Accountability: A Secret to Achieve Your Goals

"Problem shared is a problem half solved."

When you are setting your goals and planning the whole journey, it may be easy to start with all the time management, planning documents, and fancy apps. But there is one major thing that you are missing in this mix - accountability.

Yes, accountability is that secret that differentiates successors from dreamers. Bring other people alongside with your journey. It will increase your chances of success and reach your goal faster.

Because the people who support you can help you in facing hurdles in your journey.

You may not know, but People with a good support system tend to lose weight 32% of people who don't? Yes, you have heard it right. Various scientific studies have also proved this.

According to Research, People who merely think about their goals succeed less than 50% of the time, while people who write down their goals, share them with friends, and send them regular progress reports succeed more than 75% of the time.

So, keep yourself more accountable and give yourself a chance to increase your success rate by making your friends and family part of your journey.

Here are a few ways through which you can be more accountable and achieve your goal:

Commitment

Did you know that you are more likely to follow through on commitments when there are consequences for not doing so? That's why you might be more inclined to attend a spin class if there's a cancellation fee. Now, instead of just keeping your commitments to yourself, share a new commitment about staying active with a friend. Let's set a personal activity goal for the week, like taking a daily 10-minute walk or going to the gym three times, and commit to it. Then, share this goal with a friend who will be your accountability partner for the week. You can discuss strategies to help you achieve your goal, and decide on a day to check in and see how you're doing. So, are you up for it?

Find A Good Support System

You want people who are excited to listen to your journey, understand your goals, and can also relate to you. Find someone who can support you in your goals and encourage you to keep going.

You will see how much positive change it will bring, as it is just like having a motivator keeping your weight loss train moving. And whenever you are stuck at any point, it will be there to encourage you.

For example, if you have worked hard, but suddenly, there is no change on your weight loss scale, you will want someone at that point who can root for you to keep going.

Share Your Thoughts on Social Media

These days, social media has become the main means of interaction. You can take advantage of it by sharing your story with people through social media. Yes, you can share your progress and your challenges on social media or any weight loss group.

It will help you find other people who can relate to you, and you will also learn some new tips and tricks. You can find someone there who can go on a weight loss journey with you to make you struggle and succeed together.

According to research published in Translational Behavioral Medicine, People who published their weight loss goals and journey on social media lost more weight than those who kept their journey private.

Change Your Environment

Your success highly depends upon your environment, more than you think. Make sure you have a good environment full of positivity. Surround yourself with people who like to see you successful and support you in your journey.

Moreover, set up your home, life, and routine according to your goals. For example, your goal is to lose weight, so you have to eat clean and keep your kitchen and home clean from all the processed and unhealthy foods. You can also keep yourself around the people who eat healthy and have a proper workout routine. So you can get inspired and reach your goals fast.