The price of greatness is
responsibility.
~Winston Churchill~
The word responsible comes from two words: response
and able. Therefore, being responsible for your life and career means
that while you can't control every situation in your life and career, you are
always able to control how you respond to them. This fact doesn't
change because of the nature of the circumstance and how difficult it may be.
This is a significant distinction. One that warrants you to take stock of the
upside of taking responsibility for your life and career.
Taking Responsibility for Your Life Puts You in The Driver Seat
Like most of us, your life has not been perfect. You have
experienced disappointments, setbacks and adversity. Instead of getting on the
band wagon with those who wallow in pity and major in the blame game, accepting
full responsibility for your life puts you in the driver seat of how your life
unfolds. Your complaining about the state of any aspect of your life will serve
no positive purpose. More often complaining diminishes the amount of positive
emotional energy that you exhibit towards taking meaningful actions that can
change your situation.
No amount of life hacks
can erase the process it takes for you to get from where you are to where you
want to be. Sure, there are tips, principles and strategic plans that can help
you reduce the amount of time it took someone else to accomplish similar dreams
and goals, but they can't erase the fact that success is a process of quality
decisions and purpose driven actions implemented consistently over a period of
time. This is a fact of life. Any denial of this truth on your part will not
alter this truth.
Whatever you want, improve
your relationships, position yourself for your next promotion, start a
business, expand your business, make new friends, go back to college to gain
new skills to living a healthier lifestyle, requires that you accept
responsibility for your present state and engage the most effective process of
actions that will help you manifest your desired reality.
Taking Responsibility for Your Life Takes Guts
Taking personal responsibility for your life and being
accountable for the effectiveness of your actions towards the achievement of
your dreams and goals is summed up in this phrase, “If it's to be, it's up to
me.” This mindset challenges the prevailing cultural norm which encourages
people to wallow in self-pity and blame everyone and there mother for the conditions
of their lives. It requires courage to believe that in spite of your imperfect
life experiences, you have the power to define your destiny.
It takes guts to challenge
the status quo. Defining your destiny begins with accepting the state of your life
and career. It includes, acknowledging the gap between where you are and where
you want to be and focusing on what you have to do to play the hand you've been
dealt to win. You will need to develop personal practices which help you
maintain an audacity to hope while nurturing empowering beliefs in your heart
that your efforts will not be futile. You'll need to develop relationships with
people who can provide you with wise advice and constructive feedback that
supports your success. Nurturing a resilient mindset is essential to
maintaining the ability to bounce back from setbacks. Your ability to tune-out
the noise of the world so that you can tune-in to the still small voice within
that offers you intuitive insight and guidance for navigating your path forward
will be priceless.
The Upside of Taking Responsibility for Your Life
Becoming fully persuaded in your mind that your destiny is up to you enables you to experience the upside of responsibility which includes the following:
Becoming fully persuaded in your mind that your destiny is up to you enables you to experience the upside of responsibility which includes the following:
§ You don't depend on others to behave a certain way for you to
manifest what you want in your life.
§ You recognize that the “ball is in your court” and the decisions
that you make determine what your next shot will be.
§ You don't wait on circumstances to be ideal before you begin to
initiate the actions it will take to create what you want to experience.
§ You have the courage to step out of your history to create the
future you desire and deserve.
§ You cultivate an empowering story of who you are, who you can
become, what you are smart and strong enough to handle and what you are worthy
of experiencing in life.
In Conclusion
Taking responsibility for your life requires that you own up to
the choices that you've made which reflect the current state of your life and
career. The choice to take full responsibility for your life and career is not
always an easy decision. It requires you to challenge the status quo of a
prevailing cultural norm that tends to use people and circumstances as a
scapegoat for not exercising one's authority and power to play the hand that
you've been dealt in life with the purpose of winning.
Taking responsibility for
your life and career requires guts. The moxie to stop playing small and tap
into a greater measure of the seeds of greatness dwelling within your potential
will come as a result of your decision to get into the driver seat of your
life. A proactive approach towards defining your destiny fuels the personal
leadership traits of courage, confidence and perseverance. Over time, the
quality of your decisions and the effectiveness of your actions will determine
your capacity to manifest new possibilities in your life and career.
I'd like to know your
thoughts. How do you think wallowing in pity and majoring in the blame game
effects an individual's ability to be the captain of his or her destiny? Share
your comments below.
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