Rip, I have connected with people through my professional network. Once we connect on a project of mutual interest, I find the relationship grows into helping each other grow in other areas and projects as well.

I have also reached out to individuals who participate in membership areas who express interest in something I’m also interested in, and connected for awhile in those areas.

Napoleon Hill defines a master mind as, ““The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony.” So anyone who you find working toward a definite purpose that you feel aligned with can work as an accountability partner. I find more people are willing to say “Yes” when they understand you want to support their needs too. Good luck!

oooOOOOOO…. Great advice, Thank you! …and great information on the link to worldslaziestnetworker.

Do you have any advice for finding an accountability partner?

Thanks, Davene. And I LOVE how your company applies these steps to model excellence in so many ways. Grateful to be associated with Training Solutions at https://worldslaziestnetworker.com/

Rip, that’s definitely a challenge for those who are self-employed, or working on a singular project, like writing a book, for example. We can still 1. Plan – plan our project in terms of number of pages to complete within a month. We can plan our team-building efforts (how we will reach out, how many contacts we’ll make, how many presentations within the next month). We can plan to build a client base (# of contacts, network events, # of referrals we can ask for in a month). 2. Once you have a plan, do it! (#DoItNow) 3. Check how you’re doing. At the end of the day, or week, assess how you did. Was your plan successful? Do you need to make adjustments to the plan or to your actions to get you closer to your goals the next day or month? 4. Act on what you learn from your check. If you need to spend some time in the next week learning a new approach to get referrals, make that adjustment. If you need to increase the time making contacts, schedule it in for the next week. If you are behind on the pages you needed to write, schedule either a different time of day when you’re more in the flow, or cancel some distractors for the next week.

Try some of those perspectives, Rip, and let me know how it goes.

Also, my friend, Mark Januszewski, has a wonderful program called OATS that can help you drive your “DO” phase. Check it out here: https://worldslaziestnetworker.com/save-time-with-organized-planning-oats/

Thanks for the article.