Great Idea.Very Interesting-- Venny

seems like a good idea!!!!!!!

Good idea

Great Idea!!!!!!

Good Idea

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Common everybody it's New Years, What a better way to kick it off than with a proven accountability system for your goals. I actaully use service, and highly recomend it.

My favorite part of this idea is the group support. It is tough enough to get things accomplished on our own, having a support system makes it so much easier.Plus the motivational call is a good reminder of what needs to be done. My husband suffers from ADD and this could take alot of pressure off me. Usually I have to be the one to remind him of what he needs to do. This would be a really uselful tool to others who live with Attention Deficit Disorder as well. Perhaps this could also help older folks who are forgetful live a little longer independantly. For eaiser reading, I would stick to the main bullet points to capture the attention. A service as accessible and forthright as this has been long needed. Great idea!

The idea sounds good and doable. I like the idea of buddy system. Personally i work best in teams. My best sugession to improve the idea would be to give people a risk free trial period. that would motivate people who are hesitant and doubtful if this idea would work for them or not. I would suggest that it should be marketed online. Newspapers and TV wouldn't be too good for it. Try Social sites - u tube etc and education realted websites. i personally would like to get some relaxation in the penalty system. I wouldn't expect myself to be 100% every single day of the month. With the website, its fairly easy to navigate. But the layout could be made more appealing. So many information boxes don't look very good. I would also change the color scheme. Yellow isn't very calming to the eyes.

This is an excellent idea and useful for people of all ages. The price is great too... costs less than a cup of coffee a day! Kudos you guys! Starting with college students is an okay idea but busy execs who rely on their blackberry for reminders who don't blink an eye at $4 a day for Starbucks would be more lucrative in my opinion... companies may even purchase a "package" as an added benifit to their employees especially if it increases productivity! Good Luck!

i like the sound of this idea. Accountability can help with motivation.

My wife told me about this idea that you guys have and told me to read through it. I am really impressed. This is something that is useful to everyone. Not too many things in this world can do that.

Any fool can tell that half of these votes are generated and faked. I find it funny how these votes come in spurts and the comments essentially say the same thing. I think this person is creating his own accounts and then voting for himself...maybe even has other working with him. The idea is ridiculous....someone to call you up and motivate you? In my opinion, If this thing wins the credibility of this site is completely lost.

sounds like a very useful tool for college students, who you stated you plan to market this to initially. best of luck, Michael, and i look forward to hearing more about this in the near future.

This idea is fascinating, since it provides high motivation not only to get things done, but also gives you the joy of self-assessment and be able to share with other your success, better of all, it will let you help motivate other people with your own example, and even to get some kind of guidance from other regarding your own unfinished goals. As a marketing suggestion, it would be interesting to have some kind of success rate where you could measure overall group sucess and also (in a more private way, through a personal record, perhaps) individual success, and based on these rates to offer some kind of recognizement and encouragement, which would tourn also to be deeper motivation for the people toward putting their best effort on fulfiling initial commitment to their own goals.

This idea is fascinating, since it provides high motivation not only to get things done, but also gives you the joy of self-assessment and be able to share with other your success, better of all, it will let you help motivate other people with your own example, and even to get some kind of guidance from other regarding your own unfinished goals. As a marketing suggestion, it would be interesting to have some kind of success rate where you could measure overall group sucess and also (in a more private way, through a personal record, perhaps) individual success, and based on these rates to offer some kind of recognizement and encouragement, which would tourn also to be deeper motivation for the people toward putting their best effort on fulfiling initial commitment to their own goals.

Procrastination is the biggest hinderance in getting things done. What I like about this idea is its simplicity. The system is easy to understand and practical to follow. I would suggest some way of motivating people to give it a try. It could be an invitation for a free trial. The idea has potential and could be marketed on music download sites. that's where i am when i'm procrastinating. Iguess you need to explain the group dynamics a bit. How will the groups be formed? Is there a choice factor? Will there be a consistency? What if someone is late for the call? how late is acceptable? All these details need to be explained on your website. And yes, i didn't enjoy the layout of the website. Rather than putting everything on one page in diffrent boxes, how about a left hand menu and each …morepiece of info in its own window?

An anti-procrastinating system would certainly impress many individuals like me. This, however,needs to be further simplified and communicated through social platforms. This system will certainly help and motivate people like me. The conference call is about sharing victories rather than just accountability makes it something that I would actually look forward to rather than dread.

Although the best part of this system is getting stuff done. But I think the fun is to get to share it with others. It gives one a sense of accomplishment. My suggestion to improve the system would be to be allowed two penalty free days. There are days when you are not feeling your best and there are times when even though u try your best, you can't get everything done. Having penalty for even one undone task seems a bit strict. It will lead to people lying. To market this site, advertising on education related websites and job search sites would be good. I wouldn't change much in the system. For improving the website, i would suggest adding a FAQ page. In the comments above, there are a lot of things people are unsure about.

A very good idea if you can call and remind me to call in. I saw the spot where you could make JourneyPage your home page, I need flashing lights or an email alert, something alon those lines. Or how about a 2 for 1 membership, for me and someone I know personally. I know I would be more likely to follow through if my partner was someone I know personally. I like the way you limit the task list to 3 items, alot of procrastination involves making extensive lists and doing nothing else. You could also have some sort of daily inspirational quote or advice up front and center on your site. I think you should keep your ideas for marketing broad, as there are procrastinators everywhere. Just one more thing, please change those colors on the website to something calmer. Good luck and Happy …moreNew Year.

I think this program would benefit myself. I work two jobs and procrastinate every other thing in my life. I don't pay my bills on time let alone get to the store before the milk is gone. Time management is the big key factor to my sucess.

What I like about the idea is committing myself for an hour everyday to get important stuff done. Something i wouldn't otherwise do everyday. As a college student it would mean a lot of results for me. My best suggestion for imporving this idea is to introduce a small trial period. Not necessarily a free one. It could be something like a week and if i didn't like i could get my money back. For marketing this idea, the best place is the internet - social networking sites, blogs etc. Personally i would like to work with people of my choice. I don't know if that is how it works or does the system make you work with whoever? I would also like to work with the same people as far as possible. it shouldn't be that one day i worked wit A,B,C and D and the next day it was X,Y and Z. Your website is…more alright content wise. But it is not very appealing design wise. I like websites with a left hand menu.

nice idea - this is very similar to the phone calls that landmark education encourages. were any of you ever a part of that? it's a very motivating process. happy new year to all!

I would say that the conference call would kind of defeat the purpose haha. And as the person above me stated, it would be cool if there was some kind of free trial involved. I would personally like if you could program it into an ipod or something, but I doubt it would be feasible. Love it!

Top idea! Make sure you open it up for a free trial, so people can do one phone call first, then follow them up to see if it worked for them, and enrol them for a month if it did. I find peer accountability very helpful for getting work done.

This idea is wonderful. The personal and peer responsibility aspects are a very effective way to convince people to make life changes. My only qualm in this is the non-refunded expulsion if you miss a day. If I knew this was the case, the first day something happened and I couldn't meet the days goals, I'd lie about it, and after that it'd just become far to easy to skip the hour a day. Maybe after 3-4 days a non-refunded expulsion from the group or something, but not for the first offense. Life varies, and sometimes you just can't get it all in. So, I'd change that, and need it changed, before I myself would use or recommend the service. I understand why it's there, but I chase a 2 year old around from waking to sleep. I'd also tweak the webpage a bit. As it sits the pages themselves don'…moret link to and site resources or etc in the text, which makes me think of a hundred and half scam sites I know of. The possible market for such a website is huge, but advertising it could be difficult, you'd bneed varied rememberable ads in print media, or possibly just a few well placed online advertisements on Google, under search heads such as 'Time management' 'Personal empowerment', etc. Overall, a wonderful idea that I think needs a few tweaks, but is a great start for any procrastinator looking to get things done, so wonderful job.

You Re right michael, the biggest problem is getting started and it's not a question of if, it's a question of when. Your anti-procrastinating idea hiits the problem at the right spot. if marketed on social networking sites, it woul be a huge success. one suggestion - improve the look of your website. Its not very pretty to look at. i would have chosen something simple, something that would look nice to most people.

Working with group support works for most people. If used properly, it will bring huge rewards for people. Getting stuff done is directly proportional to being successful. However i didn't like the idea of financial consequence if the goal is not achieved. Rewards and consequences should be non-monetary. I like the way Yahoo answers use reward and consequence. Its all psychological. Something like that could be worked out. Sometimes, there could be reasons beyond your control and you may not be able to achieve 100%.

An excellent idea. Peer pressure is always a great motivator. This is the type of idea that I usually read about in PC World or PC Magazine. I think you should send the idea to them as well as to business publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, etc. This is just their type of news. Also, you should post this idea on both personal and business websites and blogs. This idea should really catch on at Facebook, as this is a great idea for students. I think you should have more detailed explanation on your website. I understand the basic idea but I would like more details. Your website still leaves me with many questions. Perhaps, one or two actual examples on your home page showing different types of usage. Your pricipal idea is still excellent but the details are somewhat v…moreague. I would need to know more before signing up. Please enlarge your website to provide more information. It would be better is this service was free but if that is not possible it might be more useful if you could drop the per month subscription and try a per-use fee.

I know that personally my chances of achieving a goal grow exponentially when I have someone either doing it alongside me, or asking me about how it is going. For that reason, I love the concept of an accountability networking site. Paying for it would be a problem, however. If it was a free service along the lines of facebook or myspace, I would be very interested in participating. In terms of the website itself, I would be served by a testimonial or two of people who have used it and the results they have achieved.

Everyone can benefit from this tool. Excellent work!

its a good idea that could come only from talented people like you. this system intends to churn acheivers out of procrastinators. but only actual results can show light on its success. so all the best

What I like about this tool is that you have a team to critique you available right when you need it. I would really like it if there were a way to develop a team that shares your specific goals. This would probably do well if advertised on job search websites. I might be more inclined to try it if it were cheaper. The website is relatively easy to use; I wonder if the many boxes is really the best layout--it seems like having everything more directly organized into flowing column of text might make the procedure easier to absorb.

As a teacherm I really like the idea as a tool. I would market this to teachers. There are associations and local groups, perhaps even homeschoolers who are very organized now. I hope there is some sort of widget developed to get this on sites. I'd sign up if there were group options as suggested. I can see a class signing up and making full advantage of this. Defeinitely for student study skills and development

This is the best idea I have seen in long time. You could have different calling times / numbers for different kinds of things people want to do.

Accountablility is the only way us lazy people get things done. You could make sure the coaches are qualified Try it out at schools. I'd change the color on the website.

Try this idea out at schools and see how it works

This is a great idea to motivate people giving their best to achieve their goals. Team work is very important. Maybe if their will be some reward, the motivtion will be greater. Pesronaly , I would go for it because it does fit me 100%, I'm always behind for my tasks.

i'd love it if you had some nice privacy scheme up and running as well - so you can define that for instance you only cooperate with out-of-state buddies or sth that makes you feel less prone to private or job relations spying on your efforts.

i know that the accountability model really works, has worked for all successful people who say being accountable with other people or a mentor is important, and it will definitely continue to work. this idea puts a very creative spin on it that will appeal to many people - great job !

Both of these projects are wonderful and will benefit thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners around the globe. Great work guys and keep on doing what you are doing! All the best, Adam Toren co-founder YoungEntrepreneur.com

By having a group and constantly discussing your progress, isolating the top three things you need to do in a day, and seeing what other people's productivity is like you learn alot about yourself. For example you may think your the best sales person, but your boss is going to look at your numbers , and activity to judge that. In the same light, you may think your days are productive but by putting outcomes into journeypage, and getting scores on what you wnat.

Regarding the website, the first suggestion is to change the colour scheme. The current colour scheme is hard on the eyes, rather loud, and too redundant. If you don't already have one, this is where a good graphic designer can help.

an awesome idea, really! and just a small point on marketing - I strongly believe that some invitation system might work the best. Remember you are competing with myspage, facebook, linkedin, etc. and if people want to network they can …moredo that for free on these other pages. Can't you sell advertising space instead? If you need to charge, and want to market it well, you definitely would need to do a free trial period so that people can get set up and see how it works for them before they commit to the cost. I didn't really have any problems with the web-page itself. I felt it was very user-friendly. Great idea and good luck to you!

This idea is PRICELESS!! To help someone achieve what they want to - that is the BEST service there could ever be, and to have a whole network of people that you can work for towards your goal...now here is the BEST idea I've seen to truly accomplish your goals , especially going into New Years!

The fact that I'm no longer alone to complete task is what I like best about this idea. I would prefer a interface so that I can choose the colorset (custom colors?) Marketing ideas : mugs, tshirts, pens, maybe a little mascotte (on the site) & on my desk, that reminds me to go back to the site. I would like to see more testimonials of people that have booked success using the service.

This is an idea that will help ordinary people, housewifes, students and also busy professinals. Everybody involved will benefit. Some kind of calendar where you can mark your successes would be good.

Love it! It is simple, powerful and practical. Think about how many more people would pursue big dreams if they had the GSD system to keep them moving forward. It's all about the baby steps. AMAZING! I hope this one wins!

Graphics : The font is idd sometimes a bit to large, great on a smaller laptop but really to big font on 19 inch and beyond monitors.. Pricing : 1$ a day is fine, fair price. Marketing ideas 1 : My best call concerning the marketing issue... You need banners , and other promotools People that use the service can add the banner to their site or blog or myspace or any other site. BANNER ADS ? Different styles & forms. Color-theme : is fine for me. Marketing ideas 2 : Why not A FREE TSHIRT for a YEAR SUBSCRIPTION ???

Your idea seems very good, it's a great way to motivate people into taking action and getting stuff done, especially knowing that others will be keeping track of your progress. I agree with joshnlulu, it's a bit too expensive considering all the free competition you will have, and it would be very hard to get people into it. I agree that a free trial period would be a good idea, but one long enough to get people hooked, or providing advertising space and charge less to people using your service. The page layout could be more attractive, and I think it has to do with the colours, I don't think that that shade of yellow looks good with red, but other than that it seems to be very good. I liked the pictures!

Where is the SCA (sustainable competitive advantage) of the GSD (getting stuff done) compared with OUTSOURCING WORK ? You will need a good business plan to work this further out.

You could also see a procrastination future in eg. the world of sports, because another comment talked about weightloss. Sporters also have coaches so why not normal human beings with 9 to 5 jobs , a buddy , that says hello mister (name), let's go for it, not just a collegue, but a kind of higher level people something like with students year 1 and then you also get a look at year 2 up to 7 (in doctor studies) a mentor.

really innovative idea; nothing like having an external program to achieve our goals and help us overcome procrastination and be more effective in our lives