Accountability coaching is a brand new option in the coaching world that can help millions of people achieve more.
In this article, you’ll learn:
- What accountability coaching is.
- Why accountability coaching is useful.
- Who thrives on accountability coaching.
- How to hire an accountability coach.
- How to become an accountability coach.
Let’s get right to it.
What is Accountability Coaching?
To understand what accountability coaching is, we’ll define both words.
- Accountability means being held responsible for your actions.
- Coaching means supporting someone to achieve their goals.
So, an accountability coach is someone you hire to:
- Set specific, measurable, and realistic goals.
- Follow up with you regularly and stay on top of your progress.
- Remind you to celebrate your successes.
- Help you analyze your setbacks.
- Provide support and strategies to improve your performance.
In one sentence, an accountability coach helps clients stick to their short-term intentions so they can reach their long-term goals.
Why is Accountability Coaching Useful?
People hold us accountable all throughout our lives. For instance:
- As kids, our parents make sure we brush our teeth and go to bed on time.
- In school, our teachers conduct tests to see if we did our homework.
- At work, our boss tracks our output and gives performance reviews.
Many people thrive under these kinds of circumstances.
They make progress, get things done, and hit big goals.
But only when they have someone else to answer to.
And the problem, of course, is that there usually isn’t anyone else tracking our most important personal goals.
This is why accountability coaching can be so beneficial.
An accountability coach can help you follow through on what’s important to you.
Who Thrives On Accountability Coaching?
In her book, Better Than Before, Gretchen Rubin differentiates between:
- Inner expectations that you place on yourself.
- Outer expectations that others place on you.
The way you react to these expectations uncovers your place in Rubin’s Four Tendencies Framework:
- Upholders meet both inner and outer expectations.
- Questioners question both inner and outer expectations.
- Obligers resist inner but meet outer expectations.
- Rebels resist both inner and outer expectations.
At Coach.me, we’ve found these tendencies insightful.
They usually say a lot about how clients will respond to accountability coaching.
- Obligers generally to get the most out of accountability coaching, as they thrive on outer expectations exclusively.
- Upholders often take on too much, and they often find that an accountability coach can help them prioritize.
- Questioners can get a lot out of accountability coaching, but only if the coach’s approach makes sense to them.
- Rebels don’t care about any kind of accountability, so they generally respond best to “sounding board” type coaching.
It can be very eye-opening to take and interpret the Four Tendencies Quiz.
How to Hire an Accountability Coach
At Coach.me, we have hundreds of coaches specialized in different habits.
They’re all ready to give personalized help, advice, and most importantly: accountability.
Click the link below to find a suitable coach within minutes:
→ The Coach.me Coaching Directory ←
We offer a free 3-day trial, so you can evaluate your coach before we charge you.
Not sure what kind of coaching you want? Check out our guide on how to find a coach.
How to Become an Accountability Coach
According to the International Coaching Federation, the estimated total revenue worldwide from coaching now exceeds 2 billion dollars.
That’s a 19% increase since 2011, and industry researchers expect the growth to continue.
There’s never been a better time to become an accountability coach.
And at Coach.me, we offer a well regarded Habit Coaching Certification that can get you up and running.
Click the link below to get started:
→ Become an Accountability Coach on Coach.me ←
As a member, you’ll get a directory listing, business opportunities, training, and much more.
We’ll see you on the other side!
