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How to Avoid Failure: Outsource Your Accountability to a Friend
4 surprising advantages an accountability buddy gave me after 3 months
Don’t have an accountability partner? You should.
My accountability partner motivated me to publish my first article. She also pushed me to decide on my freedom number and strategize how to get to early retirement.
I finally made meditation a habit. I used to struggle to meditate when career and business priorities came up.
It might be crazy to think that an accountability partner could have so many advantages, but stick with me, here’s a few it gave me.
1. I Learn To Coach Myself
“First master the fundamentals.”
―Larry Bird, Basketball
When you have an accountability partner, you are responsible for setting your goals and figuring out how to achieve them. Yes, you can bounce ideas off of your partner, but they are not your coach.
Your partner keeps you accountable for results rather than the “how.”
So you learn to coach yourself. You become more resourceful this way―one of the most important skills. You learn quickly if you have a system (besides your check-ins) that helps you…