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| − | [[File:Success target.png|thumbnail|right|250px|SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.<ref>[https://www.mindtools.com/a4wo118/smart-goals SMART Goals]</ref>]] | + | [[File:Success target.png|thumbnail|right|250px|SMART [[Goal setting|goals]] are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.<ref>[https://www.mindtools.com/a4wo118/smart-goals SMART Goals]</ref>]] |
An '''accountability partner''' is an individual who helps one stay committed to your [[Goal setting|goals]]. The individual can be a friend or acquaintance who checks in with you regularly to help you stay on track to meeting one's goals. | An '''accountability partner''' is an individual who helps one stay committed to your [[Goal setting|goals]]. The individual can be a friend or acquaintance who checks in with you regularly to help you stay on track to meeting one's goals. | ||
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| − | < | + | The term is also used in Christian settings, where two Christians (primarily men) agree to keep each other accountable to both themselves and God. |
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| − | + | In a Dominican University study, people with written goals, action commitments and weekly progress reports to a friend saw a 80.95% improvement over control group which had no written goals, no action commitments and no weekly progress reports.<ref>[https://sidsavara.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/researchsummary2.pdf Goals Research Summary]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130303163000/https://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/study-backs-up-strategies-for-achieving-goals Study Backs up Strategies for Achieving Goals]</ref><ref>[https://www.fastcompany.com/1798754/goals-difference-between-success-and-failure Goals: The Difference Between Success And Failure], Fast Company</ref> | |
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Mentor]] | ||
| + | *[[Social influence]] | ||
| + | *[[Motivation]] | ||
| + | *[[Interpersonal relations]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[https://recreation.duke.edu/story/accountability-partners-dont-achieve-your-goals-alone/#:~:text=What%20is%20an%20Accountability%20Partner,consistency%20and%20surpassing%20previous%20achievements. Accountability Partners: Don't Achieve Your Goals Alone!], Duke University | *[https://recreation.duke.edu/story/accountability-partners-dont-achieve-your-goals-alone/#:~:text=What%20is%20an%20Accountability%20Partner,consistency%20and%20surpassing%20previous%20achievements. Accountability Partners: Don't Achieve Your Goals Alone!], Duke University | ||
*[https://www.betterup.com/blog/accountability-partner Why you need an accountability Partner (and how to find one)] | *[https://www.betterup.com/blog/accountability-partner Why you need an accountability Partner (and how to find one)] | ||
| + | *[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/27/the-buddy-boost-how-accountability-partners-make-you-healthy-happy-and-more-successful The buddy boost: how ‘accountability partners’ make you healthy, happy and more successful] | ||
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| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGrWdSy7QBSWrhHW9S4yii88 Accountability partners - video playlist], Video playlist | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category: Personal development]] | [[Category: Personal development]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:06, April 1, 2025
An accountability partner is an individual who helps one stay committed to your goals. The individual can be a friend or acquaintance who checks in with you regularly to help you stay on track to meeting one's goals.
The term is also used in Christian settings, where two Christians (primarily men) agree to keep each other accountable to both themselves and God.
In a Dominican University study, people with written goals, action commitments and weekly progress reports to a friend saw a 80.95% improvement over control group which had no written goals, no action commitments and no weekly progress reports.[2][3][4]
See also
External links
- Accountability Partners: A Short Guide, Columbia University
- Accountability Partners: Don't Achieve Your Goals Alone!, Duke University
- Why you need an accountability Partner (and how to find one)
- The buddy boost: how ‘accountability partners’ make you healthy, happy and more successful
Videos:
- Accountability partners - video playlist, Video playlist