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Ins and outs of successful accountability buddies

Wednesday LIVE with Evie #13

Is an accountability buddy part of your success plan?
Here’s a quick outline of what I share:
  • Why accountability buddies should be part of your success plan
  • Different types of accountability buddies
  • How to find a good accountability buddy match
  • Setting it up for success
  • Keys to being a good accountability buddy

Why did I pick that to-do?

Friday afternoon I was looking at my remaining list of to-do’s. I had two items that were going to require an hour-ish of time and that was all the time I had for the day.

I picked the one that I told my Facebook group was my most important task for the week.

Why? because I told them I’d complete it.

Have you ever noticed the same thing?

When you tell someone that you’ll complete something, and you know they’ll notice if you don’t, then you feel compelled to complete it.

Some of the members say that sharing their most important to-do for the week in the group has helped them get more done than anything else they’ve tried – and it creates momentum to get other things accomplished too!

Accountability is this week’s topic for Wednesday LIVE with Evie. Specifically, successful accountability buddies – whether it’s in a Facebook group or with someone you connect with daily or weekly.

Do you have an accountability buddy? Why or why not?
What’s worked really well for you or what didn’t work at all?
Let me know in the comments below.

 

I gave them a challenge

Last week we talked about the important vs urgent part of “accomplishing a lot, but not making money” and this week we’re looking at another aspect of that.

Your ideal client.

What does your ideal client have to do with productivity?

EVERYTHING.

This afternoon over at the Productivity for Women Entrepreneurs private Facebook group, I gave the members a challenge to tell me about their ideal client. I shared some questions to answer for themselves and then a format to share it in.

But WHY would I ask a group about productivity to think about their ideal client?

Because your ideal client has a significant say in the success of your business.

They touch everything.

  • How you communicate with them
  • The language you use
  • Where you hang out online (the social media places)
  • Where you network
  • The marketing you do
  • How you introduce yourself

So, if you aren’t super clear who your ideal client is, you could be spinning your wheels doing things that really don’t matter or just keep you busy (I know I’ve done it!).

What happens when you’re clear about your ideal client and complete the challenge that I shared with the Facebook group today?

  • When you’re thinking about changing a product/service or offering something new you can refer back to your ideal client and think about what would best serve them
  • When you’re writing an email or a social media post, you’re clear about who you’re talking to and what they want/need to hear
  • You know what needs to be in your elevator pitch to connect with your ideal client

If you want to participate in the challenge, head over here and request to join.

For this week’s Wednesday LIVE with Evie, we’ll be talking more about identifying your ideal client and how it’s helpful.

What questions do you have about identifying your ideal client or how to use your ideal client for your business?

Wednesday Live with Evie is Wednesday at 1pm CST from my Facebook page here.

The effect of the urgent and important on your business

Wednesday LIVE with Evie #11


Here’s a quick outline of what I shared:

  • Urgent vs important and how they intersect
  • Eisenhower’s Decision Matrix (made famous by Stephen Covey)
  • How to choose priorities when everything is important
  • Defining boundaries
  • The difference between being responsible for your clients/customers and being responsible to them
  • What’s coming next week