Time to get uncomfortable! Actually, that is probably an exaggeration. Your next step is to discuss your Vision and Goals from the first module with your accountability partner. This way you can be held accountable to someone else for your most important goals.

Now that you have your accountability partner, let’s talk accountability. Your worksheet for today contains a sample template to create a “deal” with your partner, that should help keep you both working towards your goal. It’s tough to feel that you’re alone in your journey. Nor matter what your business, or no matter what your goals and dreams might be, it’s always better to have someone you can talk to. So plan for a regular time of accountability. It will pay off big time. MIY Worksheet 11 – Accountability Contract Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. – Henry Ward Beecher

It’s always great to have someone who will help and encourage you along the way. It’s even better to have the kind of relationship where you can help and encourage one another. Today’s task is all about finding your accountability partner, and defining what exactly that partnership would look like for you. What sorts of things would you hope that an accountability partner would do for you? How do you think you could help your partner in return? Take some time to think about this and make some notes. Download the worksheet: MIY Worksheet 10 – Who will help you stay accountable? You must take action now that will move…

One of the greatest ways to stay motivated, is to make yourself accountable. The best way to do this is simply tell someone that you commit to doing something. The mere fact that you told someone will make it harder for you to give up. Your assignment today is to find out a method to make yourself accountable. We want to look at responsibility in a new way. The first goal is to look for like-minded people (or a single person) that you can interact with as accountability partners. It might be online (Skype, Social Media) or over coffee with a friend. Having people to be accountable to often increases…