Find the person,
state the purpose!
For an accountability partnership to
work, you need to find someone with
common goals as well as a personality
that compliments yours. Once you
have found the person, you need to
state the purpose. With this, be as
specific as possible and clearly define
the roles that you would like the other
person to play in achieving your goals.
Some people only need someone there
cheering them on, and others need
someone who will drag them out of
bed at 6 am and take a ‘hard line’ with
them. If this isn’t established from the
get-go, it can lead to a failed
partnership. Be sure to be clear with the
roles and stick to them!
BANZA
Agree on the
consequences and ‘penalties’
of breaking the agreement.
This can be done in a fun way,
especially with things like healthy
eating and exercise. If one of you
has one block of chocolate too
many, let it equate to 10 push-ups
the next day at the gym or even
an extra helping of salad instead
of bread at dinner. These can be
structured in levels of severity; for
instance, missing an entire workout
should have a higher penalty than
running fewer
kilometres than you were meant to.