I started making a chore list for my 4 year old today. Nothing crazy...just a few 4 year old things.
1. Make your bed
2. Put your dinner dishes in the sink
3. Put your dirty clothes in the laundry
4.Pick up play room and put toys away.
What I realized was that I have been doing everything for our daughter since the day she was born. So much so that on the weekends I don't feel like I have a day off at all. I feel like I'm ordered around by a 3 and 4 year old all day every day. Short order cook, maid, playmate..etc. So responsibility was the lesson of the day...but what a I realized is that now my job is to hold her accountable to her responsibilities.
In a recent class with Mega Agents from Keller Williams, the instructor said...what do you guys need? What do you need from us to help you reach the next level in your business? A very successful Realtor stood up and said, "to take my business to the next level, I need accountability." Accountability? Really? Well ok then... let's see what accountability really is.
Ac`count`a`bil´i`ty
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The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness.
To perform as expected? Wow...so who set's the expectations? When I sit down with an agent and talk about their goals we often times will do a business plan or at the very least an exercise of the Economic Model from The Millionaire Real Estate Agent book. When we come to the end of the exercise it's very clear what you need to do transaction wise to reach your goals...but what you need to do to get those transactions is another thing. That's where accountability comes in. When you work with a partner, coach, Team Leader, or any other kind of business consultant that person will not only help you determine what you need to do but hold you accountable to doing it.
For me that often comes in the form of phone calls, time lines with specific things to be done and shown to me, and ongoing meetings to dicuss their progress.
The consequences of doing the tasks needed to reach your goals though is something neither I nor any other accountability partners can give you...and we don't really need to either. You are fully aware of your consequences and I'm just there to remind you.
Need a little accountability in your life? Is it easier to let yourself down than it is someone else? I'd be happy to help or point you in the direction of a great accountability partner for your business.
In the mean time I have a 4 year old that needs to learn the consequences of not completing her to do list is one less quarter in the piggy bank.
Remember...you can make excuses or you can make money....but you can't make both!
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Hi Allison... Accountability is the difference between someone who is seriously committed to success and those who are just blowing smoke. It doesn't mean that you might not still fall short of the mark sometimes, but you will probably come a lot closer to hitting it than you would have without accountability. Glad to see you are back among the bloggers! :)