Why Support Teams or Goal Buddies?
“Being accountable to another person brings out our best efforts."
-- Susan Ward, "Get a Goal Buddy," About.com
“Nothing makes me work harder than the fact that I have a goal buddy to report to each week.”
-- Mridu Khullar, "Tips from the Procrastination Princess"
“Many experts now say buddying up can make the difference between failure and success with any weight loss plan."
-- MedicineNet.com, "Choosing a Weight Loss Buddy"
“Good behaviors — like quitting smoking or staying slender or being happy — pass from friend to friend almost as if they were contagious viruses.”
-- New York Times Magazine, “Are Your Friends Making You Fat?”
“Peer pressure is much more powerful than the concept of a boss. Many, many times more powerful.”
-- Businessman quoted by Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point, pp. 186
Why My Mighty Team?
- Get support for any goal
- Stay focused: Your Mighty Team exists solely to track and support your progress
- Be supported 24/7: Connect to your team through texts, emails, blog posts
- Keep your privacy: Your team is invitation-only
- Find teammates like you with our Teammate Finder
- Get advice on getting the most out of your team support
- Tap top-rated resources for reaching your goal
- Find and share news, experiences, challenges and inspiration on our Topic Pages
Why now?
"The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now."
-- Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
-- Thomas A Edison
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do."
-- Mark Twain
"Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!"
-- Donald Gardner
"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.