Nelson Vergel
Founder, ExcelMale.com
What is stickK?
Everyone has a goal. For some, it's losing weight, for others it's exercising regularly. Maybe you'd just like to grow a ponytail.
But if it's still just a goal, it means you haven't reached it...yet.
If you're ready to turn that goal into an accomplishment, you're ready for stickK.
stickK was founded on the principle that creating incentives and assigning accountability are the two most important keys to achieving a goal. Thus, the "Commitment Contract" was born.
Entirely unique to each person, a Commitment Contract obliges you to achieve your goal within a particular time-frame. Not only are you challenging yourself by saying "Hey, I can do this," you're also putting your reputation at stake. If you are unsuccessful, we'll let your friends know about it.
Oh but wait, there's more...
Sometimes losing face with your friends might not be enough to keep you on track. So, what is the one thing no one can stand to part with? You guessed it! Cold hard cash.
As a true test of your commitment, stickK will let you put your money on the line for any Commitment Contract. Achieve your goal and you don't pay a thing (and you're much happier than before, aren't you?).
But if you aren't successful, you forfeit your money to a charity, an anti-charity or even that neighbor who keeps stealing your newspaper.
And guess what, stickK is absolutely FREE!
Who founded stickK?
stickK was founded by Dean Karlan, an Economics professor at Yale University, Ian Ayres, a Law professor at Yale University and Jordan Goldberg, a student from Yale School of Management.
Click here to learn more about each of them.
Is there proof that Commitment Contracts work?
Years of rigorous academic research conducted by the founders of stickK have proven that using Commitment Contracts can more than triple your chances of success!
And it makes sense. We all start off wanting to achieve our goal, but most of the time there's simply nothing out there to make us stickK to our word. By entering into a Commitment Contract, backing out on that promise just got a whole lot harder. If drinking a can of soda meant you'd have to fork over $10 to your friend, just about anyone would look for something else to drink.
Do I really need stickK to create a Commitment Contract?
It just wouldn't be the same without us. And here's a little social psychology to prove it:
Let's say you want to clean out your attic, and you promise to pay a friend twenty bucks if you don't. If you aren't successful, chances are your friend won't hold you to it. But stickK has changed all of that.
We would love to be your friend, but we would love even more to see you achieve your goals. That's why we ask for your credit card information upfront. Don't worry, we won't charge you unless you are unsuccessful.
But watching your friends laugh as your money disappears isn't the only way a Commitment Contract can help you achieve your goal. We provide you with email reminders, a commitment journal to track your progress, and an entire community of support to help you work towards your goals, which is of course better than slugging it out alone.
Invite your friends to encourage you during your contract as Supporters, find expert advice, and talk to other users just like you who are out to succeed, or have already reached the finish line! Your Commitment Contract will also have an end date. So procrastinators beware, the ticking clock just got a little bit louder.
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