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Accountability benefits you in several ways as you pursue a goal. You might think being accountable to someone is only for those who are struggling with a particular issue. But working with an accountability partner is a key to success for anyone who wants to change and grow.
Here are five benefits of accountability that you could start realizing today:
Being accountable increases your dedication to complete your goal. When you know your trusted partner will talk to you about your status, you are more motivated to take action to follow through on your plan.
Accountability helps you grow in self-control as you know you will have to answer for your choices and actions.
Accountability helps you grow in self-control as you know you will have to answer for your choices and actions. Improve your mastery of the knowledge and skills necessary to attain your desired outcome. Be responsible and take ownership of your pursuit of success.
Define your goal and craft your plan—these activities help you clarify what you want, why you want it, and how you are going to get it. Demonstrate your responsibility by writing down the steps you will take to pursue your goal. What are the things you must be, do, or have to succeed?
With an accountability partner, you can review these plans together to get feedback on their effectiveness. Evaluating your goal and plan helps them be as well-defined as possible so you and your trusted partner can monitor your progress. Eliminate excuses and remove distractions so you can focus on what you must do today to accomplish your goal.
Sometimes you hit a roadblock and cannot discern the best way forward. Your accountability partner can serve as a sounding board to help you analyze your obstacle and suggest creative solutions.
You will identify and correct errors more quickly with another person’s perspective.
A key benefit of accountability is that you will identify and correct errors more quickly with another person’s perspective. Receive encouraging as well as challenging feedback on your choices and actions. You can also learn from other people who have successfully undertaken similar goals.
Improve your competency by talking with your accountability partner about your performance. When you know (or even think) someone is watching you, you tend to work better.
Also, by measuring your results, you can watch your success step by step. Set milestones and deadlines to track progress from where you started to your desired outcome. Accomplish your plan faster by working with an accountability partner.
You are more likely to accomplish your goal when you have someone who will hold you accountable for your choices and actions. You have a cheerleader (and sometimes a coach) who will celebrate your successes along the way and help you recover from setbacks.
Be accountable for your goal and your action plan by communicating regularly with your trusted partner. Enjoy your success and keep moving forward by establishing your next goal.
These benefits of accountability can help you move forward toward your goal. Gain the advantages that come from working with an accountability partner. You will be glad you did!