The Buddy System: How Accountability Can Drive You
Hi Fellow Warriors;
Well as a few of you may know I'm a psychologist at heart and I'm always looking for the edge. One of the things that I stumbled upon a while ago might actually be fairly useful to everyone here.
About a month and a half ago I decided I was going to complete a project by the end of this month. It was big, it was daunting and it scared the crap out of me. But the results are going to be WELL worth it. I could have copped out at any moment and decided I wasn't going to do it, but I knew I'd hate myself in the end.
So what did I do? Well, I did the same thing that every serious weight loss program, self improvement program and goal driven program suggests. I told EVERYONE about it. I posted it on facebook, I told friends, I told family ad nauseam.
Why did I do this?
One word: Accountability
It's proven and tested that one of the strongest forms of motivation is congruency. It's socially taboo to say you're going to do something and not do it. It's one of the main points in Cialdini's book "Influence" (which if you haven't read, I highly recommend).
The more public you make your goal, and continually update people on it, the more pressure is put on you to actually complete it.
So here is what I'm proposing.
The Buddy System:
It's new years, we've all made financial and marketing resolutions I assume?(with the exception of the admins and mods - they're perfect
).
What I'd like you guys to do is find someone on the forum, either in this thread or through PM and offer up a buddy system. You tell each other your goals, you work on a plan together, and you push each other.
Post your results in this thread once a month and successes / failures you've had.
Accountability is incredibly powerful. This does work, and regardless of how many people participate I'm going to go out there and say:
What are you going to do?
Love & Respect
- Adam
Well as a few of you may know I'm a psychologist at heart and I'm always looking for the edge. One of the things that I stumbled upon a while ago might actually be fairly useful to everyone here.
About a month and a half ago I decided I was going to complete a project by the end of this month. It was big, it was daunting and it scared the crap out of me. But the results are going to be WELL worth it. I could have copped out at any moment and decided I wasn't going to do it, but I knew I'd hate myself in the end.
So what did I do? Well, I did the same thing that every serious weight loss program, self improvement program and goal driven program suggests. I told EVERYONE about it. I posted it on facebook, I told friends, I told family ad nauseam.
Why did I do this?
One word: Accountability
It's proven and tested that one of the strongest forms of motivation is congruency. It's socially taboo to say you're going to do something and not do it. It's one of the main points in Cialdini's book "Influence" (which if you haven't read, I highly recommend).
The more public you make your goal, and continually update people on it, the more pressure is put on you to actually complete it.
So here is what I'm proposing.
The Buddy System:
It's new years, we've all made financial and marketing resolutions I assume?(with the exception of the admins and mods - they're perfect
).What I'd like you guys to do is find someone on the forum, either in this thread or through PM and offer up a buddy system. You tell each other your goals, you work on a plan together, and you push each other.
Post your results in this thread once a month and successes / failures you've had.
Accountability is incredibly powerful. This does work, and regardless of how many people participate I'm going to go out there and say:
"This month, January 2010 I'm going to make $1500 through IM alone."
What are you going to do?
Love & Respect
- Adam
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