Do you find yourself creating super tight plans of action to reach your ambitious goals, only for you to miss your first self-imposed deadline? Or procrastinate everything you need to do?
Then this might interest you: According to The American Society of Training and Development, people are 95% more likely to reach their goals when they share them with a group and meet regularly to review them.
In other words, if you’re having trouble reaching your goals, being part of a small group that keeps each other accountable to their commitments may just be the remedy you need to stay on track. Here are 4 reasons why accountability in small groups work:
1. IT MOTIVATES YOU TO SAVE FACE
There’s nothing that can light a fire under someone more than knowing they’re going to have to give an update to their peers — who expect them to have completed something they committed to doing. Joining a small accountability group where the members actually care about each other’s goals (and each other) will help you follow through on your objectives. It’s human nature to care about what others think of you, especially those who mind be in the same industry or share similar interests.
2. YOU GET HONEST AND CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK
The smaller the group, the more supportive and safe the environment will feel. What we mean by “safe” here is not that you’ll feel comfortable being flakey or failing to follow through on your commitments. A safe and constructive accountability group will make you feel comfortable being honest and vulnerable with the other members — which can help you reach your goals. This vulnerability will give you confidence to share your wins and losses with the group, which in turn allows them to provide honest and constructive feedback to help you move past the hurdles and work towards your goals.
3. IT’S EASIER TO STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE
When you’re working towards something that is outside of your comfort zone, that’s usually when self-sabotage enters the room. It becomes extremely easy to lose faith in yourself and develop resistance to what you know you need to do. Having a group of people who believe in you as much as you believe in them helps you keep going when things get tough. And as you step out of your comfort zone, people who’ve “been there” and “done that” can help you out with some mindset tips, while they are also keeping you accountable for the actions you need to take.
4. THE STRUCTURE PROPELS YOU FORWARD
When you meet regularly and have established metrics to measure progress for everyone’s unique goals AND have a step-by-step process to get to where you want to be, there’s little to no room for you to not make any progress. The structure itself paired with the accountability you get from a small group is unmatched by any self-discipline methods you can ever use.
There is no shame in needing help to reach your goals. There are plenty of people out there that are just like you and may have the same goals — but we all need help getting there.
If you’re highly motivated and want to be part of an accountability group for top performers, we invite you to learn more about the Level Up Mastermind.