Anthony D Carter . comSuccess and Achievement Through Personal Development

Goal setting is a personal endeavor. Most of us feel like we can hit  our goals on our own without sharing the struggles and successes with anyone.  Here are three reasons why you should use some form of accountability.

1-Lightens the load. You will still have to do the work, but you’ll have someone to help with the mental and emotional struggles. That is a major benefit because some of the biggest challenges reside in your thoughts and feelings. A good accountability partner will understand yet inspire you to overcome difficulties.

2-Keeps you on track. When you have a form of accountability then it is easier to stay on task with your work. If you report back to your accountability partner with the wrong type of results he will see that. He can make you aware of the discrepancies so that  you can make the necessary adjustments. We tend to get so deep into our work that we don’t see when we have strayed off track. An accountability partner is more removed from the fray. It is easier for him to recount what your original intentions were in order to keep you on target.

3-Compels you to honor your word. Having accountability forces you to do what you said you were going to do. It gives you a reason to do the daily tasks that your goal requires. Just knowing that you are going to report to someone is enough to make us keep at until we get the work done. We don’t want to say, “I know I told you I was going to do this but I did not do it.” If we know we are going to be held accountable then we do it. We don’t let ourselves off the hook. We know that there is someone else involved and we don’t want to let them down.