| 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 to | | | | The types of accountability partnerships available |
| others ahead of yourself? Being accountable to | | | | to you are limited only by your imagination. |
| someone else is often the motivation to reach | | | | Husbands 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 and | | | | provide the same type of support as a spouse |
| desires is another matter. While focusing on | | | | for individual goals. Coworkers can support each |
| meeting commitments to others many people | | | | other 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 of | | | | multiply. |
| importance. The solution is having a partner who | | | | Accountability partners are only as strong as the |
| will keep you accountable-someone who is | | | | individuals, who make up the team. Before |
| enthusiastic and committed to your goal | | | | selecting 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 your | | | | accomplishing 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 solve | | | | If your resolutions/desires/dreams are waiting for |
| issues or achieve goals that seemed | | | | you to kick them into gear, consider engagingwith |
| insurmountable, challenges when you were on | | | | an 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 | | | | |