Finding an accountability partner doesn’t have to be hard.
Yes, finding someone who can meet with you regularly, ask you challenging questions, and push you to new heights is not easy to find. A lot of those take the form of a “coach” or an “advisor” and those types of people cost money.
However, you can do this a lot simply to start with some one-way accountability.
For example, I recently had a conversation with one of my friends/mentors. Our discussion centered around what the next 3-6 months look like for Classic City. Towards the end of the call, he challenged me to build new relationships in a different way (the details around that aren’t important for this post).
This person is someone who is a friend first. I’m not paying him. He has zero reason to spend mental energy to hold me accountable to anything. Before our call ended, I told him: “By Friday, I’m going to text you a list + my action plan for that list. The following week, I will take all the actions listed (and text you again).”
He said: “Sure thing!”
I know he won’t text me at 6AM Saturday morning saying: “you failed!” It’s not going to be on his mind. But that’s OK. I now have the pressure of someone else knowing and that is enough for me.
Perhaps it’s enough for you, too.
