Watch my video below, or read the post, to find out how having an accountability partner can help you get those pages written.
Do you hate letting others down? Do you absolutely hate letting other people down and yet, you’re always letting yourself down by breaking your promises to yourself and wondering why that is?
It’s because you’re a kindhearted person and you want other people to be happy. Too often though, you put their needs above your own.
Does that sound familiar to you? Do you recognise that in yourself?
Do you hate letting others down?
What that’s doing for you and your writing is it means you put everybody else’s needs ahead of your own. You never get the time or space you need to think about your creative work, do the creative work and enjoy the creative work.
How can you work a way around that? How can you find ways to stop breaking your promises to yourself and give yourself the space and time you need to write your book?
One of the ways you can do this is by getting an accountability partner or accountability buddy. An accountability partner will be there waiting for you to hand in your pages to them by a particular date so they have time to read them and give you feedback.
You need an accountability partner
Even if it’s somebody who’s not going to feed back to you because you’ve asked them not to because you just want to have that accountability of knowing that, if someone’s waiting and depending on you, then you will get it done.
Your accountability partner needs to be somebody you trust and who you’re happy to read your pages, if you’ve asked them to. By having that external person, that external accountability, you’re much more likely to show up and get the work done.
Give it a try if you haven’t already and let me know. Does having an accountability buddy help you get your pages written?
Let me know.
Emma xx
Emma Dhesi
Emma Dhesi is a Certified Author Accelerator Book Coach and bestselling author who helps writers let go of perfectionism, self-doubt and writer's block through her signature programme, Unlock Your Creative Block.
She is the host of the YouTube Channel, Emma Dhesi, where she interviews debut and experienced authors alike.
Through her 1:1 coaching programme, Emma helps new authors start and finish their first novel.
Emma provides personal written feedback on their pages and guides them through the emotional rollercoaster that is writing a novel!
