I got so many people expressing interest in the group. I'm happy to say that we have six people, including myself, in the weekly accountability group, and we've started our first week. Since I wanted to keep the group fairly small to keep the email traffic manageable, I'm afraid the group's currently closed.
In case you wanted to join but missed your chance, feel free to start your own group with like-minded people. Yahoo Groups is free, and it's easy to set up. :) If there's an opening in my accountability group, I'll update the blog.
A couple of weeks ago, I saw this video on YouTube. It's about forming a weekly accountability group. Please watch it if you'd like:
Okay. Done? :)
I think it's a brilliant idea to have an accountability group with goals that are tailored to individual members. I've been in groups like “100 words a day” or something, which is great for some people, but for me, I need more flexibility. I don't (and sometimes can't) write 100 words/day, and there are times when I want to take a week off to read or do research or whatever.
I also thought identifying the most highly leveraged activity(ies) for each week was fantastic. Not all activities are created equal, and some give you better return than the others.
So I figured I'd create a group. Laura (the lady who made the video) said she does it over the phone, but I thought maybe a mailing group might be easier, so people can post their previous week's results and share their new week's goals with the group on weekends.
Anybody with me? If so, sign up below or click here. To make the group more manageable, I'm thinking about limiting it to about 4-6 serious career-minded writers.
