In my school, I have in a way formed a close relationship with a group of people, and we have become so close to the extent that we do a lot of things together aside from just what we do in school. We have become friends, not just coursemates. We try to help each other grow and contribute to each other's success.
We did this at random, not on purpose. We did not in any way intentionally decide to come together to be accountable to each other, but somehow things are beginning to change in a way that I like.
One of my friends added me to a group yesterday and named it the "Accountability Partners Group," and there happen to be three other people in the group. Although I have a lot of friends with whom I have a strong relationship and with whom I check in, when I look at these three guys in particular, we share a lot of interests, from school to the hive to technology.
The group idea was coined by my friend Monioluwa, who thought that it would be great if we had shared goals, personal goals, and were also accountable to each other. That way, it would be easy for us to accomplish our shared goals and personal goals altogether. The purpose of this alignment is self-development and bringing out the best in each other in all aspects of our lives, not just academics.
I really loved the sound of that, and it felt like something I really wanted to do as well.
We had our first discussion, and we discussed how we can improve ourselves. One of the goals we had was to read more books this year, and that is only possible if we set goals for it. So we decided on reading at least one book per month. Each of us would read different books, and in the next month, we would exchange books with ourselves.
"Definitely, the books we would be reading are self-improvement books."
Also, to be sure that we are reading the books, it is important to record what we learn about each book, so during one of our meetings, we would come together to briefly discuss what we have learned from the book every two weeks. This way, we would not only be reading but also remembering that we needed to explain some key points we learned about what we had read.
One of my personal goals for this year was to start reading books, and I believe the universe has found a way to make this happen. First, I am not a person who likes reading books, and I have never read a book to half its pages.Now, I am someone who has almost finished reading Atomic Habits by James Clear, which I picked up late last year.
I hope to see how this alliance will positively affect our individual lives and how far we can go together as partners accountable to each other.
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Starstrings01, also known as Giftedhands, attends the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta to study Mechatronics Engineering. He is a lover of the hive, a guitarist from Nigeria, and a student.
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