23-257 Mastermind #5

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Today’s Mandala Message: Consider Having an Accountability Partner

This week I’m working through Principle #46 from Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles” entitled “Mastermind Your Way to Success”. I set my intention today to ponder the idea of having an accountability partner. Canfield states: “Instead of a mastermind group, you might choose to work with what I call an accountability partner. The two of you agree to a set of goals that each is working toward and agree to talk regularly by phone to hold each other accountable for meeting deadlines, accomplishing goals, and making progress.”

So now that I’ve read this section of Principle #46, I realize that the two informal “mastermind” groups I’m in are more like having accountability partners. In one case the other person and I have a common goal: work through each unit of our French workbooks together\…we’re averaging a unit a week. In the other case, the other person and I have different goals/projects and yet we’re both at a similar level of progress with each. Each week we share our progress and then we share what we plan to accomplish by the following week. In both cases my partners and I help each other, listen to each other, brainstorm together and cheer for each other. I’m grateful to have them both.

A good mindfulness practice would be contemplate having an accountability partner.

So how about you? If a mastermind group isn’t a good fit for you, would you consider having an accountability partner? Would having such a partner help you to keep on track with your projects/goals? What would you want in an accountability partner?

“Accountability
is the glue
that ties commitment
to the result.”

— Bob Proctor

Blessings,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady
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My Mission: connecting with our Inner Light in delightful, inspiring ways For me, creating mandalas is more than just coloring pretty patterns in a circle. I do it because my spiritual evolution and creativity require it of me. My mandala designs come about within an active meditative state, connected with my higher self, my spiritual guides and nature spirits. Together, we bring into form, mandala art the allows me to re-connect with my own inner peace and joy, letting me explore and expand my own creative spirit to however far and in whatever direction I want to take it. As part of my own spiritual journey, I encourage, and hopefully inspire, others to explore their own creativity, to help them re-connect with their own inner peace and joy. As a means to that end, I make all of my mandalas available for people to color. Why should I have all the fun?

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