work and individual goals.
neglect to put him/herself on the priority list.Business owners and coworkers can set up
Therein lays the key to putting your dreams,accountability teams and watch their success
desires, goals on your priority list in the order ofmultiply.
importance. The solution is having a partner whoAccountability partners are only as strong as the
will keep you accountable-someone who isindividuals, who make up the team. Before
enthusiastic and committed to your goalselecting your accountability partner, make sure
achievement.your prospective partner will:
When you have the commitment, of an• Share compatible visions or goals
accountability partner, you are no longer working• Equally commit to supporting you in
on your own. Your partner is as interested in youraccomplishing the goal
success as much as you are and can cheer you• Offer support in ways that best suits your
on along the way.style and theirs
A partner fosters commitment, helps minimize• Regularly review your goals and measure
pessimism and encourages ownership,your progress
responsibility and pride. Simply, by having a person• Agree to confidentiality, if applicable
on your team, you will discover you can solveIf your resolutions/desires/dreams are waiting for
issues or achieve goals that seemedyou to kick them into gear, consider engagingwith
insurmountable, challenges when you were onan accountability partner. You will find that an
your own.accountability partner will help you stay on track
Accountability partners can help you:to make them a reality.
• Define the issue/goal