Let's talk about accountability. A quick Google search tells us that accountability and responsibility are synonymous. So when we're being accountable we are taking responsibility. Ok, now that we got that out of the way. Accountability has become somewhat of a buzz word and at this point just about everyone has an "accountability partner". (Just to be clear this isn't a bad thing.) The question is what does it mean? Beyond the definition above.
Let's start with accountability partners. Like I said accountability partners are good. I would actually suggest having more than one accountability partner. The more the merrier. The job of an accountability partner is basically to call you out. You say you're going to do something; you don't do it; you're accountability partner calls BS; then hopefully you do what you said you were going to do.
(Traditionally having an accountability partner means you're going to be doing the same for the person as they are doing for you. Usually everyone involved will work out what exactly they want to held accountable for. Get it, partners.)
This is where you being accountable begins. Your partner will/should call you out. At that point you have to actual do what you said you were going to do. If you don't, then you're not being accountable.
So like I said accountability partners are great and we should all have them. However, eventually it becomes our responsibility to be accountable to ourselves. Below is an example of me having to be accountable for a mistake I made. Also you should become my Facebook friend.
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