I Hold You Accountable To Succeed!


On October 6th...I wrote about what I believe the most important thing where success is concerned. You can read about it here (and...I also strongly suggest that you read some of the comments about what other people think it is).

Although I've mentioned it many times in the past...I thought that, this time, I'll come right out and say it...

ACCOUNTABILITY!

Go on - disagree with me if you like!

Why do I believe that accountability is more important than things like belief, attitude, focus, action...and everything else?

Well...you can do each of those things...but unless you have some form of accountability built into what you do...you will eventually 'run out of steam'.

Don't believe me?

Well...I KNOW for a fact that I wouldn't write this every day unless I felt in some way accountable to YOU for doing it.

Want another example?

Take my "Truth About Success" five week Mentor Program that I conducted during the summer...

Each week...the nine students were REQUIRED to spend about two hours a week (and some a lot more) answering the self-analysis questions I set them.

As a little test of my accountability theory...I told them that if they didn't send in their answers by Sunday every week - they would be kicked off of the Program.

Not only that...all nine students had a photo and details up on the Program website - so that everyone would know who they were.

I know for a FACT that these E-class-type Programs are usually excellent gravy-trains for the teachers who offer them. Why?

Well...when I spoke to a well-known Internet Marketing 'guru'...he told me that it was money for literally nothing...as practically NOBODY answered the questions that they were set! That meant that the 'teacher' had very little work to 'mark'!

So...as I wanted MY Program to actually be value for money...I held my students accountable to me and their fellow students for completing the Program.

Guess how many went through the entire Program...and answered over 110 questions about themselves over that period (as well as contributing to five one-hour teleclasses).

Nine...out of nine!

And...EVERY single student has told me since they completed the course that it was the FIRST time that they had EVER done the exercises whether in a book or a class format!

They were ALL committed. They ALL had the motivation to change. They ALL had the right attitudes. They ALL had the belief that they could be a success.

But...in the past...it hadn't made the slightest difference.

And, on the Program it DID. Just because they were accountable.

One final example...

There is a famous coach who offers a Program for those entrepreneurs who earn over $200,000 a year. It costs in the region of $4,000 a year I believe.

It requires them to attend a workshop (amongst other things) every 90 days.

Remember...these people are high-achievers...motivated to succeed.

When the Program started...this coach found that very few people actually turned up...usually have found some work-related excuses not to.

The coach was getting their money...but they weren't getting THEIR value from it!

So...he worked out a way to GUARANTEE that his 'clients' turned up.

He now charges his clients THREE YEARS charges UP FRONT!

Now...every single one of them turns up because as they have REALLY paid for it...they'd better use it!

But...the thing is...they are now getting amazing RESULTS from the Program.

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So...I look at what works for ME...and what works for other people...

Don't you think that, if high-powered entrepreneurs need accountability in some form to succeed...don't you think that YOU and I need it to?