How to boost your biz with a buddy
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Self-employed doesn't have to mean alone. I paired up with a friend to set goals and support each other and both of our businesses had a terrific year. I'd recommend teaming up for better support and development in any business.
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Editor's Notes
- I am a private person by nature, so sharing so much about my business and personal goals was outside my comfort zone. But I will tell you it was worth it.
- Last year, a friend from one of my networking groups and I were talking about goal setting and how we need an "accountability buddy." That conversation led us to become just that for each other--the beginning of a journey in which we learned a lot from each other and supported each other to have a very successful year.
- From quitting smoking to fitness to weight loss and more, efforts have been proven to be more effective with a buddy rather than going it alone.
- Source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9744131
- Source: weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=170791&sc=3047
- Source: neamb.com/insurance/buddy-weight-loss.htm
- The results were worth it. I set a big goal for myself as a self-employed person, and I came darn close to meeting that. It would not have happened without my monthly checkins with Carla, my supportive friend and colleague in this journey.
- The key here is trust. You don't necessarily have to know a person super-well, you just have to know them enough to trust them. Carla and I knew each other only through our marketing network group, but she is one of the most genuine people you'd ever meet. I knew I had a good buddy before this even began.
- In the corporate world, I had never encountered a development system that was made for me--and I know I'm not alone on this. I'd always felt that I was just picking goals to make other people happy, so until last year, I don't think I've ever set so many concrete and meaningful goals. And setting them and sharing them with a peer I respect meant that I might get ideas for goals I missed from her list as well. Because I knew I was in this with someone else, I had confidence to set more audacious goals...and I reached them, or came damn close on the ones I didn't reach.
- My accountability buddy said: "Without the commitment of our accountability meetings I certainly wouldn't have accomplished as much as I did. Quite honestly, I'm not sure I would have even created or voiced my goals--and that would have been a regret.” Set regular check-ins. We found that monthly worked well for us. And then at the end of the year, we went out and celebrated our accomplishments.
- Self-employed doesn't have to mean you do it all alone. The idea for having an accountability buddy originated from two self-employed people; however, given the state of corporate development plans, if you really want to succeed, consider recruiting a buddy to help you to get where you want to go. I wish I had done this when I worked in the corporate world.