Are you struggling to build new habits?

While it’s important to first understand how the habit loop works, you should also start to collaborate with an accountability partner.

An accountability partner is someone working solely to keep us in check and accountable. It can be more than one person who will keep you focused and committed to your goals and make sure that you take the right steps on your way to success.

What Is an Accountability Partner?

An accountability partner can be likened to a partnership where you mutually consent to mentor each other and offer feedback on an agreed timeframe. Feedback could be shared daily or weekly.

The flow of communication between accountability partners shares a similarity with that of a mastermind session. The major difference is that communication focuses on the two accountability partners instead of on a group of individuals.

Here’s everything you need to learn about building new habits with an accountability partner.

Why Should You Have an Accountability Partner?

Accountability could be internal or external.

Internal accountability is synonymous with personal responsibility. However, I will focus on external accountability for this topic.

Collaborating with an accountability partner can assist you in forming new habits.

Naturally, human beings need to be pushed to make concerted efforts along the line of their goal. Achieving your goal may become a burden when you are isolated from a group.

Before I reveal how you can build new habits with an accountability partner, here are some benefits of working with an accountability partner:

• Accountability partnership provides you with an opportunity to mentor someone on habit formation while you also obtain value in exchange.
• It allows you to bond with someone who shares your struggles, hopes, dreams, and goals.
• It is easier to meet at a mutually suitable time. There’s no need to book an appointment as it is the case with professional coaching.
• Since both accountability partners benefit mutually, you don’t pay any coaching fee.
• The partnership keeps you committed.

So what about mastermind groups? Yes, they could be helpful, but each member of the group has a limited duration to share their challenges and insights. With an accountability partner, there is no limit to the amount of time.

An accountability partner can support you in building new habits in the following categories:

• Diet or nutrition
• Fitness training
• Effective communication
• Emotional Growth and Meditation
• Parenting
• Relationships
• Budgeting and Saving
• Home organization
• Self-help
• Learning Development
• Writing

Imagine if you meet someone at the library every week, then you are laying a good foundation for building a solid accountability partnership.