Accountability Partnerships: The Easy Way to be Consistent and Productive

We must focus on completing what we say we will do and we must stay on track.

Procrastination is the Achilles’ heel of an entrepreneur.

Ideally, accountability partners speak every work morning and discuss their plans for the day. That evening, or following morning, the accountability buddies check in and report what they completed or did not complete.

• Motivates you when you feel you are going through a challenging time
• Encourages you to continue your tasks when you feel like throwing in the towel
• Inspires you to be more focused, especially when they do something really neat (you want to do the same)
• Gives you that accountability you rarely keep to yourself
• Is like your business insurance; if you don’t get something done and forget about it, you have someone to remind you of what’s most important.

I now focus on money-producing activities instead of time-fillers. I also find myself completing tasks a lot faster.

• Think of people who are motivated and success-driven because – remember the quote above – you’ll want someone who is reliable and who will keep you accountable.
• Think of someone who might compliment your skills set. i.e. A savvy internet marketer who has some experience in marketing that you don’t yet have. It is nice when you can exchange marketing tips and mutually benefit from each others’ experiences.
• Your accountability buddy doesn’t have to be in your particular network marketing company. I met my partner on an online forum. We shared the same philosophies and had several things in common. We also connected on a personal level before we decided to be buddies.
• Make sure you are both participating equally. Effort must be shown on both sides to make the partnership work.
• Meet more often than once a week. Ideally every work day will assist you to be more consistent and productive in your business.
• Have your goals be personal too. You will both want to make sure you create balance in your personal lives in order to be successful with your business because what affects you personally will affect you in your business.
• Your partner should be someone you can trust. In the event you have things going on personally, you should feel comfortable speaking to your buddy about it – not necessarily at length, but on a level where they know you are not at 100% that day.
• Have fun – having an accountability buddy also makes your journey to success a lot more fun. You will begin to see how two people can co-create awesome experiences by brainstorming and keeping each other on task.

Having someone to connect with on a daily basis who shares your concerns and experience really gives you the added fuel to remain productive and consistent in your business.

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