| Goal setting is a personal endeavor. Most of us | | | | necessary adjustments. We tend to get so deep |
| feel like we can hit our goals on our own without | | | | into our work that we don't see when we have |
| sharing the struggles and successes with anyone. | | | | strayed off track. An accountability partner is |
| Here are three reasons why you should use | | | | more removed from the fray. It is easier for him |
| some form of accountability. | | | | to recount what your original intentions were in |
| 1-Lightens the load. You will still have to do the | | | | order to keep you on target. |
| work, but you'll have someone to help with the | | | | 3-Compels you to honor your word. Having |
| mental and emotional struggles. That is a major | | | | accountability forces you to do what you said you |
| benefit because some of the biggest challenges | | | | were going to do. It gives you a reason to do the |
| reside in your thoughts and feelings. A good | | | | daily tasks that your goal requires. Just knowing |
| accountability partner will understand yet inspire | | | | that you are going to report to someone is |
| you to overcome difficulties. | | | | enough to make us keep at until we get the |
| 2-Keeps you on track. When you have a form of | | | | work done. We don't want to say, "I know I told |
| accountability then it is easier to stay on task with | | | | you I was going to do this but I did not do it." If |
| your work. If you report back to your | | | | we know we are going to be held accountable |
| accountability partner with the wrong type of | | | | then we do it. We don't let ourselves off the |
| results he will see that. He can make you aware | | | | hook. We know that there is someone else |
| of the discrepancies so that you can make the | | | | involved and we don't want to let them down. |