How to Find an Accountability Partner Who Will Actually Keep You Focused With someone in your corner to offer support and provide tough love, your aspirations will seem more achievable.

By Jack Canfield

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

An accountability partner can help you get more done, they can offer the support you need to keep focused on a particularly difficult goal. In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Jack Canfield explains a few strategies for finding an ideal accountability partner.

  1. Do not pick your romantic partner or spouse to be your accountability partner. Your partner may be too close to you to effectively keep you accountable, or too invested to clearly point out your next steps. Someone with more distance can address your shortcomings and help you re-focus on your priorities without feeling guilty about straining the relationship.
  2. Find another person who is actively pursuing their goals. In this way, you can both inspire each other to stay concentrated on your pursuits.
  3. Find someone who will give you tough love. Unlike people who will accept any excuse you may give them, these love individuals will encourage you to keep pushing forward no matter what

Click play to hear more from Jack Canfield about finding an accountability partner.

Related: 5 Powerful Methods to Declutter Your Life

Entrepreneur Network is a premium video network providing entertainment, education and inspiration from successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders. We provide expertise and opportunities to accelerate brand growth and effectively monetize video and audio content distributed across all digital platforms for the business genre.

EN is partnered with hundreds of top YouTube channels in the business vertical. Watch video from our network partners on demand on Roku, Apple TV and the Entrepreneur App available on iOS and Android devices.

Want to be an Entrepreneur Leadership Network contributor? Apply now to join.

Business Ideas

70 Small Business Ideas to Start in 2025

We put together a list of the best, most profitable small business ideas for entrepreneurs to pursue in 2025.

Franchise

The Hottest Industries Today

Our list of the franchises best positioned for growth, even in uncertain times.

Business News

Meta Is Reportedly Offering Up to Nine-Figure Pay for Researchers on Its New Superintelligence AI Team

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, 41, is overseeing the hiring of staff for the new 50-person team.

Growing a Business

How My Old Job Secretly Prepared Me to Build a Thriving Business

The skills I learned are exactly what entrepreneurship demands.

Growing a Business

Celebrating Juneteenth Isn't Just for Black People. How Companies and Other Employees Benefit, Too.

Celebrating Juneteenth isn't just the right thing to do — it's a meaningful opportunity for companies and employees to foster inclusion, reflect on progress and strengthen workplace culture.

Business News

Leaked JPMorgan Internal Survey Reveals Returning to the Office Hurt Morale

The internal survey linked declines in health and well-being scores to return-to-office mandates.