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# Goal buddies: supporting each other

Offer to support another member's public goal, or accept a buddy for your own.

A goal buddy is another member who chooses to support your goal. Buddies can only join public goals.

## Get a buddy

1. Make your goal public. Switch on Make Public when you create or edit it.
2. Other members can find it in the Discover tab and offer to be your buddy.
3. Offers appear under Buddy offers on your goal. Press Accept or Decline. Nobody becomes your buddy unless you accept.

Each goal can have one buddy.

## Become someone's buddy

1. Open Goals and choose Discover.
2. Find a public goal you would like to support.
3. Press Offer to be buddy.

The goal's owner decides. Once they accept, you are their buddy and the goal is listed under **Goal Buddies** . If they decline, you cannot offer again on that goal.

## Supporting your buddy

As a buddy you can send a little encouragement:

- Nudge, a gentle reminder to keep going
- Encourage, a message of support
- Offer help, to say you can help

The goal's owner is told each time. Keep it friendly. Nudges are reminders, not pressure.

[Go to this page](/goals)

## More guides in this topic

[How do I set a goal?](/help/members/goals/goals_create) [Updating progress on a goal](/help/members/goals/goals_progress)

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