What is a Wealth Accountability Partner?

Success can be done alone but why make it harder?

As an employee you have a supervisor to track your progress and hold you accountable to do the job you were hired to do.  However as entrepreneurs we have no one to make sure that we stay on point and do whats needed to get the job done.  Could this be the reason why so many fail in their first year of business?  Hmm, its definitely worth looking into statistically.  A great way to make sure you stay on track is to write a  to-do list.  But at that point you still have to hold yourself accountable.  How hard is it to do that?  Well for some it's very hard.  The concept of an accountability partner generally started around the 1960s as a way for people to help each other lose weight.  It is a beautiful concept and for many the only way for them to reach their goals.

But this concept spans far greater than just weight loss.  Why not have a "wealth accountability partner"?  Someone that helps you to stay focused and on the business at hand.  Someone that can encourage you when it starts to get hard and all you want to do is crawl under the covers and wait for it to be over.  Having an accountability partner can really mean a lot for your small business.  For some it motivates them to do more, out of fear of embarrassment  to the partner for lack of progress.  However, your partner should never belittle you or make you feel ashamed, the goal of an accountability partner is to motivate.  Besides, as an entrepreneur you must remove your self from toxic conversations and  eliminate people that gossip or talk negative.

My accountability partner and I text each other every day at 1:00 PM with a simple question.  "What have you done for your business today?"  That time is perfect because if nothing has been done it's still early enough to get a jump on things.  It really means a lot to people to know that there is someone out there that genuinely cares about them and their success.

The person that you choose does not have to be in your business although that may be best (unless that person is competitive and does not want to see you succeed. If that is the case why are they in your life anyway?).  You just need a business minded person that wants to see you succeed through increased  productivity.  However you choose to interact with your partner is truly up to you because you know what works best for you.  Whatever you choose, make sure it stays consistent for at least 21 days.  It is said that anything done consistently for 21 days becomes habit.  However, if you miss a day you have to start over.

Starting out in business you want all the help you can get. A wealth accountability partner can certainly help.  However it is just one of many tools needed for success.  If you take a look over to the left you will see a book called "Success in 10 steps"  by Michael Dlouhy.  click the image to download this free e-book and find out some other tools needed.  HERE'S TO YOUR SUCCESS!

"We are accountable for our decisions in our personal life so why shouldn't we be just as accountable in our work life." Catherine Pulsifer

Is your desire strong enough for success

When thinking of Desire the first thing most people think of is lust for another.  However I am not referring to sexual desire. I am referring to the desire for change, or more specifically for success.  The bible says in proverbs 13:12 "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. ".  Trees, like all living things must be fed.  What ever you feed grows and whatever you don't feed dies.

How do you fuel desire?  Very simple, keep it alive.  Feed it.   Work toward those things you desire.  Everyday strive towards your goals.  You may need to get yourself a wealth accountability partner.  If you do not  know anyone that can help you with this, leave a comment below and let me know, I will help you.

Napolean hill in his best selling book Think and Grow Rich said  "The starting point of all achievement is desire.  Keep this constantly in mind.  Weak desire brings weak results, Just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat"

It is your desires that keeps you motivated to continue when every one else has quit and beckons you to join them.  Michelangelo once stated   "The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it."  Your goals are not in danger of being too big, only in danger of being too small.  What ever you want in this world can be yours if only you do so desire it.  If you believe you can become a millionaire you're absolutely right. However if you believe you cannot you are also right. 

But desire is just a starting point. It is that pivotal moment when you say Enough is enough, or I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired and I desire more. More often than not it is because of a tangible item.  You may see an exotic car or a million dollar house that you want to raise your kids in so they can leave it to the generations to come. This is great. There is nothing wrong with that. It gives you the drive you need to start your  own business so that you can get those things that your heart desires.  Hopefully your desire is big enough that you can create a legacy from it.  This is when having a Vision board comes into play.  Don't worry if you have never heard of one. I will be doing a post of what a vision board is and how to make one at the end of this series.  When we set small goals that are easily reached we get them and then what?  Do you stop there?  Or do you have the next goal in place to keep you motivated to keep working that business?


My goals had me working a job and working my business while I was there. At a point I realized that I made more per hour working my business then what I was being paid. My shift ran from 1PM till 9Pm and after work when I got home and got all settled in I would work my business from 10 PM till about 3Am.  Okay I'll be honest. 3Am was if I took off early. Which was rare.  Most nights I had to glance at the wall to see the first rays of the sun gleaming in on me.  It is such a beautiful sight to see the sun rise.  However some days I had to work an early shift and when I saw My Lords Glory at work I realized that I had to be at work in a few hours.  It takes Big goals to work that hard.  Although I do not suggest working that hard to anyone.  However, the desire to achieve your goals should be great enough to cause you to go that extra mile.

This post is the first of a three part series.  The next post will be on Faith and the last being Action. So please subscribe to this blog and make sure you check back for the next chapter