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đĄ Whatâs all this for?
These are the companion resources for the DYF Accountability Buddy Finder tool.
The DYF Accountability Buddy Finder tool matches you with a buddy to give you the one-on-one âchase you down accountabilityâ needed to help you reach your goals.
Access is included free for all DYF Accelerator & University members đ or you can purchase access as a standalone product here.
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Goal of the Initial Call
Ultimately, we want to see if thereâs good fundamental fit and good âvibe fit.â By now youâve hopefully done your initial pre-filtering and itâs time to simply get to know this person better.
𧠠MINDSET â How to approach the call:
- Experimenterâs mindset
- Youâre not committed to each other; you're just exploring to see if thereâs a good fit
- Assume youâre both talking to other potential buddies and will choose the best match
- So no hard feelings if itâs not a fit
đŻÂ CALL GOALS â What to aim to leave the call with:
Ideally youâd leave the call having assessed your compatibility in these areasâŚ
- [ ] Vibe / conversational style / how well you âclickâ
- [ ] Commitment level compatibility
- [ ] Business vision / trajectory compatibility
- Do our paths feel compatible and like weâll be able to provide interesting insights to each other?
- You donât need to be in the same technical craft or doing the exact same thing (in fact, getting data about how things work in a different industry / niche / craft can be incredibly insightful!)
- BUT it would be really helpful if you are both working towards a similar long-term business structure, such as solo freelancer, agency, creating products eventually, etc. More on this in the âBuild the Right Businessâ Mini-Course
- [ ] Values compatibility
- [ ] âWould I be happy talking to this person every week indefinitely?â
Initial Call SOP
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â ď¸ Note: these are just ideas â feel free to keep/cut/add whatever you like!
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- Break the ice. Prompt ideas:
- âHello potential human friendâ
- âHow is your offspring?â
- âHow is your domesticated animal?â
- âI looked at XYZ project in your portfolio and it sure is sicknastyâ
- âIt sure is cold/warm/hot outside here. Please tell me, in detail, about the weather patterns in your geographic locale. I am extremely interested.â
- âWhat is the meaning of life? (not 42)â
- What are our current business structures
- Biz type / team size (solo freelancer, agency, etc)
- Technical craft; what sorts of clients you work with â super short; in 2 minutes or less!!!!
- Hours per week working in the biz (Full time? Part time? Side hustle?)
- Super duper short recap of each of our histories freelancing; where we started and how we got to where we are now â in 2 minutes or less!!!!