The Power of Accountability
Accountability is a severely understated superpower. In today’s fast-paced world, the ability to transform your intentions and goals into actions can and, in most instances, transform your dreams into reality.
Accountability is a force that keeps us going, propels us forward, and keeps us on track to achieve our goals. Primarily, it’s the bridge between knowing and doing and is the secret sauce to unlocking your potential.
Sadly, in this culture of instant gratification and the fear of missing out (FOMO), it’s incredibly common for individuals to struggle with staying on track. This is possible because of a lack of clarity and definition – with vague goals and action plans. Sometimes even with goals and action plans, motivation and mindset could be hard to gather up, especially if you are doing it alone. There is also the case of life getting in the way – with a lack of support or other distractions. And finally, mental hurdles like procrastination or perfectionism get in the way and can really wreak havoc on self-discipline.
These are common challenges that each of us faces in one form or another. However, there is a certain synergy that you can achieve when working towards a collective goal and sometimes, even if it’s a small personal objective or a work goal, having an accountability partner can help overcome hurdles and take that first step and get over analysis paralysis.
Make Accountability: Your Secret Weapon
"Accountability breeds response-ability." ~ Stephen Covey
When you are accountable – you can respond! Stephen Covey got this right – but often we struggle trying to muster Stephen Covey-level motivation. So, what can we do to get there? Subscribe to an accountability partner.
Sometimes, especially if you are a solopreneur, an accountability partner will help you with:
Breaking down a seemingly herculean task into actionable goals and project managing each component and measuring deliverables at each milestone till a task is completed.
Creating a ‘Game Plan’ to tackle tasks in small increments removes the procrastination and analysis paralysis aspects of getting on with a task.
If there are routine tasks that often fall between the cracks because of more urgent tasks – an accountability partner who can step back and take a holistic approach – can help prioritize your tasks in order for you to better plan your deliverables.
Process — yes, sometimes being accountable comes down to pinning it to a process—and a lack of a process results in a lack of clarity. An accountability partner can often assist you in sitting with you and helping you map out a process and then document it — developing SOPs and project management strategies — and even set up productivity or project management apps like Asana or Trello to help your business streamline workflows and improve efficiency.
Sometimes, an accountability coach can absorb and complete some tasks that you are struggling with and they often specialize in services that provide administrative support to solopreneurs or small business and busy attorneys. They can also check in with you at varying intervals to assess progress and assist with tasks that seem a little sticky.
Assistants 4 Hire could be your solution when it comes to providing one-on-one support. You can work with our productivity aficionado MerriLyn; she will help you up your productivity game by:
Scheduling weekly calls to review your tasks and identify those that need to be completed.
Assisting you to focus on 3-5 specific tasks each week that are achievable and aligned with your goals.
Working with you to create a schedule and workflow pattern that works for you, not against you and...
Establishing a consistent accountability partnership that provides support and strategic guidance to ensure tasks get done.
Assistants 4 Hire could be your Dedicated Accountability Partner to help you create a Personalized Accountability System for you.
Assistants 4 Hire – being executive virtual assistants – can also assist you by taking on tasks that create a lag factor for you. Not only can we take on tasks like Business Assistance, Daily Assistance, Lead Generation Task and Digital Services, we help create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and project management strategies to streamline workflows and improve efficiency. We can be your own dedicated project manager.
We can even train your Personal Assistant after setting up tasks and processes and ensure a smooth transition from Assistants 4 Hire to your in-house staff, seamlessly.
We take on digital organizing too—from mailboxes to Google Drives—to calm chaos and have you feeling organized and ready. We can also set up process flows and standardization so you can maintain order, and we even train you on how to best keep things organized – and we do this as a project basis.
Whether you're a solopreneur or a small business owner, having well-defined SOPs can significantly improve your productivity and accountability. We can help you document your processes, create project timelines, and implement effective project management tools.
Honestly, because Assistants 4 Hire offers a built-for-you solution, we can take on a plethora of problems and offer plausible solutions to whatever your business problem is. And since we have been around for a while – chances are we have dealt with a similar problem and crafted a solution. Since Assistants 4 Hire encompasses a team of specialists – there is bound to be someone on the team with the skills you are looking for.
Ready to take your productivity and goal achievement to the next level?
Contact Assistants 4 Hire today and let us be your accountability partner!
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Written by Tatum De Souza
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