Even though most people avoid it,
accountability works. If you do not measure and report your progress, then
you’re probably not making much progress at all. One of the reasons
accountability has a slightly negative energy is because it feels like something
has to be done. Still, publicly committing goals to someone gives a 65% chance
of completing them. Having a specific accountability partner increases the
chance of success to 95%.
By adding an accountability partner
to your life, you’re increasing your odds of success. You don’t want to lie to
someone you respect. When you tell them you’re going to follow through on
something, you’re more likely to do that. We’re far more likely to lie to and
let down ourselves than someone else. Rather than simply having someone who
holds you accountable, you want a success partner.
A success partner is someone who is
motivated. This is someone who is already pushing their own boundaries further
mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally. Instead, they need
someone to push them further than they could alone. The important distinction is accountability partnerships are
process-oriented. The goal is to keep you accountable to the process. Success
partners are progress-oriented.
A success partner is a person who understands what you want to accomplish, can help you lay out the steps needed to take in order to reach your goals, and someone who helps you stay on track and pushes you when you feel like giving up. When you find your success partner, you’ll just know they are the one. You’ll want to meet consistently with your success partner every week.
Success partners are about excitement,
energy, and movement not perfection. Success
partners measure the “gain” and movement
made toward big dreams, not the gap of what they aren’t doing well enough. Success
partners focus on results over process because it is through courageously
pursuing meaningful events that an innovative process is developed.
The process is the product of the
goal, and not the other way around. In success partnerships, you help each
other take immediate action on what is most important with no more
procrastination. You help each other get new insights, and then to immediately
act on those insights. You can’t be a
success partner if you’re not actively and aggressively moving forward in your
own life.
You embrace success in all aspects
of your life. Your whole world and environment reflect accountability to higher
ideals, values, and aims. This is why success partners are so exciting.
Individually, they are already motivated and achievement-oriented.
Collectively, they push each other to new limits of courage and commitment. Success
partners challenge assumptions, and ask the hard questions.
"Wisdom stems from personal accountability. We all make mistakes; own them... learn from them. Don't throw away the lesson by blaming others." (Steve Maraboli)[i]
[i] Sources used:
·
“7 Benefits of the
Accountability Strategy” by S.J. Scott
·
“Accountability Partners Are Great. But ‘Success’
Partners Will Change Your Life” by Benjamin
Hardy
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