Do You Have a System for Accountability
February 6th, 2013 by MornaYou may know that I offer a 30-day coaching program periodically. Our current “When it Absolutely, Positively Has to Be Done in 30 Days” program started a week ago. I love this format. Everyone has a specific project and works each day towards its accomplishment. This week on our Monday intention call, we discussed accountability and how that makes the difference for the participants. They each announce a weekly commitment. Knowing they have to report on their progress on Friday helps to hold them accountable. What systems do you have to hold yourself accountable? Here are some ideas:
1. Create a buddy system with a good business friend. You have to be picky about the friend you choose. She, or he, needs to be committed to help you with your business as much as you are and vice versa.
2. Start your own small mastermind group. This would be adding more to your buddy system, maybe 3-6 people. Again, choose the participants wisely. It’s not your “bee,” it’s your business team.
3. Join a formal coaching group.
Regardless of which format you choose, you need to set parameters for the accountability. Will you check in with each other every day? That works for some people. This can be a quick five-minute chat each morning to ask, “Did you get done what you said you would do? What will you do today to get you closer to your goal?” It could be a weekly phone chat with daily emails that let you track your commitments. It could be a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly in-person meeting to share your successes and challenges and refocus your goals.
Here are a couple of good quotes on accountability:
“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” Sir Josiah Stamp
“Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; doing well wisest and best of all.”
Persian Proverb
Please share your thoughts below.
