Many People believe that this world is full of selfish people. Nobody cares for other peoples. Are there any true friends

Jack Ma gives credit to his 17 Friends who turned his business partners. Read here Yes, there are few friends who have a significant role in our success. They are success partners for Jack Ma They eventually become our accountability partner. Such accountable partners increase our possibility of being consistent with our aims. We start taking our goals seriously

In Last episode we discussed, role of accountabilty partner to achieve consistency. Such friends in form of accountability partners become our travelmate in journey of our goals. They are people whom we share small-small success. We share our challenges often. We share our fear too. Whenever we feel down, they are always ready to offer a significant amount of encouragement

Listen or Read about role of accountability partner here - Do this for consistency

Our Life is a function of our decisions. Every small decision like our next meal and big decisions like the selection of graduation college make our tomorrow. Our choice depends not only on our internal beliefs but our external environment and happenings

Our external environment is made up of the community around us. our friends are one of the main components of our surrounding community. They influence our decision making to a large extent

Before reading further think about your goal, so that you can relate to things better and understand the main idea behind it

Rather than giving ideas and theory, I would prefer to explain by my personal example. I was trying to lose weight for a long time. I tried everything available in the market, But Lack of consistency has spoiled my all efforts.

Then I thought to have one friend as an accountability partner. I found one obese kid in my relationship as an accountability partner. He was also having the same issue, his weight also increased significantly over a short period of time.

Tip 1- Seek a friend who has a similar goal as you

I used to share daily progress with him. I used to listen to his silly things also. Even how much digested food we both have flushed in the morning, which we used to verify in weight measurement.

Tip 2- A friend with a scope of open communication

I used to call him often, at odd hours. We used to talk for hours in the same day, that too at odd hours sometimes. Because when we make even small progress, we feel like to share everything of us with someone. so we need a person to listen to us.

Tip 3- A friend who is available for you

There are times, we have setbacks and low motivation. He should be positive always, Otherwise the Strategy of having a success partner may turn counter-productive. So Person with positive thinking is a must

Tip 4- A friend with positive thinking

And most significant and last thing, That person should be very important to you. there should be some consequence involved in it. This person should be at a level of relationship, where you care about it. Because This consequence enforces accountability on us and makes us more stick to our goal. For me, If I fail to lose weight, what example will I set for him ? and he will also falsely believe that weight loss is not possible. so for me, My respect and My intention to set an example for him was a consequence

Tip 5- A friend who is really important for you

So, I suggest having one friend as a success partner for each goal. One tip is that try to have different partners for each goals. It will not overburden an individual. We can seek such success partners not only in the form of friends but inform of mother, father, girlfriend, or somebody else to make us accountable for our actions

So what is your goal? who is going to be your accountable partner for it? let me know in the comment

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Let's take an example- you decided to exercise daily for 5 km. When you touch mile stone of 2 km, you feel like giving up. There is more chances for it as nobody is watching you.

In another case, You are walking with a friend whom you insisted to come along. Despite feeling tired, you would try to stretch your exercise as you are worried about your commitment. your respect. your ego. You have more chances to be consistent due to the accountability of your thoughts.

A Secret tip to be consistent is to be accountable to someone. Search one accountable partner. Share your progress, your goals and weakness with him/her on regular basis.

We as individuals find it difficult to hold accountable to ourselves. We often forget our goals as no one is watching. When there is someone to keep eye on, Our propensity to lapse reduces considerably.

We feel uncomfortable answering uneasy questions of such accountability partners. Thus go and get one person. They can be in form of your family members, friends, lovers or yourselves also.

Many people use social media as their accountability partners, they share their future goals publicly and put pressure on themselves to pursue them to avoid criticism of their social circle. Elon Musk shared his commitment to take a common man to space

Be Innovative and Get one accountable partner to be more consistent. But concerned about selection of your accountabilty partner, what qualities an ideal accountabilty partner possess, stay tuned for next episode.

In Last episode - Click here

we discussed that matching challenges and skills is key to success. There was one more thing that makes it a perfect recipe for success.

Consistency is habit of persue thing, things which are important, yet boring and difficult.

Story of Turtle & Hare- A Classic moral story signifies the importance of slow and steady wins the race. If you have not heard this story- read here

Think about perspective of both Turtle & Hare

The mindset of Hare- He started with overconfidence. But He felt Lazy and overestimated his skills. He fell into trap of inconsistency and failed

MindSet of Turtle- He might be nervous about his slow pace. but He kept on walking and demonstrated consistency.

Traditional Indian Dictum-

करत-करत अभ्यास के, जड़मति होत सुजान। रसरी आवत जात तें, सिल पर परत निसान।।

When one keeps practicing, A foolish person can become wise. A rope can leave a deep mark on a stone if it keeps on rubbing on it. In this age of information, acquiring skills is a cakewalk with a slight application of mind. What makes a difference is a consistency and constant effort for excellence.

It is so significant to our daily lives. Even unskilled, unpassionate people will beat a talented and naturally endowed a person. See this image.

Consistency can't be ignored anymore. Everybody knows it but fails to acknowledge and include it in daily regime It is painful as it requires repetition of the same boring activities. We discussed this in episode Effortless Flow - Click Here

A Secret and Most Effective Tip to bring consistency is waiting for you in next episode, dont forget to listen next episode.

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